Battery Solutions for Vehicle Applications

MobiliTec (8-12 April 2013) / HANNOVER MESSE 2013

Holger Schuh – April, 9th 2013

Saft Group in a nutshell

Saft Vehicle Business Unit

> Strategy - What do we do?

> Assets – What are our strengths ?

Example of Li-ion battery solutions for heavy duty vehicles

> Cell and Module offer

> Battery pack solutions

Conclusions

Agenda

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1 Saft Group

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Saft is the world’s leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industrial and defence applications. The Group’s new generation lithium-ion batteries are also being deployed in energy storage systems.

Saft. A world leader for advanced and innovative battery systems

With over 4,100 employees worldwide, Saft is present in 19 countries

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The Saft Group in 2011 - Key figures

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Sales 2011 €628.7m

High performance primary and rechargeable lithium and silver batteries for the

electronics, defence and space industries.

Space

Defence

Specialty Battery Group €271.1m

43.6 %*

Rechargeable nickel and lithium-based batteries for demanding industrial applications.

Telecommunication

Industrial standby

Aviation

Industrial Battery Group €350.2m 56.4 %*

Rail and Mass Transit

Clean energy storage

Emergency Lighting Metering and

Professional Electronics Joint-Ventures:

-- ASB Group Thermal batteries Equity accounted

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* % of total sales excluding non-recurring revenue of €7.4 million

Vehicles

2 Saft Vehicle Business Unit

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Activity in electric and hybrid vehicle market

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Focus on some major applications where customers are looking for battery systems solutions :

> 48V “affordable” mild hybrid for passenger cars

> Commercial (bus/trucks)

> Industrial vehicles (forklift, mine truck, etc..)

> Sport vehicles and limited edition of luxury cars

Ni-Cd - STM5-100 (1992-1998)

> More than 11 000 e-Cars + 3000 e-Scooters on the road in Europe equipped with Saft batteries (PSA Peugeot-Citroën + Renault + Th!nk (Ford) )

Asset#1 Key accomplishments over the last 20 years in EV’s

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Ni-MH technology (1995-2005)

> Chrysler EPIC Minivan EV development and fleet (200 Ev’s)

Li-ion - Demo cars & Fleet vehicles since 2000

> Various EV fleet programs with major European & US car manufacturers

> More military hybrid energy storage programs than any other company

> 1.5 millions cells manufactured in Saft Nersac (France) factory for serial vehicle programs both in Europe and US

Asset#2 A true serial automotive experience from 2009

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Hybrid Electric

Plug-in Hybrid Full Electric Nersac Nersac

World’s 1st facility for Li-ion automotive batteries Large volume, automotive ISO/TS 16949 Qualified Capacity installed : ½ million energy cells

Nersac (France)

Opened since September 2011, eligible to BAA requirements Large volume, include manufacturing line for prismatic cells Capacity installed : 2 millions energy cells

Jacksonville (FL)

Pilot line in operation for more than 12 years Research & Development Center for Europe

Bordeaux (France)

Research & Development Center for North America Multi technology cells and systems manufacturing

Cockeysville (MD)

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Asset#3 An industrial Li-ion footprint in EU and USA

Battery system design > Architecture

> Mechanical

> Thermal

> Electrical

> Electronics

> Software & algorithms

Program Management

Risk analysis

Testing and validations

Prototype manufacturing

Customer support & integration

Quality

Purchasing

Asset#4 System Development Unit

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SDU mission : Design & Qualify complex battery systems

Organisation – 2 sites > +140 engineers

> Bordeaux, France + Jacksonville, Florida

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3 Example of Li-ion battery solutions

for heavy duty vehicles

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What is important to design a battery system

Key Drivers: > Energy Needed

> Power Needed • Cold Pulse

> System Interfaces • Energy for charging

> Space Claim

System

Architecture

Drivers

Electrochemistry

Drivers

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Special Needs: > Shelf Life

> Calendar Life

> Temperature Range

> System Safety

> Communications

EV

PHEV

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Li-Ion Cells for Vehicles

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Power

Energy

VL3A

VL6H / VL6P

VL30PFe

VL45EFe

Technology > NCA

Module = Battery system > 13 VL6H cells (13S)

• Power

– 12 to 14 kW max pulse

• Energy

– 300 Wh total

> Air cooling / Integrated BMS

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Technology > SLFP™

Module > 12 cells (12S or 6S2P)

> 3 versions

• Energy (VL45E Fe)

• Medium (VL38M Fe)

• Power (VL30P Fe)

> Liquid cooling / Integrated SMU

Battery system > Customized design (635V, 700, 750 V)

Heavy Duty Vehicles 48V Mild Hybrid

Li-Ion Modules for Vehicle

Battery Pack / General Architecture

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BMU

SMU Chain

Contactors

APPLICATION

EM12B

Modulion

Cool in… Cool out

Comm.

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MBMM > Manages charging of several

packs at different SOC each

> Communicates all data with application

In the case of 2 packs > Special optimized solution

> M2BMU is a new board able to merge BMU and MBMM functions

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N Packs…

MBMM Management of Packs in Parallel

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Comm.

APPLICATION

Energy Storage System / Several packs in parallel

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Example of Energy Storage System

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Battery main characteristics

Voltage 635 V

Energy 20 kWh

Power peak 200 kW

Length 850 mm

Width 600 mm

Height 500 mm

Weight 350 kg

4 Conclusions

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Conclusions

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Saft does have :

Experience with Automotive program

Automotive Development and Production capabilities > From the cell to the complete system

Products for vehicle applications

Commercial successes > On-road vehicles

> Off-road vehicles

> Forklift

> Sport vehicles

> ….

Saft : the partner of choice for your vehicle program

Thank You ! Visit us in Hall 13 booth B50