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.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力将开发一种新工艺，通过快速定制制造来重塑电池。电池行业的制造工艺在过去40年中保持相对不变，影响了数字健康和物联网（IoT）等应用。该项目将开发一种新型的电池制造平台，使用指令固化技术，将组件固化过程从数小时缩短到数秒。指令固化技术将通过消除某些加工步骤为电池制造提供额外的多重好处，例如节省成本，资本设备节省3倍，以及环境友好。该项目的目的是对指令固化技术在快速制造电池组件方面的好处进行基准测试，展示其在超薄柔性电池中的应用，并突出了其对电池制造的技术和经济效益。电池制造新方法的最大障碍是热蒸发过程，这是一个缓慢（67 m2/min）且有毒的过程。该项目将推进更快（500 m2/min）的固化工艺。 这项建议的主要目标是：（1）利用指令固化技术配制锌银氧化物电池材料，（2）与最先进的电池制造工艺和材料进行比较，测试电池的性能和耐久性，以及（3）集成和测试小型原型电池（20-220 mAh），以取代笨重，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响进行评估，被认为值得支持审查标准。