LIMATICA
The Innovation
Due to the shift towards e-mobility, battery cell production has experienced an unprecedented uplift - which is expected to exponentially continue. The battery demand is constantly rising. By 2030, nearly 5.000 Gwh will be required through respective demand - production capacity even higher.
The Challenge
However, many manufacturers face significant challenges in production - especially when considering cell quality. Besides a scrap rate of incredible 5-30%, the cell aging/grading process is particularly time-consuming, with up to a 14-day storage period for every single battery cell. This is not just very costly (i.a. buildings, insurances, energy consumption) but also very limited when it comes to quality data.
Limatica
The new, scalable Standard of Cell Quality
like a "stethoscope" for battery cells - listen, analyze, react
1. Limatica Hardware
Retrofit Limatica-developed hardware to production site
2. Novel Data
Stream
Create unique data stream by measuring intrinsic cell activity
3. Data
Modelling
Precisely analyse data points to identify cell quality & understand micro-defects
4. Customer Access
Provide Insights to endusers (e.g. Operators, RnD departments)
Proof-of-concept partner wanted!
Our prototype (TRL 4) has been validated in our lab with hundreds of cells and is tested in an industry environment at the moment. The hardware is designed for giga-scale application.
Want to innovate with us and see how it works?
Reach out.
*Classification of two different battery cells through data analytics
Benefits
1 / Acceleration of Cell Aging Time
Minutes instead of days!
Up to 95% faster cell aging process through combining an adapted measurement method with advanced data modelling
2 / Joint Fight against Scrap Rate
Already today, we can descriminate battery cells not just based on their level of self-discharge (Delta OCV) but also on different noise patterns. This is the baseline for root-cause analyses to enable fast error detection in production.
3 / Innovate through our Unique Data Set
The measurement of instrinsic cell activity is a novel measurement method, developed over the last years. This novel data set will enable completely new insights on battery cells.
4 / Increased Safety
The measurement itself is purely passive and not invasive which increases safety. Additionally, the quick identification of bad cells reduces the risk of failure events during aging, e.g. by micro-shorts.