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Professor Kristina Edström will present the European large-scale research initiative Battery 2030+ to inventing the green batteries of the future.

The topic of “How to accelerate and make cell design more reliable while obtaining the highest energy density, cyclability, time2market and target cost thanks to digital solutions” will be addressed.

Parallel interactive sessions with invited world-renowned scientists such as Professors Alejandro A. Franco from Picardie, Arno Kwade from TU Braunschweig, Arnulf Latz from DLR and David Howey from Oxford.

• The DEFACTO project is organizing an online joint workshop:  Digital approach in battery development, to be held on 8 June, 2021, in collaboration with seven EU-funded projects working on next-generation batteries for electric vehicles. The participating projects, 3BeLiEVe, COBRA, DEFACTO, HYDRA, LiPLANET, MODALIS² and SeNSE, are allfunded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. During the session, they will present their work to boost large-scale mass production of competitive battery technology (mainly Li-ion and advanced Li-ion) for electric vehicles. In addition, the workshop will also count on the presence of the BATTERY 2030+, an initiative promoting long-term research in the battery field, which is coordinated by Professor Kristina Edström from Uppsala University.

  The aim of this event is to build a high-level meeting point for stakeholders across Europe to discuss real case scenarios where digitalization is accelerating battery development, from manufacturing to design, and control perspective. The workshop will be divided in two parts: during the first one, all the projects will be invited to present their work, while the second one will be divided in four parallel interactive sessions on automatic data extraction and analysis, digitalization in battery manufacturing, digitalization in battery design and digitalization in battery control. These tailored Q&A sessions will be moderated by internationally recognized top-level scientists on each sub-theme such as Professor Alejandro A. Franco from the University of Picardie Jules Verne, Professor Arno Kwade from TU Braunschweig, Professor Arnulf Latz from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Professor David Howey from the University of Oxford[EA1] . Furthermore, a software tool to accelerate and make cell design more reliable will be presented during the Joint Workshop.

  Register now for Free Workshop on Digital Approach in Battery Development.

   

  About DEFACTO:

  DEFACTO is an initiative funded by the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme of the European Union that has a total budget of € 5,988,318.75 and will last for 42 months.

  The consortium that makes up this initiative is made up of thirteen partners: five research centers (CIDETEC Energy Storage, the French Commission for Alternative Energy and Atomic Energy, the Hellas Research and Technology Center, the German Aerospace Center DLR and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), two universities (Technical University of Brunswick and Polytechnic University of Madrid), two leading industries (ESI Group and Irizar Mobility), three small and medium enterprises (Sustainable Innovations Europe, Lechlanche GmbH and Avesta Battery & Energy Engineering), and a standardization body (UNE), all coordinated by CIDETEC Energy Storage.

On Tuesday 11 May at 10.00 am, organised by the Cervera ALMAGRID Network of Excellence and with the presence of MITECO and CDTI.

CIDETEC Energy Storage and the Cervera ALMAGRID Network of Excellence are organising a free conference to highlight R&D&I opportunities in the area of climate, energy and mobility. In an online format, the conference will be divided into two parts: the first, with the participation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), with regard to the energy storage strategy, and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), to present the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, with emphasis on the area of Climate, Energy and Mobility.

The second part will cover the analysis of topics of interest to companies, based on the contributions of the consortium members CIDETEC Energy Storage, TEKNIKER, ITE and CIRCE.

You can register for the conference, which will start at 10.00 am, for free on ALMAGRID’s website.

Conference Schedule:

Hora	Duración	Agenda	Ponente
10:00-10:05	5 min	Sesión de apertura	Representante de CIDETEC Energy Storage
10:05-10:20	15 min	Estrategia de Almacenamiento Energético	Lucía Blanco Cano, Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO)
10:20-10:30	10 min	Horizonte Europa – Nuevo Programa Marco de Investigación e Innovación. Novedades respecto al H2020	María Luisa Revilla, División de Programas de la UE, Centro para Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)
10:30-10:40	10 min	Clúster 5: Clima, Energía y Movilidad. Oportunidades de Almacenamiento en las Redes Eléctricas.	María Luisa Revilla, División de Programas de la UE, Centro para Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)
10:40-10:55	15 min	Clúster 5: Clima, Energía y Movilidad. Oportunidades del Partenariado de Materiales Avanzados para Baterías.	Julio Dolado, División de Programas de la UE, Centro para Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)
10:55-11:10	15 min	Análisis de topics de interés para las empresas del consorcio	Representante/s de la Red ALMAGRID
11:10-11:30	20 min	Turno de preguntas y clausura

The project reduces the model calibration and validation time by 60%, enabling more efficient electric vehicles.

The HiFi-ELEMENTS project is coming to an end after more than three years of research and testing in which CIDETEC Energy Storage has contributed to the development of a battery cell model that was used in the simulation of a full vehicle and has proposed a modelling methodology that reduces the time and means to calibrate and validate this model.  The project focused on the creation of a standard system architecture for Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) development activities. This will reduce and facilitate the total development and calibration effort, which will accelerate the introduction of electric vehicles to the market.

During the project, four different cases were analysed in which the developed models were tested for verification and validation. The diversity of the four selected cases allows the conclusions to contribute to the improvement of the total powertrain system of the electric vehicles of the future.

Cases analysed in HiFi_ELEMENTS:

Replacement of the electric motor:

This case focused on the efficient integration of the electric motor of a BEV on the xMOD co-simulation platform, which was successfully verified. Variants were made between radial and axial flux electric motor models. The total effort for the development of real-time simulation component models for HiL (Hardware in the Loop) applications was reduced by 71%, while the total effort for model calibration was reduced by 60%.

Battery development (relevant participation of CIDETEC Energy Storage):

The validity of the battery virtualisation was tested using comprehensive testing and validation trials. For this, the process was carried out step by step in order to cover all stages of battery development: cell selection, module assembly, battery concept design, battery testing and calibration. Each of these steps was developed with its own virtualisation-simulation. For the battery testing procedure, two approaches were carried out and compared at the cell (Cell in the Loop) and module (Module in the Loop) level. This analysis was used to verify that the high-fidelity battery model was correctly calibrated and met the design objectives.

In this particular case, CIDETEC led the cell characterisation and modelling methodology as well as the Cell in the Loop activity, where different BMS functions and the behaviour of the cell model were tested.

Figure 1 – Conceptualisation of virtual cell testing (Cell in the Loop)

Figure 2 – Cell testing in climatic chamber

Co-optimisation of components: 

Another objective of HiFi-ELEMENTS was to demonstrate the rapid integration and interchangeability of models, between different suppliers and levels of fidelity, thanks to the standardisation of the modelling process and the built-in co-simulation tools. This objective was achieved, under the requirement of reducing consumption, using 2 different powertrain architectures and multiple combinations and variants among their components, using the co-simulation environment proposed by Hi-Fi.

Electric powertrain concepts

A conceptual design of an electric vehicle considering a wide range of electric powertrain concepts has demonstrated that the use of real-time reusable models (higher complexity) in the conceptual phase can aid decision making, thus contributing to greater efficiency in the final product. The electric propulsion concepts with higher power offered better operational efficiency compared to the concept with only the necessary rated power for basic operation. In the case of this electric motor, a key reason for improving operating efficiency with “overpower” was the increase in base speed and, therefore, a reduced possibility of inefficiency with weakened field. In addition, it has been shown that centralising the system’s power on one axis, as opposed to two axes, also improves the final efficiency. On the other hand, the motor concept implemented on the wheels compromises energy efficiency, so it has been concluded that its strengths should be found in other domains.

El centro donostiarra tiene activos tres proyectos que lo posicionan como estratégico para mejorar la capacidad del tejido industrial nacional

CIDETEC trabaja en tres proyectos de la Red CERVERA, promovida por el CDTI, que reconoce la excelencia de los centros tecnológicos seleccionados y fomenta las sinergias entre estos para generar nuevas capacidades que puedan ser transferidas a la industria, creando un alto valor añadido. ALMAGRID, ENERISLA y SURFERA son tres proyectos que permitirán introducir energías 100% renovables en la red eléctrica, desarrollar tecnología para hacer frente a la transición energética y optimizar productos a través de la ingeniería de superficies.

ALMAGRID, que acredita a CIDETEC como ‘Centro de Excelencia Cervera’ en ‘Integración de tecnologías avanzadas de almacenamiento de energía para aplicaciones de red’, surge con el objetivo de desarrollar soluciones para dar respuesta a las necesidades de integración masiva de tecnologías de generación renovable en la red eléctrica. Los centros trabajan en nuevos materiales, componentes sostenibles y sistemas de almacenamiento optimizados para suministrar servicios de red estratégicos que permitan asegurar el requerido nivel de flexibilidad para la distribución y transmisión de la electricidad. Así mismo, se identifican nichos de aplicación de las tecnologías de almacenamiento que ofrecen nuevas oportunidades de negocio a la industria energética, empresas integradoras, fabricantes de baterías y componentes, así como gestores de residuos, entre otros. Bajo la coordinación de CIDETEC Energy Storage, colaboran en la Red ALMAGRID los centros Tekniker, ITE y Circe, ofreciendo acompañamiento a las empresas a través de servicios tecnológicos y de formación e internacionalización.

Por otro lado, y con el objetivo común de proporcionar herramientas que favorezcan la transición energética, en el proyecto ENERISLA se trabaja para poner en marcha microrredes aisladas alimentadas por fuentes renovables. De este modo, se pretende llevar a las empresas del mercado eléctrico español tanto el conocimiento como las nuevas soluciones que permitan mejorar su competitividad ante el nuevo panorama energético. Los resultados de ENERISLA contribuirán al proceso de transición energética, aportando nuevas técnicas y soluciones para maximizar el uso de las renovables en aquellos puntos con limitación de acceso a la red eléctrica, gracias al papel central de las baterías. Este proyecto, en el que, además de CIDETEC, participan Tecnalia, CTIC y Circe como coordinador, acredita a estos como centros de excelencia en el ‘Desarrollo de sistemas híbridos de generación y almacenamiento energético con uso exclusivo de tecnologías renovables, aplicables a productos, infraestructuras o edificios’.

Por último, el proyecto SURFERA está creando una ‘Red de excelencia en tecnologías de funcionalización superficial para aplicaciones en sectores industriales de alto impacto económico y social’. A través del desarrollo de tecnologías tractoras para revolucionar las superficies de los materiales a escala micro y nanométrica, se pretende lograr la excelencia en tecnologías de funcionalización superficial para sectores como el aeronáutico o la automoción. Dentro del consorcio, en el que también participan Tekniker, AIN e Idonial, CIDETEC Surface Engineering trabaja en el desarrollo de nuevas formulaciones medioambientalmente más sostenibles y que constituyan una alternativa real, viable y de calidad a los tratamientos de superficie actuales. Además, se desarrollará un sistema digitalizado de control y gestión en tiempo real de diferentes procesos de tratamientos de superficie electroquímicos, que se integrará en una novedosa planta demostradora resaltable por la constancia en la calidad de los recubrimientos y acabados de superficie que permitirá alcanzar.

Estos proyectos, que comenzaron a principios del 2020, suman un presupuesto conjunto de más de 10 millones de euros y estarán activos hasta finales de 2022. De este modo, CIDETEC refuerza su apuesta como empresa referente en el sector energético y en ingeniería de superficies aplicable a múltiples ámbitos.