Advancing Battery Technology for Modern Innovations
May 18, 2021 · Today, state-of-the-art primary battery technology is based on lithium metal, thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl2), and manganese oxide (Li-MnO2). They are suitable for long-term applications of five to twenty years, including metering, electronic toll collection, tracking, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The leading chemistry for rechargeable ...
Safer and Powerful Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles - ASME
Feb 23, 2022 · The battery is a silicon all-solid-state battery that is safe, long-lasting, and energy-dense. In another recent development, researchers from Brown University have developed a new material for use in solid-state batteries that is derived from trees. The solid ion conductor combines copper with cellulose nanofibrils—polymer tubes derived from ...
7 Top Trends in Transportation Technology - The American …
Jan 15, 2020 · Researchers at the DOE Battery Manufacturing R&D Facility test new technologies for hybrid electric and full electric vehicles. Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory But the limitations of lithium-ion batteries—energy density, and safety—must be overcome before electric cars gain significant market share.
Five Ways Drone Technology is Improving - The American Society …
May 18, 2023 · Lithium-ion batteries are still the go-to power source for most drone users; however, drawbacks such as high cost and short charge life limit flight range, making them less than ideal for long-term drone use. Fortunately, new battery technologies are being developed that will extend flight times. For example, solid-state batteries and lithium ...
A Solid Foundation for Battery Technology - The American Society …
Aug 29, 2023 · Solid-state batteries (SSBs), where all components including traditional liquid electrolytes are solids, constitute a promising alternative to the lithium-ion in use today. “Solid-state batteries hold many unique properties when compared to traditional Li-ion batteries and alternative chemistries,” said Alex Yu, CTO and co-founder of ...
Making the Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer, Longer
Oct 24, 2018 · Samsung Advanced Institute of Technologyin 2017 announced a new battery material called “graphene ball” that enables a 45 percent increase in capacity, and a charging speed that is five times faster than standard lithium-ion batteries. A battery based on the graphene ball material requires only 12 minutes to fully charge, according to ...
Battery made of carbon fibers and concrete promises to store …
Sep 2, 2021 · The optimal concentration of carbon fiber turned out to be between 0.8 and 0.9 percent. The battery is essentially a three-layered sandwich of concrete. The outside layers are reinforced with a mesh of coated carbon fiber acting as electrodes; iron on the anode side, and nickel for the cathode. “Exactly the same principle as the Thomas Edison ...
Reusing discarded EV batteries to store wind & solar power - ASME
Oct 27, 2022 · Their energy storage facility in Lancaster, California, uses electric vehicle battery packs to store energy from solar panels and sell it to the grid when it’s needed most. The facility has over 1,000 batteries with a current storage capacity of 20 megawatt-hours, and continues to expand. At the moment, those batteries come from Nissan Leafs ...
3 Emerging Trends Automotive Engineering - ASME
Feb 19, 2013 · Other engineering trends focus on improving transmissions (adding speeds), accessory load reduction through the intelligent energy management of other vehicle components, vehicle electrification, hybridization, improved battery management systems, new battery chemistries, and power electronics. "Weight reduction in vehicle subsystems is also ...
New Ways to Recycle Lithium from Old Batteries - ASME
Nov 29, 2021 · The consultancy said that EVs will represent 77 percent of the total installed Li-ion battery capacity by 2030, a huge increase from today’s 51 percent. With the advent of standardization, a greater percentage of the materials that make up those batteries can be re-used and recycled, Spangenberger said. And that is an important step toward ...