Computer Aided Engineering of Batteries

Shriram Santhanagopalan leads the Battery Materials, Analysis and Diagnostics team at the Center for Integrated Mobility Systems in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA. He received his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and over the last ten years Shriram has developed models, materials and test methodology to address the performance and safety limitations of batteries, at NREL. He has worked extensively with several leading battery manufacturers and vehicle OEMs around the world. Before joining NREL, Shriram was as a Senior Research Scientist at Celgard, LLC, where he was responsible for performing fundamental studies of electrodes, evaluating polymers, developing new characterization tools for large-format batteries, and design of new Li-2 components for automotive batteries. He actively participates in committees on battery standards. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters, including a book he co-authored with the NREL team.

• Applications of Commercial Software for Lithium-Ion Battery Modeling and Simulation.- In situ Measurement of Current Distribution in Large-format Li-ion Cells.- Mesoscale Modeling and Analysis in Electrochemical Energy Systems.- Development of Computer Aided Design Tools for Automotive Batteries.- Experimental Simulations of Field Induced Mechanical Abuse Conditions.- Abuse Response of Batteries subjected to Mechanical Impact.- Accelerating Battery Simulations by using High Performance Computing and Opportunities with Machine Learning.