OUR TEAM
SAM NAKIS
Pro Squad + Project Manager
ALEX RIESTER
Pro Squad
DAN HAUTZINGER
Pro Squad
MADISON THOMAS
Go Squad
GERARD SEIG
Go Squad
THE PROBLEM
Transporting and storing EV batteries for recycling/repurposing comes with safety and sustainability concerns which presents a problem for car manufacturers and recycling companies. Some of these specific concerns include...
Damage from heat impact and electric discharges resulting in runaway reactions
Companies recycling batteries when they still have 70-80% of their charge remaining that could be sold and repurposed
The danger of a fire starting and spreading quickly and putting people at risk and damaging other property including other EV batteries
The batteries being transported and stored without consideration for the effect on the capacity of the battery.
These are just a few of the reasons that caused FLIP to begin finding a solution.
OUR SOLUTION
The Atlas Case is designed with both the safety of the consumer and the batteries capacity protection in mind. After studying current methods of transportation currently being used in the EV recycling/repurposing industry today, our company FLIP was able to create a design that incorporates the safety precautions being utilized already with several other creative innovations. Our case is designed around the idea that prevention of run away EV battery fires is not an adequate enough solution to implement when transporting and storing them. In order to prevent any loss of life or damage to property, including the batteries themselves, a solution had to be developed to prevent any flames or toxic gases from spreading any further. The Atlas Case is designed to withstand the 2000 degree celsius fires that are capable of burning for several hours as well as insulated sufficiently against acidic gases like HF (Hydrogen fluoride) gas or phosphoryl fluoride (POF3) gas.
In addition to safety, the Atlas Case also focuses on protecting the capacity of the battery and its pack by ensuring that there is sufficient thermal insulation as well as a climate control system. The climate control system is designed to keep the battery stored in its optimal temperature range of 60-80 degrees fahrenheit, either through means of electrical heating to prevent capacity drainage through the cold, or an air filtration system that moves air air in and out of the case to avoid air stagnation.