Argonne Pushes Li-Ion Batteries to the Max
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by AUVSI News
Argonne National Laboratory (Booth #2425) is displaying prototype batteries, pouch cells and 18650 cells, common for lithium-ion batteries.
“As we invent new materials and evaluate new systems, we’re using industry-standard sizes to do testing on, so that we can compare this data to what’s out in industry,” says Argonne’s Bryant Polzin. “We then do an apples-to-apples comparison to show performance improvements in the systems that we’re improving.”
Argonne develops more robust, safer and higher energy density lithium-ion batteries while using fundamental science to develop storage materials that dramatically increase storage capacity and power densities.
Argonne also does research at their lithium testing-designed facilities, where researchers dissect, harvest, and analyze battery materials from used and previously tested battery cells. The PTF is one of the few research facilities in the world that is capable of conducting the type of research Argonne does, says Polzin — being able to handle cells up to 300 ampere-hours, while similar facilities are typically limited to about one to two ampere-hours.
