Build your own Lithium-Ion Battery

Build your own Lithium-Ion Battery - EV Conversion

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Can you build your own battery from scrapped Mustang Mach-E modules? How easy is it to reuse batteries from scrapped cars? Learn in this video what it takes to disassemble, test and reconfigure batteries for an EV conversion. What would LG say if they saw their modules like that?
With our method we could double the battery module voltage from stock 30V up to 60V by reconfiguring the electrical connections. With that, we can get to a 400V battery pack with only 7 modules compared to the 12 modules found in a Mustang Mach-E.
NOTE: This video is for entertainment purposes only. Working on HV batteries required training.
You can buy stock LG modules from scrapped Mustang Mach-E here: batteryhookup.com/products/lg...
Watch the whole EV conversion playlist here: • Electric Jeep Conversion
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Why Can We Not Use the Mustang Mach E Stock Module
01:59 Taking the Battery Apart for Reuse
02:32 Cutting Busbars
04:34 Cell Recovery
05:48 Battery Cell Testing
07:15 Module Assembly
08:40 Wiring for Battery Voltage
09:22 Busbar Connections
10:16 Battery Management System
11:45 Summary How to Reuse Batteries from Scrapped Cars
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Watch the whole EV conversion playlist here: • Electric Jeep Conversion
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Outro - "Tropic Fuse" by French Fuse

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@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Wohoo, our fist battery module is DONE! 6 more to go 😂 We are building the battery box in the coming days plus connect all the individual BMS units with the VCU - the E-motor is already installed in the Jeep (see upcoming video) - we are making huge progress - because - we are invited to SEMA!! Only 2 more months until then 😂

@mlg779 Жыл бұрын

I like the copper rivets Idea.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Hehe, that was Don's idea. He is super creative and practical when it comes to things like this. He used to mentor the First Robotics for many many years! 😊

@richardsauter3817 Жыл бұрын

It is a Great Day when Electrified Veronica and Mr. Don release a new KZfaq Video on their Jeep Conversion. Great hands on demonstration of the battery disassembly and reassembly into the battery new format. Excellent explanation as you work. Great Job you two! Look forward to seeing the completed project at SEMA! 👍

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

I am always so glad to read your comment, thanks for your continuous support on all the platforms! 😊 We are a little bit stressed out with the SEMA deadline, but we are working hard 😂

@joeabad5908 Жыл бұрын

-6:42 Ouch on that thumb... When you work with your hands you're bound to get hurt. No pain No gain.. It's that wonderful feeling of accomplishment that separates the doers from the talkers.. Nice work you guys. Godbless you more.. Thank you for sharing your journey..

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Yes, Don's finger is still a mess - but we have to be honest this actually did not happen during our Jeep work but that actually was a sliding door - hehe. Thank you for your blessings and your message, we really appreciate it!

@rozyboom5328 Жыл бұрын

Love the way y'all figured out how to up the voltage with less cells! Excited to watch the next steps :)

@matthew_brown Жыл бұрын

This is super cool. You are answering so many questions for me that I have been tossing around in my head. I have a few EV projects in mind and maybe we can collaborate on them since we are so close to each other.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

I am so glad that our work is inspiring for others. Let me know if you want to collaborate on something. Best thing is reaching our per email.

@danekunderhill4812 Жыл бұрын

The energy emanating from this channel can be felt from a very far distance!

@ceinlehabineza5016 Жыл бұрын

very interesting!!👏👏👏👏

@billbayer5526 Жыл бұрын

You're going to SEMA? As in the SEMA in November? How exciting!

@donaldwright7194 Жыл бұрын

Yes...

@StefanRMarais Жыл бұрын

Such an amazing project you guys are doing. Man, I got loads of questions for my own similar project but for now I need to binge watch all your videos first! :)

@yefreman_musica Жыл бұрын

Wow! that looks easy, LOL What an amazing job, thank you Veronika! learning lots form this video.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

It really took us a lot of time to figure our what to do 😂 but I am glad it comes across easy - when you know what to do it is 😂 Happy it is helpful for you.

@SoundzAlive1 Жыл бұрын

I would suggest using a dielectric grease on the pop rivets as they are dis-similar metals. André in Sydney

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input. The rivets are copper and the busbars are nickel coated copper. Greetings to Australia

@mayflowerconsulting5540 Жыл бұрын

You guys are amazing!

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Happy you appreciate the content!

@dustygreene3335 Жыл бұрын

Such an amazing project....thanks for sharing such cool details....this is a great way to see the way this works.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@invetech1 Жыл бұрын

Very nice work.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@tipeneuriti5489 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 1 September hi from new Zealand

@tipeneuriti5489 Жыл бұрын

You both are so Ev industrially understand of the process chronological flow cytometry analysis to make it work

@amitidiada Жыл бұрын

Dear Veronika,Being a Mechanical Engineer Electrification was always a challenge for me but your way of explaining is so simple that it converts Complex subject also.into a simple one...I am sure after following you I will become a Electromechanical Engineer soon....Great Going and Keep distributing abundance of your knowledge...Best Regards from India...Amit

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!! So glad it is helpful!! Greeting to India.

@nikolaytube Жыл бұрын

Great info, thank you! please more details :)

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

What are the details you are interested in? 😊

@nikolaytube Жыл бұрын

@@ElectrifiedVeronika More details about the BMS, like cost how many cells it can monitor, does it balancing as well. Maybe a bit more info on the tools you're using, if possible. Thank you!

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

@@nikolaytube We will cover that! Thanks for the input.

@saltmix5773 Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍🙂

@rajeshmohanty2070 Жыл бұрын

wow. your team always manages to source great items, like the battery pack.. i wonder when this jeep will be ready to roll. 2023?

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Hehe, yes we were lucky to get those batteries, everybody "fights for batteries" right now..it will be "rolling" for SEMA in November - it will be ready for off-roading and real use in spring 2023 😊

@DeadRedRider Жыл бұрын

FYI: AEM's Battery Management System is not on the market yet, as of October 15, 2022. Both P/N 30-8401M(aster) and P/N 30-8401S(atellite). When released they MUST be used the AEM's Vehicle Control Unit. It will not work as a standlone BMS.

@rahuldgpatel Жыл бұрын

Great work and amazing project. Author, please swap the words parallel with series and vise versa in your first 3 minutes video. Parallel allows you to double the current and keeps voltage same and series doubles the voltage and keeps current same. Keep up the great work.

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hehe, we were expecting a comment like that. The stock module is labeled parallel first and serial last, see orange cover, so we decided to use the same order.

@seanathanq Жыл бұрын

what is that crimping tool yall are using?

@Draig005 9 ай бұрын

It might be late but I have a question regarding battery pack, I have seen manufacturers using 48V modules and then connect them in series parallel to get required voltage and power but I would like to know what would be the problem in building a 400V module (100 cylindrical cells in series) then connect these modules in parallel to get required Ah rating to build a battery pack?

@johnpoldo8817 Жыл бұрын

Wow, the battery re-configuration is very labor intensive. Are you doubling the voltage on each module only or entire pack for an 800v system? Did you discard & recycle the weak (red in spreadsheet) cells? Why did you need a kitchen oven for power test?

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

It is, I cannot recommend this process - reusing or repurposing batteries is HARD with these types of mosudles. We are doing that for each of our modules - in total we will get to a 400V system with 6 modules - that's the latest status :-) We are storing the "red" cells right now and once we are done we bring it to a recycler. We use a kitchen oven in order to be on the safe side for our cell testing. If you just do low current charge and discharge tests you should be fine anyways but we also do high power cycling for parameterizing some models and just to be on the safe side, in case something happens during the test, we have the thermal event happening in the oven and our garage will be ok.

@randyhutch50 Жыл бұрын

looks like a lot of work with a lot of special equipment

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Yes it is, would not really recommend doing that by yourself. But the learning is huge hehe and it's exciting.

@neilwalker3204 Жыл бұрын

I am in the early days of doing some homework for an ev conversion, never really thought about reconfiguring the batteries the way you did, given me some ideas. Your load is a Kunkin KP184 that can pull 40A, your graphic says the test is a constant 40A for about 13000 seconds or well over 3 hours for a test (143Ah/40A is also over 3h.. :) ), per cell. I also see that you have 4 of these units. Do you have 4 so that you can test 4 at the same time or could you put say 2 of the loads in parallel and draw 80A for half the time and measure that? 80A is a lot of draw. Either way testing every battery in a pack is going to take a long time.. ;)

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Hey that’s cool, which car do you convert? Yes we got 4 to parallel them for a high current test on the module, but the software we are using can only control one at a time. For the cell tests so far with the 40 A constant we do 4 tests at the same time which yea takes some time but for us we also find that the cells on each module are very similar so we only do the long test for 4 cells per module. More on that in future videos ☺️

@neilwalker3204 Жыл бұрын

@@ElectrifiedVeronika Haven't decided on a car yet, lot of variations to consider. 7 batteries * 16 cells per battery *3+hr per cell = weeks of effort, no wonder you went parallel load. Look forward to future videos, keep up the great work..

@57chevyconv Жыл бұрын

Is this going to b a kit that can b purchased?

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

I hope we can offer something like that in the future!

@st-qp4mr Жыл бұрын

.....Curious why you didn't name your channel Electronika Veronika ??

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Hehe, had that suggestion already several times! Just "Elektronika" - sounds like a band to me 😊

@user-by3wu3uw3y Жыл бұрын

More voltage more torque less milage for the same amount of batteries keep in mind

@edgaralejod Жыл бұрын

You are literally playing with... "batteries" 😂!

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

Hehe, yes!

@RUMBLE.com_ClickthruMAN Жыл бұрын

hmm cheaper to buy except you build it from a raw material just like dr stone 😆

@whiteggs Жыл бұрын

Where do you buy battery packs from the Mustang Mach-E?

@ElectrifiedVeronika Жыл бұрын

They are not always available but sometimes you can find them on batteryhookup.com or alibaba or Ebay. I would assume there will be more available in the very near future.