By Alden | Battery Engineer — Manufacturing & Quality Control, Himax Electronics A surveillance camera that loses power at the wrong moment isn’t just an inconvenience — it’s a failure. Choosing the right batteries for security systems is the first step to prevent that. So in this post, I walk through a real battery pack we engineered […]
If you’ve ever pushed a power tool to its limits, drained an EV battery on a long highway run, or noticed your laptop dying faster after a year of heavy use — you’ve felt the effects of C-rate, whether you knew it or not. C-rate is one of those concepts that sounds academic until […]
If you’ve ever had a critical system go dark mid-shift — a forklift stranded in an aisle, a sensor array dropping offline during a production run — you already know the cost of getting battery sizing wrong. In industrial environments, that cost isn’t just inconvenience. It’s downtime, and downtime has a dollar figure attached to […]
About the Author Shawn | Battery Engineer – Power System Design With over 10 years of experience in lithium battery system design, Shawn specializes in Li-ion, LiFePO4, and LiPo battery packs. His expertise includes BMS integration, thermal management, and custom power solutions for medical and consumer devices. Key Takeaways Cell selection is a system-level decision, […]
About the Author Joan | Battery Engineer – Custom Pack Development Joan is a battery engineer specializing in custom battery packs. He works with OEM clients on cell selection, BMS architecture, and mass production — with deep expertise in LiFePO4 and IEC compliance. His designs serve safety equipment makers across commercial, industrial, and critical infrastructure sectors. […]
Caleb · Battery Engineer — BMS & Protection Systems Focused on battery management systems and protection design, Caleb develops PCM/BMS solutions with overcharge, over-discharge, thermal, and short-circuit protection to enhance safety and operational stability across applications. Lead acid has powered golf carts for decades — and for a long time, the case against switching was […]
Alden · Battery Engineer — Manufacturing & Quality Control With hands-on experience in battery pack manufacturing, Alden oversees production processes, aging tests, and quality inspections — ensuring consistent performance, low defect rates, and stable supply for OEM customers. Choosing the wrong battery for a large robot does not usually result in a dead unit during […]
By Alden, Battery Engineer – Manufacturing & Quality Control · himaxelectronics.com Walk into any modern clinical setting, or look at the wrist of someone managing a chronic condition at home. You will then find portable medical monitoring devices quietly doing critical work. Pulse oximeters tracking blood oxygen saturation. ECG patches recording cardiac rhythms across a 48-hour […]
