Project 1 Mechanical design of battery pack

The general terminology for battery unit hierarchy used in this document are as follows:

 Cell - The Simplest and Smallest Battery Unit, No Control Or Monitoring

 Module - A Collection of Cells Contained Within Factory Packaging and Including A Voltage and Temperature Measurement Board

 Battery Pack - A Complete System Containing Multiple Modules, an Overall Supervisory Management System, and a Thermal Management System

 Vehicle System - A Complete System That Consists of Multiple Battery Packs To Meet the Overall Vehicle Power Needs. This Includes a Master Controller.

If the cell is cylindrical cell

Data sheet of single cell

Calculations:

cell voltage is 3.2V

cell current rating is 80 Ah

Design battery pack power 18kwh

if the 10 cells are in series then 

voltage of series string is 3.2* 50=160V

so current = 18000/160V= 112.5

number of cells connected in parallel= 112.5/80=1.4 apporimtely 2

so total battery pack power with the above calculations are 

Electric circuit: 

If the cells are prismatic cells then the mechanical structure as follows

Mechanical pack.

Fig complete battery pack 

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