TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Li-ion Cell Calorimeter (MSC-TOPS-77)

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Innovators at the NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a calorimeter that is able to measure the total heat generated when specific types of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are driven into a thermal runaway condition. By understanding the behavior of a thermal runaway Li-ion battery, designers can improve the cell cases to contain or reduce damages experienced during thermal runaway. For this reason, this technology can benefit many different industries that depend on Li-ion batteries. This NASA Technology is available for your company to license and develop into a commercial product. NASA does not manufacture products for commercial sale. Li-ion batteries are an integral part of energy storage systems used in NASA's Exploration program, as well as many modern terrestrial industries. Innovators at the NASA Johnson Space Center wanted a better way to measure total and fractional heat response of specific types of Li-ion cells when driven into a thermal runaway condition. They developed a calorimeter with at least two chambers, one for the battery cell under test and at least one other chamber for receiving the thermal runaway ejecta debris. Both are designed to be structurally strong and thermally insulated. When the test cell is intentionally driven into thermal runaway, ejecta explodes into the ejecta chamber and is decelerated and collected. Thermal sensors are strategically placed throughout the chambers to collect thermal data during the test. Customized software analyzes the thermal data and determines key calorimeter parameters with a high degree of accuracy. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/MSC-TOPS-77 If you have any questions, please contact NASA Johnson Space Center’s Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.