By Battery Power Online Staff
December 12, 2024 | Battery Power Online named its inaugural Best of Show Award at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference yesterday in Las Vegas. Of the nine finalists chosen from among the new products on display at the event, the attendee community—well more than 1,500—chose to honor ENEOS Materials Corporation and Keysight.
The Best of Show People’s Choice Awards recognize new products in the automotive battery space. The awards competition was open to all the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference exhibitors, and exhibiting companies entered their products for consideration in advance of the event. Nine new products were chosen as finalists. Those new products were on display at the event and attendees voted for the People’s Choice Award once the conference has begun. Please note, selection is not based on level of sponsorship or exhibit participation. Finalists include new products from BattGenie, Chroma Systems Solutions, Dragonfly Energy Corp, MTI Corporation, OnTo Technology, Saint-Gobain, and Tsing Bosch.
The two winning products include binder materials from ENEOS Materials and a new centralized battery pack lab solution from Keysight. Here are their entries:
ENEOS Materials Corporation | Booth 331
BINDER
https://www.eneos-materials.com/
ENEOS Materials Corporation is a manufacturer of binder materials for lithium ion battery. Though the role of binder material is originally to work as the adhesive agent between active material and current collector, many battery suppliers have recently requested us to actively contribute to improve the battery performance such as fast charging and reduce the environmental impact. For example, our latest Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) binder can drastically decrease cell resistance and improve fast charging performance as an anode binder. Since the fast charging is considered as one of most important items to expand battery electric vehicles, this SBR binder is drawing strong attention from the battery and car manufactures. Also, we have newly developed the eco-friendly acrylate binder which is water based emulsion for cathode electrode and does not include a fluorine group in its polymer structure. This PFAS free binder is expected to be a promising candidate to accelerate the eco-friendly electrode production. We have already started providing binders for all-solid-state batteries, and we are also researching further improvements. And we have been developing binders for dry processes and other innovative batteries. We will continue to play a leading role in CONNECTING THE FUTURE. Even an inactive material in the electrode like binder can be strongly involved with battery performance. The amount of binder in the electrode is very limited, but binder material can give a large influence on battery performance. We believe that our binder material can be helpful for further improvement in the battery technology.
Keysight | Booth 231
SL1770A Scienlab Power Allocation Management Solution for Battery Testing
https://www.keysight.com/us/en/home.html
In the rapidly evolving automotive industry, the demand for efficient and reliable battery testing solutions has never been greater. The increasing adoption of EVs and new technologies necessitates rigorous testing. Introducing our cutting-edge centralized battery pack lab solution, designed to revolutionize the way large labs operate. By centralizing power electronics and distributing power throughout the lab, we offer unparalleled efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Our solution addresses the challenge of out-scaling the grid supply when focusing exclusively on peak power demand. It leverages the fact that most test profiles do not require maximum power continuously, allowing unused power to be allocated to other test benches and shifting the emphasis on the average power. Driven by the latest industry trends, our solution offers the highest flexibility in shaping test benches, including flexibility in channel count, maximum power, voltage options, switching, and lower power integration. While power is centralized and our Power Allocation Manager handles the allocation, test execution and channels remain independent, ensuring the highest reliability. Whether you are developing new battery technologies or optimizing existing ones, our solution empowers you to achieve your goals with confidence and efficiency. Experience the future of battery testing and allocate excellence to your lab.
