Week 6 Session 13
SODIUM ION BATTERY
THIS IS THE NEW TRENDS IN BATTERY FIELD AND ITS LESS TIME TAKEN THE CHARGING AND MORE EFFICIEN THAN THE BATTERY FEATURS OF CHANGING THE LITHIUM ION AND THE CELLS OF SIZE IS LERSS AND MORE RELIABLE THAN THE MARKET IS REQUIRED THE SODIUM ION BATTERY
The Pacific Northwest National Lab recently announced a breakthrough in sodium-ion battery tech that promises greater immunity to the temperature-management requirements that bedevil current EV batteries, charge many times without degradation, be naturally extinguishing and less of a toxic headache. PNNL says it's found a way to tame the unstable aspects of sodium-ion technology but still needs to tackle its substantially lower energy density compared to lithium ion. As a bonus, PNNL researchers think they'll be able to reduce or remove cobalt from the formula, a contentious and toxic element in EV batteries today.
SOLID STATE BATTERY SYSTEM
THIS IS NEW TRENDS OF THE BATTERY SYSTEM IF HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND MORE RELIABLE AND THE LESS COST AND RECYCLING PROCESS IS POSSIBLE THAN THE REQUIREMENT OF SOLID STATE SYSTEM AND ALL CONDITION OF GIVEN THE STATEMENT
It generally refers to batteries made of tightly compressed hard materials rather than the slightly mushy, moist material that makes up a typical lithium battery.
The fact that a solid-state battery is composed of hard materials in a rigid package isn't specifically what makes it perform better, but it's a simple way to describe a construction that promises a lot of benefit
Greater energy density: This could yield an EV with far more range from the same size battery or today's range from a much smaller, cheaper battery tomorrow. The latter is more transformational in my mind.
Faster charging: While full charges in under 30 minutes are rather elite today, solid-state batteries target that as a matter of course. Short charge times have the potential to change the entire perception of electric cars.
Longer cycle life: You may have seen my recent story on the problem of EV batteries being put out to pasture because they lose a significant portion of their capacity through charge cycling. Solid-state tech is a key part of GM's plan to produce a million-mile life battery.
Thermal stability: Solid-state designs promise little or no chance of thermal runaway, which has made current lithium batteries synonymous with fire risk. Silicon batteries like those mentioned earlier are also said to largely eliminate this problem as well.