Few months back Samsung SDI introduced curved batteries for wearables, now it has introduced rollable and bendable batteries for wearables at the InterBattery Technology Exhibition in the COEX Convention Center, Seoul. It says that it is the world’s first flexible battery beyond curved and bendable ones. The one showcased is 20 x 3.6 mm in diameter with 10mAh capacity. Compared to cylindrical cells these rollable batteries are 1/80 times smaller in volume, says the company.
It uses Samsung SDI’s proprietary flexible structural design technology and materials technology, so that it can be used in several wearable devices. Within the next few years Samsung plans to improve these battery products by improving safety and reliability before mass production for wearable devices.
Even LG showcased in-house battery technologies at the event that include stepped batteries with greater longevity and greater flexibility, as well as curved batteries and cable batteries, according to Korea Times. Hope we can see these technologies in our wearable devices in future.