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

英国的目标是到2030年禁止内燃机销售，到2050年实现碳中和，因此英国迫切需要高度创新的解决方案来实现这些目标。它还需要在预计到2022年将达到680亿美元的全球电动汽车市场保持竞争力。CONSTELLATION项目旨在提高电动汽车电池的性能，通过汇集具有重要战略意义的英国合作伙伴（Addionics, James durran，过程创新中心，Warwick制造集团）的专业知识，提高英国电池供应链的竞争力，并将已经开发的技术应用于TRL7，准备全面商业化。该项目的主要目标包括通过改进针对汽车市场优化的电池的制造效率、性能和环境特征，开发新的电池制造垂直领域。这些将通过采用人工智能（AI）设计的新型集流器的改进以及使用可以机器人自动化的涂层的锂离子电池定制电极的配方来实现。新的垂直领域将有助于减少扩展电池生产的时间，从而降低制造成本和最终用户的拥有成本。该项目将利用Addionics开发的3D集热器制造技术，该技术已显示出电池性能的显著提高。它将建立在innovateuk资助的项目STELLAR早期成功的基础上，现在将工作带到TRL7\。CONSTELLATION项目将展示对现有gigafactory的最小干扰，因为它代表了一种“插入式”解决方案，可以为各种设施提供价格合理的电极。该项目的产出将直接在英国及其他地区商业化。

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.