IFP and TUNECHARGER join forces to develop battery regeneration equipment
Rueil-Malmaison, 24th September 2009 - IFP and TuneCharger have signed an R&D partnership agreement aimed at increasing the performance of battery regeneration tools marketed by TuneCharger under the brand Bat4life.
This regeneration equipment uses a VHP® (very high pulse) patented technology which consists in applying very high intensity pulses to each end of a battery, thereby extending its lifespan. The work involved in this partnership between IFP and Tunecharger will focus on the characterization and quantification of physical and chemical processes involved in regeneration, with a view to further improving battery life. Initially applied to lead-acid batteries, these studies will eventually be extended to encompass all types of batteries.
This partnership has been set up as part of the technological support provided by IFP to SMEs to help them find an industrial outlet for their innovations. In this case, Tunecharger will benefit from IFP’s scientific expertise and testing methods in the field of batteries. Tunecharger will make the most of this partnership to develop skills in the field of electrochemistry and benefit from high-level technological and scientific know-how. "It is a real opportunity for our company," declared Franck Vallée, Tunecharger’s Managing Director, "to benefit from IFP’s support because it means we can gain access to efficient resources which an SME like ours would not otherwise have access to."
About IFP
IFP is a world-class public-sector research and training center, aimed at developing the technologies and materials of the future in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. It provides public players and industry with innovative solutions for a smooth transition to the energies and materials of tomorrow – more efficient, more economical, cleaner and sustainable. www.ifp.fr IFP supports the business development of SMEs by giving them access to its technical resources, scientific expertise and know-how in producing innovative processes or products on an industrial scale, through fair R&D partnership contracts. For more information on IFP’s SME support policy, go to: http://pme-pmi.ifp.fr
About TUNECHARGER
Tunecharger (4 employees) offers solutions to improve the electrical energy lifespan of embedded systems. As part of developing its pulse-based battery regeneration technology, TuneCharger offers, under the brand Bat4life, battery regeneration tools for the automotive, transport, civil engineering, naval and government sectors. The army, secondary schools for professional training, second-hand garages as well as town councils feature among Bat4life’s latest clients, having equipped themselves with battery regeneration tools. Two pilot sites are testing the next WPRO TRUCK tool designed for high-capacity batteries fitted onto trailer trucks. Bat4life will attend the EQUIP AUTO trade show on 13 to 18 October 2009. Made up of a team of engineers with over 15 years’ experience in industrial IT and electronics, TuneCharger offers a range of integrated services based on chargers / regenerators and low-energy PC technology, designed for autonomous systems. www.tunecharger.com/en and www.bat4life.com/en.
Contacts:
- IFP – Anne-Laure de Marignan – Tel.: +33 (0)1 47 52 62 07
- TUNECHARGER – Franck Vallée – Tel.: +33 (0)1 78 85 40 01 - contact form