Founded in 2000, Engineered Power has provided the oilfield industry with innovative power solutions for extreme environments. Over the last 20 years, Engineered Power has been manufacturing non-rechargeable 3.6V lithium thionyl chloride cells specifically designed for the high temperature and high shock/vibe requirements for the oil and gas downhole markets. Engineered Power’s rigorous cell testing and intensive product inspections ensure maximum performance, reliability and shelf life.
Our 34,000 square feet facility is designed to ensure top quality production. Our dedicated processes included separate dry rooms, incoming and outgoing quality control checks and environmental testing areas. All of this to ensure quality and durability for all our products. See below for some pictures of our facility.
Commonly used to provide accurate control & measurements during directional drilling, the use of Measured While Drilling “MWD” tools provides real-time information about the conditions at the drill bit. Due to drilling depth, it is not practical to power MWD tools from the surface, therefore batteries tailored to operate in high temperatures ( up to 225 °C) and vibration / shock loads must be deployed. Due to their superior energy density (increased run time) lithium primary batteries have become the industry standard over the last 30 years.
The use of Pipeline Inspection Gauge “PIG”, allows for the pipeline operator to perform required inspection and maintenance operations without stopping the flow of product in the pipeline. Modern PIGs use sophisticated instruments to collect pipeline data and require the use of onboard batteries to power the electronics. In addition, various location of pipelines and pipeline, the onboard electronics not only need to store the data for the duration of the service, but utilize locational technology to correlate the acquired data. As government regulations start requiring more frequent inspections and the increase in sensors/data on the PIG, the use of high energy and reliable batteries are required to meet the growing power demand. Coupled with operating temperature environments above 100°C lithium non-rechargeable batteries are the technology of choice.
Non-rechargeable batteries continue to offer power solutions for applications that don’t have ready access to a generating source or limitations in the device being powered. Long shelf life couple with wide operating temperatures make Engineered Power cells well suited for applications such as soldier power, emergency locator transmitters and environment sensors. In addition, unique requirements for high temperature sterilization tolerances for medical equipment to high vibration/shock designs for aerospace applications are met with Engineered Power’s chemistry and cell designs.
