How do you disassemble a battery pack?

To conduct the operations, destructive disassembly has been a prevailing practice. The disassembly phase of the battery pack includes cutting cable ties, cutting cooling pipes, and cutting bonded battery modules and the battery bottom cover for separation .

Can EV Lib disassembly be automated?

To address this issue, Hellmuth et al. introduced a method for the automated assessment of EV LIB disassembly. The method comprises two evaluation categories, where the first pertains to the feasibility of automating disassembly operations, and the second focuses on determining the necessity of automation.

What is a battery housing?

The housing is the outer safety component of a battery with the functions of providing crash safety and prevent leakage. It is important that the housing is stable for the entire life of the battery as well as be of good quality, especially for the purpose of sealing the housing after assembly.

How a battery design is developed?

The design solutions are assessed from an assembly, disassembly and modularity point of view to establish what solutions are of interest. Based on the evaluation, an “ideal” battery is developed with focus on the hardware, hence the housing, attachment of modules and wires, thermal system and battery management box.

How are internal and external batteries benchmarked?

Thereafter, benchmarking of internal and external batteries is performed by using the functions as guidelines, resulting in a variety of design solutions. The design solutions are assessed from an assembly, disassembly and modularity point of view to establish what solutions are of interest.

How can automated disassembly be introduced in the future?

Once the production of batteries has increased, automated disassembly can be introduced in the future. For this to be possible, it is important to consider the design of the battery and to make sure it has a minimized amount of materials and parts, in addition to suitable joining techniques.