SBIR Phase II: High-Performance Batteries to Decarbonize Heavy Duty Construction Equipment

SBIR 第二阶段：高性能电池使重型建筑设备脱碳

• 批准号: 2335320
• 负责人: Gerardo Jose La O'
• 金额: $ 93.48万
• 依托单位: TYFAST ENERGY CORP.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2335320&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Performance; Batteries

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the development of a new class of high-performance lithium-ion batteries that enables the decarbonization of diesel-powered vehicles in construction and heavy-duty industries. Current battery technologies being used in passenger cars do not have the combination of power, life, and operating window needed to fully electrify construction and heavy-duty vehicles. Just like gasoline engines are not used in these workhorse applications, a new kind of battery technology is required to decarbonize these diesel-powered vehicles. The construction and heavy-duty vehicle industries are responsible for 15% of worldwide carbon emissions. Importantly, diesel emissions contain high levels of toxic air contaminants such as sulfur and nitrous oxides that are acute health hazards. Elimination of these emissions will not only improve workforce health, but also improve job safety and lower noise pollution. Further, this technology development will reduce the United States’ dependency on fossil fuels and shift energy utilization to renewable sources supporting energy independence and national security. The diesel-powered vehicle industry is over a decade behind in vehicle electrification and the development of this technology can help accelerate its transition.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the development of a 3 Ah lithium-ion battery that enables a full charge in 6 mins, cycle life over 10,000 cycles, and charge or discharge capability down to -40 C using a novel anode material called lithium vanadium oxide or LVO. The main problem with lithium batteries today is they either provide high energy density with very low cycle life or high power with very low energy density. The operating conditions of diesel-powered construction and heavy-duty vehicles require a combination of high power, high energy, and long cycle life that LVO aims to deliver. The research objective for this project is to deliver a scaled LVO-based Li-ion cell based on the technical innovations demonstrated during the Phase I project. The proposed research will scale the LVO anode fabrication starting with larger batch powder preparation then roll-to-roll electrode coating and eventually full 3Ah Li-ion cell assembly. These Li-ion cells will then undergo performance and safety testing to validate meeting the combined power, life, and energy targets needed to decarbonize diesel-powered heavy-duty and construction vehicles. Successful demonstration of this high-performance cell will enable strong commercialization prospects.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）II期项目的广播/商业影响是开发一类新的高性能锂离子电池，可在建筑和重型行业中脱碳。当前在乘用车中使用的电池技术没有充分电气化结构和重型车辆所需的电源，生活和操作窗口的组合。就像在这些主力应用中未使用汽油发动机一样，需要一种新型的电池技术来脱碳这些柴油动力的车辆。建筑和重型车辆行业负责全球15％的碳排放量。重要的是，柴油排放含有高水平的有毒空气污染物，例如急性健康危害的硫和一氧化二氮。消除这些排放不仅会改善劳动力健康，还可以改善工作安全和降低噪音污染。此外，这一技术开发将减少美国对化石燃料的依赖，并将能源利用转移到支持能源独立性和国家安全的可再生能源。 The diesel-powered vehicle industry is over a decade behind in vehicle electrification and the development of this technology can help accelerate its transition.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the development of a 3 Ah lithium-ion battery that enables a full charge in 6 mins, cycle life over 10,000 cycles, and charge or discharge capability down to -40 C using a novel anode material called lithium v​​anadium oxide or LVO.如今，锂电池的主要问题是它们要么提供具有非常低循环寿命的高能量密度，要么具有非常低的能量密度。 LVO旨在交付的高功率，高能量和长期循环寿命的结合，由柴油动力的建筑和重型车辆的运行条件结合在一起。该项目的研究目标是根据I阶段项目中所展示的技术创新提供基于LVO的锂离子细胞。拟议的研究将从较大的批处理粉末制备开始，然后缩放LVO阳极制造，然后再进行卷到滚动电极涂层，并最终完整3AH锂离子细胞组件。然后，锂离子细胞将进行性能和安全测试，以验证达到脱碳柴油供电的重型和施工车辆所需的综合功率，生命和能量目标。该高性能细胞的成功演示将促进强大的商业化前景。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估，被认为是珍贵的支持。