BATTERY DESIGN INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGY
Our technology platform is based on a new bipolar laminar battery cell design capable of employing several existing electrode chemistry combinations or redox electrolytes.
We have developed our own proprietary zinc based rechargeable cell chemistry for our battery which overcomes the problems associated with zinc dendrite formation found with conventional cell designs.
The new design eliminates the need for cell bus bar connectors or cell balancing, and enables fast charge and discharge rates to be achieved without overheating.
We have focussed on ensuring the design can be manufactured in high volume and using low cost materials.
Our battery storage technology is designed to exhibit the following key performance features:
- Fast charge and discharge response times
- Design for cost and simple manufacture
- Flexible modular array manufacture for better cell balancing
- Generic platform capable of using several chemistries and redox electrolytes, e.g. reversible zinc, and lithium ion chemistries
- Capacity for custom voltages at start of manufacturing process
- Flexible volume footprint, from low aspect wide area flat to high aspect block configurations
- Operation in temperatures: -20C to +50C
- Cost effectiveness and payback in both installation and operation
- Environmentally-friendly, sustainable, recyclable and safe
- Meets new worldwide regulatory and compliance requirements and directives
The new design will enable fast charge and discharge rates of equivalent power density, thereby increasing the number of cycles and power transfer achievable, compared to conventional battery cell constructs.The new platform technology also allows designs which bridge the charge/discharge rate and storage capacity gap between standard battery designs and supercapacitors.
Our prototypes consist of printed battery cell arrays laminated and housed in a 3D printed battery case.
We recently demonstrated feasibility of our bipolar cell arrays with 4.8V, 16V and 48V battery designs using our proprietary reversible zinc chemistry. The battery is designed for accumulating and storing energy from renewable energy generation systems, such as photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines. A variant, targeting applications within the EV automotive industry, is also in our long term plans. We recently demonstrated our platform incorporating standard lithium ion cell chemistry, for business applications where lithium is preferred, e.g. automotive industry.
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We are developing a new printed battery platform technology which addresses certain limitations of conventional battery cell designs.
Our batteries demonstrate fast charge capability, flexible voltage and volume footprint design options, and can be built using high volume manufacturing processes.
The platform can also employ various battery chemistries, and we have evaluated a number of different anode, cathode and electrolyte combinations.
The results from our rechargeable zinc version, Zincell®, are very encouraging and have led to successful demonstration testing within small off-grid solar PV applications, as well as flexible electronics, smart and hybrid systems such as NFC, RFID labels and sensors.
More about usAPPLICATIONS
Some of our recently developed applications for our patented battery technology
Temperature Logger
Zincell® temperature logging trials for vaccine storage and cold chain monitoring going well (October 2020). Incorporates a unique dual coil for NFC and charging the rechargeable printed battery so data can always be retrieved.
Vaccines, in common with all biological substances, degrade over time. Exposure to extremes of heat, cold, sunlight or fluorescent light can accelerate this process further and once potency has been lost, it cannot be restored. Cold chain is a term used to describe the specific temperature conditions in which vaccines should be kept during storage and distribution to protect against loss of potency.
The logger shown here is for vaccines stored in the temperature range 2 to 8 degrees Celcius. Loggers for frozen vaccines at -18 degrees Celcius are also being developed.
SCALABLE BATTERY SYSTEM
We are developing a scalable battery system that will offer a flexible range of energy storage capabilities, in capacity, voltage and cycling response times.
We are developing a scalable battery system that will offer a flexible range of energy storage capabilities, in capacity, voltage and cycling response times, which will serve particular requirements within the renewable energy generation and supply markets.
The technology will allow intermittent renewable energy generation systems to provide continuous electricity supply when demand requires, e.g. off-grid solar PV telecoms, CCTV and LED lighting.
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Exploring opportunities in biosensors for medical diagnostics... More to come.
Medical Diagnostics
Exploring oportunities for medical diagnostics...
LOW POWER HYBRID
Emerging applications for our printed battery are in low power hybrid flexible electronics. These include wearable and mobile devices for personal entertainment, smart wrist bands, location trackers...
Emerging applications for our printed battery are in low power hybrid flexible electronics. These include wearable and mobile devices for personal entertainment, smart wrist bands, location trackers, RF smart cards, sensors, and integration with energy harvesting micro solar PV powered applications.
RENEWABLES
We can design custom voltages, power, and volume footprint to the customer requirements for this new and evolving market application
In collaboration with interested renewable energy technology manufacturers, installers and electricity management businesses, we can design custom voltages, power, and volume footprint to the customer requirements for this new and evolving market application.
In order to penetrate the market and meet customer requirements we have focussed on battery voltage flexibility, response time during both charge and discharge over it's rated operation conditions, and lifetime capability to meet application requirements, coupled with a cost payback duration less than the battery's lifetime.
Recent testing has demonstrated the potential for use in electric vehicle regenerative braking applications.
APPLICATIONS GALLERY
Our Founders
Claire Dilleen
BSc (Hons) EnvSci/Geology
Worked in pirinted electronics 10 years and previously water quality and GAC regeneration industries.
John Dilleen
PhD in Electrochemistry
Worked in printed electronics and medical diagnostics industries 20+ years.
NEWS
Attending LOPEC 2025 in Munich
Zincell NFC temperature logger -20C to +60C tests
Zincell reusable NFC temperature logger trials
Zincell temperature logging trials
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01786 446365
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Stirling FK9 5QD