Lithium Battery Early Warning Fault Indication System Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Topic No.: N161-047 Topic Title: Lithium Battery Early Warning Fault Indication System Proposal No.: N161-047-0631 Firm: X-wave Innovations, Inc. 555 Quince Orchard Road Suite 510 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 Contact: Carlos Rentel Phone: (301) 948-8351 Web Site: http://www.x-waveinnovations.com Abstract: Enhanced battery failure detection accuracy and reliability involves the integration of novel sensors and algorithms that are able to extract relevant information from the cells in a battery pack. This must be accomplished with minimum cost of ownership, installation, and operation. X-wave Innovations Inc. (XII), and its partners, The University of Maryland and The Boeing Company, propose to tackle this problem in a two tier approach. First, we will perform an analysis of the failure mechanisms to demonstrate the response of failed cells. We will be using our existing data, and will perform tests when necessary, taking into account multiple chemistries, the application profiles, the suite of targeted sensors, and the environment. This effort will result in the enhancement of our current data fusion algorithms, which will be tuned to the specific Navy application. Based on the previous efforts, our second step will be to develop a novel low cost SWaP embedded system that combines conventional sensors with a low-cost and low-power set of unique transducers capable of detecting battery faults reliably. By the end of Phase I our system will provide an accurate representation of the battery's safety state with technology that will require minimum installation and commissioning effort. Benefits: The proposed system has several market applications such as in the transportation and energy sectors. Battery technologies are critical for renewable systems, such as solar, wind, and hybrid/electric vehicles. Batteries are also a critical component in large Data Centers, and in aerospace systems where failures must be detected accurately and reliably. Our customers should include US government agencies, such as DOD, NASA, DOE, and commercial companies such as Boeing, GE, and Eaton Corp. Recent climatic and environmental agreements and policies, such as the one signed in Paris on December 2015, demand a commitment by all countries to ensure environmentally friendly and clean technologies are used and improved. Batteries play a key role in all of these clean technologies, and mechanism to improve and use batteries efficiently and safely will continue to be in large demand. Our system is unique and well positioned to solve critical problems in this market sector. XII, with its partners at The University of Maryland and the Boeing Company, are committed to make this system a reality by implementing it in an embedded cost-effective platform, and making sure this technology seamlessly integrate with existing controller and monitoring systems, at low cost, and with the required reliability and accuracy. Return