Na-ion batteries (SIB) are rapidly developing as potential alternatives to complement Li-ion battery (LIB) technology. The energy densities of SIB are close to LIB, but at the same time they avoid or reduce the amounts of many critical elements used for LIB. Due to their conceptual similarity, SIB can be produced on the same manufacturing lines as LIB, which is a great advantage for market implementation. This tutorial gives an overview on Na-ion battery development, with the focus on materials (anode, cathode) and electrolytes.

Batteries have become daily use components for many applications. New growing segments like EV and grid storage batteries extend the traditional ordinary battery applications. In the race for energy density, we shouldn't forget safety. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery safety case. Unfortunately, we face daily safety events with injuries and severe damage. This workshop focuses on portable, stationary, and automotive battery safety along the battery cycle life (acceptance, testing, assembly, use, transportation, and disposal). This training incorporates Shmuel De-Leon’s and other experiences on battery safety, representing over 26 years of work in the field. The motivation behind the training is to provide attendees with the knowledge needed to safely handle the batteries in their organization, and to support reduction in safety events.

This tutorial will cover factors that impact successful commercialization of battery materials, technological feasibility vs. economic practicality, and market need/company capability intersection, as well as technoeconomic analysis methodology, focusing on the critical early stages of a project where product design and process chemistry and development occur amid significant technical and economic uncertainty.

As the world’s biggest EDV market, Chinese xEV industry has become the most important pioneering target. However, specially planned economy, localized regulations, and multiple business models exist and make international companies’ decision-making more difficult. Therefore, this tutorial will try to provide a whole picture of the Chinese EDV battery market, including policies and regulations, future forecasts, competitive analysis, battery technology strategies, upstream supply chain, and positioning for foreign enterprises.

In this tutorial lecture, the development of state-of-the-art solid-state Li-ion and Na-ion electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries with emphasis on ionic conductivity and chemical and electrochemical stabilities will be discussed.

The tutorial will detail how spent batteries are transformed into new materials and reintroduced into the battery supply chain. The tutorial will overview both pyro and hydrometallurgical processes, as well as new innovations in recycling and sustainable battery materials engineering.

This tutorial will discuss raw material price volatility and its impact on LIB cell cost. In addition, understanding key cell cost drivers and forecasting cost of traditional LIBs and exploring the role that recycled material (and legislation) will play in future battery cell cost will be covered. A walkthrough of key emerging technologies-similarities and differences in raw materials and manufacturing and a breaking down cost on a kWh and cell lifetime basis-defining cost competitiveness by application and performance requirements will be discussed as well as LIB cost scenarios-exploring the feasibility of emerging technologies in possible future price environments.

This tutorial will give an overview of battery systems design. An overall product development process will be discussed for a typical system. Design aspects of each individual subsystem will be explored with cost impacts of different design choices. Testing, validation, and designing for safety will be other key areas of discussion.

The key challenges in the use of silicon-based anodes, as well as progress in the implementation of silicon and what can we expect in the future. The latest improvements in other battery components are required to maximize the benefit of silicon-based anodes.

This tutorial will begin with an overview of Li-ion cell design for performance and manufacturability, including contrasting the performance and characteristics of commonly used materials. The tutorial will then lead to a detailed review of Li-ion cell manufacturing, from incoming raw materials through final cell formation, aging, and shipment.

Application of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) in electrified transportation and renewable grid is growing at a very fast pace for decarbonization of the passenger vehicles by 2035. Due to the characteristics of current LIB technologies, although rare, there is potential for thermal runaway and fires, as seen by recent fires in Tesla Model S, Chevy Bolt, and grid storage system in an Arizona Utility. Increased severity of fire incidents with more advanced energy-dense LIBs, especially cathodes with higher Ni, and anodes with silicon or lithium, is expected. 

In this tutorial/seminar we will: 1.) discuss fundamental causes for safety issues leading to thermal runway and fire, 2.) review abusive behavior of cells and packs through characterization, testing, and modeling/simulations, 3.) provide overview of approaches that could reduce safety risks and detect impending failures, and 4.) provide references as a resource for accessing more information. 

This tutorial/seminar is provided by Dr. Ahmad Pesaran with 25+ years’ experience in lithium-ion battery R&D including safety testing and modeling with perspectives of his participation at USABC Technical Advisory Committee. He will provide the audience with information and understanding needed to handle Li-ion battery safety in both their work at their companies and in products they deliver to the market.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:   

LIB Applications LIB Introduction  
a.    Battery Fundamentals
b.    Battery Chemistries 
c.    Cell Designs 

LIB Safety and Abuse 
a.    LIB Fires  
b.    Instigators for Thermal Runaway 
c.    Battery Abuse Characterization and Testing Equipment  
d.    Battery Abuse Modeling/Simulation Tools 

Approaches for Designing Safer Cells and Modules-Recent Progress of EV Pack and System Safety

Remarks on Safe Handling of LIBs 

Summary

By 2030 the original lithium-ion battery manufacturing industry is on course to reach $120 billion worldwide. However, with so many uncertainties, the recycling market has projections of $14 to $40 billion. Recycling must be economically sustainable with future $10/kg cathodes, can it achieve such a goal? A supportive recycling industry will be expected to (1) operate with end-of-life batteries as an asset (2) produce cost-competitive elements, electrodes, or electrode precursor materials, (3) safely address large-scale throughputs, and (4) accommodate low cobalt or no cobalt cathode formulations. This tutorial will comprehensively address technologies of pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, hybrid approaches, and direct recycling. The instructor will introduce these and discuss them in light of cost goals and market realities.

There have been substantive regulatory and legislative developments associated with the lithium battery transport regulations, fire and building codes, and battery collection and recycling mandates that will impact every company involved with manufacturing, testing, shipping, transporting, and storing of new and used lithium batteries in the United States. This tutorial will address all these changes and provide practical solutions for complying with these new regulatory requirements.

Today announcements of 10,000-15,000 cycle cells are not uncommon. System manufacturers need better technical approach to evaluate and conduct due diligence on the parts they purchase. Cell manufacturers need better tools to develop long-life products. In this presentation, we introduce a new digital technology to address one of the most critical challenges in the battery industry: efficient and accurate prediction of cell life and aging behavior under various conditions.