Battery Investigation Articles

Samsung has released information regarding the Galaxy Note 7 and the exploding battery. A host of independent experts and industry groups investigated the cause of the issue.

The Problem with the Batteries

The reason for the problem was a short circuit. The lithium battery has layers. The center is a Pouch; the next layer is the negative electrode followed by the separator and positive electrode. Damage to the separator between positive and negative electrodes caused the short circuit.