Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Battery (REVB)
Reference Number
EP/L505298/1
Title
Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Battery (REVB)
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr GJ Offer
Earth Science and Engineering
Imperial College London
Earth Science and Engineering
Imperial College London
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 January 2014
End Date
05 May 2017
Duration
40 months
Total Grant Value
£827,503
Industrial Sectors
Electrical engineering
Region
London
Programme
Energy : Energy
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Dr GJ Offer, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
Other Investigator
Professor NP Brandon, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr R Martinez-Botas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr R Martinez-Botas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
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Objectives
Abstract
The Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Battery (REVB) project aims to develop a revolutionary Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) vehiclebattery and Battery Energy Management (BEM) system which will provide breakthrough improvements in energy density,cost, range and safety of electric vehicle batteries and put the UK in a world leading position to exploit this.The project intends to double the rate of improvement of the Oxis Li-S battery, by developing and embedding a model ledR&D culture within Oxis, using a deep understanding of the underlying science which will be developed with ImperialCollege to inform product development at Oxis. It is a proven approach within other sectors (such as crash testing) withinthe automotive industry, but rarely adopted by battery developers. The project will also develop a battery energy manager,working with Lotus and Cranfield, in order to be able to push the chemistry to its limits and achieve 400Wh/kg cell energydensity with practical cycle life and performance metrics. The output of the project will offer a battery system for automotive applications that can not only store more energy than today's technology but can also harness significantly more of the that energy, resulting in a compound improvement for next generation Electric Vehicles
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