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Case Study · Technology Scouting
Amplifying charge acceptance in lead acid batteries for life.
A multinational lead acid battery producer wanted a way to raise the charge acceptance of its lead acid batteries and hold it for the life of the battery. We searched the field for solutions and helped the client choose which ones to test.
The Client
The client is a multinational lead acid battery producer, looking for new ways to improve the charge acceptance of its lead acid batteries. It wanted a significant, durable improvement in charge acceptance.
The Challenge
Find the constraint.
Open up new markets.
Slow charge acceptance is a known limit of lead acid chemistry, and it was keeping the client out of opportunities beyond the automotive sector. Prescouter was asked for an overview of solutions that could remove that constraint.
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Where to look
Patents and literature
Patent databases, literature reviews and market reports on charge acceptance.
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What is on sale
Battery maker products
Products and services from battery manufacturers.
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What the target is
A major improvement
Solutions that could lift charge acceptance significantly and hold it over the life of the battery.
Our Approach
Scanning the field through patents, papers, and products.
Supplier scan
43technologies and suppliers
Match the requirements
We found 43 technologies and suppliers whose products and services most closely matched the client’s requirements.
Research team
Expertsacross four disciplines
Bring the right skills
Researchers with expertise in energy storage, electrical engineering, materials science and chemical engineering ran the search.
The Outcome
A shortlist ready for integration and testing.
Prescouter presented 43 technologies and suppliers that closely matched the client’s requirements, along with top recommendations so the client could start integrating and testing solutions in its product lines.
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Technologies
43 matched options
Technologies and suppliers that most closely fit the client’s requirements.
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Priorities
Top recommendations
The strongest options among the 43, picked out for integration and testing.
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Value
Something more for customers
Data to help build a solution in the lead acid portfolio that adds value for the client’s customers.
Charge acceptance has long held lead acid batteries back. A clear view of the fixes on offer turns a known limit into a test plan.
Let’s Talk
Which battery upgrades belong in your product line?
Find the technologies and suppliers that can close the gap between your batteries and your next market. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll help you get there.
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