This summer, I undertook a 10-week summer internship in the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering in the field of Batteries and Electric Vehicles, looking into thermal management of electric vehicles with next generation solid state battery packs.
The aim of this project was to investigate the effect of solid-state Li-ion battery adoption on battery thermal management in electric vehicles. This involved an initial investigation into the properties of solid-state batteries, including resistance, transient behaviour, and temperature tolerances. I worked in the office and from home, as the project was mainly Simulink based, all work could be done from a computer without the use of a lab.
I worked mainly with my supervisor, with weekly progress meetings. I did also work with some other PhD students for help with specific segments of the project. I learnt how to optimise my research time and succinctly present my findings to others during meetings.