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Battery Technology Center and Test Facility

Battery Technology Center and Battery Test Facility are North America’s largest

Johnson Controls’ recently expanded Battery Technology Center and Battery Test Facility, both at its Power Solutions headquarters in Glendale, Wis., are helping build a domestic industry in advanced automotive batteries.

Funded in part by a U.S. Department of Energy grant, these facilities develop the solutions that power vehicles for today and tomorrow.  The facility tests and validates batteries to improve quality, performance and durability.

Promoting Breakthroughs: the Battery Technology Center

  • Supports product development, engineering and validation.
  • 46,000-square-foot facility built in 1967, re-imagined in 2011.

 

Speeds development of new energy storage solutions, including:

  • Lithium-ion cells and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.
  • Advanced lead-acid batteries for Start-Stop and other high-efficiency vehicles.
  • Multiple cell chemistries for advanced energy storage.

 

Supporting New Technology: the Battery Test Facility

  •  Built in 2007, expanded 50 percent to 9,000 square feet in 2011.
  • Validates performance of our lithium-ion technology under extreme heat, cold and vibration.

 

Cultivating Talent: Strategic Partnerships

  • Strategic partners include Penn State, Ford, Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  • Johnson Controls is also funding multi-million-dollar initiatives with two University of Wisconsin campuses.
  • Industry partner in the DOE’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) hub, a $120M project with a 5-5-5 goal: Develop batteries that are five times more powerful and five times cheaper within 5 years.  
  • Our goal: attract the scientists and engineers who can develop next-generation energy storage solutions.

 

Watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the work being done as part of the collaboration with Wisconsin universities:

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GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Germany

Systems Integration Center in Hannover, Germany, specializes in validation, testing and battery assembly for European customers. This complex energy storage technology for hybrid and electric vehicles is not only developed on-site but comprehensive safety tests ensure its readiness for series production begore being assembled for test and fleet vehicles.

 

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China

To support growth for Micro Hybrid, hybrid and electric vehicles, engineers at Johnson Controls’ Eureka Battery Technology Center and Test facility in Shanghai  use state-of-the-art  capabilities to  evaluate new cell chemistries,  design modules, and integrate complete battery systems. The multi-million dollar, world- class facility provides engineering development, pilot production, and complete validation testing to support localized needs of our customers.

 

Partnerships:

Johnson Controls funds and guides advanced Li-ion component research. Partnerships formed in 2011.

  • Beijing University of Science and Technology
  • Tsinghua University

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