A high power sodium/nickel chloride battery for a hybrid electric vehicle (CHEETAH)

Project Information

CHEETAH

Grant agreement ID: G3ST-CT-2001-50104

Project closed

Start date 1 May 2001

End date 30 November 2003

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 311 322,00

EU contribution € 655 661,00

Coordinated by

VZS-SEAGOE ADVANCED CERAMICS LTD
United Kingdom

Objective

1 3 Specification Formula for extruded beta-alumina paste 1 3 Extruded tube Thin-walled with one end closed off 2 4 Specification Debonding/firing profile for ceramic tubes 3 5 Qualifying cell test result for monolith Cell performance of extruded ceramic tubes to match iso-pressed equivalents 4 5 Extrusion mould Designed to extrude the cross-sectional shape in Figure 1 4 9 Extruded monolith 25 tubular units with one end closed off 5 9 Specification Debonding/ sintering profile for monolith 6 12 Qualifying cell test result for battery Cell performance of monolith acceptable for battery tests 7 12 Extruded monolith ceramic for battery 150-off products to have passed screening tests 8 15 Thermally insulated battery box Constructed according to Sodium/nickel chloride standard box adapted to suit battery application 8 15 Battery heater (Eberspacher) Adapted to suit battery application 8 15 Battery management system Adapted to suit battery application 9 18 Fully assembled battery High power Sodium/nickel chloride battery consisting of 112 monolithic multitube cells in series 10 23 Battery specification Performance data 11 24 Draft manual on extrusion process Describe details of materials, processes and tooling 11 24 Cost estimate Cost of multitube monolith by extrusion 11 24 Cost estimate Cost of a complete battery system.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• social sciences › social geography › transport › electric vehicles
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkali metals
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals

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Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CRS - Cooperative research contracts

Coordinator

VZS-SEAGOE ADVANCED CERAMICS LTD

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Cavendish Way 35, Southfield Industrial Estate ; KY6 2SB GLENROTHES ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

BETA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Goodsmoor Road 50, Sinfin ; DE24 9GN DERBY
• Total cost: No data

INNALOX BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Trappistenweg 2 ; 5932 NB TEGELEN
• Total cost: No data

LOUWERS GLASSTECHNIQUES & ADVANCED CERAMICS B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Energieweg 3A ; 5527 AH HAPERT
• Total cost: No data

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: De Rondom 1 ; 5612 AP EINDHOVEN
• Total cost: No data

PLASMA & THERMAL COATINGS LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Maesglas Industrial Estate ; NP20 2NN NEWPORT
• Total cost: No data

SENSOR-TECHNIK WIEDEMANN GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Am Baerenwald 6 ; KAUFBEUREN
• Total cost: No data

TECEXEC LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: High Street West 59-61 ; SK13 8AZ GLOSSOP
• Total cost: No data