# Ilika plc Significant improvement in power cell performance

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ilika-plc-significant-improvement-in-power-cell-performance/412760687
- Published: 2018-11-01T07:14:47+00:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**[Ilika plc](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)**(
[LON: IKA](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)), the
advanced solid-state battery technology and materials innovation company, announced
significant improvement in the power capability of its Stereaxâ M250 cells.

In 2016, Ilika launched the Stereaxâ M250, the first of its family of solid-state
batteries for powering autonomous wireless sensors. The Stereaxâ M250 is a thin (
0.7 mm) solid-state battery with 250 uAh capacity and 5 mA peak current sufficient
to power wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth® Low Energy.

Now, the rate capability, which is the ability to provide even higher peak and continuous
currents, has been improved through the optimisation of the manufacturing process.
An increased continuous current of 20C (meaning the entire cell can be charged or
discharged in three minutes) has been recorded with good cycle life. This is twice
the previously qualified continuous current for this battery and 10 times the maximum
continuous current typically specified for conventional lithium ion batteries. This
means that the improved Stereaxâ M250 can now provide higher power and support greater
functionality to autonomous sensors such as providing power for longer range communications
protocols like LoRaWANTM.

 

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