Betavolt placed particular attention on the battery’s capacity to operate for up to 50 years without requiring maintenance or charging.
A nuclear battery the size of a coin that can produce electricity for 50 years without needing to be charged has been developed by a Chinese business. When Beijing-based Betavolt introduced the nuclear battery for “civilian use” on January 8, they made this bold assertion in a press release.
The company asserts that the tiny battery, which is now in the development stage, may eventually be able to power a smartphone. The energy industry may undergo a radical shift if atomic energy is used to recharge smartphone batteries.
A 50-year nuclear battery that is the size of a coin is claimed by a Chinese business.
Betavolt boasts of the new technology, referring to the atomic energy battery, known as BV100, as being “way ahead of European and American scientific research,” and it was introduced on January 8.
The radioactive isotope of nickel (Ni-63) that is decaying is used by the battery to release energy. Sheets of a single-crystal diamond semi-conductor, only 10 microns thick, are sandwiched between the Ni-63 layers.
According to the business, it has the capacity to store 3300 megawatt hours and maintain an energy density that is more than ten times higher than that of traditional lithium batteries.
Betavolt placed particular attention on the battery’s capacity to operate for up to 50 years without requiring maintenance or charging.
The battery has dimensions of 15 * 15 * 15 millimeters and a voltage of 3 volts and 100 microwatts of power. It’s interesting to note that this small capacity prevents it from being powerful enough to charge a smartphone or other electrical device. Therefore, the manufacturer advises powering devices with BV100 in either series or parallel configurations.
Although it may seem risky to use a nuclear energy battery, the manufacturer assures that the battery is “completely safe” and that it may someday be utilized in hospitals for artificial hearts and pacemakers.
Along with the assurance that the battery “will not catch fire or explode in response to acupuncture and gunshots,” the business adds that there is no external radiation.
Although thermonuclear batteries are now employed in aerospace engineering, the introduction of BV100 may lead to the widespread adoption of nuclear batteries as the next big technological development.
According to the business, the battery is in the “pilot stage” right now and will soon go into mass production.
According to Betavolt’s statement, “if policies permit, atomic energy batteries can allow a mobile phone to never be charged and drones that can fly for only 15 minutes can fly continuously.”
