Call for Papers

Call for Papers: Deadline October 31, 2019

We invite you to share your recent scientific results, research projects, as well as industrial developments and strategies, either in oral or poster presentations, during our Symposium. Conference language is English.

Between the lecture sessions, sufficient time will be provided for poster sessions and for informal communication between symposium attendees. Members of universities and students will be granted significant discounts on conference fees.

Please send your abstract at latest by october 31, 2019 via upload.
You find some useful informations and a template for your abstract here.

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Topics 2020

1. Lithium ion cells: materials and improvements on properties

Active components (positive electrode materials, negative electrode materials)
Inactive components: electrolytes (solid, liquid, polymer and hybrid electrolyte systems), separators, housings, binders, additives, current collectors
Advances in power and energy density
Progress in cost reduction
New electrode and cell design: concepts and performance
Calendar life and cycle life
Safety: analysis and improvements on material and cell level
Theoretical, fundamental and microscopic models
New and advanced analytic methods in laboratories

2. Beyond and beside lithium-ion technology

Lithium/air, lithium/sulfur, lithium metal batteries
Non-lithium technologies (aluminum, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, dual ion, etc.)
Progress on other battery technologies (any technology potentially suited for automotive or stationary applications)
Flow-batteries
Supercapacitors (incl. hybrids)

3. Batteries for 12 V and 48 V power systems

Requirements
Functional safety
Advances in lead-acid batteries, incl. technology, management and diagnostics
Field experience and results of SLI batteries
Lithium-based batteries for SLI applications
Hybrids of lead-acid and lithium-based batteries
Hybrids of batteries and supercapacitors

4. Battery systems

Battery aging (experimental investigations, modeling, lifetime prediction, etc.)
Battery modeling (electrical, thermal, mechanical, performance, lifetime, parameterization, etc.)
Parametrization: impedance and physico-chemical approaches
Battery diagnostics (SOC, SOH, aging, performance, etc.)
Battery management: cell balancing, charge and thermal management, etc.)
Test procedures and results from field and laboratory tests on lifetime, performance and safety
Reliability of different battery pack designs

5. Automotive and mobile applications

Novel use of battery storage systems in automotive applications (requirements, solutions, future technologies, etc.)
Advances in battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Future on-board power supply technologies (12 V, 48 V, micro and mild hybrids, topologies, etc.)
Impact of ultra-fast charging on battery cell and system design
Combined battery systems (lead-acid, supercapacitors, li-ion, etc.)
Heavy-duty, public transport and off-road applications
Field experience, lifetime and reliability data, new technologies/applications, requirements and solutions to new applications

6. Stationary battery systems

Storage systems for grid stabilization, PV home storage, power supply for fast charging, teaming-up several services to one system, etc.
Field experience, operational strategies, lifetime, sizing tools, etc.
Vehicle to grid (PHEV and EV as grid elements)
Hardware challenges beyond the battery system (power electronics, safety, BMS hardware, EMV, etc.)

7. Production, 2nd life and recycling of battery systems and cells

Machinery and procedures for battery and cell manufacturing
Production process design
Optimized battery pack design (efficient production, new technologies)
Second life / second use concepts, long-term storage of batteries
Recycling (all relevant battery materials)
Scenarios for battery costs, production capacities, markets

8. Markets

Market overview (capacity, manufacturer, chemistries, cell designs, etc.)
Market forecast (automotive, stationary, consumables) for different regions and the world
Availability of raw materials