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Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 3)
The main objective is to develop and utilize an electrochemical model to guide the design of 3D printed compact batteries and fabricate it using optimized ink formulations, direct write additive manufacturing (DWAM), heat treatment and assembly and then test it to demonstrate a unique 3D interdigitated battery architecture with higher power and energy densities than planar cells by up to 2.5 X.
Additively manufactured batteries with 3D architectures can improve the state of the art in battery cell power and energy densities by as much as 2.5X, and reduce the overall power system mass in sustainable lunar exploration and hybrid electric aviation system applications.
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