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The anti-shunt tab design is there to enable a better resistance micro spot weld. The busbar for a cylindrical or prismatic cell has to be welded blind. Meaning you can only weld from the topside of the busbar as the cell itself is a sealed system. The anti-shunt tab design shown on the left welded … Read more
For many applications contactor mass doesn’t matter, but for aviation every gram counts and hence we wanted to look for a trend. Contactor mass plotted versus continuous current rating. Not very much data with just 23 parts, but it appears that we are seeing distinct masses based on frame size. Hence a relationship to continuous … Read more
Base vs side cooling of cylindrical cells is often brought up in online discussions and in many OEMs designing battery packs. We looked at this before within Thermal Conduction in a Cell, however, I think it is worth expanding this topic. The Tesla design cools the side of the cell and the Lucid Motors cools … Read more
In order to develop cell manufacturing you need a cell manufacturing strategy. This needs to be thought through from access to the raw materials, workforce development, long term financial support and ensuring you have ongoing research. This requires sustained leadership and direction. The strategy for this from the European Battery Alliance (EBA) [2] clearly defines … Read more
Peak vs continuous power is a recurring question across the electrification space. We need to deliver a repeatable amount of power for the user to have confidence in the machine and we need high power numbers to deliver the brochure wow factor. The transient peak power works well for a number of vehicle applications. However, … Read more
Contactors are the only moving part in a battery pack and although simple there are a number of contactor faults that will stop the operation of the battery pack. Introduction to Contactors There are two main types of contactors: Normally Open (NO) and Normally Closed (NC). A NO contactor does not allow current to flow … Read more
LG INR21700 M50 has an NMC 811 formulation for the cathode and a Graphite-SiOx anode. It is in the 21700 cylindrical format. Key features Designed to meet Dimensions The diameter is given based on largest measurement at the top of the cell (Section A) Test data Capacity vs Temperature Discharge Temperature [°C] Energy [Wh] -10 12.7 … Read more
Gases are generated in the cathode, anode and electrolyte during the formation and cycling of a battery cell. As this is a closed system the result is a cell gas pressure. What this gas is composed of, how it behaves and how it changes with State of Charge (SoC) and the cycling of the cell … Read more
The Sehol E10X is a VW/Seat joint venture with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. Ltd. (JAC) in China. They have used a Hina Sodium Ion battery pack to demonstrate the technology. The standard production E10X three options for the LFP battery pack: 6 March 2023 – JAC Motors uses this platform to unveil the world’s first sodium-ion battery electric … Read more
An initial look at the sodium ion battery pack based on what we know to date, who is about to launch products and how it compares to Lithium Ion. This will need to be extended as more information is released and hence we get a chance to do more calculations. Sodium Ion Chemistry Sodium-ion batteries … Read more