Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Subject "Battery"
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Design and Evaluation of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Electric Powertrains
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)At the time of this writing, increasing pressure for fuel efficient passenger vehicles has prompted automotive manufactures to invest in the research and development of electrically propelled vehicles. This includes vehicles ... -
Design of a Battery State Estimator Using a Dual Extended Kalman Filter
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-14)Today's automotive industry is undergoing significant changes in technology due to economic, political and environmental pressures. The shift from conventional internal combustion vehicles to hybrid and plug in hybrid ... -
Experimental and modeling investigation of thermal behaviour and performance of lithium ion prismatic cells at cold-start temperatures
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-05)This thesis examines the thermal behaviour of prismatic lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) cells and batteries and the influence of that behaviour on discharge performance under cold-start operating conditions representative of ... -
Experimental and simulated temperature variations in a LiFePO4-20Ah battery during discharge process
(Elsevier, 2016-10-15)The present study investigates the impact of various discharge rates on the thermal (temperature and heat generation profiles) and electrical performance of the Li-ion battery for electric vehicles and hybrid electric ... -
Vehicle Battery Pack Design and Considerations for Repurposing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)The market for hybrid and electric vehicles is expanding with the rise of gas prices and desires to curb climate change. With the creation of these complex systems comes the development of advanced battery systems which ...