Fuel Cell Technology to Provide 24 Hour Battery Life forLaptops?
We'd all like our laptops to have more staying power than a duracell bunny on red bull. Will the release of a new document from the "Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group", bring the vision of all day battery life to fruition?
I think youwould agree, that things have gone a little quiet over the pasttwo months, on the development of the fuel cell technology thatwill inevitably power out portable beasts in the comingyears.
However, another step on the road towards increased laptopbattery efficiency has now been taken, with the announcement froman Intel sponsored initiative - the Mobile PC Extended BatteryLife Working Group. While this might not be the snappiest titlein the world, these guys have come up with a few guidelines forthe developers out there with dreams of the next big thing.
Their "Fuel Cell Guidelines for Mobile PCs" certainly makes forfascinating reading, with a clear and concise overview, featuringjust enough technical stuff in there for all you train spotterson the electrical, mechanical, control, thermal, environmentaland regulatory aspects of fuel cells for mobile PCs. Notnecessarily a road map on how to create this blossomingtechnology, but certainly a rough guide.
It also suggest that the days of an entire business day full oflaptop use, is not only feasible but in fact just around thecorner. Indeed, with a stack of refuelable fuel cells, the lifeof your laptop could be almost limitless. Who would have thought that, eh?
The Millenium Cell group, a company already featured at Laptopical, hailedthis document a valuable step:
".....These guidelines are an invaluable source ofinformation for companies working to provide all-day, integratedpower sources for notebook computer users....." - Commented GregorySmith, marketing director of Millennium Cell.
Well fuel cell batteries with marathon longevity for laptops,are not in our hot sweaty hands right now, but it won't belong!....Oh yes....It won't be long my preciousssss.....OhYesssssss!.......Shiny new Fuel Cell for good Smeagol's Ferrari 4000.....It's ours, it is, and we wants it.......
Learn more about the Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group at Eblwg.org
