Smart lightweight functionalized materials for Housing of Batteries - SmartHouB

Project summary

In SmartHouB a novel, functional, smart battery packaging technology is developed combining printed electronics with lightweight structural composite and metal layers. Especially, temperature sensors are crucial for battery safety and energy management. Carbonaceous polymer nanocomposites based on CNTs, doped CNTs, graphene, and metal nanoparticles will achieve sensors with high temperature sensitivity as well as interconnects with a significantly low resistivity. The novel laminate system will offer several advantages, such as a high strength-to-weight ratio, high temperature resistance and mechanical strength. In addition, friction stir welding processes in combination with adhesive bonding to join the hybrid laminates will allow the use in many applications such as electromobility. The overall performance of the battery housing will be investigated according to international standards for batteries by developing a representative model on a laboratory basis and validating it at TRL 4