Quality assurance and quality control of adhesive bond joints in battery packs

Purpose and goal:

The project´s objective is to identify, develop and evaluate methods for quality assurance and quality control of adhesive joints in battery packs. This is with the aim of improving the battery pack´s circularity potential by extending their life or improving end of life management. The evaluation will be based on relevant criteria for implementation, such as technical capability and accuracy, industrial potential or cost.

The pre-study also aims to create a consortium for a full-scale project that can demonstrate the most promising methods on an industrial scale. Expected results and effects:

The project and the planned subsequent full-scale project will help to extend the life and support more efficient final handling of battery packs. It will also help to more effectively identify any need for repair and opportunities for reuse or remanufacture of entire battery packs or individual modules or cells. These effects will be achieved through better and more efficient methods for verifying, predicting or controlling the quality of adhesive joints in the battery pack.

Approach and implementation:

The project will be implemented through collaboration between research institutes and industry. The work will primarily take place through literature reviews and simplified laboratory experiments, which will determine which methods are suitable for further development and demonstrators in an upcoming full-scale project. Part of the project also aims to create a consortium for the planned subsequent full-scale project.

The project runs until the end of 2024 and the results from the project will be disseminated to industry and academia through relevant forums.