An optimization framework of electric vehicle (EV) batteries for product eco-design

Abstract

Abstract Electric vehicle (EV) batteries vary from electrode materials, cell packaging to modular configuration. The tradeoffs between their environmental, functional and economical performances are inevitable and essential to achieve the sustainable development of EVs. This study proposed an optimization framework to streamline the modeling processes of eco-design optimization for EV batteries. In this framework, an architecture of life cycle simulation (LCS) model for EV batteries is established to assess the environmental performance of various design schemes. The framework and architecture supply the quantitative environmental insights of the EV batteries and aid in the decision-making of EV battery design. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ). Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference.