Let's Talk! Battery Aging and Fault Detection

09/02/22 • 22 min

Professor Anna Stefanopoulou from University of Michigan talks to us about her group’s work on battery management and control, physics-based modeling of lithium-ion battery degradation, and the challenges and new opportunities in the field. She also talks about the detection of faults in lithium-ion batteries in field use, and how reliable detection of faults can help to mitigate the outcome of a potential thermal runaway event.
Moreover, Prof. Stefanopoulou highlights how engineers working with battery systems are constantly working to improve the safety of the systems.

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Let's Talk! Lithium-ion Battery Recycling: Engaging the public for safer solutions and a more sustainable world

Lithium-ion batteries hold enormous potential for a fossil-free future. But in order for that potential to be reached, they need to be used responsibly and recycled safely. Solving environmental and safety risks associated with li-ion batteries will require changes in policy and business practices. But with so many li-ion powered technologies in the hands of consumers, individual awareness and behavior change regarding safe and responsible recycling can make significant impacts too.

Consulting agency DoGoodery is teaming up with the Electrochemical Safety Research Institutes (ESRI) of UL Research Institutes, to launch a national campaign to educate and encourage consumers to safely and sustainably use and recycle li-ion batteries. In this episode, they discuss the goals of the campaign, strategies they’re using to authentically engage audiences and inspire action, and how this kind of campaign can move people from all walks of life to further UL’s mission in the choices they make every day.