VOLT (Validation Of Li-ion repurposing Technology) by BuffaloGrid Limited

BuffaloGrid Limited 的 VOLT（锂离子再利用技术验证）

• 批准号: 133223
• 金额: $ 3.19万
• 依托单位: BUFFALOGRID LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133223
• 关键词: VOLT; Validation; Li; ion; repurposing

*Issue – Worldwide 1.2bn people lack access to the electricity grid. With IUK support, BuffaloGrid (BG) hasdeveloped a solar powered Hub providing PAYG electricity, off grid mobile phone charging and wirelessinternet in developing regions. BG hubs currently contains Li-ion cells spot welded together in caddies.However, battery packs connecting multiple cells without a Battery Monitoring System have veryrestrictive export/import requirements. Cell welding is also an expensive process, prevents reuse ofbattery packs extracted from EoL BuffaloGrid Hubs in other devices and prevents use of upcycled Li-ionbatteries.*Solution - In this VOLT feasibility project , BuffaloGrid will investigate the feasibility of developing abattery pack that uses compression to hold Li-ion cells together and develop a prototype.*Challenges for BuffaloGrid - Due to the harsh operating environment of BuffaloGrid Hubs, developing aCaddy that uses compression is challenging.

*问题 – 全球有 12 亿人无法接入电网。在 IUK 的支持下，BuffaloGrid (BG) 开发了太阳能集线器，为发展中地区提供现收现付电力、离网手机充电和无线互联网。 BG 集线器目前包含在球盒中点焊在一起的锂离子电池。但是，在没有电池监控系统的情况下连接多个电池的电池组具有非常严格的出口/进口要求。电池焊接也是一个昂贵的过程，防止在其他设备中重复使用从 EoL BuffaloGrid 集线器中提取的电池组，并防止使用升级回收的锂离子电池。*解决方案 - 在这个 VOLT 可行性项目中，BuffaloGrid 将研究开发使用压缩将锂离子电池固定在一起的电池组的可行性并开发原型。*BuffaloGrid 面临的挑战 - 由于恶劣的操作环境 BuffaloGrid Hubs，开发使用压缩的 aCaddy 具有挑战性。