Who would have thought that deep in the heart of fjord country high above the Arctic Circle, there lies a world-class laboratory contributing to the refinement of one of the purest minerals on the planet. Meet Elena, our lead lab technician at our production site in Drag, Norway. From here, she and her team test, analyze and validate our products and processes, allowing us to provide high purity quartz to the most demanding applications within solar, semiconductor and optical fiber industries. Sometimes, the technology quietly changing our world can be found in the most unexpected places (even if it means that the people making this possible have to get up at 4:45am to catch the ferry across the fjord!) Read more about what it's like to live and work in Drag, Norway: https://lnkd.in/dZRSa7FC
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The older and more degraded the battery the less thermal runaway and ejection. Interesting read.
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I am pleased to share our recent work on thermal runaway of second-life Li-ion cells with different aging histories. Beyond the conventionally defined state of health, it is critical to keep tracking of the cell usage record and characterize its dominant degradation mechanism, before performing safety assessment or designing thermal management system. Thanks to the great efforts of Dr. Liwen Zhang and the technical help from UTSI research support team.
Thermal runaway of Li-ion battery with different aging histories
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