Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
$25,000.00
Repurposing post-electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries for energy storage in residential applications
FY 2018-19
Summary
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world is projected to increase significantly, investigating the*potential applications for used EV batteries with residual capacity over 70-80% of their initial capacity is*necessary. One economical option is to repurpose End-of-Life (EOL) EV batteries for stationary energy storage*applications. This can lower operating costs of the manufacturers by providing services such as peak shaving and*arbitrage, and also reduces the reliance on electrical power grid by enhancing opportunities to incorporate*renewable sources.*Despite all the advantages, repurposed battery energy storage system technology is still in its infancy and*requires more research and development. In this project, a customizable energy/power management system*composed of repurposed Li-ion battery modules will be developed and tested. Through real-time communication*with the power grid and the demand side, the management system would enable optimizing the energy/power*traffic, and consequently reducing the consumer energy costs and associated CO2 intensity. In addition, the*management system could be readily tuned and scaled up for a variety of industry-level applications such as*manufacturing plants with intense energy/power demand profiles.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
531436-2018
Name nom
Fennessy, Barbara
Department département
Conestoga's Applied Research and Innovation
Organization id
22147
Institution établissement
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
1504
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Solid waste management (including radioactivity)
Research subject fr
Gestion des déchets dangereux (y compris radioactivité)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Repurposing post-electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries for energy storage in residential applications
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world is projected to increase significantly, investigating the*potential applications for used EV batteries with residual capacity over 70-80% of their initial capacity is*necessary. One economical option is to repurpose End-of-Life (EOL) EV batteries for stationary energy storage*applications. This can lower operating costs of the manufacturers by providing services such as peak shaving and*arbitrage, and also reduces the reliance on electrical power grid by enhancing opportunities to incorporate*renewable sources.*Despite all the advantages, repurposed battery energy storage system technology is still in its infancy and*requires more research and development. In this project, a customizable energy/power management system*composed of repurposed Li-ion battery modules will be developed and tested. Through real-time communication*with the power grid and the demand side, the management system would enable optimizing the energy/power*traffic, and consequently reducing the consumer energy costs and associated CO2 intensity. In addition, the*management system could be readily tuned and scaled up for a variety of industry-level applications such as*manufacturing plants with intense energy/power demand profiles.
