Software-defined batteries promise more power for smartphones – Heise Newsticker

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Microsoft Research wants batteries split into different sections in order to obtain performance or long duration depending on requirements can

Currently batteries are for devices in which they are stuck, can not be controlled: Either they provide juice or not. Microsoft researchers now want to build battery systems where plug several cells with different battery chemistry compositions, Technology Review in its online edition reported (“combi battery can run longer Gadget”). So the battery area could via software always be accessed, which is needed for the current application.

For example, the phone is a (partial) have battery that efficiently provides a lot of power when one morning in the U- Bahn demanding 3D games gambles. Battery number two could be geared mainly to high capacity in order to enable a long service life when making calls and surfing on the day.

Microsoft Research According to such a software-defined battery could also be useful in electric cars or drones , A car could for example decide on the basis of the navigation destination, as it uses different batteries with different characteristics. If it is known whether a route has many climbs or a jam threatens the energy management can adapt.

The Microsoft researchers have already tested their idea by tags existing mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. They changed the software and built a new board a can manage four different (at first external) battery.

The basic concept of a software-defined Batteries pursued Microsoft since 2012. It is the life of mobile devices dramatically increase. Although the technique is currently a pure research project, the Microsoft research team to work with Microsoft Project Groups such Hololens or surface along which potter of genuine products

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