Chapter 68: Announcement!
Chapter 68: Announcement!
“The cathode material is lithium cobaltate gel, and the anode material is Carbon Crystal. The limited voltage is 3.86V, the charging limit voltage is 4.5V, and the rated capacity is 8500mAh…”
Ink Girl was reporting the battery data, while Chen Mo carefully examined the battery in his hand.
After three days of slurry preparation, coating, and assembly, Chen Mo finally succeeded in making the first Carbon Crystal-Based Lithium-Ion Battery according to the Butterfly Eye battery size.
Like all ordinary batteries, the Carbon Crystal Battery consisted of three parts: the cathode, the anode, and the electrolyte. The only difference was the material.
Carbon Crystal could greatly increase the charge-discharge capacity and the number of charging cycles for lithium ions.
This made the electrical capacity of the Carbon Crystal-Based Lithium-Ion Battery better than batteries made from other materials.
The atomic structure of Carbon Crystal had defects, making it not very rigid, and it lacked toughness and ductility. So it was not as versatile as super materials like Graphene. Its only use was as the anode in batteries, embedding lithium ions.
It was this single use that limited its further development, which is why it was considered low-level technology.
However, before Graphene battery technology was fully mature, the Carbon Crystal Battery was a very good product. Because its electrical capacity was about more than twice that of the lithium-ion batteries available on the market.
“Ink Girl, organize the related technology for Carbon Crystal synthesis into patent application documents and print them out,” Chen Mo said, putting down the battery in his hand.
“Okay, Brother Mo.”
After a while, the printer connected to the computer in the laboratory started up. After getting the technical patent documents for Carbon Crystal synthesis, Chen Mo left the laboratory.
It was the day of the mass production experiment, and Zhao Min was already waiting for him.
When he arrived at Zhao Min’s office, Chen Mo handed her the patent application documents: “These are the patent application documents for Carbon Crystal.”
“So fast?”
Zhao Min picked up the documents and glanced at them. There were many technical terms, so she just took a quick look and put them down.
New material. Zhao Min was now extremely curious about what was inside Chen Mo’s head. How long had it been from discovering the new material to its application?
The research cycle was frighteningly short. Someone who didn’t know might think Tesla had been reincarnated.
“I started organizing the documents as soon as I began the experiment. Let’s go to the factory next. The battery is ready, and we’ve confirmed the material is useful. The next step is the mass production experiment,” Chen Mo said.
“How large is the battery capacity it produces?” Zhao Min asked curiously.
“You’re using a Butterfly Eye now, right? Based on preliminary calculations, the new battery can make it last for 35 hours.”
Zhao Min gasped, her eyes full of surprise.
Currently, most phones on the market only lasted about ten hours. Chen Mo’s number meant more than doubling the phone’s battery life.
“Let’s go to the factory.”
Zhao Min followed Chen Mo out of the office. As they walked out, Xiaoyu also followed beside Chen Mo, carrying documents. They sped all the way and arrived at the factory in a large group.
After Chen Mo said they were moving into manufacturing, Zhao Min started acquiring factories. This factory was the closest to the company’s office building, so it was converted into a experimental factory for research.
The equipment Chen Mo asked to buy had long been installed here, and the raw materials for graphite were also prepared.
As soon as they arrived at the factory, the factory manager hurried out to meet them.
The factory manager was named Wan Mingyi, a middle-aged man in his forties. This factory had previously gone bankrupt. The owner took the money and went abroad, owing bank loans and employee wages. The court auctioned off the factory and equipment, and Zhao Min bought everything. The workers were still the original factory workers, very familiar with some production processes.
When Wan Mingyi saw Chen Mo and Zhao Min, he became a bit nervous.
Nowadays, anyone who paid a little attention to the news knew the name Legion Ant Company, especially people in Binhai City.
“Where is the production workshop?” Chen Mo asked.
“It’s this way,” Wan Mingyi said.
“Get a few clever technical workers to come over. I’ll tell you the production process and some things to pay attention to,” Chen Mo said.
“Okay.”
Wan Mingyi picked several technicians from the factory workers, and they followed Chen Mo into the production workshop.
Seeing the machines and the high-pressure Reactor in the workshop, Chen Mo went over, opened the equipment control system, and started setting parameters. For Carbon Crystal production, this data was the most important. A small mistake could affect the purity of the Carbon Crystal.
“Start feeding the materials now,” Chen Mo said. “I need two people to operate the reactor.” Chen Mo called out to the employees behind him.
“A Hua, Da Qiang, you two go,” Wan Mingyi said to two young technical workers beside him.
“Boss.”
The two walked over to Chen Mo and greeted him nervously. They couldn’t help but respect this Boss who was younger than them.
“This position is very simple. You are just responsible for turning the reactor on and off. After the raw materials are put in, start the reactor. I’ve already set the specific parameters. When the temperature indicator light shows it’s done, you press the pressurization button…”
Chen Mo explained all the necessary steps to the two men. He only stopped after making sure they both understood.
He didn’t tell anyone the specific data. The data was the key to Carbon Crystal synthesis. If the data was exposed, all his efforts would be wasted.
“Now I’ll demonstrate the operation once.” After the raw materials were loaded, Chen Mo started the Reactor.
Everyone behind him fixed their eyes on the reactor. After about fifteen minutes, the high-pressure reactor stopped operating.
After the reactor was opened, a large pile of Carbon Crystal flakes, varying in size, were all poured onto the conveyor belt. All the machines stopped. The factory employees all looked at the pile of Carbon Crystal on the conveyor belt.
This black stuff was what they were supposed to produce.
Chen Mo picked up a piece of Carbon Crystal from the conveyor belt, walked over to the instrument, and placed it inside. Not long after, seeing the displayed purity of 79%, Chen Mo frowned.
It was 3% lower than the Laboratory purity and below the standard of 80.
This was understandable. After all, the instruments and equipment in the Laboratory were much more precise than here. With the same conditions, a slightly lower purity was completely acceptable.
“Scrap and destroy this entire batch of materials. Continue feeding raw materials.”
Chen Mo picked up his notebook, wrote down the current parameters, made a few calculations, then walked back to the instrument to start another experimental attempt.
The difference in equipment precision affected production.
After modifying the data, during the waiting gap, Chen Mo explained other things to pay attention to the others.
“Manager Wan, when production starts later, have someone randomly pick 20 pieces from each batch for testing. If even one piece has purity below 80, scrap the entire batch, just like before.”
“Okay,” Wan Mingyi nodded.
Two hours later, Chen Mo looked at the purity test showing 82% and let out a sigh of relief. After four data modifications, he finally managed to increase the purity.
“From now on, produce according to this data. Make sure to control the reactor properly.”
“Understood,” Wan Mingyi nodded.
The success of the mass production experiment made many people relax. After clarifying some matters, Chen Mo and the group hurried back to the company. After instructing Zhao Min to acquire a few more factories to prepare for battery production, Chen Mo returned to his Office.
“Ink Girl.”
“Brother Mo, Ink Girl is here.” As soon as Chen Mo spoke, Ink Girl replied.
“On the company’s Official Website, announce the discovery of the new material Carbon Crystal in my name. Don’t publish the technical data.”