| Sol No.: |
Navy STTR FY2010.A |
| Topic No.: |
N10A-T013 |
| Topic Title: |
Advanced Real Time Battery Monitoring and Management System |
| Proposal No.: |
N10A-013-0259 |
| Firm: |
Technology Service Corporation
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90034-6060 |
| Contact: |
Eric Adams |
| Phone: |
(812) 558-7050 |
| Web Site: |
www.tsc.com |
| Abstract: |
TSC and Purdue University will demonstrate a lab prototype of software and hardware capable of doing high speed monitoring of a Lithium-Ion cell. This monitoring needs to be specifically designed to predict failures. When a predictive failure is indicated a defensive countermeasure needs to be implemented. Our specific project goals are to: 1) Select a Lithium-Ion battery that consists of multiple cells. 2) Develop a list of common failure modes for Lithium-Ion cells specific to the selected battery. 3) Develop a list of specific data that needs to be collected that would allow the prediction of failure modes for this battery. 3) Develop a defensive countermeasure for each listed failure mode. 4) Develop a hardware monitoring architecture that will be attached to a Lithium-Ion cell/battery to monitor the desired points. 5) Develop a hardware safety architecture that will be attached to a Lithium-Ion cell/battery to implement when a failure mode is predicted. 6) Create a software program on a PC that controls the monitoring hardware and can then trigger the appropriate defensive countermeasure.
7) Analyze the hardware and software that have been designed and determine the method to scale to a deployable state |
| Benefits: |
This STTR could lead to the development of large capacity Lithium-Ion batteries that take preventative action to mitigate and reduce the risk of cell/battery failures. Lithium-Ion batteries represent the perfect combination of high energy density, lower price, and higher effective charge cycles. If large capacity Lithium-Ion cells can be brought safely to market they will represent a significant improvement in battery technology. This technology will be a strategic advantage to the DoD and to the United States private sector. |