All Cell Technologies Licenses MicroSun to Develop High Power Li-ion Battery Packs
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, have successfully demonstrated a passive thermal management system using phase change material (PCM) for Li-ion batteries for electric car and scooter applications.
All Cell Technologies, LLC, an IIT-based technology transfer company, has licensed the IIT PCM technology to MicroSun Technologies, LLC to develop high power Li-ion battery packs for a variety of portable power and military applications. All Cell’s strategy for portable high power applications is a controlled thermal environment; the company has successfully demonstrated a passive thermal management system using PCM for Li-ion batteries for extreme conditions including 45°C environment and high discharge rate.
MicroSun will introduce the first commercial product based on the IIT-patented technology during the 22nd International Battery Seminar March 14-17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The seminar is sponsored and attended by the leading battery and electronics manufacturers, researchers and end users worldwide.
All Cell Technologies, LLC was founded in 2000 by Prof. Said Al-Hallaj and Prof. J. Robert Selman from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at IIT. All Cell was a recipient of two investment awards from the Chicago-ITEC group, a state funded program for assisting Illinois technology start-up companies. As part of its ongoing research and development, All Cell is planning to introduce later this year a Li-ion battery module for the hybrid vehicle electric applications.
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT’s interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum prepares the university’s 6,200 students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
