Balancing the Battery Equation
A new standard for energy storage
The Ryden dual carbon battery balances a breadth of consumer demands previously untenable by single battery chemistry. An advanced battery is evaluated on four characteristics: performance, cost, reliability and safety.
Current advanced batteries have made great improvement on performance, but have done so by compromising on cost, reliability and safety. Ryden balances this equation, setting a new standard for energy storage.
Safety
Safety is the most important feature of the dual carbon battery. It utilizes the safest high performance battery chemistry ever developed. The dual carbon battery does not use unstable materials such as lithium oxide found in secondary lithium ion batteries.
Additionally it experiences very little temperature change during operation. This thermal stability means no threat of thermal runaway in the dual carbon battery, which can lead to an explosion in other advanced batteries. Additionally, there is no threat of overcharge and it can be 100% discharged without causing damage to the battery.
Performance
The dual carbon battery enables high-performance, high value products coveted by consumers. The battery is energy dense and could enable a 300-mile range electric vehicle. It also charges 20 times faster than the best lithium ion battery available.
The fast charge time of a dual carbon battery could yield even longer-range electric vehicles, as regenerative braking will be more efficient. Even more, the dual carbon battery can be 100% discharged, further extending the length of each usable charge cycle. The dual carbon battery is also more powerful than other advanced batteries, operating at 4 volts.
Cost
For manufacturers the dual carbon battery offers a high-value, high- performance product with no switchover cost. For electric vehicle companies, production simplicity combined with great performance will unlock true mass-market electric vehicles.
The dual carbon battery slots directly into existing manufacturing processes, requiring no change to existing manufacturing lines. Even more, the battery allows for consolidation of the supply chain, with only one active material — carbon. Additionally, manufacturing of the dual carbon battery is under no threat of supply disruption or price spikes from rare metals, rare earth metals or heavy metals. Even more, the thermal stability of the battery eliminates the need for complex battery cooling systems. The dual carbon battery also fits any form factor.
Reliability
The dual carbon battery is the first ever high performance battery that meets consumer lifecycle demand, rated for more than 3,000 charge cycles.
This means an electric vehicle powered by a dual carbon battery will maintain high power and long life after years of use, retaining resale value.
Beyond electric vehicles, the dual carbon battery is capable of operating for years without service in harsh environments for applications ranging from satellites to implantable medical devices.
A New Materials Category
Power Japan Plus is creating a new, drop-in materials category with the world's first and only organic carbon material: Carbon Complex. Made of naturally grown organic cotton, Carbon Complex wields unique properties not seen in other carbon material ever developed. With the patented Carbon Complex, Power Japan Plus is redefining the sustainable materials industry.
Carbon Complex balances the need for high performance materials that are also sustainable, which is imperative to meet the challenges of constrained resources in the 21st century. Unlike other high-performance materials that rely on rare earth materials, cotton is sustainable, renewable and biodegradable.
By controlling the size of the carbon fiber crystals during production, Power Japan Plus can engineer the Carbon Complex for a variety of high performance applications. Engineered to one specification, Power Japan Plus has developed the ideal carbon material for use in the dual carbon battery.
Engineered to another specification, Carbon Complex becomes a super heat conducting, capable of heating from 0 to 800 degrees in 120 seconds with only 600 watts of energy, then back down to room temperature again, immediately safe to the touch. Power Japan Plus envisions dozens of unique heating applications for Carbon Complex.
Engineered to yet another specification, Carbon Complex displays remarkable absorption properties, similar to that of active charcoal. Active charcoal has been proven affective at removing toxins from the body. Carbon Complex has shown additional medical benefits above that of standard active carbon, which Power Japan Plus is working with Kyushu University Hospital to explore various medical applications.