AlTechLab
Charging Innovation
Executive Summary
AlTechLab is an early stage product development laboratory concentrating on prototype development
for energy storage and energy conversion applications. Utilizing an extensive foundation in electrical
engineering, ALTECH is currently developing a breakthrough quick-charging supercapacitor/advanced
battery package (SCB) targeting large energy storage systems such as electric vehicles, military drones,
and space missions. The technology integrates banks of commercially available advanced batteries and
supercapacitors with proprietary electronic schemes to EV advanced technology. This combination of
energy storage and efficient delivery enabled by unique switching has the potential to reinvent the act
of charging a Chevrolet Volt, an Iphone, or a Mars rover.
Demand - Getting the most out of the energy we have
Do you have an electric vehicle? If not, is it because you are afraid of being stuck with no charge?
Can you afford to charge your car for hours every day?
Range anxiety is one of the main roadblocks to the broader use of electric vehicles. STATS ON RANGE
ANXIETY Current charging technologies require 4-8 hours to fully recharge a vehicles battery, and even
an 80% charge takes 30 minutes or more (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/evtech.shtml). Whereas
advanced batteries have superior energy storage capacity, supercapacitors yield far shorter charging and
discharging times, Fig XX. Hybridization of
these two technologies can be
challenging due to differing voltage
characteristics when charging and
discharging; thus, an innovative solution
is needed which can effectively and
efficiently utilize the strengths of
batteries and supercapacitors. Tesla
Motors has recently touted their
supercharging stations, which charge
about half of the battery within 20
minutes, as a means to address range
anxiety by reducing the charge time of its
EV’s. Still, there is a need for even faster
Figure 1: AlTechLab harnesses the capacity of advanced batteries with
and more complete charging, not just for
the charging/discharging performance of supercapacitors.
EV’s, but also for smart phones, military
drones, and other battery driven devices.
Charging to the Front with AlTechLab
AlTechLab has innovated a new electronic system combining commercially available advanced batteries
and supercapacitors of various capacities with novel switching techniques for unparalleled speed in
charging and discharging standard energy storage systems. Featuring two banks of supercapacitors
AlTechLab
Charging Innovation
coupled with a small capacity advanced battery via proprietary switching equipment, this quick-charging
system can either be integrated with current electronic components at the charging station, or can be
contained in a portable configuration to be used as a mobile quick-boost station. The AlTechLab quickcharging unit is versatile and can be used with lead-acid, lithium ion, and NiCad battery technologies in
combination with graphene, complex oxide, and other supercapacitor technologies.
Status
AlTechLab is a very early-stage startup that is currently searching for seed funding for this particular
project. AlTechLab has a history of project development utilizing 3D design and a rich electrical
engineering talent base associated with plasma generation and plasma reactions. AlTechLab is currently
seeking $52,700 in seed funding for the development of the proof-of-concept advanced charging system
bench top prototype. Once successful, AlTechLab plans to raise an additional $320,000 in funding for a
large demonstration prototype unit that can charge an electric vehicle.
Early Development
AlTechLab has designed the first prototype quick-charging unit featuring Maxwell supercapacitors for
small capacity applications such as electric scooters or as a small mobile power unit, possibly for military
applications. AlTechLab has shown that using the proprietary pulsing techniques can be charged faster
than with a constant current.
Proof-of-Concept
AlTechLab is now searching for adequate
laboratory and incubation space in
southeast Michigan in order to build a
supercapacitor/battery
hybrid
prototype which will prove the concept.
AlTechLab will then test the prototype
with third-parties. Total budget is about
1.5 mil USD.
AlTechLab TEAM
Yuri Rybchenko - AlTechLab owner and
team leader… more information by request:
www.altechlaboratory.com
Figure 2: AlTechLab quick-charge first prototype featuring Maxwell
supercapacitors.
e-mail: altechlab1@gmail.com
Nick Moroz-Consultant, Ann Arbor, MI
Olek Alekseychenko - Sr.Developer from Yazaki Corp., Canton, MI, USA
Andrey Krischenovich - TET Lab owner and in depended developer from Ukraine
Direct contact:
(248) 872-5420