PLENARY KEYNOTE SESSION

The Technology and Application of Cylindrical Soft Polymer Lithium-Ion Battery
He Wei, Ph.D., Assistant General Manager, EVE Worldwide Industries, Inc., China

Cylindrical Li ion batteries, such as 14500, 18650 and 26650 etc, have been in mass production & wide applications for many years. However, it was difficult to find products with size of less than 14500 in the application. In order to meet steady increase of both quality & quantity demand, EVE has made a lot of efforts to improve performance of products & production capabilities. Now, EVE has independently developed the first world-wide fully automatic production line of cylindrical Li ion batteries with soft package. Therefore, it is believed that demand of cylindrical Li ion batteries with soft package will be much increased in the near future.

 

 
Materials, Chemistries & Technologies
Peter Cheng, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, HighPower International, China

Different kinds of cathodes and anodes with special stable and safety material coating can improve battery safety performance in some content, especially for high temperature short-circuit tests. Polyoxometalates (POMs) cathode material capacity is 2-3 times with better safety performance compared with traditional cathode material, which had been made by chemical synthesis method and completely different from traditional cathode material Roasting method. The cell energy density with this kind of cathode material is higher, and can be used in consumer market in coming days firstly.

 
 

FUTURE TRENDS

Recent Progress of BYD EV Program
Xi Shan, Ph.D., Senior Director, BYD, China

 

 
Polymer Lithium Ion Cells Performance, Testing and Application
Kai Wu, Ph.D., Vice President, Research & Development, ATL, China

 

 

 
Electrochemical Performance of High Purity Graphite From the Lac Knife Flake Graphite Deposit in Quebec, Canada

Joseph E. Doninger, Ph.D., MSc, Director, Manufacturing and Technology, Focus Graphite Inc.

Drill testing by Focus Graphite conducted on the Lac Knife graphite deposit identified the presence of 7.9 million MT of proven and probable reserves grading at 15% C. Pilot plant flotation tests confirmed that the large >80 mesh flake could be upgraded to 98.3% C and further purified to a level of 99.98% C. CR2016 Li-Ion coin cell battery tests conducted on the standard and fine grades of carbon coated, spherical graphite resulted in achieving reversible capacities of 364 and 365 mAh/g and first cycle irreversible capacity losses of 1.44% and 1.01%.


 

 
Novel Noncarbonate Electrolyte Formulations for Silicon Anodes
Dee Strand, Ph.D., CSO, Wildcat Discovery Technologies

Today’s carbonate electrolytes provide inadequate SEI formation in lithium ion batteries containing silicon anodes. Silicon’s large volumetric changes during cycling require more robust SEIs to achieve high reversible capacity and long cycle life. This presentation will focus on the development of novel electrolyte formulations that result in longer cycle life of full cells containing silicon alloy anodes. Key highlights include carbonate-free electrolytes that outperform standard EC/EMC formulations.

 

 

 
Connected Mobile Device Usage Study
Kamal Shah, Director, Extended Battery Life Initiative, Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation

This study, conducted of users with multiple mobile devices, traces how these users use various mobile devices during their typical day. These devices consist of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The study provides interesting insight into user perceptions and requirements of battery life, charging, and adapter characteristics.


 

 

 

BATTERY RECYCLING

How Can We Make EV Battery Recycling Happen?
Linda Gaines, Ph.D., Systems Analyst, Argonne National Lab

This presentation will contain more questions than answers. It is expected that in developing answers, it will become clear what technologies will make the most sense for recycling lithium-ion automotive propulsion batteries. Recycling technology must produce a viable product at a reasonable cost, in a way that complies with all health and safety regulations that might get implemented.


 

 
Green Li-Ion Battery Production from Recycled Li-Ion Batteries
Novis Smith, Ph.D., Vice President, Technology, Retriev Technologies

Retriev recycles over 1 million pounds of li-ion battery per year. We are in development of a technology to capture the recycled cathode material in its functional state maintaining >95% of the energy and entropy that went in to the production. We will manufacture green li-ion batteries from the material and presently have sufficient supply for more than 10 million 18650 format cells or the equivalent cathode materials for prismatic and other format cells. Supply of recycled materials will soon double.


 

 

 
Cycle Life Capability of Batteries Made from Recycled Electrode Material
Steve Sloop, Ph.D., President, On-To Technology

Recycling spent cells offers an advanced battery material source that is low impact, non-critical, and energy efficient. This paper demonstrates successful life cycle capabilities in lithium-ion cells manufactured from rejuvenated material produced through OnTo’s patented technology. OnTo’s recycling technology reduces costs and extends the life of important battery materials


 

 

BATTERY SAFETY

Manufacturing Solutions for Intrinsically Safe All-Solid-State Thin-Film Lithium Secondary Batteries
Koukou Suu, Ph.D.,ULVAC Fellow, ULVAC, Inc.

Manufacturing solutions such as production tools, methods and processes for all solid-state thin-film lithium batteries will be introduced. All solid-state thin-film batteries, which are produced by thin-film deposition technology, have special advantages, that is, intrinsically safe, thin and flexible, thanks to their unique thin-film shape.


 

 
2015-2016 Regulatory Outlook on Primary and Secondary Batteries
George Kerchner, Executive Director, Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA)

There are a number of key regulatory issues that could have a significant impact on primary and secondary battery manufacturers in 2015 and 2016. These include, but are not limited to, battery product stewardship state legislation in the U.S., new restrictions on shipping lithium ion and lithium metal batteries by air, new battery labeling requirements for large format lithium ion batteries and changes to the lithium battery testing requirements in the UN Manual of Tests and criteria.

 

 

 
Advanced Crash Testing and Simulations for Automotive Batteries
John Turner, Ph.D., Group Leader, Computational Engineering & Energy Sciences Group (CEES), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

We report results of an integrated computational and experimental program to simulate a battery’s electrochemical, thermal, and structural response under mechanical abuse. ORNL has developed the Virtual Integrated Battery Environment (VIBE), a high-resolution transient coupled-physics simulation environment for batteries, with emphasis on Li-ion but extensible to other chemistries. The model is being used to analyze and correlate with existing mechanical test data from ORNL and others, with new experimental tests on cells and cell-stacks developed and conducted by ORNL to support model development and validation.

 

 

FUEL CELLS

Natural Gas as a Bridge to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Light-Duty Vehicles
Andrew Burke, Ph.D., Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis

In this paper, detailed comparisons are made between various types of light-duty vehicles fueled with natural gas and hydrogen. The natural gas vehicles are designed as charge sustaining hybrid vehicles and the hydrogen fueled vehicles are powered by a fuel cell. All the vehicles have a range of 400 miles between refueling stops. The paper discusses the on-board storage of natural gas (3600 psi) and hydrogen (10000 psi) in terms of the volume and weight of the tanks required and how fuel storage affects the vehicle design.

 

 

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Battery and Advanced Vehicle Testing at Idaho National Lab
Kev Adjemian, Ph.D., Department Manager, Energy Storage and Transportation Systems, Idaho National Laboratory

The Energy Storage & Transportation Systems department at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has two major thrusts of activities which will be highlighted in this talk. The first, as the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) primary center for battery technology testing is to independently test and verify battery performance and durability at the cell, module and pack level. The second is the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) whose primary goal is to provide benchmark data for technology modeling, and research and development programs, by benchmarking and validating the performance of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that feature one or more advanced technologies primarily featuring batteries and electric drives.
 
A Precision Stress Sensor for Monitoring Li-Ion Swelling
James Kaschmitter, Chief Executive Officer, MicroMetrics

Excessive swelling in Li-Ion pouch cells can be caused by high levels of lithiation in new high capacity anode materials, or by internal failure mechanisms in the cell that cause gas generation. MicroMetrics, Inc. has developed an ultra-thin silicon-based Contact Stress Sensor (CSS) for use in monitoring swelling in Li-Ion pouch cells. The ultra-thin form factor allows the CSS to be placed between cells, or cells and pack casing, to monitor pressure changes with cycling. The high accuracy of the CSS allows it to detect even minor increases in pressure due to cell gassing.
 

ENERGY STORAGE AND THE GRID

Advanced Technology of LTO Battery for Micro-Hybrid and Stationary Power Applications
Y.B. Roh, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, EIG, Ltd., South Korea

This presentation will compare and contrast the development of two different LTO cells for two different applications with very different energy and power requirements. This 20Ah-LTO cell also allows high-speed charging (4 minutes) and discharging (3 minutes) with high capacity retention of over 80%. Also, this cell has endured at -20°C and -30°C while operated cold-cranking tests under SAE J537.


 

 
Li-ion Case Studies Across Industries from Automotive to Grid Scale
Robert Young, Applications Engineer, Xalt Energy

XALT Energy, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of advanced lithium-ion technology and fully integrated energy storage solutions (ESS), will describe how our core technology is powering the next generation of ESS systems. In this presentation, XALT Energy will both explain our technology as well as offer up several examples and case studies of how our cells are quickly becoming a key partner in Energy Storage Solutions.


 

 
Stationary Energy Storage Systems – Understanding the Safety and Regulatory Environment
Laurie Florence, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, UL LLC

The presentation will outline hazards and safety challenges associated with stationary energy storage systems (ESS) and developments in ESS standards including UL’s new 9540 ESS safety standard. In addition, the presentation will cover the work taking place in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee No. 120 to develop ESS standards.

 

 
Second Generation Aqueous Electrolyte Electrochemical Cells for Scaled Stationary Energy Storage
Jay Whitacre, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Aquion Energy; Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

This presentation will cover the design and function of next-generation aqueous electrolyte dual-intercalation energy storage devices and systems. These devices use largely unexplored electrode interactions that exploit muti-cation reactions. Further data will show that packs of these batteries in the multi-kWh range have been effectively implemented in field-testing around the world.

 

 
PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges of Commercializing Energy Storage
Moderator: J. Norm Allen, Operating Partner, Potomac Energy Fund

Panelists: Richard Baxter, Chairman, Energy Storage Association; President, Mustang Prairie Energy

Jim Falsetti, Director, BQ Energy

Reyad Fazzani, Chairman and CEO, Regenerate, LLC

Energy storage before and after the customer meter has been nascent in the US until recently. Now the rapid reduction in solar system pricing, coupled with significant reduction in battery system pricing makes energy storage practical and attractive, especially on the customer side of the meter for residential and commercial building applications. This panel will discuss, from a venture capital perspective, whether grid energy storage is at a tipping point toward rapid growth spurred on especially by the rapid growth of solar energy. Or, are there still substantial obstacles to rapid growth of grid energy storage?