SIMULATION SUCCESS STORIES

The Tianjin Institute of Power Sources Optimizes Electric Car Batteries

Electronics Automotive

Dr. Songrui Wang

Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin, China

Dr. Songrui Wang is a researcher at The Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, involved in battery testing and evaluation for design recommendations on safety. She analyzes the risk of potential fire hazards associated with lithium ion batteries, which are fast becoming the most popular sort of battery for vehicles, mobile devices, and many other applications.

COMSOL Multiphysics was used to create models that simulate the thermal behavior of lithium-ion cells under adiabatic conditions, coupling heat transfer to the electrochemical reactions. The models save both the institute’s and their partners’ money by replacing the costs of running hundreds of dangerous and tedious experiments, and also saved time in the analysis of designs. Dr. Wang’s analyses allow her to optimize cell geometry and study the thermal behavior of materials, allowing her to understand the cells’ safety aspects and to promote awareness.

  •  /
1
Loading PDF...

Suggested Stories

Simulation Enables the Next Generation of Power Transformers and Shunt ...

Simulation Enables the Next Generation of Power Transformers and Shunt Reactors

From power generation to its distribution to end users, power transformers and shunt reactors are used throughout the ...

Improving Efficiency in Iron Ore Sintering

Improving Efficiency in Iron Ore Sintering

VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut (BFI) is one of Europe’s leading research institutions in the development of iron- and ...

Simulation of Magnetic Flux Leakage Inspection

Simulation of Magnetic Flux Leakage Inspection

Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung (SZMF) advances testing methods for the Salzgitter Group, a leading company that works ...

Illuminating Complex Material Behavior with Multiphysics Simulation

Illuminating Complex Material Behavior with Multiphysics Simulation

At Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, multiphysics simulation is used to gain insight into the behavior of nuclear fuel ...