I'm really excited about those. Innovation made by ISDT

I think this technology could be a game changer or at least it can bring some new standards into the industry. Not surprising, all latest ISDT chargers support this thing. If it turns out successfull, all vendors could implement this into their batteries

Batteries are aviaable for preorder at banggood

Charsoon BattGo 14.8V 1500mah/1300mah 80C 4S Smart Lipo Battery XT60i


Description:
Brand: Charsoon
Battery Type: LiPo
Battery Capacity: 1300mAh
Battery Cell: 4
Max discharging C: 80C
Max charging C: 5C
Timing Auto-discharging Function(Optional): Yes
Storage Voltage: 3800
12awg/200°C Silicone Cable
Battery Output Connector-XT60i
Size: 80*29*30mm
Weight: 163g
 
Feature:
High compatibility
- Compatible with most FPV racer drones on the market 
Easy Access
- Connecting with BattGo linker/charger/checker, reading battery info easily
 XT60i Meant
- Uses XT60i connector which was jointly developed by ISDT and Amass, support BattGO technology, and highly compatible with original XT60/XT90 plugs.
- Supports PC, smart charger, smart battery checker reading battery date, OSD etc.

Some unclear features like auto storage timing on their own after certain amount of time?





More about this technology http://www.battgo.org/

i would like to hear any opinions and expectation on this BattGo technology

It does look interesting, a bit like a black box for the life of the battery. I wonder if there is any way to check, track & log internal resistance of cells, and if it actually tests the discharge rate or if some of the info is pre-installed by the manufacturer?

Tattu have smart batteries but it looks like they are only available in 6s 10000mAh and up

I have emailed Ke at indestructible quads to ask if he has an opinion or plans to implement this tech, I will let you know of any info he provides...

(08-Sep-2017, 09:05 PM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: It does look interesting, a bit like a black box for the life of the battery. I wonder if there is any way to check, track & log internal resistance of cells, and if it actually tests the discharge rate or if some of the info is pre-installed by the manufacturer?

Tattu have smart batteries but it looks like they are only available in 6s 10000mAh and up

I have emailed Ke at indestructible quads to ask if he has an opinion or plans to implement this tech, I will let you know of any info he provides...

From reading the promotional stuff at http://www.battgo.org/ it would seem that a battery manufacturer who decides to use the BattGo system will program the electronics that has to be added to the battery with the battery's parameters and a global unique ID. This information cannot be modified after it is set.

I'm in two minds about this. Yes, it does provide logging of battery performance and events, it allows auto-configuration of the charger, it will stop counterfeit batteries and may even make them safer for users who don't understand how LiPo batteries should be properly handled.

On the other hand, the only connector size suggested at the moment is XT60. It may well be that the extra hardware precludes the use of this technology on smaller sized batteries that are more appropriately fitted with an XT30 connector. The technology will also require a new BattGo compatible charger. As far as I can see, charging BattGo batteries in parallel would require hardware and software support in the charger and parallel board.

The thing that really bothers me is that it's a closed and proprietary system as far as I can tell. That means that the software to connect to the smart BattGo linker plug is closed source and is only available for Windows at the moment with support for mobile devices promised for the future. That alone makes me say "Interesting, but not for me thanks.".

To me this data that it shows is all stuff that could be better served up in a more advanced set of charger screens.

I don't need to pay for extra on-board electronics and flight weight in order to know how drained, imbalanced, and warm my battery is. So the only features that I see here that are things I couldn't already do by hooking up a temp sensor to my charger is how many times the battery has been overheated or over-discharged...

I already track how abused my batteries are by making them with a bit of tape once any of the cells has an internal resistance greater than 15 which is probably a better measure of the impact that abuse has had on them. If you look in my lipo bags, anything with a small square of quite electrical tape on the back end (opposite of the leads) needs a little extra care and attention and typically if I am rushing through IR tests (which is very rare for me) I'll make sure to at least check those ones.

I probably won't be pursuing this technology when its available personally.

(edit: had this post up for a bit and took a while to hit go... just say Unseen's reply which adds to my thoughts that this isn't the right product for me)

(09-Sep-2017, 10:43 AM)unseen Wrote: The technology will also require a new BattGo compatible charger. As far as I can see, charging BattGo batteries in parallel would require hardware and software support in the charger and parallel board.

This is another absolute deal breaker. While these things are $26 to buy, the cost of new chargers... plural intentionally because there is no way that I am going to wait on single-battery charging any time soon!... makes it cost prohibitive as well. Especially if these black label batteries from Indestructible Quads that Tom showed me work out @$22 domestically!