Performance analysis framework for structural battery composites in electric vehicles
Journal article, 2020

In this paper, a novel modelling framework to estimate system level performance of electric vehicles utilizing a structural battery composite material is presented. Electrical and mechanical properties are derived from material data of the constituents, device design and connection/layup schemes. Knowledge of the multifunctional, i. e. electrical and mechanical, performance of the structural battery composite allows for estimation of the electric vehicle drive range for any known drive cycle. The framework is used to evaluate effect on drive range from the introduction of structural batteries into existing electric vehicles (EVs). Comparative studies performed for Tesla model S and BMW i3 demonstrate a compelling vehicle weight saving potential with maintained drive range performance. Alternatively, if vehicle weight is to be maintained from the introduction of structural batteries the resulting drive range for lightweight EVs will be increased by 70%.

Smart Materials

Energy storage

Carbon fibre

Computational modelling

Author

David Carlstedt

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics

Leif Asp

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics

Composites Part B: Engineering

1359-8368 (ISSN)

Vol. 186 107822

Damage Tolerance and Durability of Structural Power Composites

US Air Force Office of Strategic Research (AFOSR) (FA9550-17-1-0338), 2017-09-30 -- 2020-09-29.

Structural pOweR CompositEs foR futurE civil aiRcraft (SORCERER)

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/738085), 2017-02-01 -- 2020-02-28.

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Areas of Advance

Transport

Energy

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Materials Chemistry

Vehicle Engineering

Composite Science and Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.107822

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