Project Overview:
The partners’ funding provides an ongoing framework for St. Clair College to help industry and students innovate on new or improved products, services, or processes that create added value. Examples of innovations include:
- Application of state-of-the-art digital simulation technologies in advanced manufacturing practices to improve product quality and manufacturing time.
- Development of a new wearable medical monitoring device that predicts the need for medical assistance.
- Implementation of an improved method for monitoring differences in the use of specific social services across a city with diverse demographics.
Innovations are crucial to both historical and modern times, contributing to societal advancements and satisfying humanity’s innate desire to explore, create, and drive change for future generations.
Purpose and Objectives:
The partners’ solution focuses on stabilizing the impact of temperature on Lithium-ion batteries. The approach includes prototype methods to develop a battery pack and immersion cooling technology, already used in hyper cars. The services involved students from the College’s Mechanical Engineering APD (Auto Product Design), Mechanical Engineering Robotics, Electronics Engineering, and Data Analytics Programs.
The solution requires innovation to make it cost-effective for mainstream industries ranging from energy storage to electric mobility. The main outcome is to stabilize temperature change capacity by 10-20% in extreme cold and warm environments. When such variations in cell capacity are observed, Lithium-ion cell life drops significantly, and costs increase.
Impact:
The approach includes prototype methods to develop a battery innovation that is cost-effective for mainstream industries ranging from energy storage to electric mobility. The immersion cooling involves lithium-ion cells partially or fully submerged in a non-combustible, non-toxic dielectric liquid proven in hyper cars.
Industry Impact:
Attracts new customers who need to maintain optimum battery temperature between 20-25°C. The optimized battery in dielectric coolant aims to introduce a new and more efficient battery solution.
Team Members:
- 5 Student Researchers
- 5 designs, analysis, and testing
Key Innovations:
- Battery management system + 120 batteries
- 13 prototypes
- 7 Innovations: 3D print material suitability, heat transfer & conductivity, fluid pump system and pressure, consistent flow rate, and leak tests
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