A multicell structural battery composite laminate

Abstract

Multifunctional materials facilitate lightweight and slender structural solutions for numerous applications. In transportation, construction materials that can act as a battery, and store electrical energy, will contribute to realization of highly energy efficient vehicles and aircraft. Herein, a multicell structural battery composite laminate, with three state‐of‐the‐art structural battery composite cells connected in series is demonstrated. The experimental results show that the capacity of the structural battery composite cells is only moderately affected by tensile loading up to 0.36% strain. The multicell structural battery laminate is made embedding the three connected structural battery composite cells between carbon fiber/glass fiber composite face sheets. Electrochemical performance of the multicell structural battery is demonstrated experimentally. High charge transfer resistance for the pack as well as the individual cells is reported. Mechanical performance of the structural battery laminate is estimated by classical laminate theory. Computed engineering in‐plane moduli for the multicell structural battery laminate are on par with conventional glass fiber composite multiaxial laminates.image

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 11, 2022
Source ID
10.1002/eom2.12180

Entities

People

  • David Carlstedt
  • E. Leif
  • Fang Liu
  • Johanna Xu
  • Marcus Johansen
  • Shanghong Duan
  • Torbjörn Thiringer
  • Zeyang Geng

Organizations

  • Chalmers University of Technology
  • Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
  • Swedish National Space Agency
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.