CONstruction of Smart Three-dimensional ELectrode Lithium-ion bATteries via Industrial prOcesses and staNdards (CONSTELLATION)

通过工业流程和标准构建智能三维电极锂离子电池（CONSTELLATION）

• 批准号: 10048444
• 金额: $ 376.64万
• 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: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10048444
• 关键词: CONstruction; Smart; Three; dimensional; ELectrode

With the UK's aim to ban combustion-engine sales by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the UK urgently needs highly innovative solutions to meet these targets. It also needs to maintain competitiveness in a global EV market expected to reach $68bn in 2022\. Project CONSTELLATION is aimed at improving the performance of EV battery cells, by bringing together the expertise of strategically important UK partners (Addionics, James Durrans, Centre for Process Innovation, Warwick Manufacturing Group) to improve the competitiveness of the UK battery supply chain and take technology already developed to TRL7, ready towards full commercialisation. Key objectives for this project include developing new verticals in cell manufacture through improvements to the manufacturing efficiency, performance and environmental profile of cells optimised for the automotive market. These will be achieved through improvements in novel current collectors designed by the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the formulation of customised electrodes in lithium-ion batteries using coating that can be robotically automated. New verticals will help reduce the time for scaling cell production resulting in lower costs for manufacturing and cost of ownership for the end-user. The project will utilise technology developed by Addionics for 3D current collector fabrication that has shown significant battery performance improvements. It will build on the earlier success of InnovateUK-funded project STELLAR to now take the work to TRL7\. Project CONSTELLATION will demonstrate minimal disruption to existing Gigafactories as it represents a 'drop-in' solution whereby affordable electrodes can be supplied to a variety of facilities. The output of the project will be commercialised directly in the UK and beyond.

英国的目标是到 2030 年禁止内燃机销售并到 2050 年实现碳中和，英国迫切需要高度创新的解决方案来实现这些目标。它还需要在预计 2022 年达到 680 亿美元的全球电动汽车市场中保持竞争力。 CONSTELLATION 项目旨在通过汇集具有重要战略意义的英国合作伙伴（Addionics、James Durrans、工艺创新中心、Warwick Manufacturing Group）的专业知识来提高电动汽车电池的性能，以提高英国电池供应链的竞争力，并采取技术已开发至 TRL7，准备全面商业化。该项目的主要目标包括通过提高针对汽车市场优化的电池的制造效率、性能和环境状况，开发电池制造的新垂直领域。这些目标将通过采用人工智能（AI）设计的新型集电器的改进以及使用可机器人自动化的涂层配制锂离子电池中的定制电极来实现。新的垂直行业将有助于减少扩大电池生产的时间，从而降低最终用户的制造成本和拥有成本。该项目将利用 Addionics 开发的 3D 集电器制造技术，该技术已显示出电池性能的显着改进。它将建立在 InnovateUK 资助的 STELLAR 项目早期成功的基础上，现在将工作推进到 TRL7\。 CONSTELLATION 项目将证明对现有超级工厂的干扰最小，因为它代表了一种“直接”解决方案，可以为各种设施提供价格实惠的电极。该项目的成果将直接在英国及其他地区进行商业化。