Concept for Digital Product Twins in Battery Cell Production
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Published:2023-04-13
Issue:4
Volume:14
Page:108
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ISSN:2032-6653
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Container-title:World Electric Vehicle Journal
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language:en
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Short-container-title:WEVJ
Author:
Kampker Achim1, Heimes Heiner Hans1, Dorn Benjamin1, Clever Henning1ORCID, Ludwigs Robert1ORCID, Li Ruiyan1ORCID, Drescher Marcel1
Affiliation:
1. Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM), RWTH Aachen University, 52072 Aachen, Germany
Abstract
This paper presents an approach for the design and derivation for establishing a digital product twin for battery cells. A digital product twin is a virtual replica of a physical battery cell and can be used to predict and optimize quality properties and performance in real-time. The study focuses on pouch cell manufacturing and aims to map the large amount and variety of process information down to purchased parts and interim products. The approach for this study was to collect and analyze data from the physical production process and use this information to structure a digital battery product twin based on its product architecture. The main findings of this study indicate that a digital product twin can be effectively structured and implemented in a digital interface based on its product architecture in combination with data from the physical production process. The results of this study show the potential of digital product twins, in which statements about material, design, and behavior can be made using real information from production. Further research will focus on the practical application and implementation of digital product twins in a battery cell pilot production.
Funder
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Subject
Automotive Engineering
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