Course - Engineering Batteries 2 - Manufacturing - EP6004
Engineering Batteries 2 - Manufacturing
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About the course
Course content
•Production principals
•Energy in production
•Morphology needs
•Lab exercise; making and testing batteries
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
•Different mixing techniques
•Different electrode manufacturing routes; NMP-, water-, semisolid-, electrode spray-, and electric field deposition based electrode casting. Dry room operation.
•Drying techniques and energy/material recovery
•Calendaring, slitting and packing approach.
•Laboratory electrode production.
•Cell assembly; button-, cylindrical-, prismatic-, and pouch-cell
•Electrolyte filling
•Formation, quality assessment and ageing mechanisms in a LIB.
•SEI-formation and role of SEI
Skills:
The candidate is expected to be able to:
•Describe processing routes and their related dry room conditions and energy needs.
•Understand impact of different morphological characteristics.
•Make and assemble a button cell, using mixer, tape caster and gloveboxes
•Describe the role of SEI in formation and ageing
• Describe ageing factors of different LIBs
Knowledge:
•The candidate can evaluate and compare different electrode processing routes
•The candidate can make an electrode, assemble a button cell and test it electrically.
•The candidate can distinguish different properties relating to manufacturing and evaluate the quality of LIB qualitatively.
•The candidate can assess ageing expectancy based on different operation conditions
Learning methods and activities
8 times 45 minutes lectures.
2 laboratory exercises
Further on evaluation
Written 2 hour digital home exam. Marks A-F, where A is best and F is fail.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Continuing Education, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (EVUIVC0)
Required previous knowledge
EP6003 Engineering batteries 1
Course materials
Hand outs, notes and articles provided
Subject areas
- Energy and Process Engineering
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024
Home examination
Submission 2024-11-25 Time Release 09:00
Submission 11:00 Duration 2 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Ordinary examination - Spring 2025
Home examination
Submission 2025-05-05 Time Release 09:00
Submission 11:00 Duration 2 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment