Researchers purposely damage batteries to see how much abuse they can take

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Sandia researcher Peter Roth prepares to blow up a battery to see how robust it is. The work is part of the DOE-funded FredomCAR program. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
Sandia researcher Peter Roth prepares to blow up a battery to see how robust it is. The work is part of the DOE-funded FredomCAR program. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

Researchers in the Power Sources R&D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the most adverse conditions possible to see how much abuse they can take before they blow up. And for certain types of lithium-ion batteries the answer is a lot.


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