Smart battery research and development

Are smart cell sensors ready for deployment in future batteries?

Research design considerations to ready smart cell sensors for deployment in future batteries regardless of cell electrochemistry and format. This research will be based at the Energy Innovation Centre (EIC), WMG, University of Warwick.

What is the future development direction for smart batteries?

It can be envisioned that the future development direction will primarily concentrate on the distributed design of their combined integration, which is essential for enabling smart batteries to attain advanced autonomous decision-making capabilities.

What is smart battery?

The development of new generation battery solutions for transportation and grid storage with improved performance is the goal of this paper, which introduces the novel concept of Smart Battery that brings together batteries with advanced power electronics and artificial intelligence (AI).

What is battery research?

Battery research occurs throughout the value chain of battery development. It can be oriented toward battery cells, based on competences in chemistry, physics, materials science, modelling, characterization, etc. It can also be oriented toward systems where the battery cells are integrated into packs, to be used in different applications.

Do smart batteries need new materials?

Therefore, the development of new smart materials is essential to advance smart batteries. However, the design and development of new materials is dominated by the slow and ineffective pace of conventional experimental research models, which restricts the development of multifunctional smart batteries.

Why do we need smart batteries?

As a key technology that promotes the rapid development of power supply equipment, a series of advanced batteries with smart characteristics will play an essential role in the fields of smart grid integration, wearable portability, electrified vehicles, intelligent equipment, and many others (Figure 1 B).