Course syllabus

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TRA360 TRA360 Battery materials and manufacturing lp1 HT23 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Tracks

Contact details

Examiner:     Jinhua Sun, jinhua@chalmers.se (Tel: 07 69 60 9956)

Teachers:      Jinhua Sun, jinhua@chalmers.se 

                      Industrial experts: 

                      Guest lecturers

Course purpose

The purpose of this course is to teach the basic knowledge (Lectures) about the state of the art lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing and provide the students chances to fabricate the battery cells in the labs.

Schedule

TimeEdit

1st of November, we will start the lab-based project. You will be divided into different groups (you choose) based on your available time working in the lab. The lab session will be ended on the 1st of December.

Course literature

Please find in the Modules under each lecture session.

Course design

This is a specific course with a focus on the current battery materials and battery manufacturing with following content:

Part 1: Lectures:

• Introduction, general application, working mechanism and challenges of battery.
• The main components of the battery cell, including the current collector, anode, separator, electrolyte, cathode.
• The synthesis, processing and characterization of commonly used anode and cathode.
• The current and future binders
• The electrode manufacturing and battery assembling.
• The quality control of the battery manufacturing process
• The future battery manufacturing technologies.
• The battery design and battery production in Gigafactory
• Battery safety
• Battery management system

Part 2: Lab project

• Preparation of the anode and cathode slurry.
• Investigate the coating and drying for the electrode formation.
• Calendaring and cutting.
• Battery cell assembling.
• Electrochemical performance evaluation of the as-fabricated batteries.
• Performance analysis.

There will be quizzes, seminars and presentations.

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

General learning outcomes for Tracks courses:

• master problems with open solutions spaces which includes to be able to handle uncertainties and limited information.
• lead and participate in the development of new products, processes and systems using a holistic approach by following a design process and/or a systematic development process.
• work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate in teams with different compositions
• orally and in writing explain and discuss information, problems, methods, design/development processes and solutions

Course specific learning outcomes:

• Outline the entire battery manufacturing process.
• Describe the critical instrument and criteria for the battery manufacturing.
• Develop a hands-on skill to fabricate battery cells in the lab.
• Explain the battery cell, module and packs.
• Explain the working mechanism of battery.
• Explain the synthesis of most popular electrode materials (anode and cathode).
• Describe the characterization methods for the electrodes.
• Describe and select the appropriate material for anode and cathode.
• Explain the quality control of the battery manufacturing process.
• Identify the safety issues of the battery.
• Explore the different applications of battery.
• Explain how to evaluate the battery.
• Explore the future battery manufacturing technology.
• Recognize the critical components used for making battery.
• Explain the battery production system.
• Explain the graphs of charging/discharging, cyclic voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.
• Discuss trends of battery materials and manufacturing.

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

Examination form

The performance and engagement during the lectures and lab project.

The result from the quizzes.

The final report.