Air Patch Battery (Under Development)
Air Patch*1 Battery is a thin flexible battery made with consideration for safety and environmental impact using no hazardous or dangerous materials.
It comes in a more environmental load and safety conscious type (AP), and a high-power*2 type (AP II) that can be used for long periods of time*3 to meet our customers’ requests.
Air Patch Battery is suitable for medical/healthcare patches used for monitoring biological information such as body temperature and blood glucose levels, as well as administering drugs such as insulin and pain relievers, in addition to logistical management tags that manage item location information, usage status, temperature, humidity, etc.
Topics
Aug. 21, 2023 Update Added characteristic data of high-capacity "Air Patch Battery II" to technical infomation papers
Jul. 13, 2023 News Development of “Air Patch Battery II” thin high-capacity flexible battery
Jun. 21, 2023 Update Updated technical information papers "Introduction of Air Patch™ Battery"
Jun. 15, 2022 News Maxell Adds new lineup to Air Patch™ Battery for Medical, Healthcare Services, and Logistics
Please note that all information on this webpage including "News release", "Notice", technical document or leaflet is subject to change without notice.
Features
Does not use hazardous or dangerous materials
Hazardous or dangerous materials, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium metal, potassium hydroxide (strong alkali) , and flammable organic solvents, have not been used.
Disposable
The battery can be disposed after use.*
* Please dispose of in line with the appropriate local and/or national guidelines.
Lightweight, thin and flexible
Comfortable even when attached to your body and available for thin devices and curved surfaces.
High capacity and high energy density
Two to five times or more as high as a manganese-zinc sheet battery with typical aqueous electrolyte solution.*
* Volumetric Energy Density (depending on battery size), according to a June 2023 Maxell survey
Extensive product lineup that supports a wide range of applications
Maxell has been developing Air Patch Battery, thin and flexible battery which does not use hazardous or dangerous materials, with the aim of reducing the environmental load.
There are two types of lineups to support a wide range of applications, based on the development of materials that can bring out battery performance effectively with due consideration to environmental load and safety.
- Air Patch Battery (AP) series made with increased consideration for environmental load and safety
- Air Patch Battery II (AP II) series suitable for long-term use*3 featuring high output*2 characteristics
Applications
Air Patch Battery is suitable for a power source of a wide range of applications, such as logistics control tags that manage locational information, usage conditions, temperature and humidity, as well as skin sensors and medical/healthcare devices.
- Medical and healthcare patches (medical sensing, drug delivery)
- Logistics control tags (location, usage conditions, temperature and humidity)
- IoT and wearable devices
- Disposable devices*
* Please dispose of in line with the appropriate local and/or national guidelines.
- Air Patch: Registered trademark of Maxell, Ltd. in Japan. Registration No. 6142395
- High power/High output: When AP II 082530 is discharged with a current of 50mA (maximum discharge peak current) for 10msec at intervals of 3sec at 20 deg. C. This depends on usage conditions and battery product name (typical capacity).
- Can be used for long periods of time/Long-term use: 1 year of use, when AP II 082530 is used with a load of average current consumption of 2μA at 20 deg. C. This depends on storage conditions, usage conditions, and battery product name (typical capacity).
| Specifications of Air Patch Battery |
| Model | Air Patch Battery (AP) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AP071520 | AP092530 | AP095055 | |
| Typical voltage (V) | 1.2 | ||
| Typical capacity (mAh) | 10 | 40 | 250 |
| Typical discharge current (mA) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Dimensions (mm) | 15×20×0.75 | 25×30×0.9 | 50×55×0.9 |
| Volumetric energy density (Wh/L) | 53 | 67 | 114 |
| Remarks | Made with increased consideration for environmental load and safety | ||
- Data and dimensions are not guaranteed.
- Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.
| Specifications of Air Patch Battery II |
| Model | Air Patch Battery (AP) II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP II 052530 | AP II 082530 | Newly developed AP II 112530 |
AP II 085055 | Newly developed AP II 115055 |
|
| Typical voltage (V) | 1.5 | ||||
| Typical capacity (mAh) | 5 | 18 | 36 | 150 | 300 |
| Typical discharge current (mA) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 |
| Dimensions (mm) | 25×30×0.55 | 25×30×0.8 | 25×30×1.1 | 50×55×0.8 | 50×55×1.1 |
| Volumetric energy density (Wh/L) | 18 | 45 | 65 | 102 | 149 |
| Remarks | Long-term use*1, high output*2 | ||||
- Long-term use: 1 year of use, when AP II 082530 is used with a load of average current consumption of 2μA at 20 deg. C. This depends on storage conditions, usage conditions, and battery product name (typical capacity).
- High output: When AP II 082530 is discharged with a current of 50mA (maximum discharge peak current) for 10msec at intervals of 3sec at 20 deg. C. This depends on usage conditions and battery product name (typical capacity).
- Data and dimensions are not guaranteed.
- Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.
Maxell’s thin flexible battery is a simple structure formed with thin sheet materials.
