NiMH Battery News & Industry Insights

What a PLC or CNC Must Remember When the 24 V Rail Dies: Scan Memory, Retentive Data, RTC and the Retention Load Profile

2026-09-15

The working principle and retention load profile of PLC and CNC controllers when power is lost: the scan cycle, volatile SRAM holding program and latch data, retentive memory ranges, the real-time clock, CNC parameters and absolute positions, and the microampere standby load that backup sources must sustain.

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Qualifying an Absolute Encoder and Its Backup: EMC and IEC 60068 Vibration, BiSS/SSI Signal Integrity, Position-Retention Testing and the IEC 61951-2/62133-2/UN 38.3 Battery Evidence

2026-09-15

Qualification and compliance roadmap for a battery-buffered multiturn absolute encoder: IEC 61000-6 industrial EMC, IEC 60068 environmental and vibration testing, RS-422/BiSS/SSI signal integrity, power-cycle position-retention and low-temperature backup tests, plus IEC 61951-2, IEC 62133-2 and UN 38.3 evidence for the NiMH backup.

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Choosing and Designing the Multi-Turn Backup Source: Rechargeable NiMH Against Primary Lithium, Supercapacitors and Wiegand Energy Harvesting

2026-09-15

Selection and design of the off-power multi-turn memory source for absolute encoders: battery-buffered versus Wiegand energy-harvesting and gear multi-turn, a rechargeable NiMH backup with microampere trickle management and self-discharge budgeting, and an honest comparison with primary lithium and supercapacitors.

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Inside a Battery-Buffered Multiturn Absolute Encoder: Why Revolution Counting Must Survive Power-Off, and the Dual-Supply Load Profile Behind It

2026-09-15

Working principle and electrical load profile of a battery-buffered multiturn absolute encoder: single-turn versus multi-turn position, the off-power revolution counter, automatic main-to-backup supply switching, microampere retention current, and low-battery, overspeed and CRC error flags over SSI, BiSS-C and EnDat.

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Certifying a Battery-Powered Weighing Instrument: OIML R76 and EN 45501 Type Approval, 2014/31/EU, IP68, EMC and the IEC 61951-2/62133-2/UN 38.3 Battery Dossier

2026-09-15

Compliance and qualification roadmap for a battery-powered industrial or onboard weighing instrument: OIML R76/EN 45501 type approval under NAWI Directive 2014/31/EU, OIML R60 load-cell class, IEC 61010-1 safety, IP68, IEC 61000 EMC, and IEC 61951-2, IEC 62133-2 and UN 38.3 evidence for the NiMH pack.

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Designing the Battery for a Mobile Weighing Instrument: 5S and 10S NiMH Packs Against Sealed Lead-Acid, Shift-Long Sizing and Cold-Store Reliability

2026-09-15

NiMH pack and charging design for onboard forklift and portable weighing indicators: cell and string configuration for 6 V and 12 V rails, shift-long energy sizing against excitation and burst loads, vibration and cold-store tolerance, and an honest comparison with sealed lead-acid and lithium.

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The Load Profile of an Onboard Forklift Scale: Strain-Gauge Excitation, Sigma-Delta Conversion, Vibration and Why a Weighing Indicator Never Truly Sleeps

2026-09-15

The electrical and functional load profile of an industrial weighing indicator and onboard forklift scale: strain-gauge bridge excitation, sigma-delta conversion, digital filtering, tare and dynamic weighing, display, printer and radio bursts, and the legal-metrology need for uninterrupted measurement supply.

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Certifying Rugged PDAs, Scanners and Their NiMH Auxiliaries: IP and Drop/Tumble Qualification, IEC 61951-2/62133-2, and the UN 38.3 Versus UN 3480 Lithium Shipping Distinction

2026-09-14

Certification roadmap for rugged PDAs/scanners with NiMH auxiliary power: IEC 60529 IP sealing, IEC 60068 and MIL-STD-810 drop/tumble and thermal qualification, IEC 61951-2 and IEC 62133-2 battery evidence, and the key UN 38.3 (NiMH) versus UN 3480/3481 (lithium) transport distinction.

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