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iNdustry News CD-adapco to Lead Major Industrial Battery Simulation Team CD-adapco, a provider of engineering simulation methods, will lead an industrial team to advance lithium ion battery simulation technology. This team is one of three co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Vehicle Technologies Office under its CAEBAT program, with the objective of helping the automotive and battery industries to design and develop a wide array of advanced electric vehicle batteries more quickly and at a lower cost. The actual funding award is made through the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) who will also provide technical support on battery electrochemicalthermal modeling. “Through this kind of innovative project we anticipate quickly creating tools which will add real value to the design of lithium ion batteries and their installations,” said Dr. Ahmad Pesaran, Group Leader of the Energy Storage Team at NREL. “This enabling technology will allow manufacturers to deliver batteries for new electric drive vehicle designs in a reduced timeframe. Hybrid and electric vehicles are expected to significantly reduce US dependence on imported oil and harmful emissions.” CD-adapco’s team also includes Battery Design LLC, who have been simulating lithium ion battery behavior for more than 10 years, as well as the battery manufacturers Johnson Control Saft and A123 Systems. NREL expects that the resulting systems will become commercial offerings in about three years, and the project supports DOE’s Computer-Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries (CAEBAT) program. This activity is funded by DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Program at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The DOE CAEBAT program is a three-year cofounded activity representing a total of $14 million investment in to advancing lithium ion modeling technology, with DOE contributing 50 percent of the investment and the participating teams the other 50 percent. tion of the 235,000-square-foot facility was further funded by a $95.5 million federal grant from the Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Procter & Gamble and Powermat Join Forces to Advance and Globalize Wireless Charging The Procter & Gamble Company and Powermat Ltd. intend to form a joint venture (JV) to bring wireless power products to consumers around the world. As part of the strategic alliance between P&G’s Duracell brand and Powermat, P&G also expects to make an equity investment in Powermat. The last decade has seen a sharp growth of smart portable devices, which have become a critical part of our lives. Unfortunately, these same devices have become ever more power hungry, creating the need for a wireless charging technology that keeps those devices ‘always ready’. Wireless charging became a reality with Powermat’s retail product launch in 2009, and has gained momentum since then, with millions of consumers joining the wireless power revolution. As part of this ever strengthening wave, Powermat has been chosen by General Motors and will be integrated into its cars as of 2012. Furthermore, Powermat is expanding its technology into public spaces, office furniture and major appliances. The JV’s products will seamlessly interoperate with this burgeoning ecosystem. Saft has inaugurated an automated lithium-ion battery factory, in Jacksonville, Fla. This high-volume production facility is dedicated to building advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense. Saft’s 16th facility worldwide is also an example of technical innovation, including the production of 1 MW of solar power from the largest rooftop photovoltaic system in Florida and fully-automated, totally flexible production lines capable of building multi new-generation Li-ion technologies. With an annual sales capacity of $300 million, Saft Jacksonville will meet growing customer demand for high performance, competitive energy storage solutions and will play an important part in the development of the new-energy economy. Saft was presented with incentives from the state of Florida and the city of Jacksonville to build the plant, and construcwww.BatteryPowerOnline.com November/December • Battery Power Saft Launches Industrial Production at Jacksonville Lithium-Ion Battery Plant 25 http://www.swe.com http://www.swe.com http://www.BatteryPowerOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Battery Power - November 2011

Battery Power - November/December 2011
Contents
Vishay Intertechnology Introduces Powdered-Iron- Based Rx Coil for Wireless Charging
GenSet Eliminator, Designed to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Promote Safety.
The Challenges of Manufacturing Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Electric Vehicle Industry
Considerations for Customized Battery Packs
Efficient Power Protection Means Less Cost, Not Less Reliability
Safety and Preventing Thermal Run Away in Large Li-Ion Batteries
ZigBee Resource Guide
Batteries
Charging & Testing
ICs and Semiconductors
Components
Power Supplies
Industry News
Research & Development
Marketplace
Calendar of Events

Battery Power - November 2011