Imagine a battery pack designed like a Lego set that is almost impossible to catch fire. Instead of just making batteries last longer, this work focuses on making them safe enough for tough environments like construction sites and ships. It also makes them easy to take apart, so the materials can be recycled or reused when the battery gets old.
Current batteries are designed for performance and life, often neglecting safety in the design stage. This creates barriers for adopting electric power in high-risk sectors like maritime and off-road transport.
A TRL5 modular cell-to-pack battery system and simulation tools for predictive maintenance and fire risk mitigation.
If you are an off-road vehicle manufacturer dealing with safety risks in rugged environments — this project developed a cell-to-pack modular concept that improves thermal and mechanical performance. This ensures construction site vehicles are safer and more reliable during heavy use.
If you are a passenger vessel operator dealing with the danger of battery fires at sea — this project developed a Safe-by-Design battery system that mitigates fire risks. This allows for a safer transition to electric waterborne transport.
If you are an EoL battery processor dealing with high costs of dismantling complex packs — this project developed a modular design that improves (dis)assemblability. This reduces the cost and effort required to recover materials or find second-life uses.
The project uses Life Cycle Cost (LCC) methodologies to assess the system and aims to reduce manufacturing, refurbishment, dismantling, and recycling costs.
The project targets a TRL5 design, meaning it is a technology validated in a relevant environment, but not yet at full industrial scale.
Based on available project data, the consortium includes 11 partners and will analyze exploitation paths to communicate and disseminate results.
Yes, it uses Safe-by-Design (SbD) principles to identify and eliminate safety risks across the battery life cycle, specifically targeting fire-related issues.
The project period runs from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31, suggesting results will be finalized by the end of 2026.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, featuring 11 partners across 6 countries. With an industry ratio of 45% (5 industrial partners, including 2 SMEs), there is a strong link between the research (4 entities) and the actual market needs of the transport sector.
Contact FUNDACION CIDETEC in Spain for technical specifications on the cell-to-pack concept.
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