Battery and Energy Systems Research, Fields of study

We conduct comprehensive electrical and thermal characterization tests on battery cells, along with thermal experiments on modules and battery packs, enabling us to propose and test advanced thermal management solutions, ensuring optimal performance and safety at every level of the vehicle battery system.

We develop realistic electrothermal and electrochemical battery models by integrating experimental measurements with EC Modeling, creating Digital Twins that simulate advanced thermal management techniques and reactions within battery cells up to entire battery packs, providing valuable insights into battery behavior and supporting the development of more efficient and reliable energy storage solutions.

Building upon state-of-the-art supervisory control algorithms, we develop new approaches to unlock the full potential of on-road and marine hybrid electric propulsion systems. Improved energy consumption is obtained by optimizing electric vs combustion power flows and integrating passenger cabin thermal needs into the optimization algorithms.