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    Creating electric vehicle battery management with IoT: Using intelligent algorithms to enhance safety, efficiency, and charging time
    (IEEE, 2025-10-28) Balapriya, S.; Pandi, V. Samuthira; Sabitha, M.; Veena, K.; Balasubramaniyan, R.; Ali, Guma
    The expanding electric vehicles (EV) market has raised the demand for better-optimized intelligent battery management systems (BMS) that can improve safety, performance, and charging time. Older BMS representative solutions employ earlier monitoring and control techniques, often without real-time adaptability and predictive capabilities. This paper investigated Internet of Things (IoT)-specialized and smart algorithms-integrated EV battery management to increase efficiency, safety, and a superior charging process. The proposed architecture uses machine learning model, data analytics, and IoT-enabled sensors to enable real-time monitoring of critical battery parameters such as state of charge (SoC), state of health (SoH), temperature, and voltage variations. Predictive analytics enable the early detection of potential battery degradation, minimize thermal runaway, and enhance energy distribution among individual battery cells. Furthermore, advanced charging algorithms optimize charging rates in response to instantaneous battery states and grid demand, maximizing charging speed while avoiding overcharging and wearout. Cloud-hosted IoT platforms enable remote monitoring and data-based decision-making, improving user experience and prolonging battery life. We develop a prototype implementation to showcase the effectiveness of the system, which results in efficient energy management, early faults detection, and reduced charging cycles. Application of the proposed system was compared against the state-of-the-art BMS and used as a reference standard and the comparison results revealed excellent performance in terms of safety, compactness and flexibility of the system with the existing BMS. The study utilizing IoT as well as artificial intelligence helps to further emerge smart electric vehicle technology that leads human being for sustainable and rich electric mobility solution.
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    SolarSalt: Phase-change sodium-based battery for 24/7 renewable energy storage
    (IEEE, 2026-02-20) Roy, Jainish; Obidhusin, Saef; Badriddinovich, Kosimov Khusniddin; Thakur, Diksha; Bhuvaneshwari, K.S.; Ali, Guma
    Conventional lithium-ion or high-temperature sodium batteries will not suffice for the growing demand for sustainable and efficient energy storage; research is expanding beyond these. SolarSalt achieves an energy density of ≈450Wh/kg, Coulombic efficiency above 98.5%, and a cycle life exceeding 2000 cycles at room temperature. Compared to lithium-ion batteries, it offers 40% lower kWh costs and improved safety, with no thermal runaway or dendrite formation. By also enhancing stability through HEA coating, which prevents corrosion and dendrite formation to improve the battery lifespan and efficiency, the coating is markedly beneficial. The innovation also offers a low-cost, high-density renewable energy storage alternative to provide uninterrupted power to solar and wind power systems at an appropriate power density. Other areas investigated are legal (such as intellectual property rights, safety certifications (UL, IEC, NFPA), environmental policies (EPA, REACH), and grid interconnection standards (IEEE 1547)). This paper proposes a blockchain-based energy certification system to provide transparency, compliance, and secure energy trading. Experimental results show that SolarSalt outperforms lithium-ion and conventional sodium batteries in terms of energy retention, safety, and cost-effectiveness. This research introduces a novel room-temperature, sodium-based SolarSalt battery that integrates liquid-solid phase change energy storage with HEA encapsulation and blockchain-enabled certification. The originality lies in uniting materials science, renewable energy storage, and digital compliance within a single scalable platform. This contribution advances both technical and regulatory dimensions of sustainable energy storage.