Saft Launches LiFePO4 for Defense Applications

Saft Space and Defense Division has launched its lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) technology made in Coc-keysville, Maryland. The company presented this new product at the Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Conference with the supplier, Phostech.

Saft’s LiFePO4 products have good thermal stability, which can limit the outcome resulting from severe abuse. The products will be available in several space and defense division standard formats. Saft SDD is developing standard modules and electronics to make the technology applicable. One of the challenges will be in providing the state of charge in this technology and in maintaining good balancing of cells.

Saft’s standard electrochemistry is still ideal for power and applications with high-energy consumption, or where life or life cycle cost is important. Saft’s CANProbe™ electronics provide very high reliability protection and eliminate the probability of abuse failures.