KickOff Meeting One BAT KTI Nr' 7085'2 DCPPNM

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Kick-Off Meeting One BATKTI Nr. 7085.2 DCPP-NM
ETH Hönggerberg, HCI G 541, April 14, 2005

• Anja Bieberle-Hütter

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Modified Agenda

• 10.30 10.45 am Welcome and Introduction
• 10.45 11.30 am General Affairs and Project
  Overview
• 11.30 12.00 pm ZHW-CCP
• 12.00 12.30 pm EPFL-LC
• 12.30 1.00 pm ETHZ-NMW
• 1.00 2.00 pm Lunch
• 2.00 2.30 pm NTB-ImS
• 2.30 3.00 pm ETHZ-LTNT
• 3.00 3.30 pm Discussion about collaboration
  between the project partners
• 3.30 4.00 pm Potential Industrial Partners
• 4.00 4.15 pm Discussion and Other Business
• - Next meetings Date, Location
• - Feedback, Comments, Suggestions

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Agenda
10.30 10.45 am Welcome and Introduction 10.45
11.30 am General Affairs and Project
Overview 11.30 12.00 pm ZHW-CCP 12.00
12.30 pm EPFL-LC 12.30 1.00 pm ETHZ-NMW 1.00
2.00 pm Lunch 2.00 2.30 pm NTB-ImS 2.30
3.00 pm ETHZ-LTNT 3.00 3.30
pm Discussion about collaboration between the
project partners 3.30 4.00 pm Potential
Industrial Partners 4.00 4.15 pm Discussion
and Other Business - Next meetings Date,
Location - Feedback, Comments, Suggestions
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General Overview

• Project One-BAT approved for 1 year
• CHF 798500 (in 2 tranches)
• Conditions
• IP strategy established
• Contracts signed and handed to KTI
• Battery expert from industry involved in the
  project
• Preparation of concurrence analysis
• Project review with KTI after 6 months (? 2.
  tranche)
• presentation of intermediate results
• presentation of possible business models
  (Wertschöpfungskette)
• concurrence analysis
• Considerable changes of the project (partner,
  plan, budget) have to be approved by KTI ?
  information to Anja
• KTI has to be informed in time about patent
  application and issue of a patent
• Required statements in publications and public
  documents mitfinanziert durch die KTI
• Signing of agreement for commercial utilization
  of project results (latest 3 months after project
  start), i.e. Framework and Coordination Agreement

? done
? done latest next week
? done
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New Features of KTI Discovery Projects

• Reports
• 1. controlling report due after 3 months
• afterward controlling reports every 6 months
• Final report at the end of the project
• Umsetzungsplan for project results (with final
  report)
• Umsetzungsaudit with KTI delegation (5-12
  months after project end)

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Timetable Project Start June 05
Alternative project start May 05
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Meeting Organization

• One meeting about 3 weeks before controlling
  report or review ? 4 meetings
• Location 3 x ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, 1 x EPFL
  Lausanne ?
• Meeting minutes (? kick-off meeting Anja)
• Slides of meetings available on NMW homepage
• http//www.nonmet.mat.ethz.ch/research/OneBat
• each group sends slides (.ppt) to Daniel after
  the meeting
• each file will be password protected
• password ktionebat
• Liste of co-workers available on NMW homepage

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Financial General

• CHF 798500 for 12 months
• CHF 768500 for salary
• CHF 30000 for further expenses
• CHF 170000 from BFE ? (Dr. Hintermann)
• 1. tranche CHF 400000 for 6 months
• 2. tranche after project review with KTI
• Payment to principal applicant (ETHZ)
• ? form Auszahlungsbegehren to download from
  NMW homepage http//www.nonmet.mat.ethz.ch/resear
  ch/OneBat
• Each group is responsible for ..
• collecting their original receipts and
  Buchungsbelege
• spending the money in the anticipated time
  frame (unused money has to be returned after the
  project!)
• completing their own financial report according
  to form www.bbt.admin.ch/kti
• Final financial report collected by Anja due May
  31, 2006 (project start June 05)

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Financial Year 1
Total for 12 months CHF 798500.00
(without BFE contribution so far)
Further expenses
Salary

• ETHZ-NMW CHF 4500 CHF 328500
• EPFL-LC CHF 4500 CHF 120000
• NTB-ImS CHF 13500 CHF 140000
• ZHW-CCP CHF 3000 CHF 80000
• ETHZ-LTNT CHF 4500 CHF 100000

CHF 30000
CHF 768500
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Project Overview 1 Year

• WP 1 Fuel Cell Development NMW, EPFL, NTB
• WP 2 Gas Processing Unit Development LTNT, NTB
• WP 3 Thermal System Management NTB, ZHW, NMW,
  EPFL, LTNT
• WP 4 Product Development ? gt year 3 Industrial
  Partner, all
• WP 5 Project Management CERION

? WP, milestones, and deliverables have to be
adjusted to 1 year project 3, 6, 9, and 12 months
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WP1 Fuel Cell Development

• WP 1.1 Electrolyte
• Fabrication and characterization of dense CGO by
  PVD (EPFL), spray pyrolysis and PLD (NMW)
• Fabrication and characterization of YSZ
  electrolytes by spray pyrolysis and PLD (NMW)
• Deposition on two substrates Foturan and Si
  (NMW, EPFL)
• Membrane stress measurements as f(T, processing
  parameters) (EPFL)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - dense and crack-free electrolyte with
  composition CGO 80/20 (NMW, EPFL)
• - conductivity _at_ 500C-800C in air
  characterized s gt 0.2 S/m _at_ 700C in air (NMW,
  EPFL)
• - microstructure characterized (NMW, EPFL)
• Month 6 - electrical characterization of free
  standing membrane (NMW, EPFL)
• - stress measurements as input for PEN design
  optimization (EPFL)
• - YSZ electrolytes characterized (NMW)
• Month 9 - stress measurements of NMW sampes
  (EPFL)
• Month 12 - 1000 h degradation characterization
  (NMW)
• Deliverables
• Month 6 - selected samples NMW ? EPFL for
  stress measurements dimensions 4 or 1 cm x 3
  cm, substrate Si or Foturan

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WP1 Fuel Cell Development (continued)

• WP 1.2 Anode
• Fabrication and characterization of NiO-CGO
  (NMW, EPFL)
• Investigation of deposition parameters in order
  to obtain porous layers and good electrical
  conductivity (NMW, EPFL)
• Electrochemical characterization (NMW)
• Thermal stability (NMW, EPFL)
• Stress measurements (EPFL)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - crack-free Ni-CGO films, s gt 100
  S/cm _at_ 600C, gt 30 porosity in reduced state
  (NMW, EPFL)
• Month 6 - electrochemical characterization of
  NMW and EPFL films (NMW)
• - thermal stability and degradation f(T, t)
  (NMW, EPFL)
• - stress measurements (EPFL)
• Month 9 - stress measurements of NMW samples
  (EPFL)
• Month 12 - anode electrochemically
  characterized with overpotential lt 0.4 Wcm2 _at_
  550C (NMW)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - selected samples from EPFL ? NMW for
  electrochemical characterization dimensions to
  be specified by U. Mücke, substrate YSZ
  polished bulk pellet (from NMW)
• Month 6 - selected samples from NMW ? EPFL for
  stress measurements dimensions 4 or 1 cm x 3
  cm, substrate Si or Foturan

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WP1 Fuel Cell Development (continued)

• WP 1.2 Cathode
• Fabrication and characterization of LSCF (NMW,
  EPFL)
• Investigation of deposition parameters in order
  to obtain porous layers and good electrical
  conductivity (NMW, EPFL)
• Electrochemical characterization (NMW)
• Thermal stability (NMW, EPFL)
• Stress measurements (EPFL)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - crack-free LSCF films, s gt 100 S/cm
  _at_ 600C, gt 20 porosity (NMW, EPFL)
• Month 6 - electrochemical characterization of
  NMW and EPFL films (NMW)
• - stress measurements (EPFL)
• Month 9 - stress measurements of NMW samples
  (EPFL)
• - thermal stability and degradation f(T, t)
  (NMW, EPFL)
• Month 12 - cathode electrochemically
  characterized with overpotential lt 0.4 Wcm2 _at_
  550C (NMW)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - selected samples from EPFL ? NMW for
  electrochemical characterization dimensions to
  be specified by D. Beckel, substrate CGO
  polished bulk pellet (from NMW)
• Month 6 - selected samples from NMW ? EPFL for
  stress measurements dimensions 4 or 1 cm x 3
  cm, substrate Si or Foturan

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WP1 Fuel Cell Development (continued)
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• WP 1.4 Microfabrication and Electrical
  Contacting
• Design of standard PEN including all
  microfabrication steps (NTB, NMW, EPFL)
• Design and fabrication of electrical contacts
  (NTB, EPFL)
• Microfabrication of PEN (NTB, EPFL)
• Integration of Ni grid ? thermally more stable
  structures (EPFL)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - design of standard PEN and of
  electrical contacts available (NTB, NMW, EPFL)
• - first microstructured PEN elements ready for
  testing (NTB, NMW, EPFL)
• - proof of concept for Ni grid (EPFL)
• Month 6 - re-design of PEN element and
  electrical contacting (NTB, NMW, EPFL)
• - Integration of Ni grid in process flow (EPFL)
• Month 12 - optimized, crack-free, stable
  microstructured PEN elements (NTB, NMW, EPFL)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - first microstructured PEN element
  NTB, EPFL ? NMW for testing dimensions to be
  specified by U. Mücke
• Month 6-12 - continuous supply of thin films
  and PEN elements for testing NTB, NMW, EPFL

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WP1 Fuel Cell Development (continued)

• WP 1.5 PEN Integration and Testing
• Development of test rig for PEN characterization
  (NMW)
• Integration and Characterization of PEN (NMW)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - test rig for PEN characterization
  operating (NMW)
• Month 6 - first electochemical testing results
  of integrated PENs (NMW, EPFL, NTB)
• Month 9 - optimized electrochemical testing of
  PEN structures (NMW)
• Deliverables

Year 1 Milestone integrated fuel cell
performance 200 mW/cm2 _at_ 550C with external
electrical connections
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WP2 GPU Development

• WP 2.1 Reformer
• Design and modelling of reformer fuel
  preheating, different approaches of microscale
  fuel atomization, optimal microscale mixing of
  fuel and air, steam reforming partial oxidation
  (LTNT)
• Catalytic material deposition in the micro-system
  (NTB)
• Development of process flows (NTB)
• Evaluation of design from processing point of
  view (NTB)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - first reformer design available (LTNT)
• Month 6 - modelled and evaluated reformer based
  on 0.3 g/h butane in 2 cm3 with T max difference
  50C (reformer modelled for methane) effect
  of thermal conductivity of the reformer walls on
  the reformer process, microchannels coated
  with catalyst vs. porous catalyst (LTNT)
• Month 12 - reformer demonstrator with
  significant butane conversion rate _at_ 600C and
  stable for feeds of 0.02 to 0.5 g/h butane
  incl. gas chromatography (fabrication NBT,
  testing LTNT)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - reformer design from LTNT ? NTB for
  evaluation
• Month 6 - final reformer design from LTNT ? NTB
  for fabrication

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WP2 GPU Development (continued)

• WP 2.2 Post-combustor
• Development and testing of post-combustor
  similar to reformer T homogeneity, pressure
  drop, integration of Venturi nozzle checked in
  order to pump air through the fuel cell stack
  (LTNT)
• Catalytic material deposition in the
  micro-system (NTB)
• Development of process flows (NTB)
• Fabrication of test device (NTB)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - first preliminary post-combustor
  design available
• Month 6 - improved designs of post-combustors
  aiming for 0.3 g/h butane feed, fully oxidized in
  1 cm3 _at_ 600C and max. pressure drop of 3 Pa
  (LTNT)
• Month 12 - first preliminary post-combustor
  demonstrator aiming for significant oxidation
  rate _at_ 600C and stable for feeds of 0.02 to 0.5
  g/h butane (fabrication NBT, testing LTNT)
• Deliverables
• Month 6 - designs of post-combustor from LTNT ?
  NTB for fabrication

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WP2 GPU Development (continued)

• WP 2.3 Integration and Testing
• Development of test rig for GPU including gas
  chromatography (LTNT)
• Performance measurements gas mixtures, cocking
  analysis, T distribution, pressure drop (LTNT)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - design of test rig available (LTNT)
• Month 6 - test rig for reformer and
  post-combustor for GPU performance incl. gas
  chromatograph (LTNT)
• Month 9 - performance measurements of GPU
  (LTNT)
• Month 12 - delivery of first reformer and
  post-combustor designs aiming for compatibility
  with heat exchanger and hot module processing
  (LTNT)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - design from LTNT ? NBT
• Month 6 - NTB samples ? LTNT (Patrick checks
  whether possible in month 6)

Addendum Beginning of June LTNT asks for data
(NMW, EPFL) for thermodynamic modelling ? perform
exergy analysis of power plant

• Year 1 Milestone
• Reformer with butane conversion rate gt 90 max.
  600C, 0.3 g/h feed, lt 2 cm3, stable for 10 h
• First post-combustor with fuel exhaust gas
  oxidation gt 98 aiming for max. 600C, 0.3 g/h
  feed, lt 2 cm3, pressure drop lt 2 Pa

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WP3 Thermal System Management

• WP 3.1 Thermal System Design
• Design and modelling of several thermal
  insulation concepts with high efficiency (ZHW)
• Benchmarking with respect to m-SOFC systems (ZHW)
• Implementation of finite element models heat
  exchanger, dynamic insulation, gas processing
  unit, fuel cell stack, interaction with the
  environment mechanical analysis (ZHW)
• Optimization of design (NTB, LTNT, ZHW)
• Milestones
• Month 3 - thermal insulation concept (Tinside
  550C, Toutside 50C) (ZHW)
• Month 12 - system integration concept incl.
  thermal management concept heat exchanger design
  compatible with GPU designs and
  micro-fabrication (ZHW)
• Deliverables
• Month 3 - design from ZHW ? NTB for fabrication

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WP3 Thermal System Management (cont.)

• WP 3.2 Fabrication Concept of Thermal System
• Validation of micro-fabrication processes (NTB)
• Design and implementation of test structures for
  critical properties to characterize the thermal
  situation (NTB)
• Investigation of manufacturing possibilities of
  highly efficient thermal insulation structures
  (NTB)
• Process development of first hot module (after
  designs of fuel cell stack, GPU, heat exchanger
  by modelling, production, testing (NTB)
• Fabrication and testing of selected designs in
  GPU test rig (NTB, LTNT)
• Measurement of hot module global performance
  (NTB)
• Milestones
• Month 6 - test structures for validation of
  critical points of the concept (T diff. 500C)
  (NTB)
• Month 9 - test results of first designs (LTNT)
• Month 12 - thermal system design demonstrator
  with simulated heat sources (dummy stack,
  reformer, post- combustor) (NTB)
• Deliverables
• Month 6 - first samples of GPU from NTB ? LTNT
  for testing

Year 1 Milestone Micro-fabricated hot module lt
10 cm3, thermal losses lt 2 W, with real reformer
and post-combustor data and simulated stack (1 W
electrical at 30 efficiency), functioning with
0.3 g/h butane, 10 g/h air feed
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WP5 Project Management

• WP 5.1 Industrial Collaboration (CERION)
• Contacting of companies regarding participation
  in the project
• Finding industrial battery expert for
  accompanying the project
• Milestones
• Month 3 - List of potential companies for
  industrial collaboration
• - Contact to industrial battery expert
  established
• Month 6 First contacts with the evaluated
  industrial partners
• Month 12 Contacts with potential industrial
  partners interested in taking part in the project
• WP 5.2 Business Implementation (CERION)
• Setting-up of business model
• Elaboration of concurrence analysis
• Milestones
• Month 6 Presentation of possible business
  models and concurrence analysis
• Month 12 Cost analysis and added value
  scenarios in view of competing products

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WP5 Project Management (continued)

• WP 5.3 Meetings and Reviews (CERION)
• Organisation of meetings monitor development,
  check for achievements of milestones, overview of
  system development, WP progressing towards
  unified product
• Organisation of review meetings Refine effort
  distribution between partners and definition of
  deliverables
• Milestones
• Month 3 Meeting Controlling Report
• Month 6 Meeting Project Review with KTI
• Month 9 Meeting Controlling Report
• Month 12 Meeting Final Report Financial
  Report

• Year 1 Milestone
• Battery expert from industry is accompanying the
  project
• At least one industrial partner shows definite
  interest in joining the project
• (industrial partner has to be included in a
  subsequent project by joining plausible the value
  chain)

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Signing of Contract

• Principal investigator (PI) of each group signs
• Each PI signs each contract ? 7 signatures

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Agenda

• 10.30 10.45 am Welcome and Introduction
• 10.45 11.30 am General Affairs and Project
  Overview
• 11.30 12.00 pm ZHW-CCP
• 12.00 12.30 pm EPFL-LC
• 12.30 1.00 pm ETHZ-NMW
• 1.00 2.00 pm Lunch
• 2.00 2.30 pm NTB-ImS
• 2.30 3.00 pm ETHZ-LTNT
• 3.00 3.30 pm Discussion about collaboration
  between the project partners
• 3.30 4.00 pm Potential Industrial Partners
• 4.00 4.15 pm Discussion and Other Business
• - Next meetings Date, Location
• - Feedback, Comments, Suggestions

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Agenda

• 10.30 10.45 am Welcome and Introduction
• 10.45 11.30 am General Affairs and Project
  Overview
• 11.30 12.00 pm ZHW-CCP
• 12.00 12.30 pm EPFL-LC
• 12.30 1.00 pm ETHZ-NMW
• 1.00 2.00 pm Lunch
• 2.00 2.30 pm NTB-ImS
• 2.30 3.00 pm ETHZ-LTNT
• 3.00 3.30 pm Discussion about collaboration
  between the project partners
• 3.30 4.00 pm Potential Industrial Partners
• 4.00 4.15 pm Discussion and Other Business
• - Next meetings Date, Location
• - Feedback, Comments, Suggestions

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Potential Industrial Partners

• Ideal Profile
• Medium to large company (annual turn-over gt 500
  MCHF)
• Experienced with consumer products
• Possessing an extended distribution network
• Active in battery and/or portable electronic
  products
• Able of micro-systems mass production

Market - replacement product - add on
product
Processing Technology - Si semiconductor
technology - MEMS technology - Thin film
technology
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Potential Industrial Partners

• Potentially interesting candidates
• ST Microelectronics
• Micronas
• Infineon
• EPCOS
• Siemens
• Nokia
• Motorola
• Toshiba
• .

• Candidates not fulfilling all criteria
• Renata
• Leclanche
• UNAXIS
• Sulzer Metco
• Colibrys
• EM Marin
• SensoNor
• Sulzer HEXIS (declined)
• .

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Potential Industrial Battery Experts

• Ionity, D (Hans-Walter Praas) ? contacts in the
  next few weeks
• Alternatives
• Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) USA, German
  partner GAIA
• Emmerich Batterie, D
• ????

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Agenda

• 10.30 10.45 am Welcome and Introduction
• 10.45 11.30 am General Affairs and Project
  Overview
• 11.30 12.00 pm ZHW-CCP
• 12.00 12.30 pm EPFL-LC
• 12.30 1.00 pm ETHZ-NMW
• 1.00 2.00 pm Lunch
• 2.00 2.30 pm NTB-ImS
• 2.30 3.00 pm ETHZ-LTNT
• 3.00 3.30 pm Discussion about collaboration
  between the project partners
• 3.30 4.00 pm Potential Industrial Partners
• 4.00 4.15 pm Discussion and Other Business
• - Next meetings Date, Location
• - Feedback, Comments, Suggestions

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Next Meetings Project Start June 05
1. Meeting cw 33 Thursday, August 11,
2005 ETHZ 2. Meeting cw 46 Thursday, November
17, 2005 ETHZ Project Review cw 50 Thursday,
December 8, 2005 ETHZ 3. Meeting cw 06 Thursday,
February 2, 2006 EPFL 4. Meeting cw 20 Thursday,
May 11, 2006 ETHZ
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Feedback, Comments, Suggestions .

• Presentations organized by WP and not by groups
• Reports
• short and concise
• focused on new results, milestones, and
  deliverables
• refer to publications, internal reports, theses,
  patents, .
• in English
• publications, internal reports, theses, patents
  on NMW homepage (send to Anja)
• Confirmation of invitation
• .