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Electronic power supply, including power and chemical physics, this article introduces the electronic power supply. E-Power is a utility power grid or to transform and control electrical energy to various electric power load of the power supply to provide quality equipment, and AC - AC conversion, DC-DC conversion, AC-DC conversion, DC-AC conversion. E-power scope to see how great is that different industry, this is not discussed in this article focuses on small and medium-sized power supply equipment. In order to facilitate the description, hereinafter referred to as power. Due to the extensive application of power products, power market statistics more difficult. Some foreign countries use the power device output power production projections. Sales in China’s power device products, as well as a considerable part of power imports from abroad, but also a lot of sales channels, so the domestic market, the statistical power is even more difficult, the information provided in this article is for reference only.

China’s power industry history

The size of China’s power industry can be divided into three stages of development, according to statistics of the original electronics industry data and information, you can sketch out the broad outline of the development.

The first stage is 1976, is China’s power industry in the early stages of development.

The liberation of the past, China’s power industry is basically a blank, only the battery, dry battery of small businesses. The 50’s with the construction of a large number of state-owned enterprises, with the electronics industry of raw materials, components and machine industries, power supply products from scratch. Plant in 1959 there are five specifications of a school production of more than 1600 Taiwan Power. To 1976, after 17 years of development, has grown to 26 plants, 34 species, 52 specifications, power more than 33,000 Taiwan. Production growth of 8.7 times, 10.4 times the growth of different specifications, 20.2-fold increase in production. The first stage from scratch, although the relatively high growth, power or small-scale industries.

The second stage is the 1977-1989 year, the Chinese power industry during the initial expansion.

This stage is the initial stage of China’s reform and opening up, step by step to speed up economic construction, power industry and gradually entered a period of rapid growth. Power production in 1989 has grown to 171, more than 340 kinds product specifications, annual output of more than 540,000 Taiwan power. The number of manufacturing enterprises increased 6.6 times in 1976, Variety 10-fold increase, 16.4 percent of output growth.

At this stage, step-by-step with the power industry developed rapidly, the majority of scientists and technicians of much-needed power to break the closed state of the original to understand the outside world. Since the mid-70s, power organizations of their own scientific and technological personnel and technological exchanges, in 1978 the country held its first exchange of power technology, was established in 1983 Power Institute of China, in 1986 received the approval of the State Science Commission.

The third stage is so far in 1990, is China’s largest power industry development.

This stage, with the exception of the original electronic systems industry, other industries and systems, such as machinery, post and telecommunications, railway, electric power, military power supply systems are the development and production, in particular, town and township enterprises and a large number of private enterprises, there are thousands of almost all over the country, there has been a group of over a hundred million yuan, or over 10 billion power company. In the past 10 years, and a large number of foreign products and domestic companies to enter and occupy a considerable share of market competition intensified. This part of the situation, followed by a detailed analysis.

Above the scale of China’s power industry development, supply technology can be broadly divided into the following phases.

50’s is the power of creation and imitation whole period, mainly the Soviet Union like the tube DC power, AC power and the magnetic saturation like the United States, like Europe to enlarge the electronic or magnetic AC regulated power supply, and the progressive realization of the domestic production. Power during this period the volume of large, multi-energy, low efficiency, the technological level equivalent to the international 30-50 age level.

With the thyristor, transistor technology and product development, tube DC power, AC power magnetic saturation is gradually phased out, thyristor power supply, power transistors, magnetic enlarge AC power supply has been the rapid development of power markets accounted for dominance. Such as the 1976 Taiwan produced more than 33,000 power supply, DC power tube, only two specifications of more than 800 units, respectively, accounted for DC power supply 4.1% of varieties, specifications of the 5.6% yield of 4%.

Full control power devices promote the emergence of great power technology development. GTO will enable megawatt-class inverters simplify power supply design can be used to replace the need to force the thyristor converter, the power is still widely used. The emergence of power MOSFET, constitute a high-frequency power electronics technology, switching frequency up to more than 100kHZ and parallel high current output. IGBT is a MOS input, the output of the composite bipolar type power device, the working frequency and GTR considerable, and its high-voltage fixed.

With the emergence of new power devices, pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit, a wide range of zero-voltage zero-current transformation circuit topology has been widely used. Power products of more small-scale, integrated, intelligent, efficient and reliable .

China’s Power Industry Development

This section analysis of the past 10 years China’s power industry. Decades, both the power supply technology, the size or industry, have developed to an unprecedented stage, become a community’s concern about the industry.

First, the Chinese power industry the driving force

Power is the electricity power plant equipment is based on the electronics industry products. Economic construction and social development of all aspects of life will be to promote the development of power industry, in particular the following areas is an important role in promoting.

1, the development of information industry

China’s information industry over the past decade to three times the rate of other industries developed rapidly, “Ninth Five-Year Plan” period, China’s investment in the electronics industry over the past five years rose from 2.2% to 5.4%, with a total investment reached 429.3 billion yuan, than in the past five years, an increase of nearly 12 times the power has therefore become a powerful driving force for industrial development.

Mobile communications over the past few years become the hot spots, for example, ten years :1987-1997 development of 10 million, a year in 1998 on the development of 10 million, in 1999 the development of nearly 20 million, an increase of 100 %. Direct the development of the computer industry led the computer switching power supply and the development and application of UPS; the telecommunications industry led to the development of communication and related high-frequency switching power supplies power the development of communication only with high-frequency switching power supply for more than 3.0 billion annually, 1999, only matching the power of mobile communication on the 1.5 billion. In recent years the great development of various information networks, such as the Internet, communication networks, broadcasting networks, financial information network, and even the railways, civil aviation ticketing network has also developed, to be known as the Internet age. The normal operation of a variety of network, there must be a reliable power system for the protection. If at 11 o’clock on April 24 , 1997, Hong Kong’s largest banks HSBC and Hang Seng UPS equipment due to malfunction, leading to the central computer system halted, the two banks more than 800 automatic teller machines down for two hours, the two banks of telephone banking Services to be suspended, the two banks could not operate the computer counter. Network economic development, further promote the development of power markets.

2, the transformation of traditional industries

After more than 20 years of the national economy’s rapid development, many traditional industries to transform the system, replacement, a large number of advanced electronic technologies and equipment to be used, not only the quality of power supply a higher demand, but also the miniaturization of power products, intelligent, efficient and reliable, unattended and so on, supporting some of the old power products do not meet the requirements, and gradually be eliminated. For example: state investment in recent years, several hundred billion dollars to the transformation of power grids, some of the old power to operate the thyristor power supply to the new switches have been gradually replaced by power; full speed railway to electrification, the state also voted heavily for the transformation of the railway system, railway communications, signal systems to support a large number of power products; communications systems supporting the original phased power, gradually being replaced by high-frequency switching power supply, in recent years, the number of annual updates of several hundred million dollars.

3, energy

With the economic development and progress of science and technology, energy conservation, environmental protection has been valued by the community. Power is an important part of energy conservation, through power electronics and power technology to deal with after the supply of electricity, energy-saving effect. For example, household appliances standby loss, people often do not attach importance to, the power consumption is appalling. According to US statistics, such a loss in the United States 35-54 billion dollars a year, the German environmental protection agency in Germany, this loss of 2.3 billion US dollars each year, more than the sum of electricity throughout the year in Berlin. The introduction of a new energy-saving chips, you can put the 5-10W standby loss down to 1-2W, or even 0.1-0.5W. Is a small electronic ballast products, not only a lot of units in the Mainland of China research, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even some foreign institutions in research, because of its broad range of applications, once a good product, you have a lot of energy effects and economic benefits. Frequency is widely used in recent years has developed very rapidly inverter air conditioner, inverter air conditioner can not only create a comfortable living environment, saving up to 30%. Saving electricity, reducing non-renewable primary energy (such as coal, oil) consumption, and reduction of air pollution. Miniaturization of power products can also save a lot of copper, iron and other raw materials. Therefore, the power electronics and power technology development is an important national symbol of technological progress. Some experts have predicted: the well-being will be the future of mankind through the energy of electronic technology to achieve a breakthrough.

Second, the size of China’s power industry

1, the extent of China’s power market

(1), switching power supply

Switching Power Supply is the largest applications in the communications industry, first of all, analysis of communication power.

The cause of the rapid development of communications over the past decade, communications power is also simultaneously increased. Domestic communication power in 1991 amounted to 080 million yuan investment by 1995 to 10 billion in 1998 to 30 billion, in 1999 the capacity of the National Communication Power Supply Market for more than 3.5 billion. From 1991 to 1999, growth in communications 43 times more power.

Domestic communication power of the main customer base are: China Telecom, Mobile, China Unicom, Radio, Film and Television, the network (including the electricity network, railway networks, military networks, net oil, etc.). After several years of program -controlled switch market has stabilized after the development of mobile communications has become a development hot spot. Mobile in 1999 about 2 million new users, the new mobile base stations about 20,000, matching the power of about 1.5 billion; fixed phased power transformation in 1998 , 1999,2000 in the peak year in 1999, the capacity of some 6 - 800 million yuan; new exchange network supporting transmission power of about 5-7 million; the rapid rise of China Unicom in 1999 added capacity of about 4 million new mobile base stations 4, 1000, matching the power of about 3-5 billion. Besides radio and television, as well as the newly established Network of Netcom also occupied the communication power of a certain share of the investment market. Is expected in 2000 with the communication power supply market is basically similar to 1999, mobile base station supporting the market will become the focus of power.

Throughout the switching power supply market in China how much? First of all, analysis of situation in the United States, the United States in 2001 is expected to AC-DC switching power supply 4.86 billion US dollars, DC-DC switching power supply 1.4 billion US dollars, a total of 6.26 billion US dollars, of which communications switching power supply a total of 2.198 billion US dollars, accounting for switching power supply 35% of the total. The application of China’s telecommunications switching power supply of 3.5 billion yuan more than the cause of China’s early stage of development communication, communication, power supply switching power supply in the proportion of the total may be larger than the United States, it is estimated that 50 percent according to the country over the total amount of switching power supply 7000000000 or more, which does not include a variety of electrical products and power electronic devices inside.

(2) uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

China’s UPS market is much, There are different theories. Ministry of Information Industry of Computer and Microelectronics Industry Development Research Center (CCID) and Statistics of the UPS market in 1999 was 1.68 billion yuan. According to China Electronics News reported in 1998, 1996, sales of UPS 41 million units, 26 billion yuan in 1997 sales of 620,000 units, sales of more than three billion yuan in 1998, sales of UPS about 90 million units, sales of approximately 3.5 billion. If the 1.68 billion yuan, the number is too small. UPS a lot of sales channels, there are only dozens of foreign brands may be incomplete statistics. If more than 3.5 billion, according to inadequate. It is estimated that 20-25 billion is possible.

According to CCID 1999 sales of 1.68 billion yuan UPS statistics, UPS market (sales) regional distribution is: 20.34% in North China, East China 24.25%, 18.05% in southern China, southwest of 11.96%, 10.02% in central China, 8.62 percent in Northeast, Northwest 6.76%; by sector are: 34.05% financial, telecommunications, 29.45 percent, 6.25 percent Government, Post and Telecommunications 5.82%, 4.28% family, tax 3.50%, education 2.36%, other 14.29%.

(3) Other Power Supply

Described above, only switching power supply and UPS, there are many types of power, such as variable frequency power supply, power supply electrolytic plating, welding power induction heating power supply, rechargeable power supply, neon power supply and lighting, aerospace and military power and so on. These supply a large variety of widely distributed, there is no accurate statistical data, analysis and forecasting can be.

To sum up, only the switching power supply and the UPS market size of about 100 billion yuan, together with other power supply, according to conservative estimates, the market size of e-power to have more than 15 billion yuan. Power industry is another big field of chemical physics power, 100 National larger battery manufacturers to statistics, about 10 billion yuan output value. According to China’s Power Industry Association of Chemical Physics, the national battery manufacturers around 2000, the National Power of Chemical Physics, about 15 billion yuan . Electronic power supply and chemical physics together, about 300 billion yuan annually, which is China’s power market.

2, the number of China’s power enterprises

The number of power companies in China? Everyone said do not know. Published last year, “Encyclopedia of Chinese power enterprises,” the national power production and sales record of more than 5,000 companies, it is difficult to say whether or not accurate. Power Institute of China in recent months built up a list of some companies, this directory include: members of the Institution of the Chinese power units, the last two years to participate in the exhibition of the power units, the most recent year published in the newspaper advertisements of the units are more accurate, there are more than 1,100, including electronic power production, sale and major parts. It is estimated that more than 1,100 enterprises that the National e-power ratio of the total number of enterprises less than 50%, meaning that the national production of electronic power supply and the main parts sales have more than 2000. Sponsored by the China Power Supply Society or editor-in-chief of “Power Technology” and “world power” two publications, and accessories for the whole power of the circulation enterprises are more than 3000. According to China’s Power Industry Association of Chemical Physics, the National Power of Chemical Physics, 2000 enterprises have around. If we say that China’s power enterprises, or more than 5,000 well-founded. China’s power enterprises are mainly distributed in three regions, first, the Pearl River Delta, primarily in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan and other places. Second, the Yangtze River Delta, mainly in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hangzhou and Wenzhou area. Third, Beijing and surrounding areas. Wuhan, Xi’an, Chengdu and other places also have a certain distribution.

China’s battery market, new materials

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First, the global market status

Strong demand for battery materials, market growth year-on-year as the global economy on the fast-growing demand for an increase in energy materials, as well as mobile phones, notebook computers, digital cameras, video cameras, automobiles and other products on the new, highly efficient, environmentally-friendly materials, energy demand, global lithium batteries, solar batteries, fuel cells and promote the development of the rapid development of related materials industries. In lithium batteries, solar cells, fuel cell market, driven by strong growth in the global battery market, the steady growth of new materials. From the market size in 2000, the global battery market for new materials 1.38 billion U.S. dollars in 2004, reached 2.44 billion U.S. dollars, from 2000 to 2004 compound rate of 15.3%. Downstream to promote consumer electronics, batteries lithium-ion battery market has grown rapidly, despite the global sales volume has increased year by year, but the lithium battery market is slightly affected by the impact of price fluctuations in the market in 2004 reached 6.03 billion U.S. dollars; the rapid development of solar cells in 2004, the global market size reached 2.79 billion U.S. dollars; fuel cells because of high energy density, no need to charge a long time use, low noise, low pollution and so on, the development prospects of huge size of the market in 2004 reached 500 million U.S. dollars. Supply and demand effects of price changes, lithium battery material market, with some fluctuations in the lithium battery market growth, the lithium battery material market as a whole tended to rise. 2000 sales of 470 million U.S. dollars, but because of price fluctuations in 2001, fell to 390 million U.S. dollars, followed by an increase in 2004 reached 580 million U.S. dollars, from 2000 to 2004 CAGR of 5.4%. Materials in the lithium battery market segments, due to the decline in prices, resulting in lithium battery sales decline in part of materials. From the lithium battery material market share breakdown, the cathode material, cathode material, electrolyte, separator basic market share trends were stable. Clean, environmentally-friendly emphasis, the increased demand for solar cell materials silicon solar cells in series, single crystal silicon solar cell conversion efficiency of the highest, most mature technology. Monocrystalline silicon solar cell conversion efficiency is the highest in the large-scale applications and industrial production is still dominant. Important raw materials in the silicon solar cell market, the global market continue to maintain an upward trend in 2004, reached 1.64 billion U.S. dollars, from 2000 to 2004 compound rate of 18.6%.

Potential concern about the emerging new materials, fuel cell

Fuel cells because of high energy density, no need to charge a long time use, low noise, low pollution, etc., are of great importance at present, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States and other countries signed InternationalPartnershipfortheHydrogenEcon-omy ( IPHE) the provisions of hydrogen to be the creation of formal international cooperation partners. From the market size in 2004, the global fuel cell materials market reached 220 million U.S. dollars.

Second, the development of China’s market status

Battery market, the rapid growth of new materials, the market structure to be improved

China’s fast-growing economy’s demand for energy has increased year by year to promote the lithium batteries, solar cells, fuel cell development, and related materials market driven growth. After 2001, domestic new material entering the field of battery manufacturers began to increase in the production of domestic manufacturers of new materials in the battery performance and price competitiveness gradually increased, and domestic battery manufacturers have begun using new materials of domestic battery at the same time, domestic manufacturers the beginning of the basis of the existing production capacity to expand production scale.

From the market size in 2004 will reach 2.77 billion, from 2000 to 2004 compound rate of 62.2%.

From the market structure, China’s battery market, new materials, mainly in lithium battery materials and material-based solar cells. Because of the large-scale application of fuel cells still need to be away for some time, and domestic manufacturers in the technology and production technology gap with international standards, domestic fuel cell materials, almost all rely on imports.

Lithium batteries relatively complete industrial chain, materials supporting occupied by a certain advantage

Materials in the lithium battery market, the rapid rise of Chinese manufacturers, CITIC UNITA solid profits, and Yuyao, SHANSHAN science and technology, companies such as Cathay Pacific Huarong in the cathode material, cathode material, electrolyte gradually enhance market competitiveness, and in isolated membrane market needs to catch up. Li-ion battery in the downstream market, the Shenzhen BYD, BAK Shenzhen, Shenzhen邦凯Technology, TCL and other payments to vendors in the global market for lithium batteries considerable market share, China’s lithium batteries have been formed relatively complete industrial chain in the Li-ion battery supporting material occupied by certain advantages.

The rapid development of solar cell market, increased demand for silicon material

In 2002, the relevant state ministries and commissions to start a “non-western provinces, autonomous regions, rural electric power plan”, by solar and small wind power to solve the seven western provinces, autonomous regions, rural electricity consumption of the problem. Start of this project a great boost to the solar power industry, has built a number of domestic solar cell packaging line so that the annual solar cell production is increasing rapidly.

At present, solar silicon production enterprises are mainly monocrystalline silicon plant in Luoyang, Hebei and Sichuan ningjin silicon base Emei Semiconductor Materials Factory and other manufacturers, including single crystal silicon base ningjin Hebei is the world’s largest monocrystalline silicon production base of solar energy, accounting for monocrystalline silicon solar energy world market share of around 25%.

Solar cell material in the downstream market, the current domestic production of solar cells are mainly enterprises Baoding Yingli New Energy, Suntech, Kaifeng Solar battery factory, Yunnan Semiconductor Device Factory, Qinhuangdao Huamei Photovoltaic Electronics, Zhejiang Sino-Italian solar energy, solar power, Ningbo, Beijing porcelain (Tianjin) Solar Energy and other companies, for a total annual production capacity of 120MW or more in the.

Unreasonable investment, fuel cell materials technology breakthroughs to be

The entire fuel cell industry chain is divided into three levels: upstream suppliers of raw materials and energy, the middle reaches of the fuel cell manufacturers, the lower reaches of the specific application of fuel cell manufacturers. At present, the state invested in the expensive fuel cell (the 863 electric cars special about 800 million total investment), but the main investments are in the fuel cell, for upstream and downstream suppliers and manufacturers to get into the less, making China’s fuel cell like a枣核industry, the middle two small, which will be detrimental to the industry.

Third, the development trend of battery materials

(A) the impact of factors 1, policies in support of alternative energy, the important items included in the battery material.

Li-ion battery materials, the Chinese “15″, “863″ will be the key material for lithium battery and the field of new materials as a major research project gave a strong impetus to lithium battery materials research and development. Fuel cells, in order to meet the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, to achieve “Green Olympics” as well as the objectives of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, Beijing and Shanghai to develop a series of laws and regulations, policies and measures to promote the application of fuel cell vehicles and the promotion of reduce vehicle emissions, protect the environment. Solar cell area, in October 2003, the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology to develop solar energy resources in the future 5-year Development Plan, National Development and Reform Commission “Bright Project” fund-raising 10 billion yuan will be used to promote the application of solar power technology, plans to 2005 solar power generation system, the country reached a total installed capacity of 300 MW.

2, the price advantage of the gradual manifestation of the growing space to broaden the international market.

Material in lithium batteries as an example, the application of lithium battery technology increasingly concentrated in high-end products, small size, large capacity, slow decay characteristic of lithium batteries has stimulated domestic production capacity of enterprises in technological development, promote China’s scientific research institutions and manufacturers to further improve the technology to improve quality and explore the international market for the foundation. South Korean mobile phone producer, the high-end cell phone lithium battery cathode material used in the original basic imported from Japan, the current lithium-ion battery materials in some manufacturers have begun to export to South Korea Li-ion battery cathode material.

3, the core material and manufacturing process needs improvement.

Li-ion battery materials, to enhance the capacity of anode materials; brand, price, functional additives and patent protection is the development of lithium battery electrolyte disorders; solar cell materials, deep-processing capacity of domestic manufacturers to be strengthened to improve efficiency, reduce costs and expand scale application of solar cells is the key; fuel cells need to develop standards, material quality, technology, efficiency to be improved and costs to be reduced.

(B) the trend of a product, lithium nickel cobalt oxide, nano-carbon materials, organic electrolyte and mixed with the thin film will be the isolation of lithium battery materials, the future direction of development.

Cathode material in lithium batteries, the choice of material lithium cobalt, nickel, lithium, and lithium manganese complex oxide, such as the above, the future of lithium nickel cobalt oxide is likely to replace the existing lithium cobalt oxide (LithiumCobaltOxide) of the cathode materials.

At present, commonly used cathode material is Mesocarbon microspheres with spherical structure, packing density, and has a layered structure with parallel elements, the representation of a lithium battery cathode material for possible future use of nano-carbon materials (Nano-sizedCarbonMaterial).

Electrolyte, the major trends in recent years is the nature of a number of different organic electrolyte to be mixed use, such as the ethane dimethyl (DimethoxyEthane; DME), dimethyl carbonate (DimethylCarbonate; DMC) and Second dimethyl sulfoxide (DimethylSul-foxido; DMSO) and so on.

Isolation membrane in general, the use of polyethylene, polypropylene or other resin porous membrane as a separation membrane, is thin of technology trends.

2, single crystal silicon and polysilicon is temporarily in the lead, thin-film solar cells into the mainstream of the future market.

Silicon solar cells as a result of photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency than other types of solar cells high, solar energy is still the mainstream market. Long-term use of amorphous silicon solar cells when the issue of stability; CdS / CdTe and amorphous silicon solar cell efficiency is almost, but the issue of environmental protection; the other CIS (CopperIndiumSelenide) economic efficiency is not high, short-term difficulties to commercialization, chemical energy battery life and stability of both the issue of duration. As a result of thin-film solar cells with the characteristics of low production costs, and has a large area suitable for the manufacture of the advantages, so the long term, thin-film solar cells may become the mainstream market.

3, porous structure of catalyst materials, high-activity, membrane thickness, strength upgrade.

Fuel cell electrode of the fuel oxidation reaction occurred with the reduction reaction of reducing the occurrence of electrochemical reaction sites, the quality of their performance lies in the performance of catalysts, electrode materials and electrode manufacturing. Fuel cell catalyst materials can enhance the porous structure of the actual fuel cell operating current density and reduce the polarization effect, increasing the surface area involved in the response of the electrode. Catalyst in DMFC as an example, at this stage is mainly the use of DMFC catalyst precious metal-based catalysts, and the cost of precious metal-based catalysts of high catalytic activity is not satisfactory, therefore, high efficiency, high activity and high dispersion material is a fuel cell catalyst development.

(C) price trends 1, lithium battery material manufacturers increasing competition caused by a slight decline in prices.

Although the price of lithium batteries at this stage due to the increase in the cost of cobalt and up to promote the next few years a shortage of cobalt will be to alleviate the situation; In addition, with the introduction of lithium manganese oxide cathode material for battery manufacturers mature technology, manufacturing process and the stabilization of the material properties, the average unit price will also show a downward trend. As cathode materials, electrolyte, isolation film lithium battery materials, the average price in 2003 showed a rise in the trend from 2005 to 2009 is expected to come on stream because of the increasing number of manufacturers, but also in technology and production process on mature, the average price of the battery materials will decline slightly.

2, technological progress, caused by expansion of solar panels and lower prices.

Although the cost of solar power panels is still high, but due to technical advances as well as traditional energy costs to upgrade, as well as the global solar cell industry in recent years the scale of production increases every year, the average price of solar panels there is a marked decline, over the next 10 years can be reduced by 1 / 2 or more.

3, the rising proportion of domestic production, fuel cell materials costs have fallen significantly.

China’s fuel-cell materials have not yet made large-scale, the key materials still rely on imports. To proton exchange membrane fuel cell as an example, control the prices of key components of the battery is a precious metal catalyst, ion-conductive membrane and bipolar plate. The vast majority of these materials depend on imports, not only in your price, and inconvenient to buy, a long time, the source is under control. In fact the above-mentioned materials can be made, the existing studies have shown that these key materials will enable the battery after domestic prices to current prices 1 / 5 of the following.

(D) the size of the forecast with the rapid development of China’s economy on the battery to increase the demand for new materials, as well as mobile phones, notebook computers, digital cameras, video cameras, automobiles and other products on the new, highly efficient, environmentally-friendly materials, the strong demand for batteries, CCID Consulting is expected to from 2005 to 2009, new battery materials market in China will be 37.0 percent compound growth rate of rapid growth, in 2005 the market size was 35.9 billion yuan, 12.63 billion yuan achieved in 2009. (See Figure 1)

Fourth, the market development strategy: actively engaged in the industrial chain integration

Battery of new materials not only by the upper reaches of the market fluctuations in raw material prices and supply changes, but also by the downstream effects of the battery market. Such as cobalt metal price fluctuations affect the cost of battery materials, and material impact on output and price, it is essential to integrate upstream and downstream cells.

CCID Consulting believes that the field of new materials for the battery industry chain integration has three major advantages: First, the industrial chain division of labor between the height of the deepening of the allocation of resources to effectively improve the efficiency and labor productivity; second is industrial clustering effect of reduced production costs, in favor of price competition; The third is to spread the risks, lower raw material prices and lower reaches of the upper reaches of the battery market demand fluctuations. In fact, UNITA CITIC solid profits, Jade Bird Huaguang, Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. and other companies have entered the lower reaches of the battery area, the formation of battery materials, battery combination of upstream and downstream production.

CCID Consulting suggested that the battery manufacturers should be strengthened and new materials upstream and downstream industry chain integration efforts by the industry chain integration of the main manufacturers, the League of upstream firms (materials, components, equipment), the middle reaches of manufacturers (battery manufacturers) and downstream customers (mobile phones, notebook computers, digital cameras, camcorders, electric bicycles, electric vehicles, such as manufacturers), the formation of material, battery production, the combination of upstream and downstream applications, improve efficiency, reduce costs and spread the risks.

Fifth, the proposed investment opportunities

At present, new materials involved in the battery business of listed companies CITIC Guoan (000,839),  (600,884), Jade Bird Huaguang (600,076) and the essence Veken (600,152), etc.; in the lower reaches of the battery market, new materials, there are (600,215), Aucma (600,336), Tianwei change security (600,550), Jade Bird Huaguang (600076), TCL (000100), Fenghua Hi-Tech (000636), Xianyang deflection (000,697), double Gordon (000835 ), Magicstor (000,920) and so on.

CCID Consulting’s involvement in the current domestic battery and battery new materials industry, listing companies in the statistical analysis, research shows that: the field of battery technology and new materials of high barriers to entry, high return on investment, lasted for a long time to become listed enterprises, especially source of profit for the company to expand and enhance the performance of one of the channels.

In view of this, given China’s CCID Consulting battery of new materials, investment opportunities in market segments recommendations:
(A) of the battery cathode, anode material, the electrolyte has a relatively mature market, while isolating film lithium batteries in China contains a larger process of market opportunities.
(B) solar cell R & D of new materials and applications should be focused on have different emphases, and organic materials will be the first choice for solar cell materials.
(C) fuel cell and new materials should actively research and development, aimed at the future of electric vehicles on the huge demand for fuel cells, efforts to achieve a catalyst, conductive membrane and bipolar plate materials such as large-scale domestic applications.

A dedicated digital camera, rechargeable lithium-ion battery authenticity Analysis

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Olympus recently noted in some areas of poor-quality counterfeit rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in the market there. Were counterfeit lithium-ion battery model LI-10B, the μ [mju:] 300 DIGITAL / μ [mju:] 400 DIGITAL / C-50 Zoom/C-5000 Zoom camera dedicated battery. According to a survey, the poor quality of these counterfeit lithium-ion batteries do not meet safety standards has seriously affected the normal use of digital cameras. Users such as the use of these low-grade lithium-ion batteries, the camera can not play the normal function, there may be overheating, battery leakage, such as the phenomenon of melting and burning. In serious cases may result in damage to the camera or on the human body, such as burns and other injuries. Recommend that users buy original Olympus batteries to ensure safety. Olympus solemnly declare that to the use of counterfeit and substandard products have any problems, accidents, damage, liability.

Olympus in the introduction to the vast number of users a number of ways to identify counterfeit batteries:

1. External packaging

     1. A result of counterfeit batteries can be very simple packaging approach open, and the way the original sealed packaging cell can only remove the battery from the back opening.

     2. Open Office counterfeit battery packaging Olympus logo will be removed, the upper transparent cover and the bottom openings are not printed cardboard such as the phenomenon of coincidence and dislocation, while the original battery is not a similar phenomenon.

     3. Counterfeit batteries for the transparency of the protective cover material, and the original battery is a white translucent material. Counterfeit batteries will be the company name to “OPTICAL” error write to “OPTICAK”.

     4. Original battery icons for use in part to “please check the camera’s Manual,” and the use of counterfeit batteries statement was, “Please check the camera’s Manual,” one less “according to” word.

二. Cell appearance

     1. Counterfeit batteries and the original text of the surface cells are slightly different from the surface of the text printed counterfeit batteries lighter, text fuzzy edge, the original battery deeper cited text, text, clear edge.

     2. Counterfeit batteries light color, the deeper the original battery.

     3. Counterfeit batteries junction of the side of the gap was more visible, the original batteries are not.

     4. Counterfeit batteries compared with the original battery electrode contact part of his more prominent part of the edge there. Fake plastic part of the battery level is not high or low.

     5. Counterfeit batteries uplift the plastic part of the electrode contacts.

Counterfeit battery electrode contacts the edge of dirty plastic.

Through the above points can help users identify the authenticity of the battery. Recommend that users buy original Olympus batteries to ensure safety.

Olympus once again solemnly declare that to the use of counterfeit and inferior goods of any problems arising from accidents, damage, liability. To thank the vast number of users has been strong support for the Olympus.

Hydrogen fuel cells may soon be published for the use of eight-hour

New Jersey is a small company to develop a hydrogen fuel cell, the battery may eventually provide laptop computers for eight hours work.

Held in San Francisco Intel Developer Forum, Millennium Cell Inc. to demonstrate the operation of a hydrogen fuel cell prototype IBM ThinkPad computer. At present, the vast majority of notebooks filled with the battery case may be 3-4 hours of work. To date, the working hours of the Millennium battery only three hours, but the development of the company’s goal is to raise the eight-hour battery performance. Many companies are looking to upgrade the working hours of laptop batteries, including some of Intel’s investment in start-ups. Toshiba, NEC and other major notebook computer manufacturers are developing methanol-based fuel cell technology. Casio, Sony and Samsung are also developing fuel cell technology. A seminar in Japan, the Canon released for video cameras and other equipment of the micro-hydrogen battery. Millennium Cell’s products are unique, it uses hydrogen and sodium boron oxide, at this stage, the Millennium battery looks a bit like a science project. Installed in IBM ThinkPad notebook computer fuel cell 6 mm thick, the battery mounted on the top of the notebook computer chassis, the battery will be the future in a notebook chassis design. Millennium Cell Vice President said that the work of the battery is the battery box with the liquid hydrogen fuel caused by a chemical reaction. Liquid hydrogen flow in the battery unit when mixed with oxygen. Oxygen through the shell on a string of laptop into the battery hole. Hydrogen and oxygen chemical reaction to produce electrical power. Water is a by-product of this process, but the battery in the evaporation of water. At present, practical hydrogen fuel cells, such as the possibility of at least two years. Millennium is working with some hope of using this technology for notebook computers contact the manufacturer. The company said the objectives of the Millennium battery manufacturers for PC production costs 25 U.S. dollars for the battery, consumer-oriented sales price of the additional battery is about 150 U.S. dollars, this is the second laptop battery standard price.

Tianjin amorphous silicon thin film solar cell market formation

Was included in the national high-tech industry development projects planned annual production capacity of 5MW amorphous silicon thin film solar cell production line, Nankai University, through relying on technology, the introduction of the United States EPV’s advanced single-room, high-capacity production facilities in Tianjin to the battery company built and put into production, and exports to the German market, further enhanced the green energy industry in Tianjin’s international competitiveness. Amorphous silicon thin film solar cell in its low manufacturing costs, energy recovery period is short, high power output, better than the past, silicon, selenium solar cells. The project construction area of 7000 square meters, has two solar panels and components production line can produce two-node cell product, currently the highest international production efficiency of production technology. It is put into production, China will have a high level, low-cost mass production of amorphous silicon thin film solar cell capacity of a small number of countries abroad to further break the monopoly of the product, at the same time energy saving, environmental protection, as well as residents without electricity to solve energy problems has obvious social benefits.