Yes, the X5 can be tailored for use beyond medical carts to other mission-critical applications. The X5 Medical Cart Power System has proven itself as a reliable, hot-swappable uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in healthcare environments. But its core strengths—modular design, high energy density, and seamless battery swapping—make it an [...]

Yes. Our X5 Power System is a revolutionary new power system for medical carts that can be configured to use one or two 276Wh hot swappable batteries, 492Wh embedded U1 batteries or a combination of both. The integrated 72Wh hold-up battery provides 5 minutes of operation during battery swap [...]

Many times customers allow their lithium ion batteries to become deeply discharged. This is a result of improperly storing the battery from a fully discharged state, extending the duration of storage without performing a maintenance charge, exposing the battery to excessively high temperatures during storage, or any combination of [...]

All Ultralife lithium batteries, regardless of type, must be stored in a cool, dry environment in as close as possible to room temperature. This is the best practice to assure battery charge retention and shelf-life. While in many cases the specified storage temperature range is wider than just close [...]

The only possibly relevant Directives for such batteries are the Low Voltage (2014/35/EU) and EMC (2014/30/EU) Directives. The Low Voltage Directive is only applicable to products that have an operating voltage greater than 75 VDC and the EMC Directive applies primarily to electromagnetic emissions and electrostatic immunity. Since the [...]

The letters “CE” are the abbreviation of the French phrase "Conformité Européene" which literally means European Conformity. CE marking is a mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area since 1985. The CE marking is also found on products sold outside the EEA that are [...]

For lithium ion batteries, there are three standards that are tested the most often: UN/DOT 38.3 5th revision, IEC 62133 2nd Edition, and UL 2054 2nd Edition. UN/DOT 38.3 is a self-certifying standard that presents a combination of significant environmental, mechanical, and electrical stresses, in sequence. They are Altitude [...]

The second edition of IEC 62133 (2012) is a complete cancelation and replacement of the first edition (2002). US, Canada, EU and several countries have adopted the second edition of the standard, however timelines for compliance vary by region and end standards. The biggest impact to battery manufacturers is [...]

The IEC 62133 standard specifies requirements and tests for the safe operation of portable sealed secondary cells and batteries (other than button cells) containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes under both intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. IEC 62133:2012 is the second edition of this battery standard, replacing the [...]

Ultralife fully recognizes national regulatory requirements for lithium metal and lithium ion batteries and endeavors to ensure their batteries are compliant to such regulations. It must be noted however that most of these regulations are conditionally dependent on the specific application they are powering. Most applications which are heavily [...]