Li-ion batteries

Thanks to improved performance and lower manufacturing costs, lithium
batteries originally marketed in 1991 by SONY to power portable equipment now
play a key role in the expected massive development of electric mobility.
Connected to the power grid via the electrified vehicles in which they will be
onboard, lithium batteries will also be used as a massive buffer for renewable
energy, as well as network support tools (erasure of peak hours, frequency
regulation, etc.), allowing, beyond their primary function (ensuring the
mobility of the vehicle), to increase their usefulness. These developments
will profoundly transform our societies, and will allow not only to
significantly reduce CO2 emissions and the consumption of fossil fuels (oil,
gas, coal), but also, if they are conducted and coordinated effectively,
contribute to economic growth. The development of electric mobility thus
offers a unique opportunity to match legitimate environmental protection
requirements with industrial development objectives. The purpose of this book
is to provide the reader an overview of lithium battery technologies, current
initiatives around the world, and some perspectives for the future.
Researchers at the CEA and the CNRS, the authors of this book have, all, an
expertise based on several years of experience in the development of lithium
battery systems and post-lithium-ion systems, on all the elements of the value
chain, from the design and synthesis of electrode materials to the integration
into the vehicle.