Extending Battery Life
Aim: to produce a complete understanding of the degradation mechanisms of high energy density lithium-ion batteries
Partners: University of Cambridge, UCL and 15 more partners
Salamander: self-healing battery concept in which anode and cathode deformities can be sensed and repaired through a BMS
SIMBA: instrumented Sodium ion batteries with distributed temperature
SAFEBAT: advancing the science of safety through new in-cell sensing methods and metrology
MSM (Multi-Scale Modelling) Parameterisation and validation of new physical models, linking internal states to cell performance and ageing – expansion and strain
NEXTRODE II: In-line metrology to support battery manufacture and the direct manufacture of smart cells
ZEST: Novel methods of cell sensing, failure and mitigation relevant to future aircraft applications
ASTIR: Mechanical characterisation of large-format cells in low- and high-strain rate deformation, and validation of cell FEA models to predict cell failure (rupture, short-circuit) when subjected to crush.
Novel Cell: High Power Cell to Module design concept
TSUK Catapult: Novel design of steel cell casings
