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Revolutionary Cooling Technology for Optimizing High-Energy Battery Performance

Project description

Advanced thermal management for safer Li-Ion batteries

Li-ion batteries are becoming a promising alternative to current rechargeable battery technologies and have great potential to advance green transition efforts and power high-energy-demand applications. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the COOLBattery project aims to develop an inter-layer thermal management sheet made from high-performance materials. This sheet will help maintain safe temperatures by ensuring uniform heat flow between cells and act as a thermal shield to prevent thermal runaway and battery explosions. The project will research and develop all the necessary components, theories, and methods to optimise and test this solution, ultimately creating a competitive Li-ion battery that offers efficient energy storage and management across a wide range of uses.

Objective

The present project (COOLBATTERY) proposes a game-changing thermal management method for high-energy batteries, especially the Li-ion class which has captured the majority of the rechargeable battery market. This system is proposed to fill the main scientific and technological gap of high-energy batteries, i.e. optimal thermal management, to give them a new competitive edge for more significant impact and market share for a variety of energy storage applications in different sectors. The proposed innovation is an inter-layer thermal management sheet of high-performance materials to facilitate a strong yet uniform thermal flow between the cells while the temperature is within the safe range and to act as a thermal shield when a cell suddenly goes to high temperatures, preventing battery explosion or thermal runaway. COOLBattery pushes the state-of-the-art via i) establishing the theoretical foundation for calculation of performance and thermal stability degradation for Li-ion batteries in different states of charge and conditions, b) developing the most optimal design of the thermal management sheet, c) finding the optimal configuration of the battery when integrated with the cooling sheets, and d) techno-economic and environmental evaluation of the technology. The project will develop the fundamental theories and methods to design, optimize, and test this breakthrough technology. The outcome is a highly efficient Li-ion battery that will be a competitive candidate for efficient energy storage and management for a wide range of applications. The developed thermal sheet may also be further developed for lower and higher temperature ranges (and thus other critical thermal management processes) through future research building upon the cultivated knowledge in COOLBattery. The project will contribute to SDG-7 on clean and affordable energy; SDG-9 on industry innovation & infrastructure; and SDG-13 on climate action.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01

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Coordinator

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Net EU contribution
€ 263 393,28
Address
ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101
2800 Kongens Lyngby
Denmark
Region
Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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