Scenario Planning for Early-Phase Design Recommendations of Traction Battery Systems Considering Future Cell Chemistries
- Subject:Battery Systems, Scenario Planning, Systems Engineering
- Type:Bachelor/Master thesis
- Date:ASAP
- Tutor:
Traction battery systems in mobility applications today are built primarily from lithium-ion battery cells. Driven by the expected growth of the electrified vehicle market and the requirements for better performance, numerous next-generation battery technologies are being intensively researched.
Each of these potential cell chemistries requires a new cell design and thus influencing the integration of the cells into higher levels. Considering future-oriented product development, it is crucial to clarify the advancement of battery technologies as well as the associated opportunities and risks for developing mobility systems. An initial methodological framework – Cross-Level Impact Analysis (CLIA) Approach – was proposed for systematically modelling dependencies within the battery system and tracing property changes across (sub)systems.
Tasks
The thesis explores the potential of coupling scenario planning with Systems Engineering (SE) to support early-phase design decisions for traction battery systems under the uncertainty of future cell chemistry. You shall review existing scenario planning methodologies, assess their current (limited) integration with systems engineering practices, and investigate how such coupling can support translating the system-level impacts of emerging cell chemistries into scenario-specific, actionable recommendations.
- Review scenario planning methods and current applications in technology development.
- Analyse the state of the art in traction battery systems and trends in cell chemistries relevant to future system designs.
- Investigate the integration gap between scenario planning and SE in research and practice.
- Develop an integrated approach that couples scenario planning with SE principles.
- Apply the integrated approach to to representative use case
Profile:
- Study of Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics / Industrial Engineering and Management
- Interest in battery system technology, previous knowledge in the field of battery (cells)
- Independent, structured way of working and analytical thinking
If you are interested, please submit a sound application with a current transcript of grades and curriculum vitae to: yunying zeng ∂does-not-exist.kit edu