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Western Australian battery technology company Altech Batteries has announced that its first prototype Cerenergy ABS60 salt battery-based energy storage system is online and successfully operating at a range of temperatures, confirming its thermal stability and commercial viability.
Perth-based Altech has said a prototype 60kWh sodium chloride solid-state battery energy storage system installed at its partner Fraunhofer IKTS’s test lab in Germany has passed all physical tests with flying colours.
The ABS60 battery pack is comprised of 240 Cerenergy cells, each rated at 2.58V. Each cell is constructed using solid-state ceramic technology that is based on the sodium ions found in common table salt. These cells are arranged in four rows, each containing 12 cells, and stacked five modules high to provide a total capacity of 60kWh. The battery pack is housed in an IP65-rated unit that measures 2.6m in height, 0.4m in length and 1m in width.
The prototype has been integrated into a specially designed battery test station at Fraunhofers base, allowing for continuous daily charge and discharge cycles to assess the batterys efficiency, stability and overall performance under real-world conditions. |
