Energizer's Zinc Air Prismatic batteries

Energizer's Zinc Air Prismatic batteries. Energizer takes Zinc Air Battery technology to a new form and introduces a thinner and much more Powerful Battery at CES 2009. Zinc Air Prismatic is a new and innovative primary battery that is very small, but packs a powerful punch, outperforming similarly sized lithium-ion and alkaline batteries by up to 3X.

Zinc Air Prismatic batteries use the same zinc air technology that is used in hearing aid batteries, in which zinc reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power. The battery offers high energy density as well as a thin form factor. Product innovations include a new 5 mm thin prismatic (rectangular) construction, with the highest energy density of any consumer portable power solution (either disposable or rechargeable) resulting in up to three times (3X) more runtime compared to similarly sized alkaline or lithium ion batteries.

The Zinc Air Prismatic battery uses oxygen from the air as an energy source to provide power and is designed with air access holes which are sealed with a tab until the consumer is ready to use the battery. One of the keys to fully utilizing the high energy density of this system is effectively managing the air access to the battery to optimize performance.

Energizer is developing simple and cost effective air management solutions to enable the use of this battery technology in a wide range of portable electronic devices. This is one of the significant breakthroughs that Energizer has made in this technology that now makes it an attractive solution for OEM’s. Energizer will be holding OEM design seminars in 2009 to provide device designers with the knowledge they need to utilize Zinc Air Prismatic in their new devices.

The Energizer Zinc Air Prismatic launch is a global effort designed to increase the product device design around the battery. Energizer Zinc Air Prismatic will be manufactured in the U.S.A. For technical product information please visit http://data.energizer.com.