Project Goals
Development of a multi-physical particle-based model with relevant aging mechanisms. Derive a homogenization framework to estimate continuum properties from particle-based model data (enabling battery cell property predictions) and link safety-relevant failure criterion with model.
Place of Employment
Vehicle Safety Institute, TU Graz, Inffeldgasse 13/6, 8010 Graz
Supervisory Team
Christian Ellersdorfer (TU Graz; primary), Patrick Höschele (Battery4Life GmbH), Markus Kubicek (TU Wien), Reinhard Lerchbammer (MU Leoben)
Secondments
3 months secondment at TU Graz (Radl) and COMET Centre Battery4Life in Graz (Höschele), 1 month secondment at TU Wien (Sheppard, Mazzio), short visit TU Wien (Limbeck)
Admission Requirements
Master degree in mechanical engineering, physics, or similar areas
Essential Qualifications
- Experience in the field of battery degradation and aging
- Basic knowledge on electrochemistry
- Basic knowledge on battery modelling (e.g., ECM, P2D) with standard libraries (e.g., PyBamm) is beneficial
- Basic knowledge in Python
Offered Employment
Full time (40h/week) for 48 months
