VOLT (Validation Of Li-ion repurposing Technology) by BuffaloGrid Limited
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*Issue – Worldwide 1.2bn people lack access to the electricity grid. With IUK support, BuffaloGrid (BG) has
developed a solar powered Hub providing PAYG electricity, off grid mobile phone charging and wireless
internet in developing regions. BG hubs currently contains Li-ion cells spot welded together in caddies.
However, battery packs connecting multiple cells without a Battery Monitoring System have very
restrictive export/import requirements. Cell welding is also an expensive process, prevents reuse of
battery packs extracted from EoL BuffaloGrid Hubs in other devices and prevents use of upcycled Li-ion
batteries.
*Solution - In this VOLT feasibility project , BuffaloGrid will investigate the feasibility of developing a
battery pack that uses compression to hold Li-ion cells together and develop a prototype.
*Challenges for BuffaloGrid - Due to the harsh operating environment of BuffaloGrid Hubs, developing a
Caddy that uses compression is challenging.
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Subjects by relevance
- Accumulators
- Cell phones
- Batteries
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Welding
Extracted key phrases
- VOLT feasibility project
- EoL BuffaloGrid Hubs
- Ion cell spot
- BuffaloGrid Limited
- Battery pack
- Upcycled Li
- Grid mobile phone charging
- Electricity grid
- Multiple cell
- Cell welding
- BG hub
- PAYG electricity
- Harsh operating environment
- IUK support
- Use