21_IND_ELEVATE - Mechanical testing and validation of a battery simulation model

The analysis of the behavior of innovative battery cells/modules in crash load cases respectively the representation in a numerical simulation program is important to gain essential information to ensure the safety of electric vehicles for defined crash load cases. Physical tests on component, cell, and module level are a crucial factor to perform a mechanical characterization and thus to validate simulation models. The aim of this research project is to investigate and characterize the mechanical behavior of an innovative lithium-ion cell in a crash load case and to develop a finite element simulation model of this cell.