Battery Solutions for Vehicle Applications MobiliTec (8-12 April 2013) / HANNOVER MESSE 2013
Holger Schuh – April, 9th 2013
Agenda Saft Group in a nutshell Saft Vehicle Business Unit > Strategy - What do we do?
> Assets – What are our strengths ?
Example of Li-ion battery solutions for heavy duty vehicles > Cell and Module offer > Battery pack solutions
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Saft Group
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Saft. A world leader for advanced and innovative battery systems Saft is the world’s leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industrial and defence applications. The Group’s new generation lithium-ion batteries are also being deployed in energy storage systems.
With over 4,100 employees worldwide, Saft is present in 19 countries
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The Saft Group in 2011 - Key figures Industrial standby Telecommunication
Defence
Space
Industrial Battery Group €350.2m 56.4 %*
Specialty Battery Group €271.1m 43.6 %*
Sales 2011
Rechargeable nickel and lithium-based batteries for demanding industrial applications.
€628.7m Vehicles
High performance primary and rechargeable lithium and silver batteries for the electronics, defence and space industries. Clean energy storage Aviation Metering and Professional Electronics
Emergency Lighting
Joint-Ventures: Rail and Mass Transit
-- ASB Group Thermal batteries Equity accounted
* % of total sales excluding non-recurring revenue of €7.4 million
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Saft Vehicle Business Unit
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Activity in electric and hybrid vehicle market Focus on some major applications where customers are looking for battery systems solutions : > 48V “affordable” mild hybrid for passenger cars > Commercial (bus/trucks) > Industrial vehicles (forklift, mine truck, etc..) > Sport vehicles and limited edition of luxury cars
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Asset#1 Key accomplishments over the last 20 years in EV’s Ni-Cd - STM5-100 (1992-1998) > More than 11 000 e-Cars + 3000 e-Scooters on the road in Europe equipped with Saft batteries (PSA Peugeot-Citroën + Renault + Th!nk (Ford) )
Ni-MH technology (1995-2005) > Chrysler EPIC Minivan EV development and fleet (200 Ev’s)
Li-ion - Demo cars & Fleet vehicles since 2000 > Various EV fleet programs with major European & US car manufacturers > More military hybrid energy storage programs than any other company 8
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Asset#2 A true serial automotive experience from 2009 > 1.5 millions cells manufactured in Saft Nersac (France) factory for serial vehicle programs both in Europe and US Hybrid Electric
Nersac Plug-in Hybrid
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Full Electric
Asset#3 An industrial Li-ion footprint in EU and USA
Europe
Bordeaux (France)
Pilot line in operation for more than 12 years Research & Development Center for Europe Nersac (France)
World’s 1st facility for Li-ion automotive batteries Large volume, automotive ISO/TS 16949 Qualified Capacity installed : ½ million energy cells Cockeysville (MD)
USA
Research & Development Center for North America Multi technology cells and systems manufacturing Jacksonville (FL)
Opened since September 2011, eligible to BAA requirements Large volume, include manufacturing line for prismatic cells Capacity installed : 2 millions energy cells 10
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Asset#4 System Development Unit SDU mission : Design & Qualify complex battery systems Organisation – 2 sites > +140 engineers > Bordeaux, France + Jacksonville, Florida
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Program Management Risk analysis Testing and validations Prototype manufacturing Customer support & integration Quality Purchasing
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Example of Li-ion battery solutions for heavy duty vehicles
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What is important to design a battery system System Architecture Drivers
Electrochemistry Drivers
Special Needs: > Shelf Life > Calendar Life > Temperature Range > System Safety > Communications
Key Drivers: > Energy Needed > Power Needed • Cold Pulse
> System Interfaces • Energy for charging
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Li-Ion Cells for Vehicles Power
PHEV VL3A
EV VL6H / VL6P VL30PFe
VL45EFe
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Li-Ion Modules for Vehicle Heavy Duty Vehicles Technology > SLFP™
48V Mild Hybrid Technology > NCA
Module > 12 cells (12S or 6S2P) > 3 versions • Energy (VL45E Fe)
• Medium (VL38M Fe)
Module = Battery system > 13 VL6H cells (13S) • Power – 12 to 14 kW max pulse • Energy – 300 Wh total
• Power (VL30P Fe)
> Liquid cooling / Integrated SMU
Battery system > Customized design (635V, 700, 750 V) 15
> Air cooling / Integrated BMS
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Battery Pack / General Architecture APPLICATION
SMU Chain
Serial power path
BMU Comm.
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EM12B Modulion
Contactors
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Cool out
Energy Storage System / Several packs in parallel APPLICATION
MBMM > Manages charging of several packs at different SOC each > Communicates all data with application
Comm.
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MBMM Management of Packs in Parallel
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In the case of 2 packs
N Packs…
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> Special optimized solution > M2BMU is a new board able to merge BMU and MBMM functions
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Example of Energy Storage System Battery main characteristics
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Voltage
635 V
Energy
20 kWh
Power peak
200 kW
Length
850 mm
Width
600 mm
Height
500 mm
Weight
350 kg
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Conclusions
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Conclusions Saft does have : Experience with Automotive program Automotive Development and Production capabilities > From the cell to the complete system
