Reach Beyond with Innovative Tape Solutions
Electric mobility has undergone enormous development in recent years and innovative materials now enable engineers to reach even beyond the most advanced technologies existing today. Now that the first technical hurdles have been overcome to produce electric vehicles suitable for mass production, work is underway worldwide to make the vehicles even better, more efficient, safer and more powerful. Modern tape solutions can play a key role in reducing the size and weight of EV battery packs while improving vehicle safety and longevity at the same time. At The Battery Show EU 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany, your Saint-Gobain® tape experts presented the latest tape innovations that enable our customers to solve the toughest challenges at the cell, module and pack level as well as for fast charging.
Reach beyond thermal runaway propagation protection
Brand-new materials like Norseal® TRP627 or TRP1000 combine two critical functions for battery cell protection into one product. In normal operating conditions, they manage the volume expansion of cells by maintaining an optimal compression level, keeping battery cells within a defined range of compression throughout the battery pack's life. In the event of a thermal runaway, they help limit heat propagation to adjacent cells. This makes them highly interesting solutions for battery engineers to design high-performance battery packs.
Hot discussions about battery protection solutions
An eye-opener for many visitors was seeing that our materials are not only industry leading solutions in cell-to-cell and cell-to-pack applications but that our broad portfolio of compression pads, cushioning pads, thermal interface materials and sealing solutions allows to design battery packs with unique materials from one supplier.
New generations of our ThermaCool® thermally conductive silicone gap fillers offer a variety of advantages like world-class heat transfer performance and UL94 V-0 rating. Some of these materials are completely new and have been introduced at the show for the first time. In face-to-face discussions or during a launch presentation on the first day of the show at our booth, visitors had the chance to get first-hand information about how these materials can help them reach beyond current challenges.
Turn EV challenges into solutions
The Saint-Gobain approach to reach beyond is not at all limited to single applications or specific steps of the EV value chain. As unique solution provider, customers benefit from solutions across the entire EV value chain — from minerals and active materials, cell- and module components, housing and venting solutions to fast-charging solutions with impressive dielectric strength for high voltage and current applications. These leading solutions break EV boundaries and provide great benefit to customers.
