As we’ve highlighted earlier, the electric vehicle market continues to grow each year. Consequently, the demand for lithium and other key materials used in the production of EV batteries remains exceptionally high.

Given the above facts, it must be emphasized that there is a disbalance between demand and production. Requirements for the materials that are not infinite are even bigger than the source and production of the materials themselves.  To overcome this, a strong circle of entire battery life from production through usage to the end-of-life recycling point must be sustained.

We have already mentioned some of our solutions for discharging on the entire EV battery pack level. But let’s look into the architecture of an EV battery pack.

Single Li-ion cells are used either in series or parallel connections to form a battery module, and then several battery modules are used to form a pack.

The market differentiates three different cell types:

• Prismatic cells

• Cylindrical cells

• Pouch cells

When and why do single cells have to be recycled?

Well, there can be a lot of mistakes during the development and manufacturing process, and cells that do not pass the quality assurance tests can not be used in the manufacturing process of EV battery packs.

In order to use the materials from those cells again, they have to be recycled. In order to be recycled, they have to be discharged.

We talk about DV Powers’ solution for the discharge of Prismatic Li-Ion Battery Cells, up to 16 of them, simultaneously. The solution’s name is Battery Cell Discharger – BRC16.

It is used for the simultaneous discharge of up to 16 cells at the same time. With safety features combined through infrared cameras and sensors, it creates a safe and fast solution for the quick discharge of Li-ion cells.

More information regarding this solution can be found on our product webpage BRC16. If you have any questions, we are here to support you.

November 20, 2025