Insights into emerging battery storage technologies and their impact on design factors for battery casings

Kick-Off: 17^th July, 2024

Do you know…

• … that the global battery market is set to grow by 34% annually until 2030? In the race for market share, new players are catching up.
• … that battery technologies, like solid-state not only have the potential of surpassing energy density compared to conventional LIBs, but also offer increased safety?
• … what are the material and design options for battery housings for cells with nonthermal propagation cell technologies?

What you‘ll get:

Expert assessment and evaluation of future battery technologies and their impact on requirements for material and design of battery casings.

• WP1: Screening of future battery technologies and trends with high market potential
• WP2: Impact analysis on future battery housing requirements, materials and design layouts
• WP3: Creation of design layouts and analysis of material variants.
• WP4: Business case scenarios for future design- and manufacturing concepts.

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If you are interested and would like to receive more information, please get in touch with:

Philipp Fröhlig
Head of Industrial Services | AZL Aachen GmbH
Phone: +49 241 475 735 14
Mobile: +49 176 80488799
Email: philipp.froehlig@azl-aachen-gmbh.de

Techniques for prediction of cell- and casing behaviour after the initial trigger event for thermal propagation

Kick-Off: 17^th July, 2024

Do you know…

• … what happens at a thermal runaway event for different battery cell chemistries? Will a flame result? What temperatures will occur?
• … how will the hot released gasses spread through the battery pack and put thermal and mechanical
• … how to predict whether a battery pack will safely survive a thermal runaway event according to regulations?
• … how effective different shielding materials avoid thermal propagation?

What you‘ll get:

The project provides know-how and predictive methods for the events happening after a first thermal runaway of a battery cell.

• WP1: Analysis of state of the art and future battery cell types.
• WP2: Analysis of thermal runaway cell to cell propagation behaviour for different cell types
• WP3: Analysis of hot gas development and flow through the battery pack, pressure build-up and temperature loading on the battery casing structure.
• WP4: Example thermo-mechanical CAE analysis for different tray and lid layouts, using different materials.

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If you are interested and would like to receive more information, please get in touch with:

Philipp Fröhlig
Head of Industrial Services | AZL Aachen GmbH
Phone: +49 241 475 735 14
Mobile: +49 176 80488799
Email: philipp.froehlig@azl-aachen-gmbh.de

Potentials for composite materials and technologies in the energy transition market

Kick-Off: 18^th July, 2024

Electric motors are playing an increasingly important role, especially for future mobility. High-speed permanent magnet motors offer several advantages, including high power density and efficiency.

Did you know?

• Providing high torque at high speeds is the key to powertrain development.
• Composite-based rotor sleeves are particularly suitable for securing the magnets
  at high rotational speeds and preventing them from lifting.
• Fixing with composite rotor sleeves enables a smaller installation space and reduces eddy current losses compared to metal reinforcements.
• Some manufacturers of battery electric vehicles, drones and eVTOLs are already using composite rotor sleeves to improve the efficiency and power density of electric motors.

What you‘ll get:

Expert assessment and evaluation of potentials for composite materials and technologies in the field of rotor sleeves for high-speed electric motors.

• WP1: Screening of current and future applications, research landscape and market situation.
• WP2: Impact analysis on requirements, material, process and design layout.
• WP3: Business case scenarios for future design- and manufacturing concepts of selected highlight-applications.

⏬ Download the flyer

If you are interested and would like to receive more information, please get in touch with:

Philipp Fröhlig
Head of Industrial Services | AZL Aachen GmbH
Phone: +49 241 475 735 14
Mobile: +49 176 80488799
Email: philipp.froehlig@azl-aachen-gmbh.de

Potentials for composite materials and technologies in the field of air mobility and small/medium sized wind energy systems

• Propeller and rotors are having their come-back for efficient flying and clean energy production with composite materials playing a key role.
• Electrical flying opens new sectors, demanding innovative propeller designs and composite mass production technologies to soar ahead with composites?
• More than 10% CAGR for general aviation generates new opportunities in propeller production.
• The demand for propellers only for commercial drones is estimated at up to 100 million parts per year.
• More than 9% CAGR for small wind turbines, rotors are essential not only for flying vehicles but also play a vital role in generating green energy

• WP1: Screening of current market situation and evaluation of future potentials.
• WP2: Identification of latest materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes.
• WP3: Business case scenarios for future design- and manufacturing concepts of selected highlight-applications.

If you are interested and would like to receive more information, please get in touch with:

Philipp Fröhlig Head of Industrial Services | AZL Aachen GmbH Phone: +49 241 475 735 14 Mobile: +49 176 80488799 Email: philipp.froehlig@azl-aachen-gmbh.de