Technical Paper
Battery Packaging and System Design for an Electric Vehicle
2015-03-10
2015-01-0063
Increased demands on rare earth fossil fuels and the global warming have led to development of alternative technology vehicles. Electrical vehicle (EV) is chosen as one of the alternative technology to overcome these hindrances. In EVs the battery and the motor are the two most critical components used for generating the required power output. In this paper, work was done for selection battery technology and relevant packaging for a small car. The work done is described in four stages: i) battery selection based on literature, ii) car selection based on virtual reality (VR) study iii) battery package design, and iv) finally specification sheet was developed for an EV. Key Objectives considered for the battery selection are: i) minimal maintenance, ii) modular and scalable, iii) high energy density, iv) optimized thermal management, and v) low cost implications.