SBIR Phase I: Rapid, Additive Manufacturing of Batteries (RAMB)

SBIR 第一阶段：电池快速增材制造 (RAMB)

• 批准号: 2026059
• 负责人: Rajan Kumar
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: Ocella Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2026059&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Rapid; Additive; Manufacturing

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project will develop a new process to reshape batteries through rapid, custom manufacturing. The battery industry’s manufacturing process has remained relatively unchanged over the past 40 years, impacting applications such as Digital Health and the Internet of Things (IoT). This project will develop a novel platform for battery manufacturing using a cure-on-command technology, which will expedite the components curing process from hours to seconds. The cure-on-command technology will provide added multiple benefits to battery manufacturing through elimination of certain processing steps, such as cost savings, capital equipment savings of 3x, and environmental friendliness.The aims of this project are to benchmark the benefits of cure-on-command technology for rapid manufacturing of battery components, demonstrate its application for ultra-thin, flexible batteries, and highlight its technical and economic benefits to battery manufacturing. The biggest hurdle to new methods in battery manufacturing has been the thermal evaporation process, which is a slow (67 m2/min) and toxic process. This project will advance a faster (500 m2/min) curing process. The key objectives of this proposal will be: (1) formulate zinc-silver oxide battery materials with cure-on-command technology, (2) test performance and durability of batteries in comparison with the state-of-the-art battery manufacturing process and materials, and (3) integrate and test a small prototype battery (20-220 mAh) to replace bulky, rigid coin cells in devices for Digital Health and IoT applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将开发一个新的过程，通过快速，定制的制造业来重塑电池。在过去的40年中，电池行业的制造过程一直保持不变，影响了数字健康和物联网（IoT）等应用程序。该项目将使用一种固定命令技术开发一个新颖的电池制造平台，该平台将加快组件从小时到几秒钟制造过程。治疗固定技术将通过消除某些处理步骤，例如节省成本，节省3倍的资本设备以及环境友好的范围来为电池制造提供多种好处。该项目的目的是基准基准固定技术的好处，以快速生产电池组件的好处，以实现其超固定型，稳定的面具和经济的应用，以实现其应用程序的应用和经济。电池生产新方法的最大障碍是热蒸发过程，这是一个缓慢（67平方米/分钟）和有毒过程。该项目将推进更快（500平方米/分钟）的制作过程。 The key objectives of this proposal will be: (1) formulate zinc-silver oxide battery materials with cure-on-command technology, (2) test performance and durability of batteries in comparison with the state-of-the-art battery manufacturing process and materials, and (3) integrated and test a small prototype battery (20-220 mAh) to replace bulky, rigid coin cells in devices for Digital Health and IoT applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory任务，并通过评估使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为是宝贵的支持。