Patent ID: 11870044
Assignee: ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for repurposing a lithium-ion battery, the method comprising, in order:
removing at least a portion of the electrode of the lithium battery;
treating the portion of the electrode;
recasting the portion of the electrode; and
relithiating the electrode; wherein:
the lithium-ion battery comprises a wound or jelly roll design,
a terminal is configured to provide the voltage,
the voltage is configured to motivate at least one lithium ion to move from the layer of lithium, through the electrolyte solution, and to the electrode, and
the relithiating comprises:
securing a first end of the electrode to a first pin;
securing a second end of the electrode to a second pin;
positioning a chamber containing a layer of lithium and an electrolyte solution between the first pin and the second pin; and
extending at least a portion of the electrode through the chamber.