IMPRES Battery System – What is it?
Motorola’s IMPRES Battery Smart Energy System is a unique battery charging and reconditioning solution that automates battery maintenance, optimizes cycle life and maximizes talk time so your radio system will be charged and ready to go … whenever you need it.
Automates battery maintenance…
With IMPRES, manual battery maintenance is not required. IMPRES uses a unique communications protocol to facilitate adaptive reconditioning that diminishes memory effect that results when batteries are continually charged before they’re fully discharged. The IMPRES Smart Energy System adjusts the reconditioning frequency to match individual battery usage patterns. No longer will you have to manually track and record battery usage. With automatic and adaptive reconditioning, you eliminate guesswork and the time wasted reconditioning batteries prematurely.
IMPRES chargers can also charge compatible non-IMPRES Motorola batteries. However, automatic reconditioning and all other IMPRES features are realized only when using Motorola IMPRES batteries and chargers.
Optimizes cycle life…
An IMPRES battery may be left in an IMPRES charger for extended periods without heat damage due to the charger. This makes IMPRES ideal for those applications that require equipment in a “ready” state at all times.
A battery with brains…
To optimize performance, the IMPRES battery stores usage information that’s continuously analyzed by the charging and reconditioning system to automatically maintain the battery at peak performance levels.
A charger that communicates…
Motorola’s IMPRES multi-unit chargers are available with a two-line display module that communicates important information in real time, including: Battery capacity and voltage while charging Time remaining to complete the rapid charging process, so you always know when your battery will be fully charged (NiCd and NiMH only) Current battery status, such as charging or reconditioning information The battery’s unique serial number, kit number, and chemistry
Staying power…
When used exclusively with IMPRES chargers, IMPRES batteries carry extended capacity warranties that continue six months longer than Motorola Premium battery warranties. Motorola’s IMPRES Smart Energy System is designed to help you charge batteries to maximum capacity – so they have the power your radio systems require…so you can do your job.
And yes, MyRadioMall.com carries all Motorola’s IMPRES batteries and chargers.
December 23rd, 2006 at 10:30 pm
My agency has the impress Adaptive Chargers with xts1500 radios. I agrue that the radios don’t have to be shut off while charging like older radios did. I monitor the radio while its being charged. I thought it was ok since the chargers work the way they do. Is this correct?
December 26th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Landon,
Congratulations, you actually got me stomped on this one. After checking with our IMPRES engineers in Schaumburg, the short answer is “YES” you are correct.
Now for the long and technical answer.
First the disclaimer, the following scenario does not apply if you press the PTT button on the radio at any given time. This brings into play other variables.
Second, some facts you need to be aware of.
#1 The IMPRES system will check the status of a battery every five minutes after a complete charge.
#2 For The Motorola Professional Series Radios, the system will charge at a rate of 1250ma per hour.
#3 For the Motorola XTS Series, the system will charge at a rate of 1500ma per hour.
OK, now that the facts and disclaimer are out of the way.
Let say that at 3:00pm your XTS Radio which is turned on is now fully charged and still in the IMPRES charger. 30 seconds after 3:00pm it starts to monitor an extremely long conversation that last for a full 4 minutes and 59 seconds. The IMPRES charger than checks the battery at 3:05 and will determine if the battery needs an extra boost to bring it up to full capacitances.
However if you where to remove your radio just before the 5 minute window and you’ve been monitoring an extremely long conversation, the battery would not be 100% fully charged.
I hope this answers your question.
Many Thanks – Very Good question.