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Volume 50 Number 4 ISSN: 001-8627 April 2014

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AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Smiling for ABT’s camera are CellCare’s Dave Smith, Maccor’s Mike Sandoval, CellCare’s Anna Balding, and Maccor’s Mark Hulse. See page 10 for coverage of the 31st International Battery Seminar.

Aquion to Begin Commercial Shipments This Year Aquion Energy Inc., the energy-storage developer backed by Bill Gates and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, expects to begin commercial shipments of batteries in mid-2014. “We’re looking to start scaling the business,” says CEO Scott Pearson. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania company makes aqueous hybrid ion batteries that use saltwater to conduct electricity. The stackable units each hold 1.7kWh of energy. They’re designed to hold charges for several hours and may be drained and recharged daily. The technology is based on research conducted at Carnegie Mellon University. Energy-storage systems may be installed with renewable-energy projects to offset the intermittent generation of wind and solar farms. Homeowners may combine the batteries with rooftop solar panels to store power for use at night, reducing the amount of electricity they purchase from utilities. A typical residential installation would need between four and 12 batteries.

Arotech Battery Division Gets $2 Million Orders Arotech Corp. of Ann Arbor, Michigan, reports that its Battery and Power Systems Division has received over

$2 million in orders for batteries and chargers. The orders were primarily from two leading defense companies and manufacturers of military equipment, which are existing customers of Arotech. One of the orders was for the development and manufacture of Li-ion based batteries as replacements for lead-acid batteries for use in military vehicles. Arotech’s Li-ion batteries together with its battery management technologies, provides a much higher energy density than similarly sized lead-acid batteries, with a high safety profile as well as low maintenance requirements. Arotech’s Battery and Power Systems Division is a leading provider of primary and rechargeable batteries and chargers for defense and other military applications.

TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon Changes Name TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon of Bodio, Switzerland, is changing its name to Imerys Graphite & Carbon. TIMCAL has been a member of Imerys Group since 1994. This name change will create a common brand and increase the visibility of Imerys. TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon is a world leader in high-tech, high performance solutions based on specialized graphite and carbons. TIMCAL has a strong tradition and history in carbon manufacturing, with its first manufacturing operation founded in 1908. Today, the company produces and markets a large variety of synthetic and natural graphite powders, conductive carbon blacks and water-based dispersions of consistent high quality. All of the company’s manufacturing plants comply with ISO 9001-2008.

Saft Wins Multi-Million Euro Battery Contract Saft has won a repeat contract from the Space Systems division of Airbus Defence & Space (formerly known as EADS Astrium Space Transportation) to supply the onboard battery systems for the next 18 Ariane 5 ECA launchers that will support the future spaceflight program of commercial satellite launch company Arianespace. This latest contract builds on the total reliability of the Saft

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systems demonstrated in previous Ariane ECA orders to confirm Saft as the trusted battery partner of choice for demanding space vehicle applications. For each Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle, Saft will provide a total of 16 battery systems to power key elements including: main cryogenic stage (EPC), boosters (EAP), Vehicle Equipment Bay (VEB). The battery technologies supplied by Saft will include silver oxide-zinc (AgOZn) primary batteries and rechargeable nickel-based batteries. Arianespace’s order for 18 new Ariane 5 launchers is worth more than €2 billion and will enable three years of launch operations and is a significant move for the company, demonstrating confidence in the future of the commercial space launch market.

All of the batteries bound for the Ariane 5 ECA will be designed and manufactured at Saft’s specialized manufacturing facility in Poitiers, France, with the first delivery due in 2016 and the first launch into orbit in 2017.

Taiwan’s Battery Apps Attract Interest in Japan Some new Li-ion battery applications developed by Taiwan’s largest hi-tech research and development institute

have attracted interest at the 5th International Rechargeable Battery Expo in Japan. The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) debuted a heavy-duty motorcycle battery,

emergency backup power supplies and motor power batteries, based on its self-terminated oligomers with hyper-branched architecture (STOBA) battery technology. Japanese manufacturers such as NEC, NTT, Yuasa Battery, Panasonic, Hitachi and Maxell all showed great interest in the ITRI products at the expo, according to the institute. STOBA is a material technology developed by ITRI and is used to enhance battery safety. The high-safety STOBA lithium batteries can be used as high-capacity and high-density mobile emergency power supplies, medical backup power supplies, and electric vehicle power supplies.

Tesla Plans $5 Billion Battery Gigafactory Tesla Motors of Palo Alto, California, plans to invest about $2 billion in a large-scale factory to produce cheaper batteries for a mass-market electric car within three years.

Tesla’s partners also plan to invest up to another $3 billion in the factory through 2020.

“The Gigafactory is designed to reduce cell costs much faster than the status quo and, by 2020, produce more Li-ion batteries annually than were produced worldwide in 2013,” says Tesla. “By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh cost of our battery pack by more than 30%.” Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas are finalists in Tesla’s location selection process. Based on the company’s estimated timeline, construction of the facility should be completed by early 2016. The company plans to ultimately employ 6,500 and produce up to 500,000 vehicles annually, launching production in 2017. According to green.autoblog.com, Tesla Motors may intend to source materials such as graphite, cobalt, and lithium from North America. While the raw-material price may be higher, those costs may be offset by the fact that there will be far less transportation and logistics involved.

NREL To Test Cutting Edge Vanadium Flow Battery American Vanadium of Vancouver, Canada, reports that the new commercially available CellCube vanadium-based flow battery is now undergoing tests at NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. Flow batteries

have enormous potential for safely and efficiently storing large amounts of intermittent energy, namely wind and solar, with the capability of releasing it quickly on demand even if they have been dormant for long periods. Vanadium, a silvery gray transition metal, is one of the metals that are key to the development of renewable energy storage solutions and other new clean tech. There are currently no vanadium mines in the U.S., and prices tend to spike on the global market. In 2006 American Vanadium began developing a vanadium mine in Nevada, which it claims has the potential to become one of the lowest-cost producers in the world.


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U.S. BATTERY ANDFUEL CELL PATENTS

Compiled by Eddie T. Seoemail: [email protected]

Littleton, CO

Official Gazette, Vol 1399 (February 2014)

U.S. 8,641,273 (20140204), Thermal interlock for battery pack, device, system and method, Peng Zhou, Paul Tsao, and David Kevin Pariseau, Sinoelectric Powertrain Corp. U.S. 8,641,921 (20140204), Room temperature single phase Li insertion/extraction material for use in Li-based battery, Pierre Gibot, Christian Masquelier, Jean-Marie Tarascon, Stephane Levasseur, and Philippe Carlach, Umicore (BE) and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR). U.S. 8,641,979 (20140204), Reaction device and electronic equipment, Motoki Endo, Tsutomu Terazaki, Tetsushi Ishikawa, Osamu Nakamura, and Masaharu Shioya, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,642,192 (20140204), Secondary battery, Sang-Joo Lee, Heui-Sang Yoon, and Woon-Seong Baek, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,193 (20140204), Secondary battery protecting circuit and hybrid power source equipment, Jusuke Shimura, Atsushi Sato, and Yoshiaki Inoue, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,642,194 (20140204), Fuel cell system, Yasuhiro Osada and Tetsuya Bono, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,195 (20140204), Modular CID assembly for a lithium ion battery, Mimmo Elia, Jan-Roger Linna, Phillip E. Partin, and Raymond G. Kairawicz, Boston-Power, Inc. U.S. 8,642,196 (20140204), Rechargeable battery, Min-Hyung Guen, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,642,197 (20140204), Rechargeable battery, In Kim, Duk-Jung Kim, Hyung-Sik Kim, and Zin Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,642,198 (20140204), Battery system with temperature sensors, Steven J. Wood and Dale B. Trester, Johnson Controls Technology Center. U.S. 8,642,200 (20140204), Adaptive compressor surge control in a fuel cell system, Matthew C. Kirklin, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,201 (20140204), Liquid-metal negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries, Yang T. Cheng, Stephen J. Harris, and Adam T. Timmons, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,202 (20140204), Organic electrolyte solution and redox flow battery including the same, Hee-young Sun, Joung-won Park, Doo-yeon Lee, and Seung-uk Son, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,203 (20140204), Round cell battery including dissipation element and insulating thermoplastic elastomer, Ralf

Joswig, Helge Brenner, Markus Hoh, and Martin Wiegmann, Johnson Controls Hybrid and Recycling GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,642,204 (20140204), Battery pack with covering member and vehicle with the battery pack, Tatsuya Higashino, Kazuo Saito, and Toshiyuki Motohashi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,642,205 (20140204), Electrochemical battery pack with reduced magnetic field emission and corresponding devices, Hossein Maleki and Jerald A. Hallmark, Motorola Mobility LLC. U.S. 8,642,206 (20140204), Battery module, Myung-Chul Kim and Hee-Joon Jin, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,642,207 (20140204), Cylindrical secondary battery, Daekyu Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,208 (20140204), Secondary battery, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,209 (20140204), Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, electrode used for secondary battery, and method of manufacturing electrode, Hideaki Morishima, Takashi Kobayashi, Seiichi Hikata, Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Takahisa Ohsaki, Natsuki Toyota, and Haruchika Ishii, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP). U.S. 8,642,210 (20140204), Negative electrode mixture for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Mitsuyasu Sakuma (JP), Ayaka Igarashi (JP), and Nobuo Ahiko (JP). U.S. 8,642,211 (20140204), Electrode including silicon-comprising fibres and electrochemical cells including the same, Mino Green, Nexeon Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,642,212 (20140204), High discharge capacity lithium battery, Jack W. Marple, Eveready Battery Co., Inc. U.S. 8,642,213 (20140204), Lithium-ion secondary battery, Atsushi Sano, TDK Corp. (JP).

U.S. 8,642,214 (20140204), Silicon-carbonaceous encapsulated materials, Damien Dambournet, Ilias Belharouak, and Khalil Amine, UChicago Argonne, LLC. U.S. 8,642,215 (20140204), Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same and rechargeable lithium battery including the same, Jae-Myung Kim, Tae-Sik Kim, Kyu-Nam Joo, and Deok-Hyun Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,216 (20140204), Composite anode active material, with intermetallic compound, method of preparing the same, and anode and lithium battery containing the material, Dong-min Im and Han-su Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,217 (20140204), Lithium secondary battery, Takefumi Okumura and Ryo Inoue, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,642,218 (20140204), Coating including silica based material with pendent functional groups, Tina T. Salguero, Thomas B. Stanford, and Jennifer J. Zinck, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,219 (20140204), Cooling system and method of a fuel cell, Tomotaka Ishikawa, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,220 (20140204), Method to improve fuel cell system performance using cell voltage prediction of fuel cell stack, Yanyan Zhang, Sriram Ganapathy, Loren Devries, and Bruce J Clingerman, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,221 (20140204), Solid oxide fuel cell device, Toshiharu Otsuka, Katsuhisa Tsuchiya, Tsukasa Shigezumi, Toshiharu Ooe, and Kiyotaka Nakano, Toto Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,642,222 (20140204), Fuel cell power request control strategy, Jochen Schaffnit, Jochen Lenz, Peter Willimowski, and Andreas Voigt, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,223 (20140204), Control strategy to prevent unexpected hydrogen flow to the cathode due to a failed pressure

Solvay Explores Material Manufacturing Process Solvay Specialty Polymers of Bollate, Italy, has launched the LIFE+ GLEE project, a program which aims to use water instead of organic solvents in the rechargeable Li-ion battery manufacturing process. The project is supported by the European Commission via funding from the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community. As cathode materials are usually water-sensitive, well established rechargeable Li-ion battery manufacturing processes imply usage of organic solvents – most of which have been classified by the European Chemicals Agency as “substances of very high concern” due to their carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic effects for reproduction. The European Union’s REACH regulation encourages progressive substitution of these solvents. Replacing the organic solvents with water will be achieved with a cathode protection technology which safeguards the active material from water contact during the manufacturing of cathodes. The technologies will carry no toxic risks and reduce the manufacturing costs associated with solvent recovery and re-purification processes. Solvay will construct a pilot plant to produce the new Li-ion battery materials at its R&I center in Bollate, Italy.

Johnson Controls Collaboration Johnson Controls and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the next generation of more energy efficient, cost effective cooling systems for vehicle batteries. Scientists and engineers at Johnson Controls will work with both Fraunhofer’s Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) and with its Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM). The collaboration will focus on technologies and thermal

Christian Rosenkranz of Johnson Controls Power Solutions Advanced Materials and Products Engineering and Dr. Ing. Christian Dötsch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT sign the cooperation agreement.

management strategies for Li-ion battery packs. Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery. The scope of the work will initially focus on 48V micro hybrid battery technology, which is designed to deliver strong fuel and emissions efficiency, and load management at a lower price than hybrid and electric vehicle technology.

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IMLB 2014 is the premier international conference on the state of lithium battery science and technology, as well as current and future applications in transportation, commercial, aerospace, biomedical, and other promising sectors. Convening in the heart of downtown Como/Cernobbio at Villa Erba, the conference is expected to draw 1,200 experts, researchers, and company representatives involved in the lithium battery field.

This international meeting will provide an exciting forum to discuss recent progress in advanced lithium batteries for energy storage and conversion. The meeting will focus on both basic and applied research findings that have led to improved Li battery materials, and to the understanding of the fundamental processes that determine and control electrochemical performance. A major (but not exclusive) theme of the meeting will address recent advances beyond lithium-ion batteries.

17th International Meeting on Lithium BatteriesComo, Italy w June 10-14, 2014

• Doron Aurbach, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel• Peter Bruce, University of St.Andrews, Scotland• Rosa Palacin, ICMAB-CSIC Campus, Bellaterra, Spain• Bruno Scrosati, Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Germany

International Organizing Committee

• KM Abraham, E-KEM Science, USA• Khalil Amine, Argonne National Lab, USA• Yi Cui, Stanford University, USA• Juergen Garche, FCBAT, Ulm, Germany • Li Hong, China• Youn-Jun Kim, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI),

Korea• Marina Mastragostino, University of Bologna, Italy• Aleksandar Matic, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Chairs (in alphabetical order)

• Jean-Marie Tarascon, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France• Josh Thomas, Uppsala University, Sweden• Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens, Center for Solar Energy and

Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, ZSW, Ulm, Germany

International Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order) • Linda Nazar, Waterloo University, Canada• Zempachi Ogumi, University of Kyoto, Japan • Tetsuya Osaka, Waseda University, Tokyo Japan• Stefano Passerini, Muenster University, Germany • Yang Shao-Horn, MIT, USA• Yang-Kook Sun, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea• Osamu Yamamoto, Mie University, Japan• Yang Yong, Xiamen University, China

IMLB 2014 is sponsored and managed by ECS (www.electrochem.org).

Visit www.imlb.org for complete details and updates on registration dates.

• January 10, 2014 – Abstracts due• February 1, 2014 – Sponsorship deadline

Important Deadlines• June 23, 2014 – ECS Transactions website opens• September 30, 2014 – Journal of The Electrochemical Society

manuscript submissions deadline

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Topic 1: Electrode MaterialsTopic 2: ElectrolytesTopic 3: New ElectrodesTopic 4: Novel Magnesium Electrolyte SolutionsTopic 5: Li-Oxygen Systems

Topic 6: Li-Sulphur SystemsTopic 7: Application of New and Novel Analytical ToolsTopic 8: Computational Work Related to Experimental RealityTopic 9: Systems for Load-Leveling Applications

Symposium Topics

To ensure that the highest levels of scientific discovery are presented at IMLB 2014, the meeting will be limited to 1,200 delegates. Presentations will be carefully reviewed and selected by a special scientific committee. Oral presentations will be selected by the scientific committee of IMLB 2014. The number of posters will be limited to between 400 and 500. All posters will be on view and available for discussion during the entire five-days of the meeting.

w Call for Papers wAbstracts due January 10, 2014

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sensor while catalytic heating, Seth E. Lerner and Steven R. Falta, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,642,224 (20140204), Fuel cell system with a learning capability to readjust the driving characteristic of a gas supply device and vehicle, Kenji Umayahara, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,225 (20140204), High-pressure fluid supply apparatus, Tsukuo Ishitoya, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,226 (20140204), Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell, Hiroki Okabe, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,642,227 (20140204), Fuel cell stack flow hood, Matthew Harrington, Paul Barnard, Robert Leah, and Robert Morgan, Ceres Intellectual Property Co. (GB). U.S. 8,642,228 (20140204), Polymer electrolyte membrane and fuel cell using the polymer electrolyte membrane, Myung-dong Cho, Hee-Young Sun, and Myung-jin Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,642,229 (20140204), Electrochemical reactor units and modules and systems composed of them, Toshio Suzuki, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP). U.S. 8,642,230 (20140204), Electrode-membrane-frame assembly for fuel cell, polyelectrolyte fuel cell and manufacturing method therefor, Tsutomu Kawashima, Norihiko Kawabata, Toshihiro Matsumoto, Atsushi Murata, and Takashi Morimoto, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,642,308 (20140204), Biofuel cell electrocatalysts utilizing enzyme-carbon nanotube adducts, Plamen Atanassov, Dmitri Ivnitski, Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Heather R. Luckarift, Glenn R. Johnson, and Carolin Lau, STC.UNM. U.S. 8,642,495 (20140204), Catalyst, production process therefor and use thereof, Ryuji Monden, Tadatoshi Kurozumi, Toshikazu Shishikura, and Takuya Imai, Showa Denko KK (JP). U.S. 8,643,325 (20140204), Integrated battery charger, Fu-I Yang, Samya Technology Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,643,331 (20140204), Enhanced voltage-based fuel gauges and methods, Jason Allen Wortham and Parviz Ghaseminejad, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. U.S. 8,643,332 (20140204), Battery system and method for detecting internal short circuit in battery system, Kazunobu Yokotani, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,643,333 (20140204), Battery stack cell monitor, Seyed R. Zarabadi, Thomas Gerard Block, and Mark R. Keyse, Delphi Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,643,334 (20140204), Battery balancing circuit and balancing method thereof and battery activation method, Kuo-Cheng Kuo and Sung-Hsin Hsiao, Simplo Technology Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,643,338 (20140204), Power supply circuit using rechargeable battery, Nobuo Murofushi, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,643,339 (20140204), Battery pack including a status detection unit to detect an abnormal status and a notification unit to notify a user of an availability to restart a discharging operation, Norihiro Iwamura, Motoharu Muto, Masaki Ikeda, Naoki Shimizu, Atsumasa Kubota, Masaaki Okada, and Tatsuya Miwa, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,643,341 (20140204), Battery system and automobile, Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Masanori Watanabe, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,643,342 (20140204), Fast charging with negative ramped current profile, Vineet Haresh Mehta and Jeffrey Brian Straubel, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,643,376 (20140204), Voltage measuring apparatus of assembled battery, Satoshi Ishikawa and Masashi Sekizaki, Yazaki Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,643,500 (20140204), Apparatus and method for diagnosing abnormality in cell balancing circuit, Sang-Hoon Lee, Dal-Hoon Lee, and Jee-Ho Kim, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,643,930 (20140204), Thin film lithium-based batteries

and electrochromic devices fabricated with nanocomposite electrode materials, Dane T. Gillaspie, Se-Hee Lee, C. Edwin Tracy, and John Roland Pitts, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. U.S. 8,645,088 (20140204), Systems and methods for determining the state of charge of a battery utilizing confidence values, Sascha Schaefer and Andreas Koenekamp, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,646,597 (20140211), Gas storage canister with compartment structure, Jefferson Y. S. Yang, Cheng-Ham Liao, Feng-Hsiang Hsiao, and Tzu-Wei Kuo, Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,647,758 (20140211), Electrochemical energy storage device, Peter Kritzer and Thomas Klenk, Carl Freudenberg, KG (DE). U.S. 8,647,759 (20140211), Secondary battery, Minyeol Han, Jeongwon Oh, Sangwon Byun, and Sooseok Choi, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,647,761 (20140211), Electrode assembly and secondary battery using the same, Chang-Bum Ahn, Chan-Seok Kim, and Yong-Kyun Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,647,762 (20140211), Battery cell module, Leo F. Schwab and Andrew P. Oury, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,647,763 (20140211), Battery coolant jacket, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Jeffrey C. Weintraub, and Weston Arthur Hermann, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,647,764 (20140211), Battery pack, Masakazu Naito, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,647,765 (20140211), Method of manufacturing a battery pack to minimize circulating current, Teruo Ishishita, Yuji Nishi, Keiji Kaita, and Masaru Takagi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,647,766 (20140211), Voltage detection in a battery, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ford Global Technologies, LLC. U.S. 8,647,767 (20140211), Sodium-metal-halide energy storage device with sodium level control mechanism, Reza Sarrafi-Nour, Andrew Shapiro, Chandra Sekher Yerramalli, and Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, General Electric Co. U.S. 8,647,768 (20140211), Positive active material composition and positive electrode for electrochemical device, and electrochemical device including the same, Kyeu-Yoon Sheem, Mee-Young Lee, Sumihito Ishida, and Eui-Hwan Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,647,769 (20140211), Lithium-sulphur battery with high specific energy, Vladimir Kolosnitsyn and Elena Karaseva, Oxis Energy Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,647,770 (20140211), Bismuth-tin binary anodes for rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries, Nikhilendra Singh and Masaki Matsui, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. U.S. 8,647,771 (20140211), Electrode-electrolyte composite powders for a fuel cell and method for the preparation thereof, Jong Ho Lee, Hae Weon Lee, Hue Sup Song, Joo Sun Kim, Ji Won Son, Hae Ryoung Kim, and Hwa Young Jung, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,647,772 (20140211), Cathode active material, cathode, and nonaqueous electrolyte battery, Tomoyo Ooyama, Yukifumi Takeda, Masanori Soma, and Hideki Nakai, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,647,773 (20140211), Niobium oxide compositions and methods for using same, John B. Goodenough and Jian-Tao Han, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System. U.S. 8,647,774 (20140211), Non-aqueous electrolytic batteries containing an active material including a monoclinic B-type titanium composite oxide, Hiroki Inagaki, Keigo Hoshina, Yasuhiro Harada, Yuki Otani, and Norio Takami, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP). U.S. 8,647,776 (20140211), Carbon material for lithium ion secondary battery, Shunsuke Yamada, Keita Yamaguchi, Taisuke Nose, and Hideharu Sato, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,647,777 (20140211), Mixed material of lithium


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iron phosphate and carbon, electrode containing same, battery comprising such electrode, method for producing such mixed material, and method for producing battery, Yoshinobu Yasunaga, Tokuo Inamasu, Akihiro Fujii, and Toshiyuki Nukuda, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,647,778 (20140211), Process for preparing electroactive insertion compounds and electrode materials obtained therefrom, Laurent Gauthier (CA), Michel Gauthier (CA), Donald Lavoie (CA), Christophe Michot (CA), and Nathalie Ravet (CA). U.S. 8,647,779 (20140211), Nonaqueous electrolyte composition and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Masaki Machida and Yosuke Kono, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,647,780 (20140211), Materials useful as electrolytic solutes, Christophe Michot, Michel Armand, Michel Gauthier, and Nathalie Ravet, Acep Inc. (CA). U.S. 8,647,781 (20140211), Redox fuel cells, Kathryn Knuckey, David Rochester, and Andrew Martin Creeth, Acal Energy Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,647,782 (20140211), Fuel cell system and control method thereof, Chihiro Wake and Yuji Matsumoto, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,647,783 (20140211), Auto-learning of base stack resistance for HFR based RH control, Manish Sinha, Derek R. Lebzelter, John C. Fagley, Megan Quick, Rodney J. Rhodes, Sergio Eduardo Garcia, and Victor W. Logan, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,647,784 (20140211), Fuel cell stack start method preventing cathode deterioration, Katsunori Nishimura, Kenji Yamaga, Osamu Kubota, and Ko Takahashi, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,647,785 (20140211), Dynamic voltage suppression in a fuel cell system, John P. Salvador, Thomas A. Greszler, and Brian A. Litteer, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,647,786 (20140211), Fuel cell system, Norio Yamagishi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,647,787 (20140211), Gas diffusion element, method of manufacturing the same, and device using the same, Evgeny B. Kulakov, Altek Capital, Inc. U.S. 8,647,788 (20140211), Fuel cell module, Andreas Kaupert, Markus Münzner, Klaus Luz, and Martin Brenner, Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KG (DE) and Behr GmbH & Co. KG (DE). U.S. 8,647,789 (20140211), Visualization apparatus for large area PEMFC, Joongmyeon Bae and Dongryul Lee, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,647,790 (20140211), Replacement device for membrane-electrode assembly of fuel cell stack with separators having recess portions, Myoung-Ki Min, Hee-Tak Kim, Geun-Seok Chai, Sang-Il Han, Tae-Yoon Kim, Sung-Yong Cho, and Kah-Young Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,647,791 (20140211), Seal structure for fuel cell and method for producing same, Tatsuya Okabe, NOK Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,647,792 (20140211), Fuel-cell stack, Koji Ueda, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,647,793 (20140211), Solid proton conductor for fuel cell and fuel cell using the same, Myung-jin Lee and Suk-gi Hong, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,648,563 (20140211), Charger for charging at least one rechargeable energy storage unit, Alexander Osswald, Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,648,570 (20140211), Method for balancing of high voltage battery pack, Jae Hwan Lim and Se Kyung Han, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,648,602 (20140211), Battery impedance detection system, apparatus and method, Johannes Petrus Maria van Lammeren, NXP BV (NL). U.S. 8,648,603 (20140211), Deterioration degree calculating apparatus for secondary battery, vehicle equipped with the apparatus, and deterioration degree calculating method for secondary battery, Hironori Harada, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

(JP). U.S. 8,649,935 (20140211), Battery system for vehicle, on-vehicle battery module, and cell controller, Kenji Kubo, Akihiko Kudo, Mutsumi Kikuchi, and Akihiko Emori, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP) and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,651,268 (20140218), Hydrogen energy systems, Paul H. Smith Jr., Paul H. Smith Jr. U.S. 8,651,286 (20140218), Spunbond polyester mat with binder comprising salt of inorganic acid, Kiarash Alavi Shooshtari, James Patrick Hamilton, and Jawed Asrar, Johns Manville. U.S. 8,651,896 (20140218), Electrical connecting member for secondary battery, Gi-Hwan Kwon, Yongho Cho, Seunghyun Bang, Hakjun Lee, and Hosang Kwon, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,220 (20140218), Battery and related method, Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, Takanori Ito, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saitou, and Hiroshi Sugawara, Nissan Motor Co., Inc. (JP). U.S. 8,652,224 (20140218), Hydrogen generator, fuel cell system and their operating methods, Hidenobu Wakita, Yukimune Kani, Seiji Fujihara, Kunihiro Ukai, and Akira Maenishi, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,351 (20140218), Titanic acid compound, process for producing the titanic acid compound, electrode active material containing the titanic acid compound, and storage device using the electrode active material, Tomoyuki Sotokawa, Nariaki Moriyama, Masatoshi Honma, and Tokuo Suita, Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,652,361 (20140218), Composite electrode material, Karim Zaghib, Chiaki Sotowa, Patrick Charest, Masataka Takeuchi, and Abdelbast Guerfi, Hydro-Quebec (CA) and Showa Denko KK (JP). U.S. 8,652,431 (20140218), Metal fluorophosphate synthesis and use as an active material for a battery electrode, Sébastien Patoux, Carole Bourbon, Erwan Dumont- Botto, Mickael Dolle, and Patrick Rozier, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (FR) and Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique (FR). U.S. 8,652,618 (20140218), Multi-layer film, Yasushi Seta, Riken Technos Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,661 (20140218), Secondary battery with protection circuit module and method of manufacturing the same, Bongyoung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,662 (20140218), Battery pack and method of fabricating the same, Sangjoo Lee, Sangjin Park, and Jongwook Yoon, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,663 (20140218), Prismatic secondary battery, Wongseong Baek, Heuisang Yoon, and Sangjoo Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,664 (20140218), Method for taking out a sealing plate of a fuel cell and a sealing plate directly used in the method, Shiro Akiyama and Shigemitsu Nomoto, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,665 (20140218), System and method of controlling fluid to a fluid consuming battery, Michael J. Brandon II, Eveready Battery Co., Inc. U.S. 8,652,666 (20140218), Battery module, Myung-Chul Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,652,667 (20140218), Battery pack, Heongsin Kim and Youngcheol Jang, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,668 (20140218), Secondary battery; solar power generation system, wind power generation system, and vehicle provided therewith; and method for fabrication of a secondary battery, Yuki Watanabe, Naoto Nishimura, Kazuya Sakashita, and Yoshihiro Tsukuda, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,669 (20140218), Lead-acid battery, Yasuhide Nakayama, Eiji Hojo, Masashi Shiota, Shin Ohsaki, and Shinichi Egami, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,652,670 (20140218), Battery system, Masataka Uchida, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 8,652,671 (20140218), Separator for battery, and battery and method for producing battery including the same, Saori Tanizaki, Norihiro Yamamoto, Yasushi Nakagiri, and Yasuyuki Shibano, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,672 (20140218), Large format electrochemical energy storage device housing and module, Jay Whitacre, David Blackwood, Eric Weber, Wenzhou Yang, Eric Sheen, William Campbell, Don Humphreys, and Edward Lynch-Bell, Aquion Energy, Inc. U.S. 8,652,673 (20140218), Solid lithium secondary cell, and production method therefor, Yasushi Tsuchida, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,674 (20140218), Thermal battery cathode materials containing nickel disulfide and batteries including same, Geoffrey Swift, Charles Lamb, and Jim Ferraro, EaglePicher Technologies, LLC. U.S. 8,652,675 (20140218), Cooling structure of lithium ion secondary battery system, Jung Sik Yun, Jeon Keun Oh, and Yu Rim Do, SK Energy Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,676 (20140218), Assembled battery system with cooling member between adjacent cells, Katsunori Nishimura, Masao Shimizu, and Tadashi Yoshida, Hitachi, Ltd. U.S. 8,652,678 (20140218), Battery pack system, Louis Jack Musetti, Vecture Inc. (CA). U.S. 8,652,679 (20140218), Rechargeable battery, Jun-Sik Kim and Sung-Soo Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,680 (20140218), Secondary battery, Minyeol Han, Jeongwon Oh, Sangwon Byun, and Dukjung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,652,681 (20140218), Secondary battery having a stepped can and an insulation case with at least one projection, Hwail Uh, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,682 (20140218), Ionic compound, electrolytic solution, electrochemical device, and battery, Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, and Tadahiko Kubota, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,683 (20140218), High capacity electrodes, Ronald Anthony Rojeski, Catalyst Power Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,652,684 (20140218), Composition for negative electrode of alkaline electrolyte battery, Patrick Bernard, Bernard Knosp, and Michelle Baudry, Saft Groupe SA (FR). U.S. 8,652,685 (20140218), Method of making an electrochemical cell with a catalytic electrode including manganese dioxide, Jingdong Guo, Eveready Battery Co, Inc. U.S. 8,652,686 (20140218), Substantially impervious lithium super ion conducting membranes, Steven J. Visco, Lutgard C. De Jonghe, and Yevgeniy S. Nimon, PolyPlus Battery Co. U.S. 8,652,687 (20140218), Conductive graphene polymer binder for electrochemical cell electrodes, Aruna Zhamu and Bor Z Jang, Nanotek Instruments, Inc. U.S. 8,652,688 (20140218), Alginate-containing compositions for use in battery applications, Gleb Yushin, Igor Luzinov, Bogdan Zdyrko, Oleksandr Magazynskyy, and Igor Kovalenko, Clemson University and Georgia Tech Research Corp. U.S. 8,652,689 (20140218), Energy storage device and system, Chandra Sekher Yerramalli, Anil Raj Duggal, Andrew Philip Shapiro, Mohamed Rahmane, Reza Sarrafi- Nour, Gregory John Parker, Alireza Namazifard, and Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, General Electric Co. U.S. 8,652,690 (20140218), Lithium primary battery, Jun Nunome, Fumio Kato, and Toshiyuki Shimizu, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,691 (20140218), Pre-oxidation of metallic interconnects, Martin Perry and Matthias Gottmann, Bloom Energy Corp. U.S. 8,652,692 (20140218), Li/air non-aqueous batteries, Steven J. Visco, Yevgeniy S. Nimon, and Bruce Katz, PolyPlus Battery Co. U.S. 8,652,693 (20140218), Reformer, cell stack device, fuel cell module, and fuel cell device, Mitsuhiro Nakamura and Takashi Ono, Kyocera Corp. (JP).

U.S. 8,652,694 (20140218), Water recovery assembly for transferring water from fuel cell cathode exhaust, Fred C. Jahnke and Joseph M. Daly, FuelCell Energy, Inc. U.S. 8,652,695 (20140218), Fuel cell system condensing heat exchanger, Kazuo Saito, John W. Kowalski, Bryan F. Dufner, and Sitaram Ramaswamy, Clearedge Power Corp. U.S. 8,652,696 (20140218), Integrated hydromethanation fuel cell power generation, Avinash Sirdeshpande, Greatpoint Energy, Inc. U.S. 8,652,697 (20140218), Controlling a fuel cell system based on fuel cell impedance characteristic, Matthias Gottmann, Patrick Muhl, Chad Pearson, and James Daniel Smith, Bloom Energy Corp. U.S. 8,652,698 (20140218), Fuel cell, fuel cell system, and control method of fuel cell system, Hisayoshi Ota, Kazuyori Yamada, Masaru Tsunokawa, Manabu Kato, and Hiroo Yoshikawa, Nippon Soken, Inc (JP) and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,699 (20140218), Fuel cell system, Keigo Suematsu, Tomotaka Ishikawa, and Yuichi Sakajo, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,700 (20140218), Fuel cell, Tetsuya Ogawa and Ayatoshi Yokokawa, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,652,701 (20140218), Fuel cell, Tetsuya Ogawa, Kimiko Fujisawa, and Ayatoshi Yokokawa, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,652,702 (20140218), Fuel cell systems and related arrangements for limiting relative motion between fuel cells, David A. Niezelski, Jeffery G. Lake, Robert A. Love, and Jason Bennett Blydenburgh, United Technologies Corp. U.S. 8,652,703 (20140218), Production of self-supporting ceramic materials having a reduced thickness and containing metal oxides, Mohsine Zahid, Mathilde Rieu, Claude Estournes, Pascal Lenormand, and Florence Ansart, Electricite de France (FR) and Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse III (FR). U.S. 8,652,704 (20140218), Direct alcohol fuel cell with cathode catalyst layer containing silver and method for producing the same, Atsushi Sano and Satoshi Maruyama, TDK Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,652,705 (20140218), Solid polymer electrolyte and process for making same, Thomas Berta, William Shamrock, and Wen Liu, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. U.S. 8,652,706 (20140218), Polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell and fuel cell system including the same, Min-Kyu Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,652,707 (20140218), Process for producing tubular ceramic structures of noncircular cross section, Caine Finnerty and Benjamin Emley, Watt Fuel Cell Corp. U.S. 8,652,708 (20140218), Fluid flow plate with a supporting frame for a fuel cell, Huan-Ruei Shiu, Chi-Chang Chen, Shiqah-Ping Jung, Wen-Chen Chang, and Fanghei Tsau, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW). U.S. 8,652,709 (20140218), Method of sealing a bipolar plate supported solid oxide fuel cell with a sealed anode compartment, John David Carter, Joong-Myeon Bae, Terry Alan Cruse, James Michael Ralph, and Deborah J. Myers, UChicago Argonne, LLC. U.S. 8,652,985 (20140218), Electrode catalyst layer for use in fuel cell, Masanobu Wakizoe and Naoto Miyake, Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,652,987 (20140218), Method for producing alloy catalyst for redox reaction, Ryogo Sakamoto, Kaoru Omichi, and Masao Ichiwaka, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,653,297 (20140218), Solid acid, polymer electrolyte membrane including the same, and fuel cell using the polymer electrolyte membrane, Jae-jun Lee, Myung-sup Jung, Do-yun Kim, Jin-gyu Lee, and Sang-kook Mah, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,653,792 (20140218), Power storage system including a plurality of battery modules and on/off devices or voltage converters, Takehiko Nishida, Tetsuro Shigemizu, Katsuo Hashizaki, Kazuyuki Adachi, Shinji Murakami, Yoshihiro Wada, Kouji Kurayama, and Hirofumi Fujita, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (JP) and


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46th Power Sources ConferenceJune 9-12, 2014

Wyndham Orlando HotelOrlando, Florida

The 46th Power Sources Conference will focus on energy generation and storage technology (largely, but not exclusively, electrochemical), which is of interest to the DoD and other military organizations, other Government

agencies, and to the civilian marketplace. As usual, the orientation will be toward devices, but relevant contributions on materials, mechanisms and power management are very welcome, in addition to contributions

on prototype development, manufacturing technology, device and system engineering, and economic and environmental considerations.

The goal of the Power Sources Conference is to provide an opportunity for attendees to meet with key influencers in the military power sources arena

Power Sources is your chance to reach a targeted audience of experts that focus on energy generation and storage technology, bringing together the government and industrial communities in a highly interactive environment.

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Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (JP). U.S. 8,653,793 (20140218), Secondary battery system, Tomoyoshi Ueki and Yasuyuki Tamane, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,653,794 (20140218), Apparatus and method for estimating voltage of secondary battery including blended cathode material, Won-Tae Joe, Geun-Chang Chung, and Sun-Young Cha, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,654,495 (20140218), Battery energy storage system with short circuit protection, and method, Fredrik Tinglow, Jan Svensson, Magnus Backman, Willy Hermansson, and Falah Hosini, ABB Research Ltd. (CH). U.S. 8,654,507 (20140218), Enhanced packing of energy storage particles, Henry R. Costantino, Chad Goodwin, William D. Scott, and Aaron M. Feaver, EnerG2 Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,654,508 (20140218), Electrochemical capacitor and electrode used therein, Keiichi Kondou, Toshiro Kume, and Tomohiro Okuzawa, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,656,793 (20140225), State of charge indicator and methods related thereto, Gerard F. McLean and Joerg Zimmermann, Société BIC (FR). U.S. 8,657,266 (20140225), Separator roll membrane coating for fuel cell humidifier, Annette M Brenner, Timothy J. Fuller, and Lijun Zou, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,657,923 (20140225), Microporous carbon material, manufacturing method thereof, and hydrogen storage method using microporous carbon material, Masashi Ito, Takashi Kyotani, Hirotomo Nishihara, Peng-Xiang Hou, Li-Xiang Li, Kyohei Hada, and Kazuhiko Mizuuchi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,125 (20140225), Positive electrode active material and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing the same, Tsutomu Ohzuku, Hiroshi Yoshizawa, and Masatoshi Nagayama, Panasonic Corp. (JP) and Osaka City University (JP). U.S. 8,658,228 (20140225), Fuel cell module and fuel cell comprising fuel cell module, Haruyuki Nakanishi, Shigeaki Murata, Masahiro Imanishi, and Yoshihisa Tamura, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,658,294 (20140225), Protective circuit module and secondary battery having the same, Youngcheol Jang and Eunok Kwak, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,658,295 (20140225), Self healing lithium-ion battery negative electrodes, product including same, and methods of making and using same, Yang T. Cheng, Adam T. Timmons, and Stephen J. Harris, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,658,296 (20140225), Rechargeable battery, Sang-Won Byun, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,658,297 (20140225), Cap assembly and secondary battery having the same, Yong-Sam Kim and Yoon-Cheol Jeon, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,658,298 (20140225), Laminate outer packaging storage device, Yuu Watanabe, Naoshi Yasuda, Nobuo Ando, and Makoto Taguchi, JM Energy Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,658,299 (20140225), Battery pack thermal management system and method, Jihui Yang and Steven Cai, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,658,300 (20140225), Fuel gauge circuit and battery pack, Takatoshi Itagaki, Akira Ikeuchi, and Makio Abe, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,303 (20140225), Middle or large-sized battery pack case of excellent cooling efficiency, Chae-Ho Chung, Dal Mo Kang, Ye-Hoon Im, and Jongmoon Yoon, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,658,304 (20140225), Catholytes for aqueous lithium/air battery cells, Steven J Visco, Lutgard C. De Jonghe, Yevgeniy S. Nimon, Alexei Petrov, and Kirill Pridatko, PolyPlus Battery Co. U.S. 8,658,305 (20140225), Lithium-ion battery and use thereof, Ryuta Morishima, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,658,306 (20140225), Electrode terminal connecting member for battery module, Youngsun Park, Han Eun Kim, Yonghan

Lee, John E. Namgoong, Sain Park, and Masayuki Wakebe, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,658,307 (20140225), Rechargeable battery, Sangwon Byun and Chiyoung Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,658,308 (20140225), Pouch-type secondary battery with insulating member and alignment mark on case, Ki-Sung Hong, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,658,309 (20140225), Dissociating agents, formulations and methods providing enhanced solubility of fluorides, Rachid Yazami, California Institute of Technology and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (FR). U.S. 8,658,310 (20140225), High capacity electrodes, Ronald Anthony Rojeski, Catalyst Power Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,658,311 (20140225), High temperature rechargeable battery for greenhouse gas decomposition and oxygen generation, Bruce S. Kang and Huang Guo. U.S. 8,658,312 (20140225), Positive electrode for lithium ion battery, fabrication method thereof, and lithium ion battery using the same, Kenichi Honoki and Kensuke Nakura, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,658,313 (20140225), Method for manufacturing electrode, and method for manufacturing power storage device and power generation and storage device having the electrode, Kazutaka Kuriki, Junpei Momo, and Takafumi Mizoguchi, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,314 (20140225), Lithium-manganese-tin oxide cathode active material and lithium secondary cell using the same, Ji-Won Choi, Seok-Jin Yoon, and Dong Wook Shin, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,658,316 (20140225), Electrode material, method for producing the same, electrode and battery, Takao Kitagawa and Mitsumasa Saito, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,317 (20140225), Solid ion conductor which has a garnet-like crystal structure and has the stoichiometric composition L7 + xAxG3 - xZr2O12, Werner Weppner and Ramaswamy Murugan, BASF SE (DE). U.S. 8,658,318 (20140225), Electrochemical cell with additive modulator, Cody A. Friesen, Ramkumar Krishnan, Todd Trimble, and Sergey Puzhaev, Fluidic, Inc. U.S. 8,658,319 (20140225), Metal oxygen battery containing oxygen storage materials, Andrea Pulskamp, Andrew Robert Drews, Jun Yang, Shinichi Hirano, and Michael Alan Tamor, Ford Global Technologies, LLC. U.S. 8,658,320 (20140225), Method of operating a fuel cell, Yoshio Tamura and Koichi Kusumura, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,658,321 (20140225), Desulfurization system and method for desulfurizing a fuel stream, Chandra Ratnasamy, Jon P. Wagner, R. Steve Spivey, and Hans-Georg Anfang, Clariant Corp. U.S. 8,658,322 (20140225), Fuel cell system, Nobuyuki Kitamura, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,658,323 (20140225), Solid oxide fuel cell generation system, Hidekazu Fujimura, Hiromi Tokoi, and Shin Takahashi, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,324 (20140225), Fuel cell system, Kenji Umayahara, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,658,325 (20140225), Method of controlling fuel cell vehicle and fuel cell system, Hibiki Saeki, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,658,327 (20140225), Fuel cell stacking and sealing, Gary A. Mook, Kevin H. Negrotti, Hugh L. Smith, Norman F. Bessette, Kenneth Shown, Timothy Near, and Raymond England, Acumentrics Corp. U.S. 8,658,328 (20140225), Stack structure for laminated solid oxide fuel cell, laminated solid oxide fuel cell and manufacturing method, Seiichi Suda, Kaori Jono, Fumio Hashimoto, and Takayuki Hashimoto, Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JP) and FCO Power, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 8,658,329 (20140225), Advanced membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells, Yu Seung Kim and Byran S Pivovar, Los Alamos National Security, LLC. U.S. 8,658,330 (20140225), Composite multilayer seal for PEM fuel cell applications and method for constructing the same, Ronald W. Brush, John C Basta, and Crisanto F. del Rosario, Ames Rubber Corp. U.S. 8,658,331 (20140225), Structural reinforcement of membrane electrodes, Gerald W. Fly, Yeh-Hung Lai, Chunxin Ji, and Jeanette E. Owejan, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,658,707 (20140225), Expandable functional TFE copolymer fine powder, the expanded functional products obtained therefrom and reaction of the expanded products, Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu, and Xin Kang Chen, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. U.S. 8,658,746 (20140225), Electrolyte polymer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, process for its production and membrane-electrode assembly, Nobuyuki Kasahara, Atsushi Watakabe, Tetsuji Shimohira, Hisao Kawazoe, and Ichiro Terada, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,659,264 (20140225), Battery charger, Michael J. Brandon II, Jason M. Barr, Peter F. Hoffman, David A. Furth, Rachel P. Devereaux, and Mandy R. Iswarienko, Eveready Battery Co., Inc. U.S. 8,659,265 (20140225), Battery pack and method of sensing voltage of battery pack, Jinwan Kim, Jongwoon Yang, Segawa Susumu, Testuya Okada, Euijeong Hwang, Sesub Sim, Hanseok Yun, and Beomgyu Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,659,266 (20140225), Available charging/discharging current calculation method and power supply device, Shigeto Tamezane, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,659,267 (20140225), Battery pack and over-discharge

protecting method thereof, Changyong Yun, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,659,268 (20140225), Electrochemical cell with stepped scaffold fuel anode, Ramkumar Krishnan, Grant Friesen, and Cody A. Friesen, Fluidic, Inc. U.S. 8,659,270 (20140225), Battery pack overcharge protection system, Weston Arthur Hermann, Scott Ira Kohn, Philip David Cole, and Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,659,299 (20140225), Battery voltage measurement system and method thereof, Ming-Wang Cheng and Hsiang-Chun Hsueh, Lite-On Clean Energy Technology Corp. (TW). U.S. 8,659,874 (20140225), Energy storage device, Milo Shaffer, Emile Greenhalgh, Alexander Bismarck, and Paul T. Curtis, Imperial Innovations Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,660,808 (20140225), Method for accurate battery run time estimation utilizing load-condition voltage, Huili Yu, Broadcom Corp. U.S. 8,660,809 (20140225), Method for accurate battery run time estimation utilizing adaptive offset values, Huili Yu, Broadcom Corp. U.S. 8,660,819 (20140225), Utilization of HFR-based cathode inlet RH model in comparison to sensor feedback to determine failed water vapor transfer unit and utilize for a diagnostic code and message, Todd K. Preston, Sergio E. Garcia, and Joe C. Machuca, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,660,827 (20140225), Method of creating particle size distribution model, method of predicting degradation of fuel cell catalyst using the method of creating particle size distribution model, and method of controlling fuel cell using the method of predicting degradation of fuel cell catalyst, Hiroko Kimura, Naoki Takehiro, Manabu Kato, and Kazutaka Kimura, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

31st International Battery Seminar and Exhibit March 10-13, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaOrganized by industry expert Dr. S. P. “Shep” Wolsky, this is the longest running annual meeting for the battery industry. Speakers presented the latest developments in materials, products, and applications for all battery systems and enabling technologies for portable products, power and vehicles.

Mark your calendar! Next year’s show will be March 9-12, 2015.

Ben Bell explains the benefits of Scientific Climate Systems’s dry rooms for battery developers.

Steve Pred and Helga Grill escaped the cold New York weather to see current and potential customers at the show.

Reading the latest edition of ABT at the show are Mark Wegner and Darin Stotz of Northfield Automation Systems.

Bitrode’s Terry Hartman and Howard Muchnickin help design and maintain battery storage testing solutions.

Attendees discuss the new developments revealed in the morning’s technical presentations during the luncheon.

Rayna Handelman is building NAATBatt’s national alliance for advanced technology batteries. Visit www.naatbatt.org.

First-time exhibitor William Eggers shares the benefits of BioLogic’s potentiostats/galvanostats/EIS testing stations.

ABT’s Jo Chesworth visited with customers at the show and shared our latest edition. The online edition was available by a QR code.

Wildcat’s Steven Kaye (left) shared the data learned from testing over 250,000 cells during an afternoon session on Wednesday.

Making a live call-in presentation, Draper award winner Prof. John Goodenough is pictured second from the left.

Ralph Brodd, who shared his wisdom on the transition to alterna-tive vehicles and fuels, takes a break with Ioxus’s Ken Rudisueta.

Providing precison battery machinery including laboratory coaters, laminators and calenders is Innovative Machine’s Dan Nielsen .

Ametek’s Bill Wieand and Jim Doughery’s nickel strips can’t be beat.

Superior Graphite’s Jorge Ayala helps developers find graphite materials with including high stability and capacity.

Offering solutions to battery station testing needs are Arbin’s Antony Parulian and John Butcher.


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Meeting Report

30th International Battery Seminar and Exhibition

Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaMarch 10-13, 2014

By W. F. (Rick) HowardHoward Battery Consulting LLC

Jeffersonville, [email protected]

There were nearly 400 attendees, over 70 technical talks, and 45 exhibitors at the 31st International Battery Seminar, held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on March 10-13. Topics ranged from battery R&D plans to various battery and capacitor chemistries, grid energy storage, battery and manufacturing safety, cell materials, and battery manage-ment systems. In addition to introductory tutorials given by Prof. Doron Aurbach, Bar Ilan University (Advanced Power Sources) and Christophe Pillot, director, Avicenne Energy (Rechargeable Battery Market, 2013-25), the meeting featured a live call-in presentation by Prof. John Goodenough (see photo on page 13), University of Texas, titled “Rechargeable Batteries for a Sustainable Modern Society.” Following are summaries of selected talks. MaryAnn Wright of Johnson Controls spoke on the state of the electric/hybrid automotive industry. She asserted that headlines are misleading. Yes, EV sales are rapidly growing on a percentage basis, but actual numbers are low, and the sector will continue as a niche market. The difficulties for OEMs include meeting regulations, minimizing costs, and maximizing customer appeal, all making for slow market growth. Dr. Wright predicted that by 2025, HEVs would constitute only 10% of automotive sales, and EVs a paltry 8%, while high-performance diesel could become a major segment. Different details about the EV market were presented by Michael Lord of Toyota, although with similar predictions. He split the EV domain into three parts: EVs for short trips/commuters, hybrids for passenger cars, and fuel cells for big haulers. One driver for EV growth is the various zero emission mandates, now in several states, but HEVs will continue their sales lead, totaling about 3.3% of auto sales in 2024. Plug-in hybrids (PHEV) are the subset with the most growth potential, pushed by increasing fuel costs, regulations, and tax credits (although these are waning).

PHEV performance is the closest to internal combustion power, therefore it has the best market potential. Dave Heacock and Dave Freeman of Texas Instruments provided a stroll down memory lane in their talk about the development of batteries and circuits in the last 25 years. In that time, battery capacity has increased 10X, but circuit capacity has soared 10,000X, and circuit complexity has out-paced both. The audience was advised to expect continued size reductions with increased energy densities, and cell recharge time will drop substantially. Stationary energy storage in Germany was the topic of Claus Habermeier of Germany Trade & Invest, and may provide a glimpse of future sources for consumer electrical uses globally. Renewable energy sources are driving the industry, where most of the growth is in small systems suitable for consumers or small businesses. Dr. Habermeier stressed the point that these setups are proving financially viable in roughly five years. Joseph Fisher of Valence Technology, described how his company has come out from under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, utilizing their formidable patent portfolio, in-house cell design, outsourced production, and custom modules with proprietary battery management systems. Although Valence has produced over 100 million 18650s, their most visible success is the growing number (to 650 by 2015) of iconic red hybrid double-decker buses in London, incorporating Valence’s LiFeMgPO4 batteries. High energy density cells are critical for EV growth, a topic addressed by Sébastien Patoux of CEA-Liten (France) in his talk about Li-ion redox couples in next generation batteries. In addition to developing LiFePO4 for Prayon, Dr. Patoux cited process projects for high-voltage LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4, high capacity Li-rich nickelates, and a new Nb-doped sub-micron TiO2 for anodes. He also noted that Si-C composites have increased capacity but a short cycle life (so far); pre-lithiated Si is more durable. Looking ahead, he predicted we are less than five years from a 350Wh/kg Li-ion cell, at least five years before developing Li-S chemistry (poor reversibility and power), and more than a decade from workable Li-air cells. CEA, a government lab, advances projects to the pilot stage, then transfers their technologies to a commercial partner. Ilias Belharouak described his Li-S research at Qatar Foundation, a government-funded organization using commercial innovation to further alternate energy projects. Dr. Belharouak listed the several deficiencies of Li-S electrochemistry, including high (10%) self-discharge, rapid capacity fade caused by polysulfide dissolution, and the need for up to 30% carbon to ensure cyclability.

Although performance is improved by polysulfide electrolyte, Li-S cells will be a hard sell due to the presence of Li metal anodes. Sulfur is a petroleum byproduct, and Qatar literally has mountains of ‘free’ sulfur. Winfried Wilcke from IBM’s Almaden Research Center commented on metal-air batteries, noting that much progress had been made in understanding theory, but not to the point of practicality. With Li-air, Li2O2 is the oxidation product; side reactions with the electrolyte are the real problem. Na-O2 is a stable, low-cost system with only 20mV over-voltage (Li has 1500mV), but a modest one third of the energy density of Li-air, and Na metal is extremely reactive, so safety is even more of a concern. Diatomic metal oxides (MO) are very stable, therefore the rechargeability of +2 metals is problematic and unlikely to appear in commercial cells. Mike Lerner of Oregon State University presented some of the challenges facing wide-spread use of graphene in energy storage. Processing is the first hurdle: graphene adheres strongly to metal surfaces and is difficult to keep in suspension unless the planes or edges are functionalized. Defects reduce thermal transfer efficiency, although they are amenable to treatment, and material density (very low) will be a major issue. Finally, production is complicated and costly, not what cell manufacturers want to hear. A behind-the-scenes look at the evolution and proposed changes of UN test requirements for large format Li-ion batteries was presented by George Kerchner and Wiley Rein of PRBA. There is an international ban on Li metal cells as cargo in passenger planes, and there is no way to ship damaged or defective cells by air. Special permits are needed to ship those items by ground transport. Leyden Ene rgy’s Mark Juzkow described his company’s new non-flammable Li imide-based electrolyte, NFi™. Designed for start-stop vehicle applications (but not high rate usage), the electrolyte is acid-free, resulting in less material degradation and longer cycle life. The solution also incorporates fluorinated solvents with a small portion of alkyl carbonates added to form a stable SEI layer. Cell safety through separator thermal control was the topic of Dreamweaver’s Brian Morin’s talk. His Gold film, described as a <200nm spider web on 2-3µm cellulosic tinker toy frame, exhibits <2% shrinkage at 300ºC, while the Silver membrane, with PET filigree, is stable to 250ºC.

When the films are doused in electrolyte and ignited, there is some charring but little size change. These highly porous separators also provide excellent rate capability for power cells. MolyCorp.’s Yuan Gao provided insight into the rare earth industry, noting that the huge price spike in Q2 2011, which hurt the NiMH market, was the result of a Chinese monopoly attempt. That prompted several companies to establish exploratory projects or re-open old sources; MolyCorp now has rare earth mining operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Annual global demand for these elements is circa 130,000 tons. Lanthanum is most heavily used, primarily for catalytic cracking, with about 10% of its 50,000 ton/year production going to NiMH cells. EnerG2 is an emerging company producing hard carbons derived from and tailored by high purity liquid resin precursors. Aaron Feaver described materials, including an Si-C composite, with controlled pore sizes/surface areas, dopants, densities, and surface chemistries. The composite material holds promise as a Li-ion anode, as the carbon pore structure allows Si “breathing” during Li cycling, while the SEI forms on the carbon and is therefore stable. Slurries for coating are prepared the same as conventional graphite, even with as much as 85% Si; anode cycle life depends on Si purity. Composite pilot volumes are 2MT/month, with projections of 80-160MT/month at production levels. Mark Lefebvre of Samsung SDI presented on next-generation Li-ion materials, focusing on Li-rich layered-layered cathodes and Si-alloy anodes. He started by forecasting LIB market growth to $69.2 billion by 2020 from $17.6 billion in 2012. xEV batteries will be the major movers, with a 51% market share, IT applications will boast a 38% portion, and energy storage systems will account


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for the remainder. To achieve the desired 200 mile range for EVs, cathode and anode capacities must reach 250 and 650mAh/g, respectively. Today’s Li-rich cathode materials suffer from unacceptable energy fade, although partial fluorine replacement of oxygen stabilizes the crystal lattice, increases density, and improves the rate capability (power). At the anode, Si dispersed in an electrochemically-inactive metal matrix shows promise, with 90% cycle1 efficiency. Carbon-Si composites are proving less agreeable, as performance is controlled by the quality and thickness of the carbon layer, a difficult manufacturing procedure. Brett Lucht of the University of Rhode Island spoke about the SEI-forming reactions from electrolytes, a complex field still not well understood. Prof. Lucht used binder-free graphite electrodes to study anode SEI chemis t ry wi thout po lymer interference, and found species containing F, O, and P, with an F:O ratio of 1:1 and a constant composition throughout the film. SEI formers tend to be reduced and polymerized on the anode surface: poly(vinylidene carbonate, VC) is a very smooth film, while poly(fluoroethylene carbonate) is grainy. On-going work on cathode SEI formers aims to reduce fade and metal dissolution while improving coulombic efficiency. Another electrolyte presentation, from Shi Qiao of Capchem, focused on the path forward for emerging high-voltage Li-ion cells. Solvent decomposition and metal leaching from the cathode are the greatest challenges; for example, Co dissolution from LiCoO2 is a major issue at 4.35V and 70ºC. The presence of VC enhances Co loss, while 1,3-propane sulfone (PS) slows dissolution; these results are reflected in first-cycle efficiencies (low for VC, high for PS). Replacing LiPF6 with non-acidic LiTFSI or LiFSI slows Co leaching, although the latter is corrosive. A new solvent, succinonitrile, also is effective, but does not form an SEI; Capchem is refining a related formulation with an additive that forms a metal leach-resistant cathodic SEI. BASF has aggressively expanded its presence in the global Li-ion market, so it was no surprise that Ralph Wise gave a talk on next-gen cathode materials and electrolytes for high-performance applications. Addressing the need for increased energy and power, two 4.6-4.7V compositions were described: a 260mAh/g LiNixCo1-xMnxO2 species and LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4, known for excellent rate/power capability.

The latter, in pilot scale production and previously known for undesirable capacity fade, achieves 141mAh/g at 1C discharge, with >98% capacity retention after 100 cycles. Dr. Wise also commented on high voltage electrolyte development, especially aimed at reduced gassing. His candidate solution exhibits no impedance buildup and consequently low fade, while holding up well at elevated temperatures. Tim Feaver of Porous Power Technologies compared PPT’s Symmetrix® ceramic-filled PVDF separator with polyolefin films, long the industry standard. Clearly designed for more demanding battery chemistries, these PVDF membranes withstand >5V without oxidation, and their increased porosity and low MacMullin number is compatible with high rate power cells. The separator is flexible, easily laminated to either electrode, rapidly wetted

by electrolyte, and is heat-tolerant (2.4% shrinkage after 1 hour at 130ºC). Combinatorial chemistry is the strength of Wildcat Discovery, and Steven Kaye (pictured on page 13) addressed his company’s data mining success by crunching numbers from >50,000 cycled Li-ion cells. Normalized trends from capacity, fade, coulombic efficiency (CE), and gas evolution revealed CE and fade do not correlate, and gas evolution is not a dynamic in cell performance. The predictive results from this study show capacity retention at cycle X is a good indicator (R2 = 0.89) of values at 2X; data scatter is primarily due to catastrophic cell failures, and the identity of cathode material does not factor in. As expected, extrapolating results to cycle 3X (R2 = 0.78) and


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4X (0.64) is less accurate, although chemistries exhibiting low fade have good correlation to cycle 4X. More rigorous analytical techniques, such as high precision coulometry and cell design, with tighter temperature controls, are planned to further refine the data. Peter Cheng of Highpower Research Institute talked about advances with LCO-NMC composites (presumably sintered together), doped and coated to allow 4.35V charge, >400 cycles at 45ºC with ~12% capacity loss, and >1.5Ah from 10.7cc prismatics. A proprietary electrolyte provides good protection against degradation during 60ºC storage under full charge. Dr Cheng also discussed the future of Li polymer batteries, citing more market potential for cells in mobile devices and medical applications. Prof. Andrew Burke of UC Davis presented his team’s findings on the use of ultra-capacitors, rather than batteries, in micro- and mild hybrid vehicles. Fuel economy can be increased up to 25% in ?HVs in power-assist mode with only two 16V/13Wh modules. Larger 48V ultracap modules can replace NiMH batteries in MHVs and operate more efficiently for both acceleration and regenerative braking, with >50% reduction in fuel use during urban driving. Battery market analysis and forecasts were the topics of Franz Josef Kruger of Roland Berger Consultants. His conclusions for 2020 include: 13 million xEVs annual production (10 million HEVs); renewable grid storage totaling 44 GWh (24% from Li-ion); manufacturing costs for Li-ion batteries in energy storage = $260/kWh; and reduced costs of Li-ion, coupled with extended working life, positioning this technology well for solar, automotive, and industrial applications. Industry consultant Ralph Brodd of Broddarp (pictured on page 13) provided his insights into the transition from internal combustion-powered (ICE) transport to xEVs. As expected, the changeover will be strongly dependent on performance and cost, but by 2050, he expects fuel cell and battery costs will be competitive with ICEs. Range anxiety and charging delays will continue to frustrate EV growth pending technology addressing these issues; until then, EV use will be limited to commuter distances. Industry and government performance goals must have strong policy support to succeed, and should not rely on a single technology, although even partial success will be highly beneficial. LG Chem’s Mohamed Alamgir described his company’s many forays into rechargeable battery markets, noting that this segment accounts for 42% of LG’s R&D expense but only 8% of revenue. Addressing Li-ion cell

technology, he cited advances such as separators coated with ceramic nanoparticles (puncture and shrink resistant) and prismatic cells with gel electrolytes (flexible design, good heat dissipation, and high energy density). LG’s EV cells are evolving toward NCM and LFP cathodes, for high energy and power, respectively, LTO anodes for power applications, and electrolytes with expanded operating temperature windows. Finally, Dr. Alamgir noted that LG batteries are now found in EV/HEVs from Ford, GM, Hyundai, Renault, and Volvo. As alternate automotive power sources come into play, it behooves us to consider next-gen battery recycling and materials reclamation. Linda Gaines of Argonne National Lab suggested that the current Pb-acid arrangement can serve as a model, but cautioned that different chemistries would have to be segregated to avoid contamination. An ideal system would include a collection infrastructure with bar-code labeling, easily disassembled battery packs, processes with clear materials’ separation, and high QC standards on output streams to ensure marketability. Steven Sloop of OnTo Technologies provided details about recycling Li-ion batteries, including reusing costly cathode materials, such as LCO and NMC. This is a large niche market with significant growth potential over the next five to 10 years. Existing reclamation processes – smelting and hydrometallurgy – recover Co, Ni, and Cu, but Li values are lost, and cells with low Co content have little/no value in this expensive methodology. OnTo’s low cost, energy efficient process recovers and refurbishes active solids with a proprietary separation/sizing step. Electrochemical evaluation of recycled cathode materials shows almost no performance degradation versus as-prepared compositions. Pluses for this technology further include using <2% of the energy required for smelting, Li and Al recovery, and no S or As emissions. About the Author: W. F. (Rick) Howard is a 20+ year veteran of the Li-ion industry and the principal at Howard Battery Consulting LLC.

Arbin Introduces Industrial Battery Tester The Industrial Battery Testing (iBT) Series uses Arbin Instruments’s new low-powered regenerative hardware that is designed to test single cell devices with an operating voltage range as low as 5V. The iBT Series is designed for customers scaling up their research, or who are already in high volume production of batteries or cells. This new test

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series can provide hundreds of fully independent channels in a single chassis for high volume testing, and can be customized to fit a wide range of cell requirements. Arbin’s iBT Series uses pulse width modulation (PWM) technology. When batches of batteries are being cycled, the time of each cycle will vary between batteries. Some are charging while others are discharging. Traditionally,

energy from the AC grid is used to charge, and energy being discharged is dissipated as heat. By using PWM technology this process is much more efficient and recycles energy between channels that are charging and discharging. The new iBT hardware design is based on Arbin’s 20+ years of developing high quality test equipment, and is capable of running around the clock without interruption. The hardware provides 24 bit measurement resolution and 0.01% accuracy. The iBT also provides an optional auto-calibration module that allows test channels to self-calibrate all ranges while the system is running, against an NIST traceable meter and shunt integrated inside the hardware. Testing with the new iBT is also made simpler with a newer and more robust software platform that makes testing high channel counts easier and more flexible. The For more information, contact Arbin Instruments, 762 Peach Creek Cut Off Rd., College Station, TX 77845, USA, phone: 1-979-690-2751, or visit www.arbin.com.


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UPCOMING EVENTS

Meetings and Symposia

April 15-16 – Battery Congress 2014, Michigan State University Management Education Center, Troy, Michigan. Sponsored by the Global Automotive Management Council, conference and expo shares advances in battery technology, applications and management systems. Dedicated to the research integration of new battery technologies in vehicles and other energy systems. Info: Visit www.batterycongress.org or phone: 1-734- 997-9249.

April 27-30 – 126th Battery Council Convention + Power Mart Expo, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, California. Dedicated to advancing the lead-acid battery industry’s products and companies successfully into the future. Keep up with emerging technologies and changing regulations to do business more effectively in the global marketplace. At the expo, meet people and learn about the tools that can improve your products, streamline your processes and drive profit margins. Info: Battery Council International, 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, phone: 1-312-644-6610, or visit www.batterycouncil.org.

May 5-7 – Battcon, Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida. Noncommercial, technical event for storage battery users from the power, telecom, UPS and other industries. End-users, engineers, battery and battery test equipment

manufacturers, installers, and standards and safety experts gather to discuss storage battery innovations and solutions for existing systems; everyday applications; technical advances; and industry concerns. A trade show features storage power related vendors. Info: Jennifer Stryker, Albercorp, 3103 N. Andrews Ave. Ext., Pompano Beach, FL 33064, 1-954-623-6660 ext 23806, or visit www.battcon.com.

May 5-8 – Space Power Workshop, Manhattan Beach Marriott, Manhattan Beach, California. Topics include space batteries, advanced energy storage, cell level developments for energy storage, and energy generation reliability and test. Info: Nathalie Fujino, phone: 1-310-336-1202 or Jackie Amazaki at 1-310-336-4073 or visit www.aerospace.org/education/technical_workshops.

May 11-16 – 225th ECS Meeting, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida. Sponsored by the Electrochemical Society, topics include batteries and energy storage; corrosion; electrodeposition for micro-and nano-battery materials; electrochemical engineering; fuel cells, electrolyzers and energy conversions; and durability in low temperature fuel cells. Info: The Electrochemical Society, 65 South Main St., Pennington, Building D, New Jersey, 08534-2839, phone: 1-609-737-1902, fax: 1-609-737-2743, e-mail: [email protected], or visit www.electrochem.org/meeting/biannual/225/

May 19-21 – 2014 EDTA Conference & Annual Meeting, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 1,000 participants and 200 industry leaders from the electric transportation industry and associated drive business include auto, clean technology, energy and utilitility industries. Learn about the latest electric drive developments including market trends, automakers preparation for fuel cells, and wired vs. wireless charging, Explore the event’s Ride, Drive & Charge. Info: Visit www.edta2014.com.

May 19-23 – 1st Asian Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC), International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan. Top energy-storage technologists from Asian carmakers assess the Asian xEV market and the battery technology which will power it. Dissecting the Asian and global xEV vehicle and battery markets by segment and reviewing recent advances in automotive battery systems technology. Info: Carol Chambers, Advanced Automotive Batteries, phone: 1-530-692-0140; fax: 1-530-692-0142, or visit www.advancedautobat.com.

May 29 – 4th Israeli Power Sources Conference, Daniel Hotel, Herzelia, Israel. Conference includes power sources, batteries, fuel cells, super capacitors, smart-grid and electric vehicles with EV and hybrid vehicle test drives. Provides technological

ELECTRIC VEHICLE NEWS

Ferry Completes Six-Month Winter Operations The KF Hisarøy electric cable ferry has now been sailing between Mjånes and Hisarøy in Norway daily for six months, with flawless operation over the wintery seas in Norway. The ferry’s new propulsion power system consists of a complete rechargeable battery system from Electrovaya in cooperation with Solund Verft, HAFS Elektro & Rør AS and Electrovaya’s subsidiary Miljobil Grenland AS in Norway.

The 100kWh new prototype battery system is based on Electrovaya’s new generation SuperPolymer®2.0 technology. Electrovaya’s SuperPolymer®2.0 Li-ion battery system provides excellent performance and reliability with an exceptionally small on-board footprint. The battery system onboard is a major step towards replacing diesel generators. The battery electric ferry can save up to approximately 180,750 liters of fuel consumption over its expected lifetime. That has a potential to save about 500 tons of emissions; 480 tons of CO2, nine tons of particulate matter and volatile organic compounds, two tons of carbon monoxide and two tons of other type of emissions. The Electrovaya Li-ion battery also eliminates all fuel exhaust including the usual carcinogens from diesel exhaust. The owner of the vessel is Wergeland AS and Gulen Skyssbåtservice operates the ferry. The cable ferry is operating approximately 10 round-trips per day between the mainland and the Hisarøy Island, a round trip distance of about 1.6 kilometers. The cable ferry is driven by two winches on-board and Electrovaya’s on-board Li-ion battery system is recharged

on the mainland between the round trips and over-night. KF Hisarøy is built to carry 49 passengers and six cars.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

3-D Nanoscale Changes in Battery Material Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, have made the first 3D observations of how the structure of a Li-ion battery anode evolves at the nanoscale in a real battery cell as it discharges and recharges. A team led by Vanessa Wood of the university ETH Zurich, working at the Swiss Light Source, recently performed in situ 3D tomography at micrometer scale resolution during battery cell charge and discharge cycles. Achieving nanoscale resolution has been the ultimate goal. “For the first time,” says Brookhaven physicist Jun Wang, (right in photo on page 21) who led the research, “we have captured the microstructural details of an operating battery anode in 3D with nanoscale resolution, using a new in-situ micro-battery-cell we developed for synchrotron x-ray nano-tomography-an invaluable tool for reaching this goal.” This advance provides a powerful new source

of insight into microstructural degradation. The transmission x-ray microscope used for this study will soon move to a full-field x-ray imaging (FXI) beamline at NSLS-II, a world-class synchrotron facility now nearing completion at Brookhaven Lab. This new facility will produce x-ray beams 10,000 times brighter than those at NSLS, enabling dynamic studies of various materials as they perform their particular functions.


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June 9-12 – 46th Power Sources Conference, Orlando Wyndham Resort, Orlando, Florida. Perhaps the best possible conference for obtaining information and meeting with key influencers in the military power sources arena. Get updates on new military and government needs and requirements, and learn about the latest power sources technology from both government and industry. Info: Mark Goldfarb, Conference Coordinator, Palisades Convention Management Inc., 411 Lafayette St., Suite 201, New York, NY 10003, phone: 1-212-460-8090 x202, email: [email protected] or visit www.powersourcesconference.com.

June 10-14 – 17th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Villa Erba, Como, Italy. Focuses on research leading to improved Li battery materials, and the understanding of the fundamental processes that determine and control electrochemical performance. Includes current and future applications in transportation, commercial, aerospace, and biomedical. Expected to draw 1,200 experts, researchers, and lithium battery professionals. Info: Visit www.imlb.org.

June 18-20 – 11th China International Battery Fair, Shenzhen Convention Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China. Focuses on power battery and energy storage and related materials. Sessions are ideal for professionals in the rechargeable battery market to learn the latest technological progress and market/technology direction. Info: Visit www.cibf2014.com.

July 1-2 – IFBF 2014: The International Flow Battery Forum, Hafen Hotel, Hamburg, Germany. Provides an excellent opportunity for those interested in flow battery research, development, manufacture, operation and commercialization to exchange information. Includes site visits to flow battery installations in Northern Germany. Info: Visit www.flowbatteryforum.com.

August 6-7 – Battery Power 2014, Hyatt Denver Tech Center, Denver, Colorado. Topics include new battery designs, improving power management, predicting battery life, regulations and standards, safety and transportation, battery authentication, charging technology, emerging chemistries and market trends. Info: Visit www.batterypoweronline.com.

September 16-18 – The Battery Show 2014, The Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan. Showcases the latest advanced battery technology. Exhibit offers a platform to launch new products, make new contacts. Info: Visit www.thebatteryshow.com.

September 21-23 – BIT’s 4th New Energy Forum-2014, Qingdao International Convention Center, Qingdao, China. Includes lithium batteries, flow batteries, fuel cell technologies, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, and emerging hydrogen energy technologies. Info: Visit www.bitcongress.com/nef2014.

October 5-10 – 2014 ECS and SMEQ, Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico. Comprised of the 226th Meeting of The Electrochemical Chemical Society, the 19th Congreso de la Sociedad Mexicana de Electroquimica, and the 7th Meeting of the Mexico Section of The Electrochemical Society. Topics include batteries and energy storage; corrosion; electrodeposition for micro-and nano-battery materials; electrochemical engineering; fuel cells, electrolyzers and energy conversions; and durability in low temperature fuel cells. Info: The Electrochemical Society, 65 South Main St., Pennington, Building D, New Jersey, 08534-2839, phone: 1-609-737-1902, fax: 1-609-737-2743, or visit www.electrochem.org/meeting/biannual/226/

October 28-30 – EV2014VE Conference and Trade Show, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electric Mobility Canada’s 6th annual event is ideal for those supplying, operating or planning to market or operate battery, plug-in hybrid, hybrid or fuel cell electric vehicles in Canada. See some of the latest battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles. Info: Visit http://emc-mec.ca/ev2014ve/en/.

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