Technology
Aza zinc air
AZA’S PASTED ZINC ELECTRODE
Among zinc battery chemistries, there are many different paths. The AZA Battery is built with a unique, pasted zinc-electrode. The electrode has a high surface area, controllable porosity, and consistent pore distribution.
It enables a battery with high density, low cost, a small form factor, and low maintenance. This makes the AZA Battery suitable for both stationary and mobility applications.
AZA R&D
OVER A DECADE OF SUSTAINED R&D
AZA’s main lab has operated non-stop, led by the same core team, for well over a decade. We believe that long-term, sustained focus with the right team is the most reliable way—and perhaps the only way–to achieve real material science innovation.
AZA develops all parts of our cell in-house. This comprehensive approach has allowed us to master every component of our battery. We’ve made innumerable marginal improvements—including solving problems with dendritic propagation, ZnE passivation, electrolyte gelling, and air-electrode performance–that add up to a breakthrough.
HOW IT WORKS
THREE ELECTRODE DESIGN
The AZA Battery uses three electrodes and is controlled by an efficient BMS.
The zinc electrode—mainly composed of specially treated zinc-oxide structure bathed in a potassium hydroxide electrolyte—is the energy-storage workhorse of the AZA cell. A specially developed gas diffusion electrode is used during discharge. A third auxiliary electrode—in the form of a metallic mesh with a special composite coating–is used to charge the battery.
The AZA Battery pack is managed by a specially designed and very efficient battery management system (BMS) which fully employs the cells with up to 100% depth of discharge.
