A high fidelity system for estimating the remaining useful life (RUL) for Li-ion batteries for aerospace applications is presented. The system employs particle filtering coupled with outlier detection to predict RUL. Calculations of RUL are based on autonomous measurements of the battery state-ofhealth by onboard electronics. Predictions for RUL are fed into a maintenance advisor which allows o...

The effects of climate change are just beginning to be felt, and as such, society must work towards strategies of reducing humanity’s impact on the environment. Due to the fact that energy production is one of the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, it is obvious that more environmentally friendly sources of power are required. Technologies such as solar and wind power are constan...

Industrial buildings account for very few high peaks of power demand. This situation forces them to contract a fixed electricity term cover it. A more intelligent use the energy in industrial buildings, together with an improved efficiency transmission and distribution along electric grid, can be achieved by reducing peak consumption buildings. Energy storage systems, lithium ion (Li-ion) batte...

Ion-transport paths: combined modeling and neutron diffraction studies provide atomic-scale insights into Li(2)FeP(2)O(7), a material proposed for a new lithium-battery cathode with reversible electrode operation at the highest voltage of all known Fe-based phosphates. The results indicate that Li(+) ions are transported rapidly through a 2D network along the paths shown in green in the picture.