Q: What is impres?
A: Impres is a patented energy system that showcases our
design capabilities. The Intelligent Motorola Portable Radio Energy
System (impres) combines a "smart" battery with a "smart" charger
to provide a host of features to optimize battery life and user
convenience.
Q: Who should be interested in impres technology?
A: Impres technology was originally
developed for use by government agencies and fleet operators
who required a "smart",
immediate, reliable and secure communications system. Impres technology
is applicable to many other types of portable products, so it could
be of great value to many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Q: Is impres only for portable radios?
A: No, impres technology can be used to create a host of
next generation products.
Q: How does impres work?
A: An impres system combines the use
of a "smart" battery,
a "smart" charger, and a protocol to allow communication between
the battery, charger and other accessory devices via a single wire.
Information about the battery is stored in memory in the battery.
The charger uses the battery information to control battery maintenance
automatically. Products can also be designed to use the battery
information for features such as battery identification, fuel gauging,
battery cycle count, etc.
A: impres was designed for compatibility with nickel-cadmium,
nickel-metal hydride, and lithium-ion batteries.
Q: What is reconditioning in an impres system?
A: Batteries are reconditioned by discharging them completely
and then recharging them at a rapid rate. Reconditioning can significantly
extend battery life as well as serve as a mechanism to re-establish
a battery's capacity and status. Impres technology uses
an adaptive algorithm to automatically determine when reconditioning
should be done. |
