Material Cost Model for Innovative Li-Ion Battery Cells in Electric Vehicle Applications
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Ralf Petri; Tobias Giebel; Bin Zhang; Jan-Hinnerk Schünemann; Christoph Herrmann
- Source
- International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2(3), pp.263-268 Jul, 2015
- Subject
- 기계공학
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2198-0810
2288-6206
Due to global warming and the rise of the CO2 emissions electric mobility is in the focus. In this case costs for li-ion batteries and especially the material costs are the main cost drivers for electric vehicles. The aim of this paper is to develop a material cost model which can evaluate cell chemistry alternatives for li-ion battery anodes and cathodes. A focus is set on innovative cell chemistries which currently are not using in mass production. The presented model is based on bottom-up approach which can calculate costs and cell performance together to determine the ratio of material cost and energy. The general results are complemented with a case study that assesses that active material with a high specific energy can help reducing the material costs and improves cell performance parameters.