Project Filter Battery Systems

The battery system is the central component of an electric car. In the CoolBat project, partners from research and industry are demonstrating how innovative design principles, materials and production processes can help to manufacture housings for these battery systems in a climate-friendly way and at the same time integrate better performance characteristics. The battery housings will be lighter and save up to 15 percent carbon dioxide (CO2) - with higher battery system performance, faster charging and greater range. In addition, the production of the battery housings will be significantly more efficient compared to previous processes.

The objective of the “Battery module construction” sub-project of the BMBF project FutureFlexPro was to redesign a battery module, taking into account cell geometry and arrangement, thermal management, fire protection and module disassembly. The design of the battery module was based on the materials and production technologies of the participating project partners Fraunhofer IFAM, IST, IWU and WKI.