PuREnergy, a startup incubated by the Indian Institute of technology, Hyderabad (IITH) is commercially launching its lithium batteries tomorrow in the Renewable Energy Expo 2018, Greater Noida.

The batteries have wide applications in fields from agriculture to aerospace says Nishanth Dongari, Department of mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Institute, who founded the company in 2016.

“We plan to make the batteries available at economical prices based on the design capabilities and in-house product development compared to the one’s in the market, which are expensive Nishanth said in a press release.

“We are also in close discussion with few defence laboratories for our battery applications in tanks, missiles, and communication Equipment. They need to work under harsh environmental conditions, reduce the weight by four times compared to lead acid technology and deliver high discharge currents, which is to be achieved by doping of anodes and cathodes,” he said.

The team has built expertise in the battery design by choosing application specific cell chemistry to offer lower total cost of ownership, efficient thermal management systems to enhance life by 50 per cent for Indian conditions.

It also offers in-house testing and service facilities to achieve better warranty period. The products are currently available in 0.2 KWH to 2 KWH (Agriculture Drones, Automobile), 2 to 20 KWH (Aerospace, Electric Autos & Carriers, Telecom and Household), and 50 to 500 KWH (Residential Societies, data centers and industrial entities).

PuREnergy strongly feels that battery swapping stations will also pick up in India, as battery charging at room temperature increases the life by 50 per cent compared to charging them at hotter ambient conditions. Their research investigations also found interesting behaviours of Lithium batteries. For example, the life cycle of a typical EV Battery is found around 2500 if a normal charging station used, while it dramatically reduces to 500 if an ultra-fast charger is used to charge the same battery.

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