Battery Production
Vacuum and leak detection solutions for clean energy
Energy Storage and Electro Mobility
Today, more than ever, environmentally friendly technology solutions are needed to prevent further global warming. Our world has surpassed the threshold of 400 ppm carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the average temperature in nearly hundred years has increased by almost 1°C.
The ongoing transition from fossil energies to renewables requires short-term storage media with high efficiency, like batteries and flywheels. One of the most promising future energy storage options are electrical vehicles with grid capability. In addition to environmentally friendly mobility this option increases the flexibility of a power system by making optimum use of the energy whenever it is available from a renewable source like a photovoltaic solar cell installation.
General
Batteries, especially Li-Ion batteries, have become an integral part of our everyday life. They are used in mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones and other wearables. Batteries are even powering our cars. But how are these compact power storage devices manufactured and what does it all have to do with vacuum and leak detection?
This brochure will answer these questions by providing a detailed look into production related vacuum applications in the manufacturing of today’s most wanted technology: Li-Ion batteries.
Electro Mobility
Mobility has to become more climate-friendly in the future. The CO2 emissions caused by traffic amount to around 24%1) of global CO2 emissions. Thus mobility has a considerable impact on our environment. More and more CO2 is being released into the atmosphere. The consequence: our earth is getting warmer and warmer. Batteries are having the potential to reduce mobility related CO2 emissions. Additionally, they can be used for energy storage from renewable energy sources.
Grid Stability
Battery storage systems can also be used to stabilize power grids. These are intended to ensure grid stability by stabilizing short-term fluctuations in the grid frequency. In order to compensate for these fluctuations, energy must be supplied to or withdrawn from the grid as quickly as possible, depending on demand. Battery storage systems are perfectly suited to quickly react to these grid fluctuations.
Future Technologies
In addition to the Li-Ion battery cell with liquid electrolyte, research is already underway on a new generation of Li-Ion
batteries: the so-called „solid state battery“, which is characterized by a solid electrolyte. Other vacuum applications compared to the present production processes of Li-Ion batteries will then become relevant. However, it will require some more time before the new battery generation is ready for the market.