BATTERY SIMULATION SOLUTIONS

Driven by rapid advancements in new energy electric vehicles, eVTOLs, consumer electronics, energy storage systems, medical devices, and smart grids, the global demand for high-performance batteries is surging. Alongside this growth, research and development for safer, more eco-friendly, and efficient technology has become paramount. Combining industry-leading productivity tools and collaboration features with advanced multi-physics modeling capabilities, GT-SUITE & GT-AutoLion represent unique tools for analyzing and optimizing these systems. From empirical and physics-based methods to data-driven modeling, these tools empower innovators to tailor solutions for automotive, aerospace, medical, portable electronics, grid storage, and more.

CHALLENGES IN BATTERY DEVELOPMENT

The global scaling up of battery adoption across different industries offers numerous opportunities. However, it also brings several challenges: defining the optimal battery solution for specific applications, evaluating end-of-life scenarios to support recycling and repurposing strategies, tackling regulatory and policy barriers. Researchers are exploring new materials and designs with improved battery efficiency, reduced costs, and increased safety to enhance the battery applicability across various industries.

Performance

Cell performance is significantly affected by its chemistry, usage, and environmental conditions

Degradation

Cell performance degrades over time by decreasing capacity and increasing resistance

Safety

Ensure reliable operation and mitigate risks associated with thermal, electrical, and mechanical hazards

Process integration

Streamline workflows and enhance compatibility across design, simulation tools, and team collaboration

Battery Management

Ensure optimal operation condition for the battery system with the objective of maintaining the health and performance of the cell

Need for More

Develop innovative solutions to push the limits of current commercial electrochemical storage system technologies

GT SOLUTIONS FOR BATTERY DEVELOPMENT

FLEXIBLE CELL DESIGN

Form Factor Flexibility: Analyze different battery form factors and optimize associated design parameters

Innovative Design Exploration: Evaluate out-of-the-box solutions to enhance overall cell performance

Design Parameter Optimization: Fine-tune critical aspects such as:

Leverage GT’s powerful tools for fast, intelligent optimization:

  • Design of Experiments (DOE) for sensitivity studies
  • Design Optimizer for multi-objective tuning
  • Distributed Computing for high-speed simulations across large parameter sets
  • Validated, Comprehensive Material Database: Access a library of the most widely used, industry-validated materials for immediate implementation
  • Continuous Material Database Updates: Stay ahead with ongoing updates that integrate the latest and most advanced materials on the market

PREDICTIVE ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Load and Temperature: Predict battery response under flexible loads conditions and temperatures, ensuring reliable performance across extreme conditions and supporting control strategies

Standard cycling loads: Analyze battery performance under both standard and application-specific cycling patterns to optimize longevity and performance in real-world, high-demand scenarios.

Next-generation batteries: Stay up to date with the latest battery technologies. Within GT-AutoLion you can effortlessly predict the behavior of Na-ion, Solid State, and Li-Metal batteries technology

System Integration: Seamlessly integrate electrochemical or electro-thermal models into system-level simulation to study battery performance over standard drive cycles (automotive), flight cycles (aerospace), operational cycles (marine), and varying weather conditions (grid storage).

BATTERY AGING

Physics-Based Aging Models: Accurately predict battery degradation over time

  • SEI layer growth
  • CEI layer growth
  • Active material isolation & cracking
  • Electrolyte dry-out and pore clogging
  • Li-plating

Reduce Testing Time and Cost: Replace lengthy and expensive physical aging tests with high-fidelity virtual simulations

Predict Real-World Aging Scenarios: Model battery aging under realistic load profiles, temperature conditions, and usage patterns

Understand the Impact of Battery Aging on System-Level Performance: Integrate aged-cell performance data into full vehicle or device simulations using GT-SUITE

SWELLING AND DEFORMATION

Multiphysics Coupled Model: Integrated electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical modeling delivers high-fidelity predictions of battery behavior

Stress & Strain Tracking Across Lifecycle: Analyze how internal stress evolves with cycling, usage patterns, and environmental conditions—helping identify mechanical fatigue and potential failure points

3D Visualization of Mechanical Response: Gain a full-field view of stress and strain distribution across the cell with spatial outputs

BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT

Cooling Strategy Optimization: Evaluate cooling channel layouts, heat sink designs, and thermal interface materials in realistic system conditions to improve efficiency, and safety

Design for Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Support design decisions that minimize thermal propagation risks and meet safety standards

3D CAD Battery Pack Model Build: Semi-automated conversion method to create mechanical model from imported 3D geometry

CONTROL DESIGN STRATEGIES

Deep Behavioral Insight for Real-World Conditions: Access highly accurate electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical models that reveal complex battery behavior across usage scenarios

  • Design detailed control strategies, within GT-SUITE in co-simulation with external tools, based on accurate physics-based simulation
  • Produce best in class SOC, SOH, and battery pack cell balance algorithms
  • Generate current surface map generation
  • Validate multi-physics integrated systems thermal control strategies

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SPEED

Multiple model fidelities, distributed computing and computationally inexpensive
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CORRELATION

Good correlation of the model with test data
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LIBRARY

Extensive component model library making modelling easy
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DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

Increases productivity and reduce both testing and costs
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USABILITY

Easy to use post processing tool
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SUPPORT

Quick and efficient support

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