DocumentCode :
3087097
Title :
Battery and energy trends and the driving forces behind them
Author :
Austin, Micheal
Author_Institution :
BYD America, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-3 June 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
1
Abstract :
To make Smart Grids successful and solar and wind power relevant to the grid we need significant amounts of distributed energy storage and we will need to be adopting environmentally-friendly battery technologies so that the solutions we create today do not become environmental nightmares tomorrow. Of all the most common battery chemistries available, BYD has development the most environmentally-friendly chemistry of them all a Li-Iron Phosphate battery (LiFePO4). The strongest attribute of Iron-Phosphate battery is its high-energy density combined with complete fire safety. LiFePO4 is the safest battery cathode material because there is no thermal run-away mechanism nor oxygen generated upon decomposition in open flame. The Iron-Phosphate battery contains no heavy metals, nor toxic electrolytes unlike every other battery chemistry. It is fire proof, crash-capable and boasts the highest efficiency of any storage system.
Keywords :
electrochemical electrodes; energy storage; lithium compounds; power grids; secondary cells; solar power; wind power; Li-iron phosphate battery; LiFePO4; battery cathode material; battery chemistry; battery trends; distributed energy storage; driving forces; energy trends; environmentally-friendly battery technologies; fire safety; iron-phosphate battery; smart grids; solar power; wind power; Batteries; Chemistry; Coal; Marketing and sales; Production; Solar energy;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Technologies Beyond 2020 (TTM), 2011 IEEE Technology Time Machine Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0415-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0416-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TTM.2011.6005183
Filename :
6005183
Link To Document :
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