Monterey (CA) held 15 annual conference 2016FLEX, dedicated to the issues of flexible electronics. This event analyst firm IDTechEx has prepared the forecast of the market development of flexible batteries .
According to the expectations of experts, by 2026 the volume of flexible batteries market will increase by $ 470 million Per years. Progress in primary production of flexible panels are already demonstrating Apple , Samsung, LG, STMicroelectronics and TDK company, as many smaller developers with their promising proposals.
Samsung is known for electronics Wrist Gear Fit, which uses flexible batteries. The company STMicroelectronics has launched a limited production of thin-film lithium batteries with solid electrolyte. Also, both companies are trying to force the release of the battery printing process. At the beginning of 2016 a prototype lithium batteries with solid electrolyte presented by Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, using the development of Oak Ridge Micro-Energy and patents Oakridge National Labs.
TDK company is not only working on a new generation of lithium-ion batteries, but also trying to create a batteryless power supply that will "extract energy from the environment," using light, vibration, radio frequency, and more. Generally, the range of flexible panels is quite wide. This printed batteries, thin-film, laminated lithium-polymer batteries, "advanced" lithium-ion batteries, micro batteries, batteries that can expand and contract, as well as flexible supercapacitors (electric double layer capacitors).
Zinc batteries are used as a part of medical devices and wearable sensors. This is a fast-growing segment. Of course, the development of flexible electronics provokes the search for more advanced flexible power supplies. DuPont has for example started the production of electronics, sewn into the fabric. For similar purposes, Google is rumored to have entered into cooperation with the company Levi Strauss & Co. Related Products :
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