Robotic disassembly for increased recovery of strategically important materials from electrical vehicles

Li, Jie; Barwood, Michael; Rahimifard, Shahin

doi:10.1016/j.rcim.2017.09.013

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“…To alleviate the aforementioned risks and to extend laboratory-based methods to suit the growing recycling industry for EV batteries, there are very few published patents and research studies about possibility of automating the procedure of dismantling of EV battery packs, sorting and battery measurement. However, the focus is more on the robot-assisted disassembly [45][46][47] and design of flexible tools that can be used for disassembly. 48 Hedegor et al developed a battery testing and sorting system that sorts the batteries based on the electrical condition of the batteries.…”

Section: Rationale For Automating the Eis Testmentioning

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Towards robotizing the processes of testing lithium-ion batteries

Rastegarpanah

Ahmeid

Marturi

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I:

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To boost the circular economy of the electric vehicle battery industry, an accurate assessment of the state of health of retired batteries is essential to assign them an appropriate value in the post automotive market and material degradation before recycling. In practice, the advanced battery testing techniques are usually limited to laboratory benches at the battery cell level and hardly used in the industrial environment at the battery module or pack level. This necessitates developing battery recycling facilities that can handle the assessment and testing undertakings for many batteries with different form factors. Towards this goal, for the first time, this article proposes proof of concept to automate the process of collecting the impedance data from a retired 24kWh Nissan LEAF battery module. The procedure entails the development of robot end-of-arm tooling that was connected to a Potentiostat. In this study, the robot was guided towards a fixed battery module using visual servoing technique, and then impedance control system was applied to create compliance between the end-of-arm tooling and the battery terminals. Moreover, an alarm system was designed and mounted on the robot’s wrist to check the connectivity between a Potentiostat and the battery terminals. Subsequently, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy test was run over a wide range of frequencies at a 5% state of charge. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data obtained from the automated test is validated by means of the three criteria (linearity, causality and stability) and compared with manually collected measurements under the same conditions. Results suggested the proposed automated configuration can accurately accomplish the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy test at the battery module level with no human intervention, which ensures safety and allows this advanced testing technique to be adopted in grading retired battery modules.

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Section: Rationale For Automating the Eis Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards robotizing the processes of testing lithium-ion batteries

Rastegarpanah

Ahmeid

Marturi

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I:

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“…A new research trend observed in recent years (from 2012–2019) is the disassembly of electric vehicle components , , , , , . Apart from the robot applications, WEEE is also targeted on a theoretical level.…”

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Disassembly 4.0: A Review on Using Robotics in Disassembly Tasks as a Way of Automation

Poschmann

Brüggemann

Goldmann

2020

Chemie Ingenieur Technik

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To successfully implement circular economy processes into present value chains, economic feasibility of disassembly processes is essential. Current developments in science and technology, such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, foster steep progression in the field of robotics. In this review, the current research on robotics in disassembly is investigated by a systematic literature review. The results were clustered in a framework system distinguishing between applied and basic research on the two main streams of disassembly automation research, namely, predefined processes and adaptable, flexible automation.

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“…Finally, other experts focus on power electronics [44,45]. Here, a robotized workstation is proposed for the automatic disassembly of electronic components from EV batteries before their final recycling.…”

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A Structured Literature Review on Obsolete Electric Vehicles Management Practices

D’Adamo

Rosa

2019

Sustainability

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The use of electricity for transportation needs offers the chance to replace fossil fuels with greener energy sources. Potentially, coupling sustainable transports with Renewable Energies (RE) could reduce significantly both Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and the dependency on oil imports. However, the expected growth rate of Electric Vehicles (EVs) could become also a potential risk for the environment if recycling processes will continue to function in the current way. To this aim, the paper reviews the international literature on obsolete EV management practices, by considering scientific works published from 2000 up to 2019. Results show that the experts have paid great attention to this topic, given both the critical and valuable materials embedded in EVs and their main components (especially traction batteries), by offering interesting potential profits, and identifying the most promising End-of-Life (EoL) strategy for recycling both in technological and environmental terms. However, the economics of EV recycling systems have not yet been well quantified. The intent of this work is to enhance the current literature gaps and to propose future research streams.

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Robotic disassembly for increased recovery of strategically important materials from electrical vehicles

Cited by 73 publications

References 29 publications

Towards robotizing the processes of testing lithium-ion batteries

Towards robotizing the processes of testing lithium-ion batteries

Disassembly 4.0: A Review on Using Robotics in Disassembly Tasks as a Way of Automation

A Structured Literature Review on Obsolete Electric Vehicles Management Practices

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