Tutorials - Monday, March 21*

8:00 - 10:00 am

TUT1: The Rechargeable Battery Market: Value Chain and Main Trends 2016 - 2026 - click here for more details

Instructor:

Christophe Pillot, Ph.D., Battery Survey Manager, Avicenne Energy, France

This tutorial will present the 10 year automotive market forecasts from Avicenne and other analysts (micro|Hybrid|P-HEV|EV) Other coverage will include car makers’ strategies, Advanced Energy Storage (Advanced lead acid|Supercap|NiMH|LIB). Additionally LIB design for P-HEV & EV markets (Cylindrical, prismatic, pouch|Wounded, stacked, Z fold cells) and LIB cell, module & pack cost structure 2016-2026 will be discussed

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

TUT2: Materials Selection and Design for Batteries with High Energy Density, Ultralong Cycle Life and Excellent Safety - click here for more details

Instructor:

Yi Cui, Ph.D., Associate Professor, David Filo and Jerry Yang Faculty Scholar, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

This tutorial gives an overview on materials selection and design in order to increase the energy density of batteries, extend the cycle life and enhance the safety significantly. It targets the application from portable electronics, electric vehicles to grid-scale storage. Topics include 1) Si, Li metal, and P anodes and S cathodes for high energy batteries, which offers 7-10 times higher lithium ion storage capacities. 2) Low cost Prussian-blue based materials and Li metal-polysulfide semiflow batteries for grid scale storage. 3) A smart separator to enhance battery safety. 4) Solid-state nanocomposite polymer electrolyte with enhanced ionic conductivity.

TUT3: Battery Safety Training - click here for more details

Instructor:

Shmuel De-Leon, CEO, Shmuel De-Leon Energy, Ltd.

Batteries become daily use components for many applications. More than that, we can say that without batteries our life will change dramatically – just think of life with no mobile phones. In the race for energy density, we sometimes forget the safety. Unfortunately, we face daily safety events with injuries and severe damage. This training program focuses on portable and stationary battery safety along battery cycle life (acceptance, testing, assembly, use, transportation and disposal). The training incorporates Shmuel De-Leon’s and other experiences on battery safety for over 25 years of work in the field. The motivation behind the training is to provide training attendees with the knowledge needed to safely handle the batteries in their organization and to support reduction in safety events. Key benefits include full review of root cause for battery safety events, guidelines on how to handle batteries safely, what-to-do guidelines in case of battery safety events, checklist of safety equipment needed and fresh and updated knowledge about battery safety.

TUT4: EV Battery Recycling Technology: Challenges and Opportunities - click here for more details

Instructors:

Linda Gaines, Ph.D., Systems Analyst, Argonne National Lab

Steve Sloop, Ph.D., President, On-To Technology

This tutorial will summarize the current status of recycling, for both consumer electronic and automotive batteries, and proceed to describe technical and institutional factors that could enhance or impede future recycling success. It will address the special challenge of recycling automotive Li-ion batteries into viable products at a reasonable cost and within the bounds of environmental, health, and safety regulations. Ideally, recycling will also reduce both demand for raw critical materials as well as energy and environmental impacts of production. This tutorial will examine the potential of current and developmental recycling processes to meet these goals.

2:00 - 4:00 pm

TUT5: Recent Advances in Solid State Electrolytes for Energy Storage - click here for more details

Instructors:

Kang Xu, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Electrochemistry Branch, U. S. Army Research Laboratory

Jeff Sakamoto, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University

Chunsheng Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland

Dangerous liquid electrolytes are employed over solid electrolytes due to their high conductivities and excellent interfacial behavior. However, current research is narrowing the gap between liquid and solid electrolytes. This course will provide a review of advances in solid electrolyte, from material synthesis, to interfacial stability, to practical device applications.

TUT6: Technoeconomic Analysis of Battery Material Development and Manufacture - click here for more details

Instructor:

Thomas D. Gregory, Owner, Borealis Technology Solutions LLC

John E. Anderson, Economic Evaluator, The Dow Chemical Company

Successful commercialization of battery materials is achieved when technological feasibility, economic practicality, and market need intersect. Technoeconomic analysis methodology for evaluating these issues will be discussed, focusing on the critical early stages of a project where product design and process chemistry and development occur amid significant technical and economic uncertainty.

TUT7: Batteries for Medical Devices: Bridging Design, Manufacturing & Regulations - click here for more details

Instructors:

Rich Byczek, Global Technical Lead, Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage, Intertek Transportation Technologies

Richard Nass, Executive Vice President, Embedded & IoT Franchises, OpenSystems Media

Jeffrey V. Ortega, Ph.D., Director, Research, R&D, ZPower, LLC

As portable medical devices continue to proliferate, the need for longer battery life becomes paramount. That phenomenon dovetails with the need for safer and lighter cells (and chemistries). Instructors during the Batteries for Medical Devices tutorial will address current and future market trends; research, design, and manufacturing techniques and technologies; testing and standardization; and regulatory compliance for current and future medical applications.

*Separate registration required