Lithium Batteries - Forschungszentrum Jülich

Lithium Batteries - Forschungszentrum Jülich

Key Issues
Organisation
Processing and Assembly
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK)
52425 Jülich, Germany
• Components design and evaluation
• System design and testing
• Cost effective production, materials and components
•
Battery and fuel cell technology for hybrid systems
– Stationary energy storage
– Small electrical drives
– Auxiliary power units
The battery research and development activities are performed at:
• IEK-1:
Materials Synthesis and Processing
Manufacturing of powders, components and cells
• IEK-2:
Microstructure and Properties of Materials
Materials characterisation, thermochemistry
Modelling
• IEK-3:
Fuel Cells
Physico-chemical analytics, Packaging, integration,
operational tests
• Modelling and design of battery packs, fuel cell
stacks and hybrid modules
• IEK-9:
Principles of Electrochemistry
Fundamental studies, model systems
• Balance of Plant analyses and process engineering
• IEK-STE: Systems Research and Technological Development
Socio-economic modeling, life cycle analysis
• Planar cell design using preferentially ceramic materials
and thin electrolyte films
Analytics
• Ex-Situ and In-Situ analytics of cells
• Characterisation of cell components as received and
after use
• Model experiments on basic phenomena
Contacts
Dr. Bernd Emonts
Scientific coordination (IEK-3)
Tel.:
+49 (0)2461 61-3525
Fax:
+49 (0)2461 61-6695
Email:[email protected]
Measurement technologies
• EIS/CV, cycling, XRD, SEM/EDX, IR/RAMAN
• Development of new combined methods for
in-situ measurements
Dr. Frank Tietz
Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1)
Tel.:
+49 (0)2461 61-5007
Fax:
+49 (0)2461 61-2455
Email:[email protected]
Dr. Torsten Markus
Microstructure and properties (IEK-2)
Tel.:
+49 (0)2461 61-4470
Fax:
+49 (0)2461 61-3699
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Carsten Korte
Physico-chemical Analytics (IEK-3)
Tel.:
+49 (0)2461 61-9035
Fax:
+49 (0)2461 61-6695
Email: [email protected]
Measuring
technology
Modelling
URL: www.fz-juelich.de
www.fuelcells.de
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Fuel Cells (IEK-3) 4/2012
Member of the Helmholtz Association
Analytics
Processing &
Assembly
Lithium Batteries
Materials Research | Cell Manufacturing | System
Development | System Analysis
Materials Research
Cell Manufacturing and Characterisation
Aims:
Aims:
• Improvement of power density, electrochemical
reliability and durability
• Cost effective production of inherently save and
durable cells and battery packs
• Understanding and reducing degradation
• Cell scale-up
• Development of solid state electrolytes for a all
solid state Li-battery
• Reliable assembly
System Development
Large photovoltaic plant on roof
Cells with a high
storage energy
density
• New materials and cell designs
• Modelling of physical and chemical processes
• Materials and components manufacturing:
powder technology, ceramic processing,
thin film deposition
• Materials properties:
corrosion, electrical, electrochemical thermochemical
and mechanical properties
• Basic research on model cells, understanding
of electrochemical and aging processes
• Cycling, aging tests and electrochemical characterisation
of single cells and battery packs
• Manufacturing technologies for cells:
tape casting, slip casting, screen printing,
roller coating, dip or spin coating, PVD
High efficiency and save solid state
Li-batteries for stationary energy storage
Stationary applications
Research areas:
Research areas:
• Component compatibility, analysis of microstructure
and interfaces
•
Mobile applications
Li-battery/HT-PEMFC and Li-battery/ SOFC
hybrid systems as APU for on-board power
supply in trucks and airplanes
Advanced manufacturing techniques for
solid state Li-batteries: water jet cutting, laser
welding for metallic components, joining and sealing
with glassceramics and metallic brazes
Li-battery/DMFC hybrid system
for light traction
Cells with a
high available
powerdensity