Geraud Vatin

Geraud Vatin is aviation program manager for the Saft Aerospace, Defense and Performance division. Over the past 29 years, he has held several similar positions in the automotive sector and in the battery industry. His experience at Saft started 14 years ago with a focus on the aviation market during the last eight years. Of French nationality, Vatin holds an MSc in mechanical engineering from ENSAM Paris Tech.

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Presentation

Why not all lithium-ion technologies are created equal

Technology selection must evaluate applications and qualifying standard requirements including but not limited to electrical performance, mechanical integration and environmental use. The industry lessons learned are incremental and based on countless tests, validations and return of experiences. The novel AAM market eVTOL offers new opportunities but also many challenges we must be willing to assess, evaluate and learn from. Aviation-grade lithium-ion technologies to power the AAM EVTOL offer new opportunities but additionally many challenges. This presentation reviews a few of these challenges by comparing the latest developments and lessons learned from lithium-ion technologies.