Batteries & Other Energy Storage Devices

July 2024
Realising the Potential of V2G EV Charging

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­Vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) – which in its most advanced form, enables a bidirectional flow of energy from the grid to an electric car and back again – holds the potential to become a hugely effective means of balancing electricity demand and reducing the risk of power outages while allowing the individual t
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Date:
07/31/2024
Battery Cyclers Market Size to be Worth USD 1.3 billion with Growing at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2024-2034

Battery Cyclers Market Size to be Worth USD 1.3 billion with Growing at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2024-2034

­The battery cyclers market (배터리 사이클러 시장) was projected to attain US$ 750.0 million in 2023. It is likely to garner a 4.9% CAGR from 2024 to 2034, and by 2034, the market is expected to attain US$ 1.3 billion. The proliferation of portable electronic devices,
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Date:
07/30/2024
Webasto Selects Monolith as AI Technology Provider for EV Battery Validation

Dr. Richard Ahlfeld, CEO and Founder of Monolith

­Monolith, artificial intelligence (AI) software provider to the world’s most innovative engineering teams, has been selected by global automotive systems supplier Webasto as its AI partner for electric vehicle (EV) battery validation.  The R&D team at Webasto, one of the global auto industry’s top 100 s
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Date:
07/23/2024
$1.5M State Grant Kickstarts Efforts to use Fungal Molecules in Batteries, Photovoltaics and Electronic Circuitry

MSX60519, a Shiraia fungal strain, grows on oatmeal in a flask in the Oberlies Research Group lab at UNCG. The researchers are investigating how the fungus creates light-absorbing molecules called perylenequinones.

­With a $1.5 million state grant, UNC Greensboro (UNCG) faculty are leading a unique research effort to explore how complex molecules found in living organisms, such as fungi, could be used to engineer more environmentally friendly energy systems. “People have been looking at natural products for centuries
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Date:
07/23/2024
Soft, Stretchy 'Jelly Batteries' Inspired by Electric Eels

Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy.

­Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, took their inspiration from electric eels, whi
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Date:
07/18/2024
LF Energy CitrineOS 1.3.0 Revolutionizes EV Charging Management with Enhanced Features and Open Source Innovation

Olga Haygood, CEO of S44 Energy

­LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to accelerate the energy transition, announces the release of LF Energy CitrineOS 1.3.0. This new release marks a significant advancement in CitineOS' implementation of an Open Charge Poi
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Date:
07/16/2024
Würth Elektronik Presents its WE-MXGI Series Power Inductors for DC/DC Converters

The WE-MXGI power inductor features extremely low RDC and AC losses.

­Würth Elektronik offers its WE-MXGI – a power inductor with unprecedented properties. Extremely low core losses, combined with the lowest winding resistance (RDC value) of all comparable products on the market to date, give rise to maximum efficiency in DC/DC converter applications. This was
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Date:
07/15/2024
PSDcast – New Deal Brings Zinc Batteries to the Forefront

International Zinc Association’s Executive Director Andrew Green

­Hindustan Zinc Limited, India's largest and the world's second-largest zinc producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with AEsir Technologies, Inc., a US-based company specializing in next-gen zinc battery technologies. And on the line to discuss that bit of news and what it means for the industry at l
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Date:
07/10/2024
Ilika Ships First Batch of Prototype Goliath Batteries to Automotive Customer

Ilika Ships First Batch of Prototype Goliath Batteries to Automotive Customer

­Ilika, a pioneer in solid state battery technology, announces that it has shipped its first batch of prototype Goliath batteries for customer testing by a tier 1 automotive company.   In May 2024, Ilika announced it had commenced in-house testing of its P1 Goliath prototype batteries, in a cust
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Date:
07/02/2024
Advances in Battery and Energy Storage Technologies

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­A June 2023 report by Precedence Research valued the global battery market size at $121 billion in 2023. According to the research firm McKinsey and Company, this market is projected to grow to $400 billion by 2030. Lithium-ion batteries dominate today’s battery market. Found in everything from smartphon
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Date:
07/01/2024
How to Easily and Safely Manage Your Battery Pack

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Figure 1: A simplified BMS block diagram supported with ADI BMS solutions

­If Li-Ion cells are overcharged, they can undergo thermal runaway and explode. If overly discharged, chemical reactions take place within the cell that permanently affect its ability to hold charge. Both cases involve the loss of battery cells in dangerous and expensive ways. Additionally, BMS are needed si
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Date:
07/01/2024
Top-Side Cooling in OBC Applications

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Figure 1: Bottom-side cooling (BSC) requires the use of thermal vias or an IPS board for heat dissipation

­Maximizing power density is a key aim for designers of on-board chargers (OBC) in electric vehicles (EV) because lighter chargers reduce automobile weight which in turn helps to extend the range. Efficiency is one part of the equation for achieving this aim and in this regard, the advantages of silicon carbide
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Date:
07/01/2024
EV Battery Design – Innovating for Longer Range and Battery Life

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Figure 1: The EV battery plays a key role in the e-mobility ecosystem

­Looking forward, the automotive industry expects demand for Lithium-ion cells to grow by some 33% annually to 4,700 GWh by the end of this decade. More affordable EV batteries will help bring about the price parity between an EV and internal combustion engine car sooner than later. However, keeping a check o
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Date:
07/01/2024
Hybrid and  Electrical Vehicle Powertrain Testing

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Figure 1. A technician engages with an EV battery cell module, troubleshooting a battery removed from the vehicle

­Over the past decade, most transportation markets, from automotive, to military, aircraft, and even space systems have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green profile of these vehicles, it is important to conduct driveline an
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Date:
07/01/2024
Li-ion Taming

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the July edition of Power Systems Design. After a hectic beginning to the year, the summer holiday season is upon us and hopefully we can all take a well earned vacation before the busy second half of the year kicks in. The theme of our Special Report this month is Batteries and Other Storage D
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Date:
07/01/2024
Good Times in Nuremberg and Portable Power Sources

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the July issue! And since we’ve passed the official start of summer, welcome to the agonizing heat and running up the electric bill! Just kidding…kinda…not really. More importantly, we hope everyone in or around Germany and those who made the pilgrimage to Nuremberg had a fantastic PCIM!
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Date:
07/01/2024