Advanced technology development
MOBI’s Battery Innovation Centre is the main Belgian expertise centre for research and development of energy storage systems for traction and stationary applications. It offers state-of-the-art facilities, tools and solutions for the energy storage systems market.
Cutting edge storage Research & Development
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) present key challenges for clean and energy efficient systems such as electric and hybrid propulsion systems. The Battery Innovation Centre develops dedicated battery, hybrid capacitor and supercapacitor models, battery management systems, thermal management systems and dedicated state estimation techniques (State-of-Charge, State-of-Health and State-of-Function indicators).
This expertise is based on in-depth experimental analysis. As such, we make an active contribution to international standardization, facilitating ESS benchmarking. Our extensive database of experimental results also enables more advanced modelling and benchmarking from ESS material to system levels.
Research Areas
The research done within the Battery Innovation Centre covers a wide variety of topics such as characterization, simulation and prototyping from small cell to large pack level. This includes but is not limited to:
- The development of next-generation battery technologies such as solid state, Li-sulfur, etc.
- Battery cell fabrication and process optimization focused on solid-state batteries
- Mathematical modelling
- Continuum electrochemical modelling
- Electrical modelling
- Thermal modelling
- Lifetime prediction modelling
- Fabrication process modelling
- State estimation (state-of-charge and state-of-health)
- Non-linear parameter estimation techniques
- Ageing prediction and degradation mechanism detection
- Control strategies for battery management systems
- Development and prototyping thermal management systems
- Battery sizing strategy
- Evaluation of second life batteries
- Standardisations
For a detailed overview of our research activities, please look here.
Infrastructure
The Battery Innovation Centre owns and operates the largest Belgian battery testing capacity:
- More than 300 channels
- 12 climate chambers
- 42 impedance spectroscopy channels
- Thermal imaging equipment
- Argon Glove Box for Post-Mortem Analysis
- Pilot line for making next-generation battery cells
- Dry Room -60°C dew point
- Thermal management platform
- In-Situ XRD of battery cells
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For a detailed overview, please visit the Battery Innovation Centre Infrastructure-page.
Strategic partnerships
Our Battery Innovation Centre is regularly placed at the disposal of organizations and private companies for testing, simulation, prototyping and proof-of-concept. Being located in the centre of Brussels, we foster important opportunities for synergies and partnerships. At the same time, we create a positive environment for collaboration with the industry. Contact us if you want to become our partner.
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Team
Anna De Gol
Anna received her Double Degree in Materials Engineering (SUMA Master Programme on Sustainable Materials) from KU Leuven and University of Trento in 2021. After graduation, she worked as a research engineer at Siemens Industry Software on the modelling of composite materials.
Dr. Aitor Sánchez Ferrero
Aitor holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). After doing a short post-doc and working in industry for over two years, he is now a Project Manager at VUB.
Dr. Joris de Hoog
Dr. K. Burak Dermenci
Dr. Dermenci obtained his B.Sc. Degree in 2010 and M.Sc. Degree in 2012 at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. His Master’s Thesis is based on the production and photocatalytic activity evaluation of Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite Particles via Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method.
Dr. Theodoros Kalogiannis
Dr. Theodoros Kalogiannis obtained his diploma degree in Electrical Computer Engineering and Energy Technology and his MSc degree in Wind Power Systems from DUTH and AAU respectively.
Emre Guney
EmreFani Fousika
Fani is a PhD researcher at the Battery Innovation Center.Inès Boursot
Inès has a background in EU and international law and started coordinating EU funded projects in 2015 in the NGO sector for projects addressing climate change, circular economy and sustainable development.
Jiacheng He
Jiacheng He obtained his master’s degree in electromechanical engineering from Southwest University, Chongqing, China, in 2018. He joined the MOBI team as a PhD student in 2018. His PhD research topic is about battery thermal management.
Kartal Arslan
Kashif Raza
Kato Daems
In June 2021, Kato Daems obtained the degree of Master of Science in Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. One month later, she joined MOBI as a PhD student for the BIC.
Mariano Bianco
Ouadii OULEDBOUTAARIJA
Pradeep Kumar Dammala
Prof. dr. Joeri Van Mierlo
Joeri Van Mierlo is a key player in the Electromobility scene.
Prof. Dr. Maitane Berecibar
Prof Dr Ir Maitane Berecibar obtained her PhD in Engineering of Sciences at the VUB in August 2017 titled “Development of an Accurate State of Health Estimation Technique for Lithium-Ion Batteries”.
Prof. Dr. MD Sazzad Hosen
Rashid Ahmed Rifat
Xia Zeng
Xia Zeng received her master’s degree in vehicle engineering from Chongqing university, Chongqing, China in 2019. She was a visiting research student with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, between 2017 and 2018.