ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CELL
A battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle is provided. The battery cell can include a housing defining an inner region. A plurality of cathodes can be disposed within the inner region. Each of the plurality of cathodes can include an aluminum material comprises a first face and a second face and a coating disposed on the first face and the second face. The coating can include lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and a linear carbon conductive additive to form a connection between a plurality of the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.
1 . A battery cell for a battery pack to power an electric vehicle, the battery cell comprising:
a housing defining an inner region;
a plurality of cathodes that extend into the inner region, each of the plurality of cathodes comprising:
an aluminum material comprising a first face and a second face;
a coating disposed on the first face and the second face, the coating comprising lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and a linear carbon conductive additive to form a connection between a plurality of the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles;
the coating disposed on the first face having a thickness between 150 μm and 250 μm;
the coating disposed on the second face having a thickness between 150 μm and 250 μm; and
the coating including a plurality of point to line connections, each point to line connection formed between at least one linear carbon additive and multiple lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.
2 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating including a binder, a conductive agent and a coating agent combined with the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and the linear carbon conductive additive.
3 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the linear carbon conductive additive having at least one of carbon nanotubes and vapor grown carbon nanofibers.
4 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating includes between 0.05 wt % and 1.0 wt % carbon nanotubes.
5 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating having 0.10 wt % carbon nanotubes.
6 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating having between 0.30 wt % and 0.70 wt % vapor grown carbon nanofibers.
7 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating includes 0.5 wt % vapor grown carbon nanofibers.
8 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating having between 95 wt % and 98 wt % lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.
9 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the coating includes 97.4 wt % lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.
10 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the battery cell disposed in a battery pack having multiple battery cells.
11 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the battery cell disposed in a battery pack and the battery pack disposed in the electric vehicle.
12 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the battery cell disposed in the electric vehicle.
13 . A method of providing a battery cell for a battery pack to power an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
providing a battery pack having a battery cell, the battery cell having a housing that includes a first end and a second end and defines an inner region;
forming a coating for a plurality of cathodes, the coating having lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and a linear carbon conductive additive that form a connection between a plurality of the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles;
forming a plurality of point to line connections in the coating, each point to line connection formed between at least one linear carbon additive and multiple lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles;
applying the coating to a first face of an aluminum material in a range between 150 μm and 250 μm for each of the plurality of cathodes;
applying the coating to a second face of the aluminum material in a range between 150 μm and 250 μm for each of the plurality of cathodes; and
disposing the plurality of cathodes into the inner region of the housing.
14 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
combining a binder, a conductive agent and a coating agent with the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and the linear carbon conductive additive to form the coating.
15 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
the linear carbon conductive additive comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes and vapor grown carbon nanofibers.
16 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
forming the coating having between 0.05 wt % and 1.0 wt % carbon nanotubes.
17 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
the battery pack disposed in the electric vehicle.
18 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
forming the coating having between 0.30 wt % and 0.70 wt % vapor grown carbon nanofibers.
19 . The method of claim 13 , comprising:
forming the coating having between 95 wt % and 98 wt % lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.
20 . An electric vehicle, comprising:
a battery pack having a battery cell, the battery cell comprises:
a housing defining an inner region;
a plurality of cathodes that extend into the inner region, each of the plurality of cathodes comprise:
an aluminum material comprises a first face and a second face;
a coating disposed on the first face and the second face, the coating comprises lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles and a linear carbon conductive additive to form a connection between a plurality of the lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles;
the coating disposed on the first face having a thickness between 150 μm and 250 μm;
the coating disposed on the second face having a thickness between 150 μm and 250 μm; and
the coating including a plurality of point to line connections, each point to line connection formed between at least one linear carbon additive and multiple lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide particles.