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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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The announcement was made at the 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) by the joint team of researchers including Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, SMIEEE, of QM Power, who also holds a tenured faculty position at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and Dr. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. —Madhav Manjrekar.

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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Metal negative electrodes that alloy with lithium have high theoretical charge storage capacity and are ideal candidates for developing high-energy rechargeable batteries. Resources Liu, Y., The new battery system is detailed in an open-access paper in Nature Communications. Nat Commun 14, 3975 doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39685-x

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Spontaneous formation of hollow structures in alloy anode crystals can improve battery stability

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Too much ion flow causes anode materials to swell and then shrink during charge-discharge cycles, causing mechanical degradation that shortens battery life. The small test batteries we fabricated showed promising charge-discharge performance, so we would like to evaluate the materials in larger batteries. —Matthew McDowell.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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The answer has to do with how lithium deposits on the anode when the cell is charging. Right: Porous, tortuous, whisker-like microstructure which lowers Coulombic efficiency. Image courtesy of Meng lab/ Nature. Some electrolytes cause lithium to form micro- and nanostructures that boost cell performance.

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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The system comprises a 55 kW motor inverter and a 30 kW generator inverter that is capable of Level 1 and Level 2 charging rates (1.8 ~ 19.2 The new technology eliminates the separate charging mechanism typically used in PHEVs, reducing both cost and volume under the hood. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2009), pp.

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