You are on page 1of 25

LpTO"Ba)ery"Technology"Explained"

Fall,"2012"

1"
WWW.MICROVAST.COM,
Stafford"|"Texas"|"USA"

2" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Why LTO?

“"LTO"will"create"a"revoluIon"in"the"electric"vehicle"industry.”""
C.C.Chen"|"President"of"World"Electric"Vehicle"AssociaIon

“""
  No"volumetric"change"aNer"lithium"inserIon."–"Zero"strain"for"extreme"
" long"term"stability"leads"to"extremely"long"cycle"life.""
"
  NanoTstructured"material"allows"higher"packing"density"and"extremely"
"
high"rate"capability(>"20C)."
"
Outstanding"electrochemical"and"safety"performance,"unmatched"abuse"
" 
tolerance,"excellent"capacity"retenIon"at"extreme"temperature."
" " " " " """"”"
Argonne"NaIonal"Laboratory

3" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Why LTO?

" High"surface"area" " No"resisIve"&"SEI"layer"forms"


" Very"Low"ReacIvity"with" " Zero"strain"3D"crystal"lacce"
High,Performance, Electrolyte" " Excellent"Thermal"stability"
M:Separators,

" UltraFast"High"Rate"Charge"&"Discharge"Capability"(Up"to"20C"
charge,"20C"or"higher"rate"discharge)"
" Extremely"Long"Cycle"Life"(20,000+"Cycles@100%"DOD"25°C")"
" Widest"OperaIonal"Temperature"Range"(T30°C"to"+60°C")"
No,SEI,Layer,
" Extremely"Safe"(Zero"strain,"drasIcally"reduced"thermal"damage)"

4" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Why LTO?

Overall"Performance"Comparison

Safety"Comparison"|"Cell"PenetraIon"Tests"

" LTO"is"wellTknown"in"the"industry"to"be"the"Safest"
Chemistry"in"LiTion"Ba)ery"Category""
" Excellent"Thermal"stability"("Minimum"heat"at"high"
rate"Charge/Discharge")"
" Minimum"generaIon"of"Lithium"Dendrite"(Lowest" NCA/C" LFP/C" NCM/LpTO"
risk"of"internal"short"circuits"&"thermal"hazard)" Instant"fire"&"excessive" Fire"&"toxic"gases" Minor"sparks,"no"smoke"
oxygen"release,"extremely" release. or"fire."
hard"to"exInguish.

5" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal 5
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Instantaneous High Rate Charge & Discharge

Electric"Vehicle"equipped"with"" Electric"Vehicle""equipped"with""
LpTO"Ba)ery" LFP"Ba)ery"
(Microvast"Improved"LTO)" (Lithium"iron"phosphate)"
Capable"of"full"charge"in" Capable"of"full"charge"at"

5-10 Minutes X Hours

With"the"benefit"of"" With"the"potenIal"of""

! "PotenIal"20C+"charge"&"20C+"discharge" X "High"charging"damages"reduce"life"cycle"
! DrasIcally"reduced"damage"from"charging" X "Expansion"and"Lethal"Leakage"
! "Low"Heat"and"No"Fire"danger" X "High"Heat,"Fire"and"possible"explosion""

6" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Extremely Long Cycle Life

At"6CC/6CD"rate,"LpTO"Deliveries"
20,000"Imes"100%"DOD"Lifecycles""

LpTO"
20,000" 10 > LFP
times

LeadT
LFP""
2,000"
20 > NCM
times
Acid"200"
NCM"
1,000"
LpTO"provides"the"Lowest"Lifecycle"Cost"for"
any"highly"cyclic"applicaIon."
*LFP,"NCM,"LeadTAcid"DOD"at"1CC/1CD,"LpTO"at"6CC/6CD"

7" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
So what’s the catch with standard LTO?
Key issue that hinders the deployment of Li4Ti5O12
Internal"Gassing"has"been"the"major"issue"facing"mass"commercial"
based chemistry
producIon"of"LTO"cells."Li4Ti5O12/Li1+xMn2-xO4 (200 mAh cell)

LeB:,ABer,stored,at,63°C,&,100%,SOC,for,1,year,
After stored at AfterArgonne,Lab,test,with,compeOtor,product,,|,2011,
stored at
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Right:,Before,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Before ,,,,,,, Before
63oC & 100% 63oC & 100%
" In"Argonne"NaIonal"Laboratory’s"2011"test,"the"gas"is"idenIfied"to"be"generated"from"complex"electrochemical"decomposiIon"of"the"H"source"
SOC for 1 year SOC for 1 year
(electrolyte)"on"the"electrode"surface"(metal"oxides).""
" Pervious"a)empts"to"mass"produce"commercial"standard"cell"with"available"material"and"components""resulted"in"dramaIcally"reduced"cycle"life"
Release large amount of gas after high temperature storage.
(6,000"–"10,000"cycles)","reduced"overall"reliability,"and"difficulIes"for"maintenance."

8" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Why LpTO?

"LpTO is Throughout Improved Commercial Standard LTO


""""""Microvast"devoted"four"years"of"Ime"and"funding"in"R&D,""started"from"reTengineering"
basic"chemistries"to"improve"overall"performance"of"LTO"ba)ery."""
""""""The"result"of"all"the"effort"is"the"outstanding"LpTO"ba)ery,"that"outperforms"all"other"LiT
Ba)ery"choices"in"power"applicaIons"&"life"cycles.
Reengineering,Raw,

OpOmizaOon,of,
Material

Proven,Results
Technics
T"Special"Treated"Electrode" T"Delivery"excellent"High"Power"
T"Four"years"of"dedicated" Performance"&"Longer"Cycles"
Materials"+"Improved"Formula"
material"tesIng"and" than"any"other"LTO
Electrolytes"Offsets"Gassing
improving T"DramaIcally"Reduced"Gassing,"
T"Patented"PVDF"High"Porosity" Minimum"maintenance""
T"ProducIon"&"Quality"
Separators"Enables"High" T"Proved"in"OperaIon"for"more"
control"improvements"
Power"Performance"&"Life" than"18"month""(ETBus"fleet"in"
ensure"consistency"
Cycles" operaIon"since"March.2011)"

9" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast Technology
LpTO Performance

NCM/LpTO,GEN,I,|,100%,DOD,,6CC/6CD,Cycle,test,@,25°C"
" Resulted"Minimum"Gassing"
" Cycle"life:"25,153"to"78%

10" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast Technology
LpTO Performance

NCM/LpTO,GEN,II,|,100%,DOD,,10CC/10CD,Cycle,test,@,25°C"

" Test"data"to"date"June"2012"

11" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast Technology
Typical charging/discharging (1.5V- 2.8V)

Charging"@"RT Discharging"@"RT

2800"" 2.7,
2C"
2.5,
2600"" 4C" 1C"
2.3,

V
2C"
V

6C" 3C"

Voltage
Voltage

2400"" 2.1,
4C"
8C" 5C"
1.9,
2200"" 6C"
1.7, 7C"
8C"
2000""
1.5,
0"" 2000"" 4000"" 6000"" 8000"" 10000"" 12000"" 14000""
Capacity mAh
Capacity mAh

12" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Patented Technologies & Solutions

Unique"Separator"Technology
Microvast"unique"PVDF"membrane"
treatment"Experience"&"Technic,"
creates"unique"spongy"porous"
structure"separator:
" More"stable"than"main"PP/PE"separator
" Much"be)er"we)ability"with"electrolyte"
than"PP/PE
" Greatly"increases"the"permeability"of"
separator
" Greatly"increases"the"migraIon"
channels"for"LiTion"in"electrolyte
" Greatly"increases"overall"ba)ery"
performance"in"high"raIo"charge/
discharge"and"life"cycle
Microvast"Patented"High"Porosity"/" Known"HighTend"Stretched"LiTion"
High"Permeability"Separator" Ba)ery"Separator
13" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Microvast LpTO Battery Technology
Patented Technologies & Solutions

Microvast"Patented"Metal"Oxide"Treated"LpTO"Material" Known"HighTend"Japanese"Brand"LTO"Material"

14" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Field Experience with LpTO
10 Minutes UltraFast Charge Electric Bus

Case Study: 10 minutes UltraFast Charge Transit E-Bus


World’s Largest Commercial Fast-Charge Bus Fleet Operation
Since March, 2011

  With"LpTO"ba)ery,"making"the"switching"from"fossil"fuel"to"
advanced"EV"finally"make"much"more"operaIonal"sense"to"fleet"
owners.""
  IniIal"cost"is"much"lower"than"other"convenIonal"EV"soluIons"
and"the"operaIon"is"sustainable"and"viable"for"longTterm"
without"conInuously"subsidy"support."

15" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Field Experience with LpTO
10 Minutes UltraFast Charge Electric Bus

OnTRoad"Performance"

First"fleet"of"6"units"deployed"since"March,"2011"
"   Each"route"15"miles,"5T10mins"charge"ba)ery"to"full"capacity"aNer"route"
"   24,000"miles"/"per"bus"traveled,"2,000+"deep"cycles"charged"

Performance"&Technology"Proved"by"Operator"
"   300+"units"in"operaIon"now,"Delivery"525"units"in"2012"
"   Low"IniIal"Investment"&"Low"Long"Term"Ownership"Cost"
"   4"UltraFast"Charging"StaIons"in"use"or"under"construcIon" [China"State"Grid"UltraFast"Charging"StaIon]"
6"400+kW"Charge"points"|"5T10"mins"UltraFast"charge"
"   1,000"to"be"delivery"by"2014"in"mulIple"China"ciIes"

16" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Field Experience with LpTO
10 Minutes UltraFast Charge Electric Bus

I.  Data"collected"from"March"18,"2011"to"March"31,"2012"|"Each"bus"deep"charged"approximately"2,000"Imes""
II.  Charging"takes"approximately"8"minutes"from"30%"to"100%"SOC"each"Ime."Temperature"rises"about"3T10 "
III.  Ba)ery"is"esImated"to"have"less"than"0.7%"capacity"loss";"esImate"a"pack"life"of"at"least"15,000"deep"cycles.""""

100

90

80

70

Battery Capacity / kWh


60

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Number of Charges

17" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Field Experience with LpTO
10 Minutes UltraFast Charge Electric Bus

I.  Average"duraIon"of"each"charge"less"than"10"minutes,""Charge"power"on"average"400kW."
II.  Each"charge"between"20kWh"to"45kWh"

16:00 70

14:00
60

12:00
50
Charing Duration / mm:ss

Enery per Charge / kWh


10:00
40

08:00

30
06:00

20
04:00

02:00 10

00:00 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Number of Charges Number of Charges
MarchTMay" JuneTAug" SepTNov" DecTMarch" MarchTMay" JuneTAug" SepTNov" DecTMarch"

18" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Field Experience with LpTO
10 Minutes UltraFast Charge Electric Bus

Please"ensure"
access"to"Internet"
to"view"the"Video""
"
Or"Search"
“Microvast"CCT”"on"

Click"picture"to"view"10#Minutes#UltraFast#Charge#Transit#Bus#Commercial#Opera:on#Online"at"YouTube"

19"

19" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Unlimited Potential of LpTO
Complete Powertrain Solution for Commercial Vehicles
LpTO"ba)ery"soluIon"is"prefect"for"any"routeToperaIon"based"commercial"vehicle"fleet."
Microvast"is"capable"of"providing"complete"complete"powertrain"engineering"soluIon"for"different"applicaIons.""

Shu)le"Bus"
Port"Truck"
UIlity"Vehicles""
School"Bus"
…""

20" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Unlimited Potential of LpTO
Complete Powertrain Solution for Industrial Vehicles
LpTO"ba)ery"soluIon"is"prefect"for"any"operaIon"Ime"sensiIve"&"power"demanding"industrial"vehicle"fleet."
Microvast"is"capable"of"providing"replacement"pack"and"charging"system"engineering"soluIon."

AGVs"
Electric"ForkliN"
Airport"Vehicles"
Mining"Vehicles"
Service"Vehicles"
…"
21" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Unlimited Potential of LpTO
Powerful, Long Life and Safe for Defense Potentials

LpTO"offers"defense"
industry"an"excellent"new"
ba)ery"technology"
choice:"
"
I.  Up"to"20c"UltraFast"
Recharge"ability"

II.  Up"to"20c"Instantaneous"
Power"Discharge"

III.  Extremely"Long"Cycle"Life""
IV.  Extreme"Temperature"
Tolerance"

V.  Safest"LiTion"Ba)ery"
Choice"

22" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Unlimited Potential of LpTO
Energy Storage & Smart Grid

EXCESS"SUPPLY"

Fast"Charge"

EXCESS"DEMAND" Fast"Discharge"

Grid,stabilizaOon,/,Peak,shiBing," Frequency,control,/,Renewable,integraOon,
  Stabilize"frequency"and"voltage"without"ramping"   MiIgate"intermi)ency"and"increase"power"quality"
power"plants"or"gas"turbine"" for"solar"power"plant"
  Provide"spinning"reserve"without"burning"fuel"   Increase"adopIon"of"renewable"energy"sources"
and"emissions"

23" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Unlimited Potential of LpTO
Energy Storage & Smart Grid

Frequency,control,/,Renewable,integraOon,
10T60"Minutes"Energy"Stored"/"+4C"T4C"/"Many"
Shallow"Charge"Discharge"Cycles"

LFP, LpTO,
Shallow,Charge,Cyclic,life, 150,000" 1,000,000"
Grid,stabilizaOon,/,Peak,shiBing,"
Investment,($/kWh), $$" $$$$"
2T10"Hours"Energy"Stored"/"+1C"T1C"/"Year"300T500"
Depth"Charge"Discharge"Cycles" Life,expectance,(Year), 1T3" 5T10"
Life,Total,Ownership,Cost, $$$$" $"
Lead:Acid, LFP, LpTO,
Depth,Charge,Cyclic,life, 500" 2,000" 20,000"
Investment,($/kWh), $" $$" $$$$"
Charge,&,Discharge,
impairment,($/kWh),
$$$$" $$$$$$" $"
Life,expectance,(Year), 2" 5.5" >20"(50)"

24" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal
Thinking"Forward"|"Powering"Now"
WWW.MICROVAST.COM"
12603"Southwest"Freeway,"Suite"210,"Stafford,""
Texas"77477,"USA"
"
"
"
Inquiry@Microvast.com"|"Ph:"1.281.491.9505"|"Fx:"1.281.491.9520"

25" @2012"Microvast,"Inc"All"Rights"Reserved"|"ConfidenIal

You might also like