TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Triggering Li-ion Battery Cells with Laser Radiation (MSC-TOPS-99)

or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a high-powered infrared (IR) laser that can trigger Li-ion battery cells into thermal runaway (T

R) without perforating the battery�s can wall like previous methods. Inducing TR in a battery cell allows engineers to test and improve the safety performance of overheated batteries that can potentially catch fire or explode. The primary a