{"id":8367,"date":"2013-10-18T08:59:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T15:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2013-10-18T08:59:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T15:59:51","slug":"conventional-batteries-a-thing-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/conventional-batteries-a-thing-of-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventional Batteries \u201cA Thing of the Past?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo Car Group has announced their development of what they term, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.volvocars.com\/ca\/en-ca\/media\/pressreleases\/134659\/volvo-car-group-makes-conventional-batteries-a-thing-of-the-past?utm_campaign=NewsAlert_3618&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=media.volvocars.com\">A revolutionary concept<\/a> for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electrified vehicles.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Using carbon fiber and other composite materials to make batteries and supercapacitors within structural panels, Volvo hopes to offer \u201clighter energy storage that requires less space in the car, cost effective structure options and is eco-friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This blog<a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=586\"> reported on earlier efforts<\/a> by Dr. Emile Greenhalgh at Imperial College in London, working on creating energy storage with simple carbon-fiber\/fiberglass\/carbon-fiber sandwiches as an academic lead partner with Volvo.\u00a0 His work is directed toward creating structural supercapacitors, while efforts at Volvo in Sweden, led by Per-Ivar Sellergren and working with his nearly two-decade-old patents, are aimed toward crafting lightweight batteries to replace metal structures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8368\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8368\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8368\" alt=\"Volvo and Imperial College, London, have been working for several years on replacing body panels with batteries or supercapacitors\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-528x372.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-528x372.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volvo and Imperial College, London, have been working for several years on replacing body panels with batteries or supercapacitors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Funded as part of a European Union research project, and concerned with improving energy storage, the effort has Volvo as its only car manufacturer. \u00a0The car maker\u2019s project team \u201c\u2026identified a feasible solution to the heavy weight, large size and high costs associated with the batteries seen in hybrids and electric cars today, whilst maintaining the efficient capacity of power and performance. The research project took place over 3.5 years and is now realized in the form of car panels within a Volvo S80 experimental car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Volvo Car Group makes conventional batteries a thing of the past\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMaprpJKcls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Molded sandwich panels that replace doors and trunk lids not only save weight, but save on space by integrating energy sources that otherwise require structural members to contain them \u2013 such as battery boxes and hold-down retraints.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8369\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8369\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8369\" alt=\"Structural plenum cover replaces original and battery that normally would have been underneath cover\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-3-528x351.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-3-528x351.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-3-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Structural plenum cover replaces original and battery that normally would have been underneath cover<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Note that the plenum cover in the video replaces the battery that resided under the former cover, reducing weight considerably and allowing redesign of that space.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating energy storage into the vehicle\u2019s structure lightens the load, allowing smaller motors and potentially increasing acceleration capabilities and range for electric cars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8370\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8370\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8370\" alt=\"Laying up materials for structural battery trunk lid - lighter, stronger, and full of energy\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-2-528x350.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-2-528x350.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-2-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-imperial-college-battery-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laying up materials for structural battery trunk lid &#8211; lighter, stronger, and full of energy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Volvo\u2019s panels can be recharged by plugging into the grid, as with more conventional electric vehicles, by popping Volvo\u2019s concept <a href=\"http:\/\/ecomento.com\/2013\/10\/18\/pure-tension-pavilion-volvos-incredible-portable-solar-charging-station\/\">pop-up solar charger <\/a>out of the car\u2019s trunk (not ready for prime time, but promising, according to <i>Ecomento.com<\/i>), or through regenerative help from braking \u2013 or even from shock absorbers soaking up the bumps, as on Lord Paul Drayson\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/autos\/story\/20131016-meet-the-worlds-fastest-ev\">record-holding electric racer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8371\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-pure-tension-pavilion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8371\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8371\" alt=\"Volvo's Pure Tension Pavilion, a concept that could be the solar airplane's future hangar, solar-charging device\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-pure-tension-pavilion-528x355.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-pure-tension-pavilion-528x355.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-pure-tension-pavilion-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/volvo-pure-tension-pavilion.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volvo&#8217;s Pure Tension Pavilion, a concept that could be the solar airplane&#8217;s future hangar, solar-charging deviceVolvo reports promising results for its initial foray into structural energy storage.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>Today, Volvo Car Group has evaluated the technology by creating two components for testing and development. These are a boot lid and a plenum cover, tested within the Volvo S80.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boot lid is a functioning electrically powered storage component and has the potential to replace the standard batteries seen in today\u2019s cars. It is lighter than a standard boot lid, saving on both volume and weight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new plenum demonstrates that it can also replace both the rally bar, a strong structural piece that stabilizes the car in the front, and the start-stop battery. This saves more than 50% in weight and is powerful enough to supply energy to the car\u2019s 12 Volt system<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is believed that the complete substitution of an electric car\u2019s existing components with the new material could cut the overall weight by more than 15%. This is not only cost effective but would also have improvements to the impact on the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides project leader Imperial College London, Volvo lists seven other partners in this important work:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Swerea Sicomp AB, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Bundesanstalt f\u00fcr Materialforschung und-pr\u00fcfung BAM, Germany<\/li>\n<li>ETC Battery and FuelCells, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Inasco, Greece<\/li>\n<li>Chalmers (Swedish Hybrid Centre), Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Cytec Industries (prev UMECO\/ACG), United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Nanocyl, NCYL, Belgium<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t take a great leap forward to see the potential for incorporating such materials into aircraft, especially electric aircraft. \u00a0See this author&#8217;s &#8220;The Grand Unified Airplane&#8221; in the July, 2013 <em>Kitplanes<\/em> magazine for a possible direction for such creativity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fconventional-batteries-a-thing-of-the-past%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo Car Group has announced their development of what they term, \u201cA revolutionary concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electrified vehicles.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Using carbon fiber and other composite materials to make batteries and supercapacitors within structural panels, Volvo hopes to offer \u201clighter energy storage that requires less [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[4343,4347,4348,275,4345,274,4346,4352,3701,4349,4350,4353,4351,4342,2478],"class_list":["post-8367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-electric_powerplants","category-sustainable_ga","tag-bundesanstalt-fur-materialforschung-und-prufung-bam","tag-chalmers-swedish-hybrid-centre","tag-cytec-industries-prev-umecoacg","tag-dr-emile-greenhalgh","tag-etc-battery-and-fuelcells","tag-imperial-college-london","tag-inasco","tag-lola-race-car","tag-lord-paul-drayson","tag-nanocyl","tag-ncyl","tag-per-ivar-sellergren","tag-pure-tension-pavilion","tag-swerea-sicomp-ab","tag-volvo-ab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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