Testing, Modeling and Prototyping of Lithium-ion Batteries

Testing, Modeling and Prototyping of Lithium-ion batteries for mobility solutions

Goal
Support research activities in Prof. D’Arpino’s group related to the study of modeling and control of systems and components of Energy Storage solutions for transportation and infrastructures.

This includes application to automotive, off-road, aviation and grid connected systems.

The intership will include laboratory experiments, development of simulations, virtual modeling of battery cells, battery management systems, thermal management systems, and related application.

The student will be integrated in a team working on federal-funded or industry-funded project.

Before the interview please read this paper:
Perner, A., and J. Vetter. "Lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles." Advances in battery technologies for electric vehicles. Woodhead Publishing, 2015. 173-190.

Details
Over the course of this project, the student will learn and apply techniques to test and model batteries, learn about Battery Management Systems, related control strategies, and the detail about the applications. The failure mechanism of lithium ion batteries technology will be investigated.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of MATLAB and background in energy storage, modeling and control.
• Mechanical and electrical undergrad students, or equivalent.
• Priority to students interested in the Bachelor Honor thesis program.