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The technical and educational requirements in establishing a Li-ion coin-cell assembly and testing research facility laboratory in a university environment

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 4

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Energy Conversion and Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE)

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--44491

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https://peer.asee.org/44491

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173

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Robert W. Fletcher Lawrence Technological University

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Robert Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University in the summer of 2003, after two decades of various industry engineering positions in research, and product development.

Dr. Fletcher earned his Master of Science in Chemical Engineering and the PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle.

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Rebecca Almandoz

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Maria Lomas

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Zainab Al Salihi

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Abstract

Li-ion batteries are now the main rechargeable electrochemical energy storage source in systems ranging from small portable electric-powered devices to autonomous robots and hybrid and all-electric plug-in vehicles. As increased production demands accelerate there is a corresponding challenge, particularly in North America, for universities to provide knowledgeable engineering technical talent to support the related Li-ion cell research. In the work presented here the authors review the major components of their Li-ion cell assembly and testing research laboratory, and the contributions that student research assistants provided in the effort to establish our Li-ion cell assembly and testing lab from its inception, equipment acquisition and set-up, to operation, commissioning and use for research activities at our university. The utilization of related research tools already available at the university are also discussed. Both undergraduate and graduate students share their experiences here in the process of learning and conducting Li-ion cell production and cell cycle testing. Finally, a list of suggested supporting classes and training is provided for other institutions interested in establishing such a laboratory.

Fletcher, R. W., & Almandoz, R., & Lomas, M., & Al Salihi, Z. (2023, June), The technical and educational requirements in establishing a Li-ion coin-cell assembly and testing research facility laboratory in a university environment Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44491

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