| | | The two new models BR-1/2AA and BR-AA have capacities of 1,000 and 2,500 miUi-ampere hours (mAh) at a nominal voltage of three volts. The Poly-Carbonmonofluoride technology ensures a self-discharge rate below 0.5 percent per year (at room temperature), in addition the batteries can be used in a particularly wide temperature range of between -40°C and +85°C. The three models from the CR series feature capacities of 1,600 mAh (CR-2/3AZ), 1,700 mAh (CR-AAZ) and 2,400 mAh (CR-AG) also at a nominal voltage of three volts. Here, too, the self-discharge rate of one percent per year is very low, whereby the batteries are designed more with applications that have a high pulse current in mind. With its wide range including not only cylindrical types but also coin cells, Panasonic offers the ideal model for every field of application. A particularly distinguishing feature of Panasonic's Lithium technology is the fact that no "passivation" occurs: operating voltage remains constant over a long period of time guaranteeing that devices run on | | |
| | | these batteries function properly. In practice the failure rate of Panasonic batteries is almost zero. The new Lithium batteries are ideally suited for long-term applications, e.g. in smoke detectors, car alarm systems or also measuring devices such as water meters or heat cost allocators, as their high degree of reliability reduces the time and effort required for frequent exchanges. Other areas of application include Electronic Toll Collect Systems (ETC) where the on-board-units are equipped with these long-life batteries, as well as logistic applications using RFID units for identifying goods and storing data. In medical applications these batteries are used in blood glucose meters, defillibrators or infusion pumps. Panasonic Lithium batteries (BR or CR technologies) are also ideal for marine technology applications such as automatic emergency radio buoys, manover-board devices or for the illumination of life jackets. | | |