"If soldiers Shi Zhengrong is positive, then we are the Jones." QU Xiao Hua solar photovoltaic cell company road, avoiding the large-scale investment - industrial chain - components of the production on this road, but rather positioning applications



In November of this year, from QU Xiao Hua solar photovoltaic cells single-handedly founded the company CSI Artes satisfied city in the United States debut. After graduating from the Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Chinese, worth is also due to gradually clear the open market value of their assets and leapfrog the 350 million yuan, becoming the Shi Zhengrong after another solar upstart.



When a reporter told him, "You have passed 300 million in assets", it will be over 43-year-old birthday QU Xiao Hua are not very happy, but said: "After listing, I really did not calculate how much money had been their own. But that , do a company is not easy, because I need to take responsibility for much larger than before. My employees, shareholders expect of us. assuming 3 to 5 years later, people still talk about my company, and feel that it is very Yes, then I think I come to talk about this topic is more appropriate. "



Used to be a technical expert



Although has joined the Canadian, but QU Xiao Hua remembered all these years its greatest impact, or "Qinghua" word. Native of Changshu, he taught at his father early to Tsinghua University, from birth to college graduation, he spent at the Tsinghua Garden. Graduated in July 1986 and received Bachelor of Physics, Tsinghua University, studying abroad in Canada, were obtained from the University of Manitoba in Canada, the University of Toronto master's degree and a doctorate.



1995 For him, there is no doubt a turning point. At that time, Canada's Ontario power semiconductor company does not have talent, and he is just learning this profession, and soon was recruited into and participated in the preparation at the time of a semiconductor development project - Spheral SolarTM Technology, also became part of the seven-member panel a leader. In this the power company, he and members of the establishment of a pilot production line, diagnostic laboratory and all testing and experimental tools, the experience for his future laid the foundation for further development. In 1997, because the acquisition of relations, he was sent to France, Photowatt new company, ATS company.



Photowatt in 1998, the year the world's photovoltaic manufacturing enterprises in the fourth. QU Xiao Hua, Dr. ATS and Photowatt PV companies belong to assume a variety of functions, including procurement of photovoltaic materials, head of Asia-Pacific region vice president of technology and photovoltaic strategic plans and such posts as director of business development.



The germination of his career change in the entrepreneurial impulse. After purchasing, production lines, quality management, market penetration of various links, so that 34-year-old QU Xiao Hua mixed feelings.



"In 2000, the Internet and fiber optic technology, access to all of a sudden gush a lot of business model. At that time, many of my classmates in Silicon Valley. To communicate with them, I found that I can think about new directions for the future."



QU Xiao Hua said at the time the biggest problem is that there have been a career ceiling. "A lot of time spent on document processing, transaction handling, but do not have time to find an industrial growth point. Yaogen boss I have to talk about my ideas."



During that time, QU Xiao Hua want to clear two things: solar energy relative to the semiconductor case is the little brother; but two or three decades later, must have an access to millions of households products.



"As a boy, in the courtyard there is a child at home and bought a 12-inch black and white peony television, a group of us kids were all holding a small bench, 坐在院子里 to see his home TV. And now, every household will have several sets television. "he said later, solar TV will be showing a similar situation.



"I told my boss: I have reached a stage to start, I either do it on his own line, otherwise I would have chosen to leave this industry, the new road will break." Boss is very readily accepted him, " I support you, then you do it according to your ideas. "



Entrepreneur Evolution Road



"If soldiers Shi Zhengrong is positive, then we are the Jones."



QU Xiao Hua solar photovoltaic companies road, avoiding the large-scale investment - industrial chain - components of the production on this road, but rather positioning applications. But he also realized that if the original and the Shi Zhengrong line up with the technical route, you may size of the company even more.



In 2001, if not, and Volkswagen have had an order, QU Xiao Hua probably do not believe that today there will be a listing of individual businesses in New York.



"I use a day Banqi all the business license and bank accounts, immediately commenced." That's winter for many years living abroad QU Xiao Hua, attend to my hometown in Changshu sightseeing tour, but room and board in the same region The company's new factory,.



7 am, is not yet full light, he ran into the new warehouse, excitedly from the new arrival of raw materials inventory. Then, they pulled up the sleeves, along with the workers to move in new equipment, and pay close attention to installation and commissioning time. By noon, he squatted on the floor while eating lunch, while chat with their colleagues. The night, he went with his Canadian colleagues, and fighting in the frontline workers, with visits to factories in the vicinity of the public bathroom a hot bath. At home, finally have time to rest. But have not yet turned suddenly find technical information on hand finished, so he burning the midnight oil the night, and worked.



Start early months, QU Xiao Hua has been repeating this kind of life.



Volkswagen to him, is such a technology product orders. Every day, in the public warehouse where the car had to be out of the library car, but the new car to the sale terminals, in general there will be 2 months or so. These 2 months, the car battery will be gradually consumed, at the same time required to consume a large amount of manpower and cost for the new car re-charging, the public want to have a solar charger. But preferably by QU Xiao Hua individual to be responsible for the project's research, design, development, and mass production.



In November 2001, holding the public order, he needs to find a place as soon as mass production and shipping in a few months. This site has the advantage of low cost, fast set up factories. "Automotive products are very difficult to achieve volume production a few months are generally required two or three years. As a result, pose an enormous challenge for us. So, only the most qualified, and I are most familiar with."



He locked the production base, including Shanghai and Shenzhen, neighboring peripheral.



"Later we discovered that Shanghai is more appropriate to establish a base. Where the public car near the base, on the one hand help us to do business, while the efficiency is also here to meet our requirements."



That year, QU Xiao Hua built in Changshu, Jiangsu Province opened its first company - Artes PV Electronic (Changshu) Co., Ltd.. A group of world-class R & D and management team have built up.



After 4 months of hard work, and finally in 2002, early in March to create the first piece of qualified products, the public is very satisfied with the quality of the samples, QU Xiao Hua allowed to mass production.



In the technical route, CSI there is a striking feature, namely the top of the silicon raw material, one-third through the recycling of surplus materials to semiconductor materials. "In the global development of new silicon materials are available in two years, an increase of 3 to 4 times, so the accumulation of recyclable silicon materials for our industrial chain of great help."



In 2003, the company's research and development has been remarkable progress in 2005, another new plant in Luoyang. While the component is small, only 60 MW, but due to technical route is different from several local companies where he was from 2002 to 2006, no one-year loss, annual profit of 100% over the first half of this year profit is 300%.



"I was never thought he would become a listed company, but such a dream, five-year sales to reach 50 million U.S. dollars, 5 was born 10 multi-millionaires. Now, those dreams are realized." Said Zhe Fan words, QU Xiao Hua smiled.



He said the company was created a few veterans, is still the same trenches. "They have initial offerings, with my original Dajiang Shan, are got. Made me feel particularly pleased that I now CFO, he also from the original Canadian companies, joined to my company came."



Character sketch



QU Xiao Hua said frankly that he himself has gone through a lot of things, and there have been a low ebb. "But you need time to be able to realistically and seriously do something."



The family moved to Suzhou, QU Xiao Hua, just bought a set of more than 200 million homes. "Is not particularly good picture in particular, the price especially, especially expensive, is a place to live."



He said he does not love brand names, his wife nor the consumer demand. "We are born in this era of the last century, 60 people, perhaps even more like the bland." QU Xiao Hua of the most preferred, than tourism and skiing. At home, a snow skate, and Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hainan, have not been to these places. "And empty it, I would with my family go to these beautiful places to relax properly." QU Xiao Hua spoke softly to one another their dreams.

Separately from direct dimethyl ether (DME) fuel cells (DDFC), in DME-fueled solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and DME reforming hydrogen for fuel cell and other research, introduced the DME in the fuel cell in the application status.

    Dimethyl ether (DME); fuel cells; catalyst; Reforming

    Dimethyl ether (DME) is a simple ethers material, physical nature and propane, butane and other liquefied petroleum gases is similar to normal temperature and ibm thinkpad t21 laptop battery is a kind of mild flavor ether colorless gas. DME under normal pressure of the boiling point of -24 · 9 ℃, easily compressed into a liquid at room temperature (0.6 MPa), storage and transportation convenient. The toxicity of DME is very low, not on the air and groundwater pollution; sources of wealth can be obtained from coal, oil, gas and biological variety of sources [1].

    At present, DME application in fuel cells has become a research hotspot. The author reviewed the direct DME fuel cell (DDFC), in DME-fueled solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and DME reforming hydrogen for fuel cells, etc. are reviewed.

    A direct dimethyl ether fuel cell (DDFC)

    DDFC through the DME and oxygen electro-catalytic reaction occurs directly emit energy. J · T · Müller et al [2] with the same battery modules to DME and methanol as fuels for comparison and found that the performance is better than DDFC direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), particularly in the current density is lower. DDFC similar to the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and DMFC, also use conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, the working temperature below 120 ℃, belonging to low-temperature fuel cells. DDFC theoretical electromotive force of 1.20 V, and DMFC (1.21 V) very; DME large molecules than methanol, and the molecular polarity is small, so DME in the proton exchange membrane penetration of an order of magnitude smaller than methanol, and the a small amount of penetration into the cathode catalyst on the DME adsorption on Pt is weak, not compete with oxygen, and therefore will not be oxidized in the cathode to prevent the cathode potential loss as well as the cathode catalyst poisoning, is expected to improve battery efficiency and longevity. Using the same battery module, only the fuel change, DDFC the open circuit voltage higher than the DMFC, that the penetration of DME is small, a small loss of cathodic polarization; DDFC Faraday efficient than DMFC, especially in the low current density; current density low at 100 mA/cm2, when, DDFC the battery voltage is higher than the DMFC, so DDFC suitable for portable power. M · M · Mench et al [3] studied the portable DDFC, that the CO adsorption on the anode catalyst is the key obstacle to DDFC technology, so the catalyst selection and design of DDFC particularly important.

    Y · Tsutsumi et al [4] the use of ordinary hydrogen PEMFC module to DME as a fuel, studied DDFC performance. In the same electrolyte membranes, DME than methanol and through an order of magnitude smaller; DME intermediate product after the oxidation of formic acid is generated, but no methanol and formaldehyde, they accordingly infer that the electro-oxidation mechanism of DME.

    Y · Liu et al [5] compared the Pt / C and Pt-Ru / C on the catalytic activity of DME. In the 50 ~ 70 ℃, when the electrode potential at 0.55 V (vs · RHE) above, Pt / C showed higher activity; when the electrode potential at 0.55 V (vs · RHE) below, Pt - Ru / C activity and better. This result is similar to the situation in the DMFC, but with the literature [4] different. They also studied several other binary alloy catalysts for DME electro-oxidation of the catalytic activity and found that Mo, Sn can significantly increase adherence to Pt / C catalytic activity, while the W, Ni, Cr and Co can not. J · H · Yu et al [6] studied the DDFC at 80 ℃ performance. As a result of lower temperature, liquid water, DME as a gas, designed a white jumbled form of flow field plate, in order to promote gas DME dissolved in water. Contrast was found, Pt-Ru catalyst in the DDFC in better capacity than Pd. DME on Pt catalyst on the electrochemical reaction activity than hydrogen, methanol, etc., especially at low temperature. They will mix of DME and methanol, the fuel supply to the fuel cell pressure of 0.45 MPa in the case, will be DME dissolved in 2 mol / L of methanol, the measured concentration of DME in mixed solution of 31%. 80 ℃, by comparing the DME solution, DME and methanol mixed solution, methanol solution as fuel cell performance when they come to DME and methanol mixed solution as a fuel, the battery the best performance (85 mW/cm2), mixed solution of DME the contribution of the battery performance is about 24%; mixed fuel can improve fuel cell performance at low temperature work. G · Kéranguéven, etc. [7] In the study of a large number of Pt electrodes on the electrochemical oxidation of DME and found that the oxidation of DME adsorption is the controlling step in the process. They use infrared reflectance spectroscopy analysis of DME adsorption at different potentials, oxidation of the intermediates and products, that the DME in addition to Pt catalyst was directly oxidized to CO2, or COOH, and partly be adsorbed on Pt, the formation of Pt -CHO or Pt-CO, when Pt was activated with water, adsorbed on Pt and Pt-CHO on the Pt-CO synergy is a result of oxidation of COOH, or CO2. Zhao et al [8] was studied by cyclic voltammetry at Pt electrode DME electro-oxidation and adsorption behavior was found at very low potentials DME began to dissociative adsorption, but the speed is very slow. L · L · Lu et al [9] studied the DME on the electrochemical behavior of Pt single crystal was found in 0.5 mol / L H2SO4 in, DME in the low potential [0.2 ~ 0.5 V (vs · RHE )], under adsorbed on Pt (111) crystal surface and decompose to produce intermediate CO, 0.8 V, when, DME oxidized generated CO2. Kedie Cai et al [10] studied the anode catalyst and electrolyte membrane on the performance of DDFC for the characteristics of DME, optimization and improvement of the membrane electrode [11], in the membrane electrode anode diffusion layer different regions of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic treatment reduces the mass transfer resistance, extending the life of the membrane electrode.

    2 to DME as fuel for SOFC

    DME is a potential alternative fuel for SOFC. DME easy compared with the hydrogen to liquefy the gas at atmospheric pressure, the actual operation, ease of storage and applications. In the SOFC working temperature, DME's response to high activity can be directly used as fuel without reforming unit, the reaction time of less NOx and carbon emissions. S · G · Masters et al [12] studied the NO carrier in the Al2O3 catalyst on the selective reduction and found that DME as reducing agent, in the 400 ~ 450 ℃ under the oxidation rate of up to 100%; γ-Al2O3, 5% MoO3 / Al2O3, 14% MoO3/Al2O3 and 6% V2O5/Al2O3 the oxidation of DME has a higher catalytic activity. Al2O3 catalyst carrier can be used as a catalyst for the use of DME in SOFC. S · Z · Wang et al [13-14] reported that in order to LaGaO3 as the electrolyte, in order to DME fueled SOFC performance. Battery at 800 ℃ when the power density of up to 0.8 W/cm2, performance and hydrogen fuels are similar, but with the temperature lowered to DME as fuel for SOFC performance was significantly lower than hydrogen-fueled SOFC. Composite anode in the Fe content HP PAVILION ZT3000 Laptop Battery, the promotion of sintering the electrodes, but also changed the electrode / electrolyte interface microstructure. Electrode electrochemical oxidation catalytic activity of DME depends on the Ni, Fe ratio, n (Ni): n (Fe) = 8:2 of the electrode, the electrochemical activity of the highest. They also found that the load on the Al2O3 and La-GaO3 series of vector a variety of metal, the partial oxidation of DME has a high catalytic activity, the reaction products strongly depends on the active metal and the carrier. Al2O3 catalyst load in the main products were CO, H2, CH4, HCHO, CO2 and H2O; in La0 · 8Sr0 · 2Ga0 · 8Mg0 · 15Co0 · 05O3 load were no HCHO generated a catalyst. They also inspected the load on the LaGaO3-based electrolyte on the Ni electrode and Ni-Sr-doped CeO2 composite electrode catalytic DME oxidation characteristics. -Doped Co, after the LaGaO3 based electrolyte, DME markedly enhanced the performance of complete oxidation, significantly inhibited the occurrence of coke. L · Yu et al [15] studied the DME in the SnO2/MgO and SnO2/CaO on the oxidation characteristics. In the 275 ~ 300 ℃, these two catalysts have a catalytic effect on the oxidation of DME, in which SnO2/CaO higher activity. Two kinds of catalytic activity at 300 ℃ the best, DME in the SnO2/CaO on the conversion rate of 21.8% for the 18.2% in the SnO2/MgO; continue to rise the temperature, two kinds of catalytic activity are declined.

    At present, for the use of DME in SOFC research has just started, related research focused on aspects of the catalyst.

    3 DME reforming hydrogen

    DME and methanol is similar to high energy density, easy storage and transport; advantage is the relatively inert, non-corrosive, non-carcinogenic and low cost can be well positioned to meet the requirements of PEMFC hydrogen sources. The steam reforming of DME is expected to replace steam reforming of methanol for fuel cells. DME steam reforming of the research has focused on catalysts, and in order to Ni system, Cu lines and precious metals major as [16-20], as compared with the methanol reforming, research is still in the initial stage. V · V · Galvita, etc. [16] will load in the γ-Al2O3 carrier on a 12 - silicon tungsten heteropoly acid and Cu/SiO2 mixed, as the DME steam reforming catalyst, DME conversion rate was 100%, the concentration of hydrogen-rich gas exports was 71% (volume ratio). In the 400 ~ 600 ℃, when, DME containing Ni catalyst carrier obtained under the partial oxidation of hydrogen. Is generally believed that, DME oxidation of at least two ways: ① DME decomposition, followed by decomposition of the intermediate is oxidized; ② O2 direct oxidation. S · Z · Wang et al [13] investigated different metal catalysts and the load on different carriers on the Ni catalyst for DME partial oxidation reactions, and found that DME has a high oxidation activity can be generated when the CO below 327 ℃ and H2. In the γ-Al2O3 vector product of CO, H2, CH4, HCHO, CO2 and H2O; on other carriers do not HCHO generation. Γ-Al2O3 in the carrier, the catalytic activity of the order: Ni> Rh> Co Ru> Fe> Pt Ag. DME partial oxidation catalyst Ni/LaGaO3 right to be different kinds of gas components with high activity and selectivity, in the 200 ~ 400 ℃, it can use DME steam reforming method of hydrogen production, using acidic mixture of oxides as carrier catalysts (Cu, Zn, Pd or Pt, etc.) can be catalytic steam reforming of DME. γ-Al2O3 is more suitable for methanol, DME hydration generated when the carrier; copper-based catalyst for steam reforming of methanol to obtain H2 + CO. In the Cu/γ-Al2O3 adding Pd as an additive can improve the catalytic activity and the H2 yield, the reaction temperature dropped to 250 ℃ and maintain a high conversion rate, but higher concentrations of CO; adding Zn as an aid agent, results slightly inferior to Pd, but the availability of high-yield and reduce the CO content of H2. In the Production of Hydrogen from Steam Reforming of DME, the reaction can be considered in two steps: ① DME hydrate formation of methanol; ② methanol into hydrogen. Cu/γ-Al2O3 be a more suitable catalyst, Pd as an additive to enhance activity, while Zn as an additive to reduce CO, the reaction temperature may choose at about 300 ℃, reaction time to inhibit CH4 production.

Plasma hydrogen technology [21-22] can be carried out at room temperature, with start-up and fast response, simple equipment, etc., the technology is also used to study the DME reforming hydrogen production. In the plasma discharge steam reforming process, the water vapor can eliminate carbon deposition and improve system stability. Appropriate amount of water vapor help to improve the conversion rate of DME and hydrogen selectivity, and reduce the energy consumption of hydrogen. Excessive water vapor flow rate will reduce the conversion rate of DME. DME partial oxidation in the hydrogen plasma discharge process, which leads to an appropriate amount of oxygen, but also can improve the conversion rate of DME to remove coke, while reducing power consumption.

    4 Conclusion

    DME's energy density, physical and chemical properties of a good, environmentally friendly, as the ideal fuel for fuel cells. It can be used DDFC, as a low temperature, portable power supply, but also at a relatively high temperature for the SOFC power generation unit as a fixed, but also as a convenient storage and transport of fuel through the reformer to provide hydrogen for the PEMFC . Current DME in the fuel cell research has just started to develop high-performance catalyst for carrying out catalytic reaction mechanism of DME and reaction kinetics studies, can promote the application of DME in the IBM THINKPAD R30 Laptop Battery.

Shortly after New Year's Day 2010, that is, outside the media disclosure of relevant United Nations agencies will be held in March this year to develop new energy vehicles to international standards, of which the heart - the standard battery power even more is the most important.

     In fact, the concept of the birth of new energy vehicles from the date of its power systems are derived from a number of Men Pai. Today, the nickel-metal hydride COMPAQ 367759-001 Laptop Battery and lithium batteries which one is better theory of the controversy is far from being determined. But the market data supports the fact that so many - 99% of the world's hybrid battery market share occupied by nickel-metal hydride batteries.

    Nickel-hydrogen batteries strong position to consolidate again. Letter to the State Public Ministry announced in June last year, "new energy automobile manufacturing companies and product access management rules" for the first time clearly pointed out the importance of nickel-metal hydride batteries beyond the lithium batteries, becoming China's future development direction of new energy vehicles. The nickel-metal hydride battery manufacturers have accelerated the process of promoting the market-oriented, Ni-MH battery is the most suitable for the commercialization of new energy vehicle power batteries, the key lies in the market and scale.

    Although the market is a nickel-metal hydride battery choice for manufacturers, but the industry is still rare in large-scale enterprises. As an industry leader, one of possessing internal Ni-MH battery market share of nearly 40% of the Hunan Shenzhou technology in the enterprise from a single R & D to the R & D, production, sales integration of market players in the process of transition left the sample, or can be reference for the industry.

    Power pioneer

    October 23, 2009, Changan "Jie-hoon" hybrid electric cars, held in Changsha Orthogonal grand ceremony, this symbolizes the new energy of electric vehicles have officially entered the homes of ordinary people, with milestone significance.

    Well before this, Chang'an "Jie-hoon" As China's first real mass production of its own brand new energy hybrid type, the implementation of the Beijing Olympics had been in operation for 25, as the taxi has been conducted with the public intimate contact. Professional Automobile Magazine, according to a participation in the Olympic Games had run the state of hybrid vehicle, a survey showed, Chang'an "Jie Xun

    Hybrid works well, fuel-saving rate of about 30%.

    It is worth mentioning that, Chang'an "Jie-hoon" key parts supplier of nickel-hydrogen batteries is the Shenzhou technology.

    In 2000, Hunan Shenzhou Technology Co., Ltd. was established, the company located in specializes in high-power and ultra-high-power nickel-hydrogen battery and its related materials, research and development, manufacturing, testing and marketing of high-tech enterprises. In the "95", "15" has undertaken during the national "863" project of major scientific and technological issues and special topics in Hunan Province.

    November 8, 2003, after three years of efforts, the Shenzhou technology developed 40Ah battery pack has been successfully installed in the Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "East Power"), the development of hybrid buses, in Wuhan City 519 Road bus line demonstration operations, and now after six years of running the test and achieved more than 200,000 kilometers cycling is running without a major breakdown battery goals, in the country to achieve a single set of batteries to run mileage breakthrough.

    This is the Shenzhou-made in the first three years after the establishment of a single result for China's new energy research and development of electric vehicles has brought about a subversive change.

    According to the Investment Advisor "issued by China's new energy vehicles 2008-2010 Industry Analysis and Investment Consulting Report" report shows that 99% of the current hybrid HP F4486B Laptop Battery market share for the nickel-hydrogen batteries, but batteries are to foreign sourcing, China Ni-MH battery in the car matched the application is still in development stage. The current nickel-hydrogen on the domestic battery industry in terms of the overall state of the Shenzhou science and technology have taken the lead.

    "We and other domestic hybrid platform for cooperation, including the Dongfeng hybrid passenger cars and hybrid vehicle platforms, FAW Group, a hybrid bus platform, Chang'an hybrid sedan platform, is the co-operation platform for the most critical parts enterprises." Shenzhou Feng Qi, general manager, said science and technology.

    Breaking up the market

    In March 2009, "Automobile Industry Promotion Plan" for the enactment, giving the entire automotive industry and investors greater confidence. "Planning" that, from the enactment in 2011, China has electric cars, hybrid, hydrogen-fuel vehicles mainly new energy vehicles will reach 50 million units in the production of new energy vehicles will account for 5% of the total car sales .

    June 25, public letter to the Ministry of Foreign designated Ni-MH battery production of hybrid passenger cars were classified as mature products, allowing the use of nationwide sales, which is Ni-MH battery industry is a big plus.

    Li Maosheng analysts in investment advisers pointed out that in the development of new energy vehicles, the nickel-metal hydride battery technology the most mature in the next three years, will remain the mainstream of new energy vehicles.

    This information is frequently heard, and further accelerate the industrialization of hybrid cars, but also led to hybrids with the key components of industrial production.

    "Hunan new energy auto parts, whether it is technical or industrial strength, ability, leading positions across the country. Hybrid electric vehicle in production, not only to the automobile business opportunities in Hunan, more importantly, to give zero - Part business opportunities. "Feng Qi told reporters.

    The face of strong domestic rivals, and even more to adapt to new energy demands of the automotive industry, into the corporate history of the tenth year of the Shenzhou technology, the official full to the industrialization, large-scale change.

    Accurate to say that, as early as early 2008, the Shenzhou technology has already sniffed out a new energy vehicles will soon usher in big changes in the air. Shenzhou technology will have a total investment of 210 million yuan in the construction of power battery production base in Changsha, the formation of an 200 million when the nickel-hydrogen battery production scale.

    "Early R & D-based, the key breakthrough in battery technology, industry-oriented reform, the most problems to be solved is the guiding ideology and line changes." Feng Qi told reporters that the reform of industrial technology competition in the Company's original force, the company's management system put a higher demand.

    In early 2009, the Shenzhou technology imported from the coast a lot of money and high-qualified management personnel, rebuilding a set of market-oriented internal management mechanism. Quality Division, the company last November, it will be mid-level product design improvement plan to improve product stability, and the establishment of the same depot and the world's top quality control standards TS16949-9000, the purpose is to further integration with the automotive industry.

    Business ideas needed change is the consensus of all managers. CAO Jun, director of marketing, said before the company's R & D-based, there is no "customer service" mentality, which is really established a "customer first" sense of marketing, marketing department from the original four people on the expansion to 22 people, including through the professional training of service personnel have 14.

    It is understood that the Shenzhou Technology's current production is about 2 million, when an equivalent of 2000 hybrid car batteries matching capabilities. To industrialization later, in 2012, the Shenzhou-security technology will achieve 500 million when the production capacity, equivalent to 500,000 hybrid car battery package.

    "This is the difference between scientific research and industrialization, the industrialization of our manufacturing standards and industry support capabilities raise new requirements." Feng Qi said.

    Technical win

    Hybrid electric vehicle power battery industry exist in a "short-plate theory", the worst performance of the battery pack inside the battery determines the battery performance. "Short-plate theory" on the battery manufacturing standards put forward new demands.

    Related investigations, according to journalists currently in the market, the new energy vehicles, and not subject to consumers, the same price, consumers will still opt for traditional car, in which the most important reason is that for new energy vehicles are the quality and after-sales doubt, the most critical right or suspicion of battery technology.

    Numerous experts in the development of the battery industry concerns about the bottleneck, Shenzhou technology itself is no exception. CAO Xiao-Bing, director of scientific and technological quality of the Shenzhou admitted that "the battery technology is the new energy automotive industry for many years a very knotty problem."

    "Be prepared ahead or falls behind." This is the company's quality department admonition on the wall.

    According to statistics, in the 2008 Olympics, the Shenzhou-electric hybrid technology to the East provides a battery-powered cars matching Changan 25 hybrid passenger vehicles during the Olympic Games in Beijing participated in the demonstration operation as long as three months. "The success of this demonstration operations, the state departments of our company's technology and products is highly recognized."

    "Battery is a new energy vehicles in an area of the most demanding in the use of the process, its internal pressure, material, design, etc. have strict requirements, three months before the Olympic Games, our entire R & D team over 10 people have been breaking through the original technical bottleneck. "Olympic Games, research and development center director Dr. Tan Zuxian interview with the media to talk about Tao. "Our company developed hybrid car 6Ah battery power of the mass ratio has reached 1400W/kg, has reached the international advanced level, with the development of industrial capability."

    With years of science and technology as the East of Shenzhou-electric hybrid cars battery supporting the project outstanding achievements in October 2008, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers to give a high degree of recognition of Shenzhou Technology, presented a paper certificate "first prize for scientific and technological progress of China Automotive Industry . "

    In the last year, ended December 13, "2009 China Intelligent Transport Annual Conference of the Sixth International energy-saving and new energy vehicles Innovation Development Forum and Exhibition", the Shenzhou technology, nickel-hydrogen SONY VGP-BPS3 Laptop Battery is FAW Group, China Tong bus, the Yangtze River Passenger vehicle factories and other domestic top phase, the industry brings to the Shenzhou enough confidence.

In the new energy vehicle development strategy in countries and regions all over the world have been based on their assessment of different options, the relevant battery technology research and development and to promote support for taking a different strategy. From the current situation as a whole, Japan and the United States and Europe focused primarily on lithium batteries and fuel cells, but our country as taking into account the resources and technology maturity, in the newly released policy emphasis on promotion of nickel-metal hydride batteries.

     "Ni-MH - Lithium-Ion battery - fuel cell," Industrialization Path

    In the commonly used three kinds of car batteries, lead acid batteries due to serious environmental pollution has long been out of the mainstream applications; nickel-metal hydride batteries, although the commercialization of the mainstream at present, but the key indicators of laboratory data were lower than lithium batteries, and the basic theory, there is no room for; lithium batteries despite the superior performance, but still can not be guaranteed safety, and the relatively high costs have also hindered its commercial.

    Experts predict that the new energy vehicles will be in the "Ni-MH - Lithium-Ion battery - fuel cell" industry-oriented development path. From the development trend and rate, and short-term performance can be realized only nickel-hydrogen batteries, nickel-metal hydride battery technology since the most mature in the next three years, will remain the mainstream of new energy vehicles, followed by nickel-metal hydride battery technology and lithium iron phosphate, hydrogen fuel cell-third of the world, 5-year lithium batteries and will be gradually replaced by fuel cells. Battery giant Panasonic and Sanyo also found that the lithium-ion battery can not be replaced in 2 ~ 3 years, nickel-hydrogen batteries, mainly due to cheaper nickel-hydrogen battery safety, has reached large-scale production. Lithium batteries also need to continue to research topics, such as security, so take time commercial.

    According to Japan's Fuji economic analysis, the mainstream nickel-metal hydride batteries will be able to continue until 2011, but after 2011, Li-ion battery will gradually erode the market share of the nickel-metal hydride batteries, the agency predicted in 2009 Ni-MH rechargeable battery-vehicle global market scale than the previous year by 23.7% to ¥ 92,000,000,000, but the 2015 Ni-MH rechargeable battery-vehicle market will fall to ¥ 55,000,000,000.

    Ni-MH battery to become the focus of China's current policy support

    In our letter to the Department of Public June 25 that the "new energy automobile manufacturing companies and product access management rules", the vehicle according to the new energy vehicles, systems and key assembly technology maturity, degree of perfection of the national and industry standards, and industrial the degree of difference will be divided into initial stage where the development period, three different stages of technology maturity, and give classified management.

    In accordance with state regulations, start-products only in small volume production, and only in approved areas, scope, duration and under conditions of model runs, and the operational status of all products for real-time monitoring; development stage product allows for mass production only the approved area, scope, duration and conditions of sale, use, and at least 20% of sales of products running in real-time monitoring; mature products and conventional automotive products, "vehicle manufacturers and product announcement" Management the same way, in the sale and use of the same as with conventional automotive products.

    This means that, in China, December 31, 2010, equipped with lithium battery hybrid and electric vehicles will be limited to the sale and use areas, the use of nickel-metal hydride battery hybrid and electric vehicles can be sold and used across the country.

    Experts believe that the reason why countries are now the focus from the development of lithium batteries into nickel-metal hydride batteries, the main reason is that nickel-metal hydride battery technology is more mature than the HP PAVILION ZV6000 Laptop Battery, more abundant mineral resources, the future of new energy vehicles will enable greater access to the commercial phase.