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5 Steps to Maximize the Value of Battery Energy Storage Systems

This article walks you through some of the most common steps when considering the deployment and operation of a battery storage system, and shows you the power of data monitoring, smart algorithms, and simulations to maximize the economic return of battery energy storage systems throughout their lifetime across multiple revenue streams.
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Electric vehicle safety and reliability

Battery safety and reliability are essential to OEMs and operators. Why is battery intelligence needed to maintain a safe and reliable operation? Why is a battery management system not enough? The article explains the complexity of EV batteries.
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E-Bus Fleet Management

The transport sector is decarbonizing fast. Alongside this development, we have also been witnessing a data revolution. This new data technology can be used to empower e-bus fleet management. The article explains how data and battery analytics help to optimally manage batteries.
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Decoding battery fires

Lithium ion battery fires are extremely rare but due to the technical nature of batteries, extinguishing them is a big challenge. It is, therefore, sensible to examine the causes, counter- and preventive measures a bit more closely.
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Sustainability and batteries

In this article, we’ll explore what sustainability with batteries really means … and how you can make it pay.
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De-risk deployment and scaling of energy storage systems

Learn how VERBUND de-risked deployment and scaling of battery energy storage systems using TWAICE's Digital Commissioning.
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Streamlining e-bus warranty discussions

The automotive sector’s transition to green mobility is challenging the bus operators across the world. That was the case of a major operator of electric buses in the Netherlands, who reached out to ViriCiti and TWAICE regarding our Battery Health Solution to integrate data-driven decision making focused on batteries, to avoid timely and costly warranty discussions.
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The Power of Signalling

What is the potential impact of Battery Health Reports (BHR) on remarketing success of the battery electric vehicle (BEV)? Besides age and mileage, driver profile has a major impact on how long a battery lasts. In the absence of documentation of how a driver has treated the battery, residual value formation remains below its full potential.
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Insights from EPRI's BESS failure incident database

This report is intended to address the failure mode analysis gap by developing a classification system that is practical for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Non-destructive electrode potential and open-circuit voltage aging estimation for lithium-ion batteries

In this publication we extend a state-of-the-art electrode open circuit potential model for blend electrodes and inhomogeneous lithiation. We introduce a bi-level optimization algorithm to estimate the open parameters of the electrode model using measurements conducted on the full-cell level with state-of-the-art testing equipment.
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Mechanistic cycle aging model for the open-circuit voltage curve of lithium-ion batteries

Cycling lithium-ion batteries causes capacity fade, but also changes the shape of the open-circuit voltage (OCV) curve, due to loss of active material (LAM) and loss of lithium inventory (LLI). To model this change, we recently proposed a novel empirical calendar aging model that is parameterized on component states of health (s) instead of capacity fade only.
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Mechanistic calendar aging model for lithium-ion batteries

In this work we present a novel mechanistic calendar aging model for a commercial lithium-ion cell with NCA cathode and silicon-graphite anode. The mechanistic calendar aging model is a semi-empirical aging model that is parameterized on component states of health, instead of capacity.
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Measurement Approaches for Thermal Impedance Spectroscopy of Li-ion Batteries

Battery performance, lifetime and safety are highly dependent on temperature. With the recent high demand for power capabilities, heat management has become increasingly relevant.
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Evaluation of transmission losses of various battery electric vehicles

Transmission losses in battery electric vehicles have compared to internal combustion engine powertrains a larger share in the total energy consumption and play therefore a major role. In this paper, three simulation models of the Institute of Automotive Engineering are presented.