Optimal battery-structure composites for electric vehicles

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Abstract

Light-weighting is a key research area for reducing the cost of electric vehicles (EVs). In this paper, multifunctional batterystructure composites, PowerPanels, are introduced, modeled and analyzed. To demonstrate the advantages of PowerPanels in EV applications, the Tesla Model S85 frame is redesigned. Component masses and bending stiffnesses are estimated for Tesla's original design. The optimal PowerPanel design minimizes the vehicle weight under geometric, mechanical, and energy constraints. Including vehicle mass compounding effect, the redesigned vehicle is 350 kg lighter and its chassis is 0.418 m3 smaller, with the same mechanical rigidity and driving range.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2016 Energy Storage Forum
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791850237
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016
EventASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - Charlotte, United States
Duration: Jun 26 2016Jun 30 2016

Publication series

NameASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Volume2

Other

OtherASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period6/26/166/30/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology

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