Course 15.965: A123 Systems Case StudyCourse 15.965: A123 Systems Case StudyCourse 15.965: A123 Systems Case StudyCourse 15.965: A123 Systems Case Study

Yet Ming Chiang

February 9, 2009

Yet-Ming ChiangDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology

The Perfect Storm • Increased demand, reduced supply• Global warming

• National security, energy independence

Two huge industries are transformingand a new one is emerging...

Battery IndustryIndustry

Today

Production Li-Ion Powered Hybrid Buses

200 kW packsaves 3400 lbover Pb-acid

Daimler Chrysler Orion VII Bus

www.hymotion.com

Technology Adoption RateVirtually all technologies can be modeled

using the Bass Diffusion Model; the differences are in the rate of adoption

A123 founded

Endorsements from: Chrysler, GM, Project Better PlaceU.S. Senators Kerry, Levin, StabenowU S Congressmen Markey DingellU.S. Congressmen Markey, Dingell Michigan Governor Granholm

Electric Power Delivery ChainHybridizing the Electric GridHybridizing the Electric Grid

Wh t h lWhere storage can help

US: 3% renewables

Wind and Solar are Intermittent Sources(not “dispatchable”)

Frequency Regulation with theW ld’ l t Li I B ttWorld’s largest Li-Ion Battery

Interdependence in the Energy Ecosystem

Grid-scale energy tstorage

PHEV, E-REV, EV

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