Smart Three-dimensional ELectrode Lithium-ion batteries with Automated Robotics (STELLAR)

具有自动化机器人技术的智能三维电极锂离子电池（STELLAR）

• 批准号: 10007476
• 金额: $ 57.19万
• 依托单位: ADDIONICS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10007476
• 关键词: Smart; Three; dimensional; ELectrode; Lithium

The UK will ban the sale of new combustion-engine vehicles by 2030 and its aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050. The mass introduction of zero emission vehicles is gradual but irreversible. Electric cars overwhelmingly rely on battery technology. Therefore the UK must be at the forefront of design and manufacture of EVs and batteries. Consumer concerns are around cost, charging time, battery life and limited driving range, which severely impedes the sales of EVs. As such the UK is in urgent need of highly innovative solutions that can (i) overcome the aforementioned concerns and (ii) take a technological lead that generates employment and market competitiveness within a short timeframe. It will need better battery design and manufacturing to produce complex technologies at low cost that the market demands.The Stellar project addresses these challenges by providing innovative and scalable solutions. The project will utilise technology developed by partners for 3D electrode fabrication that has shown significant battery performance improvements. Modelling battery geometries and AI battery design will help address the thermal, energy density and mechanical issues that plague state-of-the-art batteries. This enables vertical integration into the cell manufacturing process through tailoring batteries for specific type of vehicles: fast charging times, increased energy density and power density can then all be engineered before fabrication. CPI will enable fabrication of 3D electrodes designs with optimised ink formulations for commercial applications using state-of-the-art robotic systems for rapid formulation and screening. UKBIC will provide input for ensuring industrial scalability. The process will be able to use AI design to create entire batteries with new electrode geometries and an automated process that allows rapid and cost effective development. The project will demonstrate significant improvement in performance of high-energy lithium-ion battery cells in charging/discharging behaviour and cycle life.Additionally, the project approach requires no change to existing battery facilities, supply chains and represents a 'drop-in' solution whereby 3D electrodes can be supplied to a variety of facilities. We also remove time-consuming manufacturing processes where several iterations are required for optimum structure and ink creation. We aim to improve cell performance and manufacture, enhancing UK capabilities and creating resilience of supply. We will save time and cost from the present manufacturing chain while benefitting environmentally from longer lifetime cells that will help the UK grid in its transition to cleaner energy mixes.

英国将在2030年之前禁止出售新的燃烧发动机车辆，并在2050年之前将其成为中性碳。电动汽车绝大多数依赖电池技术。因此，英国必须处于电动汽车和电池设计和制造的最前沿。消费者的担忧是成本，充电时间，电池寿命和有限的驾驶范围，这严重阻碍了电动汽车的销售。因此，英国迫切需要高度创新的解决方案，这些解决方案可以（i）克服上述问题，（ii）以短时间内产生就业和市场竞争力的技术领导者。它将需要更好的电池设计和制造业，以低成本以市场需求生产复杂的技术。恒星项目通过提供创新和可扩展的解决方案来应对这些挑战。该项目将利用合作伙伴开发的技术进行3D电极制造，该技术已显示出明显的电池性能改进。建模电池几何形状和AI电池设计将有助于解决困扰最先进的电池的热，能量密度和机械问题。这可以通过为特定类型的车辆定制电池来垂直整合到电池制造过程中：快速充电时间，能量密度增加和功率密度可以在制造之前进行设计。 CPI将使用最先进的机器人系统进行快速配方和筛选的商业应用制造3D电极设计。 UKBIC将提供确保工业可扩展性的意见。该过程将能够使用AI设计来创建具有新电极几何形状的整个电池和一个自动化过程，从而可以快速且具有成本效益的开发。该项目将在充电/放电行为和循环寿命中表现出高能锂离子电池电池的性能的显着改善。在此方面，该项目方法不需要对现有电池设施，供应链，代表“掉落”解决方案，并可以将3D电极提供给各种设施。我们还删除了耗时的制造过程，其中需要几次迭代才能最佳结构和墨水创造。我们旨在提高细胞性能和制造，增强英国能力并创造供应的弹性。我们将节省当前制造链中的时间和成本，同时从更长的寿命单元中受益于环境，这将有助于英国电网过渡到清洁能源混合。