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THE ATLAS CASE
Watch the video directly below for an in-depth explanation and flyover of the digital prototype for the Atlas Case!
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The Atlas Case is a transportation and storage container that has the ability to help maintain electric vehicle battery capacity and increase the potential lifespan of the battery and the pack for secondary repurposing. The case is also specially designed to be able safely transport and store electric vehicle batteries by being able to contain a runaway thermal reaction in the event that there is an emergency or accident that causes the battery to ignite. While the batteries and the pack themselves are safe when handled properly, they do contain hazardous waste materials. When not handled properly there have been instances where lithium ion recycling plants that recycle batteries for electric systems have had accidents. Thankfully, no one was injured; however, there was a tremendous amount of property damage that had been caused.
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The Atlas case is able to contain such incidents, which can involve fires that reach 2000 °C (3632 °F) and release both HF(Hydrogen fluoride) acid as well as POF₃(Phosphoryl fluoride) because of two specific materials: Aluminum Oxide and PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene). Aluminum Oxide has a melting point of 2,072 °C (3,762 °F) and is already used in the electrical and electronics industry because “its high melting and boiling points, in addition to its excellent thermal resistive properties, make aluminium oxide desirable in the manufacture of high-temperature furnace insulations and electrical insulators.” This would make it an ideal ceramic coating to apply to the Titanium which naturally has a high melting point of 1,668°C (3,034°F) and still be able to withstand the heat produced from a thermal runaway reaction. The second material, recycled PTFE is a plastic material that is able to withstand most all corrosive material including HF and POF₃ gases and in the event that there is a leak of toxic gas, this material will line the inside of the inner carbon steel shell. Our company, Flip, is dedicated to using as much recycled material in our product which is why we would specifically source our PTFE from recycling centers that specialize in converting scrap PTFE into new sheets. On top of this layer of PTFE will be a second coating of rubber. Rubber will also be used to coat the inside of the Titanium shell to help thermally insulate the battery from the sides of the container, and will be used to help protect the battery and the pack from impact damage. Scraps of shredded tires will also be used as a sort of packaging peanut to assist in further impact protection, and we will source all of our rubber from tire recycling facilities.
These shredded tire scraps will also aid in the second purpose of The Atlas Case, which is to extend the secondary usage of these electric vehicle batteries and their packs for commercial use. In order to aid in this process, our cases are designed with a heating and fan cooling system designed to react to temperature changes occurring outside of the case. Through a series of temperature and moisture sensors, The Atlas Case will react to these changes by implementing the electric heater mounted inside of the case’s steel shell or by implementing a series of fans on that will move air into and out of the box. This process is similar to the way your computer will run moving air over you hardware components to try and decrease the amount of heat present in your system. In the event of inclement weather, the PTFE blocks are designed to move into place to seal the container and to try and insulate the inside of the case.
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