Battery System Development and Test Centre
Battery System Development and Turnkey Battery Pack Design
Ricardo’s breadth of expertise ensures true vehicle optimization and real world benefits. An unsurpassed combination of battery development capability and engineering expertise provides an extension of your in-house battery pack development as well as complete, outsourced battery pack designs.
The state of the art facility is located at Ricardo’s Detroit Technology Campus in Belleville, Michigan. It focusses on safe development of Li-ion and NiMH battery packs.
Capabilities
- Up to: 250kW, 1000A, 900V
- Module or full pack testing
- Temperatures up to +60C
- Li-ion, NiMH, Lead-Acid and other rechargeable chemistries
- Hardware in the Loop (HIL) System
- 12 ft. x 12 ft. test chamber to accommodate large packs
- Liquid or air cooled battery packs
- High voltage instrumentation
Applications
- HEV, PHEV, EV
- Passenger Cars
- Heavy Duty Vehicles
- Military Vehicles (ITAR controls in place)
- Stationary and Niche Applications
- On-road or Off-road
Thermal Evaluation
- Evaluate air flow and structure location
- Optimize fan size and location
- Minimize thermocouple count through smart sensor location
- Integrate thermal control system with the rest of the vehicle
- Evaluate cell to cell temperature variation
Vehicle System Optimization
- TVFE (TotalVehicleFuelEconomy.com)
- Operation of battery with a simulated vehicle
- Optimization of system operating strategy
Typical Battery System Development and Validation Process
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