A major European research project called SPARTACUS aims to ensure that batteries become smart in the future. This is to work via different sensors on the batteries and the battery management system. But what can smart batteries do? Our guests Gerhard Domann from the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) and Dr. Andreas Hutter from the Swiss research institution CSEM hope that smart sensor technology will improve charging behavior and maximize battery life. Optimized detection of the battery's state and function will enable safe but fast charging - much faster than was previously possible. The project focuses on mechanical and acoustic sensors, supplemented by temperature sensors. The sensor data then feeds a battery management system that matches the data with a data pool and thus optimizes the charging and discharging processes and the load on individual cells in the battery module.
Project website: www.spartacus-battery.eu.
