Researchers at TU Graz are intensifying efforts to improve battery safety as energy storage becomes increasingly central to daily life and renewable energy systems. The university’s Battery Safety Center subjects batteries to extreme stress tests, examining their limits under various environmental conditions to better understand potential risks.
Upcoming advancements include a new testing facility aimed at refining mechanical stress simulations, particularly for electric vehicle battery packs. Complementing this, the Comet Center Battery4Life studies battery degradation and develops continuous monitoring techniques to ensure long-term safe operation of lithium-ion batteries.
Additional research spans multiple institutes, from simulating heat generation with T-Cell dummies to investigating “thermal runaway,” a chain reaction that can cause fires in high-capacity batteries. Material-focused studies also explore particle behavior for battery recycling and electrochemical processes within lithium- and sodium-ion cells.
Together, these interdisciplinary projects aim to provide safer, more reliable energy storage solutions for a sustainable future.
Source: TU Graz
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