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Intellectual Property Clash of Copper Current Collectors
High voltage cathode materials, dendrite-preventing electrolytes, and new anode architectures often grab headlines. But what may send shockwaves through the battery industry is the winner of the patent and trade secret battle being waged by SK Nexilis Co., Ltd. and Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. The spoils of war being the right to make and sell copper foils used for current collectors in electric vehicle batteries. With parallel litigation occurring in the United States, South Korea, and Europe, and patent invalidation proceedings before the US Patent Office, this case is one to watch for battery manufacturers worldwide. This talk will highlight the procedural posture and the intellectual property tools being brought to bear by both sides in this on-going dispute.
This webinar will focus on the following key topics:
• Building patent thickets around single battery components
• Trade secret rights complementary to battery manufacturing patent rights
• Strategically acquiring foreign patent rights with high investment returns
• Value of patents given the increased institutional denial of proceedings to invalidate patentsPresenter
Todd Ostomel – Partner at Squire Patton BoggsTodd focuses on patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent opinions, due diligence, utility and design patent applications, and trade secret counseling. He has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications for inventions related to energy storage, energy production, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, battery recycling, AI diagnostics, chemical processes, small and large molecules, polymorphs, ceramics, biofuels, cryptocurrency, and LEDs.
Todd also has extensive experience with trade secret enforcement. He helps entrepreneurs develop and manage global patent and trade secret portfolios.
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Failure Analysis of Next Generation Si Based Anodes
Silicon (Si) is an attractive alternative to graphite due to its high theoretical capacity of 3500 mAh-g-1 and its high abundance on earth. Unfortunately, Si is plagued by significant volume expansion during charge/discharge, upwards of 300%. As a result, researchers and companies have focused their attention on mitigating the disadvantages of Si. With various methods the aim is to create a Si based anode that has a stability comparable or better then graphite. With increasing interest, it is important to discuss and determine abuse testing and failure analysis techniques that can effectively determine the durability of these new anodes.
This webinar will focus on the following key topics:
• Why is it important to look at alternative anodes to graphite?
• The advantages and disadvantages of Si based anodes
• Creation of new anodes to alleviate the disadvantages of Si
• Customized abuse testing and failure analysis of Si based anode cellsPresenter
Emily Klein – Materials Scientist and Engineer at Energy AssuranceEmily Klein is a materials scientist and engineer at Energy Assurance. She earned her bachelor and master’s degrees in materials science and engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). At Energy Assurance she supports clients with tailored abuse testing, cell and pack quality evaluations, and failure analysis. Prior to joining Energy Assurance, her research at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Georgia Tech was focused on materials selection, performance testing, and safety testing for lithium-ion, solid-state systems, lithium metal systems, and alloy anodes.
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Advanced Thermal Foams for Battery Pack Protection
The risk of thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery systems remains a critical challenge, necessitating advanced thermal management solutions for improved safety and reliability. This study introduces a high-temperature resistant foam engineered to enhance battery pack protection through robust insulation and mechanical adaptability for pouch and prismatic cell form factors. The material demonstrates superior thermal resistance across both LFP and NMC chemistries, effectively mitigating heat propagation and maintaining structural integrity under extreme conditions. Designed for versatility, the foam can be integrated across battery components —cell-to-cell pads, vent covers, and gaskets. It provides thermal barrier protection, high-temperature sealing, and targeted venting at the cell, module, and pack levels.
This webinar will focus on the following key topics:
• Multi-functional material that provides mechanical support and thermal protection
• Mechanical properties’ tuning for pouch or prismatic form factors
• Robust thermal insulation properties for LFP or NMC
• Performance highlights from: i.) NMC811 testing, ii.) high temperature furnace & hot microscope study and iii.) preliminary benchmarking
• Application case studies based on thermal protection at cell, module and pack levelPresenters
Dr. Katherine Shinopoulos – Senior Research Engineer at Saint Gobain
Dr. Subhashini (Subha) Gunashekar – Business Development Manager at Saint GobainSaint Gobain is a proud sponsor of this event.
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Battery Management System Impacts on Energy Storage
Battery management systems impact the utility, effectiveness, and life of an energy storage system. Passive balancing is less expensive than active balancing, but weaker cells or modules may need to be replaced near the end of the ESS’s lifespan. Active balancing transfers energy from stronger to weaker cells, but at a higher system cost and design complexity.
System down time is associated with both approaches and carries such a high opportunity cost that innovations in this area may be of greater importance than the type of balancing being employed.
Join Nuvation Energy CEO Michael Worry for an exploration of the current state of the art in battery cell balancing, and how BMS innovations will impact the future of stationary energy storage.
This webinar will focus on the following key topics:
• A stationary ESS orientation on battery management
• Understanding balancing-related down time
• Comparing active and passive balancing
• Innovations in battery managementPresenter
Michael Worry – CEO, Nuvation EnergyMichael Worry founded Nuvation in 1997 and has grown the company into a thriving energy storage and engineering services firm with offices in Sunnyvale, California and Waterloo, Ontario Canada. He is the CEO and CTO of Nuvation Energy, a provider of energy controls and battery management solutions for large-scale energy storage. Part of Nuvation’s success is Michael still enjoys being a hands-on engineer and occasionally joins energy storage system installations at client sites.
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