Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA), an early production stage rechargeable lithium battery manufacturer, announced receipt of a small business innovative research, phase-one contract from the US Army Communications-Electronics Command for the development of an Ultrafast Charging Lithium Battery System.
Under the contract, LTC will develop a high-power, 14.4V, lithium-ion battery system that will be used to rapidly charge smaller battery packs in the field, and will itself be capable of recharging quickly from another power supply such as a vehicle-mounted, gas-fueled generator. The high-rate, lithium-ion technology is suitable for this application as it reduces charge times to 30 minutes or less from the typical two-plus hours required to charge standard lithium-ion batteries.
