Lithium Battery And Development

MOT2420 Innovation Management Report Lithium battery and its application on electric cars

Alix Becerra 4211812 Menna Ibrahim 4204050 Rachel Li 4195450

- June 20th, 2012 1

Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................... 4 Part 1. LiteratureResearch............................................................................................................. 5 Keywords ................................................................................................................................... 5 Articles & Books ......................................................................................................................... 5 Websites.................................................................................................................................... 7 Part 2. Definition............................................................................................................................ 8 Lithium-ion battery.................................................................................................................... 9 How does it work? ................................................................................................................. 9 Types of Li-ion batteries ....................................................................................................... 11 Functionality of Li-ion batteries............................................................................................ 13 Applications on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles ............................................................................ 14 Prospects ................................................................................................................................. 17 Part 3. Pattern............................................................................................................................. 18 Part 4. Explaining the emergence of the pattern .......................................................................... 24 Invention phase (1970s-1981) .................................................................................................. 24 The mainactors.................................................................................................................... 24 The factors ........................................................................................................................... 25 Innovation phase (1981-1990) ................................................................................................. 25 The mainactors.................................................................................................................... 26 The factors ........................................................................................................................... 26 Adaptation phase (1991-1996) ................................................................................................. 27 The mainactors.................................................................................................................... 27 The factors ........................................................................................................................... 28 Market stabilization phase (since 1996) ................................................................................... 29 The actors............................................................................................................................ 29 The factors ........................................................................................................................... 30 Strategies to commercialize lithium batteries........................................................................... 32 Conclusion...