The humidity level in battery manufacturing varies depending on the stage of the process. Typically, during cell assembly, currently, the dew point ranges from -35°C to -45°C, corresponding to an absolute humidity of 0.10555 to 0.2841 grams of water per kg of dry air.
As gas enters the battery system interior, humidity can also enter. If the surface temperature of e.g. cooling plates falls below the dew point, condensation on those cold surfaces inside the system will occur. So an additional device is required to prevent condensation. 3. Humidity control
Ensuring a strong supply of quality vanadium products will be key to the uptake of energy storage for large amounts of power over a long time duration. This will supplement the traditional markets for vanadium as the requirements for high quality steel continue to increase.
Humidity control is critical in battery dry rooms as various materials and processes used in battery production are susceptible to moisture damage. A low dewpoint air supply will mitigate the risks by creating a stable production environment suitable for the materials and processes. But what is a dry room? And how can the low dewpoint be sustained?
Dry rooms needed for manufacturing lithium based batteries are not simply modified “clean rooms” or large “environmental chambers”. John Pinho, President of NeoTech explains.
Large scale deployments of vanadium redox flow batteries are underway across the globe, with many others being planned or under construction. Ensuring a strong supply of quality vanadium products will be key to the uptake of energy storage for large amounts of power over a long time duration.