FBL 0024 :TECHNICA ASSIGNMENT  -DESCRIBING THE EFFECTS

OF AN ENGINEERING or
L ENGLISH January TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ON
2020 HUMANKIND
 Evolution
of Innovation
of Batteries
Content:
1.0   INTRODUCTION
2.0   THE MILESTONES OF THE INNOVAT
ION ( descriptions of evolution )
3.0  ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION ( opin
ions & justifications )
4.0  RECOMMENDATIONS ( for enhance
ment )
5.0  CONCLUSION
 1.0  
INTRODUCTION
A battery is a type of
power source.
People often use a co
mmon set of terms w
hen talking about a ba
ttery's voltage, capaci
ty, current sourcing ca
pability and so on.
The symbol for a
battery in a circuit
diagram. 
 Electrodes are two
different kinds of
metals that can
move electrons
between them,
which creates
The positive and negative ends of electricity. 
the battery represent the two ele
ctrodes of the battery.
• Batteries
create electricity using
liquids or metals that
are good conductors
of electricity as
electrolyte.
Batteries
convert chemical
energy directly
to electrical energy. 
When the anode and cathode of
a battery is connected to a circui
t, a redox reaction takes place.
In all cases, the reaction at the
anode produces extra electrons
in a process called oxidation,
and the reaction at the cathode
uses the extra electrons during
a process known as reduction.
 Primary batteries Secondary battery

Batteries that must be thrown away after use are known as primary b
atteries. Batteries that can be recharged are called secondary batteri
es.
 2.0 THE
MILESTONES OF
THE INNOVATIO
N OF BATTERY 
Recommendations for Enhancement of
Battery Technology in the future
 Find a replacement for rare metals used in the battery industry
-The Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry doubles the use of Cobalt and
Nickel every year Cobalt mining is full of hazards and some cobalt
mines have exploited children for labor
-The cost for Cobalt to be used as a raw material is high due to its
finite resource
-Reformulating the combination of elements in batteries to have a
higher charge cycle count without the need of rare minerals

- Source = Argus Media, 20 March 2019

- Source =phys.org ,29 April 2019
Graphs are all obtained from Tech Youtuber: Gary Explains
Use solid-state batteries (SSB) made with cathodes from iron fluoride and a solid polymer electrolyte nanocomposite

• Georgia Institute of Technology=

Cathodes from iron fluoride and a
solid polymer electrolyte
nanocomposite
• Massachusetts Institute of
Technology = Mixed ionic-electronic
conductors (MIEC) and electron
and Li-ion insulators (ELI) which
helps to improve the charge-
discharge cycle count of SSB

- Source =New Atlas ,4 Febuary 2020

Other reccomendations that can can be implemented to help improve the future
technologies of batteries

• Price, Size and weight

• Temperature tolerance
• Energy Density
Source: epectec.com Source: batteryuniversity.com
• Disadvantages of Li-ion
batteries :
    - Expensive ; regulation
                         ; delicate
    
 All the batteries sell pass
testing and certification but
you should still be careful with
them.