Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada

Vehicle electrification increases the fuel efficiency of the transportation sector while lowering emissions. Eventually, however, electric vehicle batteries will reach their end-of-life (EOL) point, when the capacity of the battery is insufficient for operating a motor vehicle. At this point, the ba...

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Main Authors:	John W. A. Catton, Sean B. Walker, Paul McInnis, Michael Fowler, Roydon A. Fraser, Steven B. Young, Ben Gaffney
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:	Batteries
Subjects:	re-purposed battery pack second-use application barriers to adoption bench-test failure analysis
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/5/1/14

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spelling	doaj-127864572df9406f9196293cf2a8f89f2020-11-24T21:59:56ZengMDPI AGBatteries2313-01052019-01-01511410.3390/batteries5010014batteries5010014Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in CanadaJohn W. A. Catton0Sean B. Walker1Paul McInnis2Michael Fowler3Roydon A. Fraser4Steven B. Young5Ben Gaffney6Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of South Alabama, 307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688, USADepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaSchool of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaVehicle electrification increases the fuel efficiency of the transportation sector while lowering emissions. Eventually, however, electric vehicle batteries will reach their end-of-life (EOL) point, when the capacity of the battery is insufficient for operating a motor vehicle. At this point, the battery is typically removed for recycling. This treatment of the electric vehicle battery is not efficient, as there is still a high enough storage capacity that they can be used in various non-vehicular uses. Unfortunately, there are numerous barriers limiting the adoption of re-used electric vehicle batteries. Herein, the authors analyze the limitations and current codes and standards that affect re-purposed battery pack designs. Utilizing these requirements, a bench test setup is designed and built, to determine feasibility of a repurposed electric vehicle (EV) battery for stationary energy storage in Canada.http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/5/1/14re-purposed battery packsecond-use applicationbarriers to adoptionbench-testfailure analysis
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author	John W. A. Catton Sean B. Walker Paul McInnis Michael Fowler Roydon A. Fraser Steven B. Young Ben Gaffney
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author_facet	John W. A. Catton Sean B. Walker Paul McInnis Michael Fowler Roydon A. Fraser Steven B. Young Ben Gaffney
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title	Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada
title_short	Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada
title_full	Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada
title_fullStr	Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada
title_full_unstemmed	Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada
title_sort	design and analysis of the use of re-purposed electric vehicle batteries for stationary energy storage in canada
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Batteries
issn	2313-0105
publishDate	2019-01-01
description	Vehicle electrification increases the fuel efficiency of the transportation sector while lowering emissions. Eventually, however, electric vehicle batteries will reach their end-of-life (EOL) point, when the capacity of the battery is insufficient for operating a motor vehicle. At this point, the battery is typically removed for recycling. This treatment of the electric vehicle battery is not efficient, as there is still a high enough storage capacity that they can be used in various non-vehicular uses. Unfortunately, there are numerous barriers limiting the adoption of re-used electric vehicle batteries. Herein, the authors analyze the limitations and current codes and standards that affect re-purposed battery pack designs. Utilizing these requirements, a bench test setup is designed and built, to determine feasibility of a repurposed electric vehicle (EV) battery for stationary energy storage in Canada.
topic	re-purposed battery pack second-use application barriers to adoption bench-test failure analysis
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/5/1/14
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Design and Analysis of the Use of Re-Purposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage in Canada

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