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

*问题-全球有12亿人无法接入电网。在英国的支持下，布法罗电网（BG）开发了一个太阳能集线器，在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轮毂目前包含锂离子电池点焊接在球童。然而，没有电池监测系统的电池组连接多个电池有非常严格的出口/进口要求。电池焊接也是一个昂贵的过程，它阻止了从EoL BuffaloGrid hub中提取的电池组在其他设备中的重复使用，并阻止了升级回收的锂离子电池的使用。*解决方案-在VOLT可行性项目中，BuffaloGrid将研究开发利用压缩将锂离子电池固定在一起的电池组的可行性，并开发一个原型。* BuffaloGrid面临的挑战——由于BuffaloGrid hub的恶劣操作环境，开发使用压缩的aCaddy具有挑战性。

*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.