Metal-air batteries with improved rate capability and safety for hearing applications

金属-空气电池具有更高的倍率性能和听力应用的安全性

• 批准号: LP100100066
• 负责人: Prof Maria Forsyth
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Deakin University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100100066
• 关键词: Metal; air; batteries; improved; rate

Hearing impairment affects on average 20% of the adult population in western society, with the impact being as high as 50% in older adults. Effective hearing devices require a significant amount of power, supplied by a battery, to support their function. Current batteries require very frequent replacement and represent a significant impediment to advances in the technology. This project will develop improved energy and power density batteries which will lead to immediate implementation of more powerful signal processing algorithms, making hearing aids much more effective and appealing to the user. This, in turn, will improve recipient compliance and thus the quality of life for those with severe hearing impairment.

在西方社会，听力障碍平均影响20%的成年人，在老年人中影响高达50%。有效的听力设备需要由电池提供的大量电力来支持其功能。目前的电池需要非常频繁地更换，这是技术进步的重大障碍。 该项目将开发改进的能量和功率密度电池，这将导致更强大的信号处理算法的立即实施，使助听器更有效，更吸引用户。 这反过来又会提高接受者的依从性，从而提高重度听力障碍患者的生活质量。