Huawei`s new Lithiuim-ion batteries charge up to 50% in 5 minutes

Huawei has announced its next-gen fast charging batteries at the 56^th Battery Symposium held from Nov. 11 and Nov. 13 in Japan. The company unveiled two new lithium-ion mobile phone batteries that use quick charging technology to charge new batteries 10 times faster than standard batteries.

Huawei claims the new batteries can be charged up to 50 percent in just a few minutes. The batteries are developed by Watt Lab, a unit of the Central Research Institute at Huawei Technology Corporation Ltd.

Huawei presented videos of the two prototype batteries with advanced quick charging capabilities after the successful competition of multiple tests certified by Huawei's terminal test department. One, a 600 mAh capacity battery, was charged by up to 68 percent in just two minutes. Another was a 3000 mAh battery that was juiced-up to 48 percent in five minutes, which will “allow ten hours of phone call on Huawei mobile phones”.

“The company bonded heteroatoms to the molecule of graphite in anode, which could be a catalyst for the capture and transmission of lithium through carbon bonds,” explains Huawei.

This technology will enhance the charging of batteries without decreasing energy density or battery life, claims Huawei. The company considers the batteries to be a breakthrough in quick charging that will lead to a “new revolution” in mobile phones, electric vehicles and even wearable devices. To be a leader in the new “energy era”, Huawei through its Watt Lab is closely working with industry partners to promote the batteries’ technological development.

Qualcomm has also come up with a fast charging technology using Intelligent Negotiation for Optimum Voltage (INOV) that will be able to determine power levels and request optimum power transfer. Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 will accompany the Snapdragon 820 processor, which will help mobile devices charge to 80 percent in 35 minutes. Researchers at Stanford University also came up with an idea of a fast-charging battery using aluminium-ion cells, PC World reports .

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