Harsh environmental conditions demand long-life lithium
batteries capable of powering remote wireless sensors reliably
for 25+ years The more challenging the environment, the more
critical the choice of power management solution. This maxim is
especially true if the hostile environment is also located in an
inaccessible location, making battery replacement difficult or
impossible. Remote sensors are increasingly finding their way
into exotic locations, from seismic monitoring stations in
Antarctica, to GPS tracking of ice bergs in the North Atlantic,
to sensors that must withstand the extreme temperatures of oil
and gas drilling equipment, to oceanographic sensors that must
survive the frigid cold and high pressure of ocean depths.
Extreme environmental conditions can also found in everyday
life. For example, millions of motorists flash their E-ZPass at
toll booths each day, unaware that this RFID device is powered
by a lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCL2) battery capable of
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