THE UNLP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC CARS

A.VISINTIN; J.E.THOMAS; D. BECKER; E. B. CASTRO,; R. H. MILLOCCO; S. G. REAL; J.SACCO; G.GARAVENTTA; W.E. TRIACA

Brno

Conferencia; 12th International Conference, Advanced Batteries, Accumulators And Fuel Cells [A.B.A.F.-12]; 2011

Brno University of Technology

The great challenge of our times is to replace polluting oil energy sources with renewable andclean energies that are ready to be used, which requires addressing the need for proper storagesolutions. Electric energy storage should be clean, economical, efficient, safe, have long useful lifeand high specific capacity (mass and volume). The lithium-ion batteries would fulfil most ofthese requirements. To expand the scope of application of these batteries, which are currentlyused in electric cars, we are working on the development of techniques for building electrodes witha good response to high discharge currents. Lithium iron phosphates with olivine structures wouldmeet the requirement of energy drain at high current values. A summary of the current technologyfor lithium-ion batteries, as well as their future prospects, will be presented. Results will bediscussed in the Innovation and Technology Transfer Project in Priority Areas of the UniversidadNacional de La Plata (UNLP) in cooperation with the laboratory of the Departmentof Electrotechnology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communications of the CzechRepublic.