Battery Tech Talk

Time Posted on July 14, 2010 User ChargeCar Team

On June 23rd, we had Carnegie Mellon professor Jay Whitacre come to our weekly tech meeting to give us a quick overview of battery chemistry, performance characteristics, and tuning for high performance. We were able to record the video, and it's available at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute website. From that site:              

 June 2010 - Length: 1:15:00

Jay Whitacre, a Carnegie Mellon professor with a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering and Public Policy, gives a quick overview of Lithium-ion batteries. Starting at the chemical level, he explains the properties and mechanics of the battery which give rise to macroscopic behavior, especially focusing on issues relevant to electric vehicles and other high-power systems. He then fields questions about the batteries themselves, ongoing research at Carnegie Mellon, and tricks for improving long-term performance, such as pulse-charging and pairing batteries with similar defects.

http://www.ri.cmu.edu/video_view.html?video_id=60&menu_id=387

Hope you enjoy watching it!

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