DEVELOPMENT OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PROTOTYPES FOR ELECTRIC CARS

VISINTIN A.; JORGE THOMAS; B. CASTRO; SILVIA REAL; GUILLERMO N. GARAVENTTA; E. TRIACA, W.; M. SEDLARIKOVA; . VONDRAK

Brno

Congreso; 12th International Conference, Advanced Batteries, Accumulators and Fuel Cells [A.B.A.F.-13],; 2012

Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology

In the last years, new lithium-ion intercalation materials have been studied at INIFTA (National University of La Plata) as a result of the Argentine government?s interest in exploiting large lithium deposits in the north of the country. The project is based on international scientific cooperation with the group led by professors Jiri Vondrak and Marie Sedlarikova, who have been working in the field of new electrochemical energy sources for over two decades. Research in this group focuses on obtaining lithium battery cathodes that should be safe and have a long service life, new anodes based on carbon and silicon materials, and noncombustible organic electrolites. Focus is placed both on the synthesis and characterization of materials suitable for the development of lithium-ion batteries, basically new cathodic and anodic materials, and on the design of a lithium-ion battery prototype. Based on a commercial battery, we are working on the design of a lithium battery powerful enough to drive an electric car.