Innovative, Three-Dimensional Model for Time-Dependent, Mechanical Battery Module Behaviour Due to Cell Volume Change

Tolga Bozalp (), Shraddha Suhas Kulkarni, Holger Opfer and Thomas Vietor
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Tolga Bozalp: Volkswagen AG, Industriestraße Nord, 38239 Salzgitter, Germany
Shraddha Suhas Kulkarni: Institute for Engineering Design, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hermann-Blenk-Straße 42, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany
Holger Opfer: Volkswagen AG, Industriestraße Nord, 38239 Salzgitter, Germany
Thomas Vietor: Institute for Engineering Design, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hermann-Blenk-Straße 42, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: Battery cells experience volume changes due to intercalation and ageing processes, which may pose a challenge when integrating cells into a battery module. This study presents an innovative, numerical model, which spatially resolved predicts the time-dependent, overall mechanical behaviour of battery modules caused by volume changes in built-in cells. An already self-developed battery module model, which statically describes the three-dimensional (3D), mechanical behaviour in a 0D simulation environment, is extended by the time dimension for dynamic modelling. The existing model abilities and features are maintained, such as the inclusion of multiple size scales from the cell to module level as well as the automatized model building process for the investigation of different module designs in regard to the number and arrangement of foam pads and multiple other design parameters. The validation of the predication abilities against those of complex, commercial software solutions, which use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in a 3D model environment, have shown good agreement regarding sensitivity, robustness and numerical stability, revealing the impact and interdependencies of model parameters as well as the numerical limits of the model. In this study, the potential of the novel model regarding computational time and resources is underlined, making it a useful and effective tool for fast optimization studies.

Keywords: battery module; pouch cell; lithium ion; simulation; dynamic; time-dependent; swelling; breathing; multi-scale; ageing; mechanical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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