batteries – TechConnect Briefs

Electroactive Polymers as Battery Electrodes

Lutkenhaus J.L., Texas A&M University, US

Plastic power, or energy storage platforms primarily consisting of polymers, offers opportunities never before available in current state-of-the-art prismatic or coin cells, such as flexible, structural, or stretchable energy storage. Electroactive polymers, a class of [...]

Secondary Use Energy Storage

Starke M., Irimger P., Ollis B., Andrews G., Karlson P., Thabiappah S., Rosenfeld P., Massin S., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

This study presents the testing of a community energy storage system composed of repurposed used electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV/PHEV) battery packs. The expectation is that the vehicular batteries will be replaced with [...]

Assessing damage to graphite electrodes in bromine redox flow battery systems

Bistrikaa A.A., Brekkenb T.K.A., von Jouanneb A., Lernerc M.M., Yokochia A.F.T., NRGindependence, Oregon State University, US

A crucial metric in harvesting renewable and intermittent power resources is widely understood to be the ability to, and cost effectiveness of, storing energy. Large chemical systems, such as Redox Flow Batteries (RFBs), are a [...]

Secondary Use Energy Storage

Starke M., Irimger P., Ollis B., Andrews G., Karlson P., Thabiappah S., Rosenfeld P., Massin S., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

This study presents the testing of a community energy storage system composed of repurposed used electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV/PHEV) battery packs. The expectation is that the vehicular batteries will be replaced with [...]

Assessing damage to graphite electrodes in bromine redox flow battery systems

Bistrikaa A.A., Brekkenb T.K.A., von Jouanneb A., Lernerc M.M., Yokochia A.F.T., NRGindependence, Oregon State University, US

A crucial metric in harvesting renewable and intermittent power resources is widely understood to be the ability to, and cost effectiveness of, storing energy. Large chemical systems, such as Redox Flow Batteries (RFBs), are a [...]

Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries For Wireless Smart Designs

Fusalba F., CEA-Liten, FR

Wireless communication is today considered as a disruptive technology. Indeed, even if wired systems can easily achieve 100% of reliability, it induces high amount of wiring, which has non negligible impact on the mass and [...]

Co-Extrusion Printing for Low Cost and High Performance Energy Devices

Shrader E., Cobb C., PARC, a Xerox company, US

The method of co-extrusion of dissimilar materials has been developed at the PARC, a Xerox Company, to successfully produce high aspect ratio structures for solar cell gridlines. In the solar application, the process is stable [...]

Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries For Wireless Smart Designs

Fusalba F., CEA-Liten, FR

Wireless communication is today considered as a disruptive technology. Indeed, even if wired systems can easily achieve 100% of reliability, it induces high amount of wiring, which has non negligible impact on the mass and [...]

Co-Extrusion Printing for Low Cost and High Performance Energy Devices

Shrader E., Cobb C., PARC, a Xerox company, US

The method of co-extrusion of dissimilar materials has been developed at the PARC, a Xerox Company, to successfully produce high aspect ratio structures for solar cell gridlines. In the solar application, the process is stable [...]

A Novel Battery Architecture Based on Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Materials

Lifton V.A., Simon S., mPhase Technologies, US

Everyone uses batteries. They come in many sizes, shapes, power densities, and support a wide variety of military, commercial and consumer applications. Therefore, it is surprising how little battery technology has changed since the 1960s [...]