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Q-Bat 1.1.1 – new release updates
Here it is! The long-awaited Release 1.1.1. It comes with many significant changes that will greatly improve the experience of using Q-Bat. See them below! Q-Bat is a software that is tailored for the virtual, thermal prototyping of batteries. It works quicker than...
Application of CFD technology in Research and Development
In this article, I show you a wide variety of CFD applications in Research and Development and will take a closer look at the use of CFD in bioengineering. In the end, I will demonstrate a short example of a simulation of blood flow in an artery performed using...
Changes to Q-Bat in the latest version 0.4.0
We have introduced significant updates and added many features in last release, see them below! Q-Bat is a software that is tailored for virtual, thermal prototyping of batteries. It works quicker than CFD, yet gives very detailed 3-D temperature distribution.We have...
Does the simplification of the battery pack’s geometry affect solution accuracy and simulation time?
In our last article (What characterizes different equivalent circuit cell models) we have explained the impact of different equivalent circuit models. In this article, we will take into consideration the influence of the mounting parts and electrical components of the...
What characterizes different equivalent circuit cell models
In this article, you will learn about the impact of different circuit components on battery cell models. How a battery cell behaves can be very closely approximated by the way an electrical circuit responds. The model developed using these ideas is called an...
Is CFD always the only answer?
Nowadays CFD is widely used in many industry branches, especially in R&D departments. Growing capabilities of computers, both in terms of CPU and GPU, and maturity of CFD software can significantly reduce the time of the project/product iteration. CFD can also...
How Accurate are Reduced Models?
Hello. In our last article (Speed-up your simulation using reduced-order modeling) we introduced you to the concept of reduced order models. This is a hot topic in computational engineering. There is a strong reason for this. Reduced-order models, shortly ROMs, lie on...
Speed-up your simulation using reduced-order modeling
In our last article (How battery thermal design can be accelerated) we have mentioned reduced-order models as a way to speed up simulations. In this article, we will describe the model reduction method which is used in Q-Bat simulation software. We will also present a...
How battery thermal design can be accelerated
Nowadays, battery engineers who design cooling systems of the batteries of electric vehicles have a couple of ways how to accomplish their goals. We present a short review of each of the approaches in the first part of the article. Finally, we briefly describe the...