IONCOR is one of the few companies globally capable designing and producing BEV and PHEV battery systems for automotive, off-highway and industrial solutions. We are active in engineering innovations, participating in several forward-looking and ground-breaking electrification projects on international level. Please have a look below at selected European projects with IONCOR as a main partner.
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The BATMAX project is set out to pave the way for advanced next-generation data-based and adaptable battery management systems, capable of fulfilling the needs and requirements of various mobile and stationary applications and use cases.
Given the role of battery systems as a key enabling technology within the green shift in transport, mobility, and energy, multiple combinations of requirements, use cases and duties are placed upon battery systems.
BATMAX supports IONCOR cloud and algorithm development for the BMS (Battery Management System) and Battery passport. In the project, a digital battery twin will be made for cloud-based analytics to develop AI-driven, self-learning models for the BMS. IONCOR will implement a gateway for the data traffic between the BMS and the cloud, and the company is leading the task to build neural network models for estimating the state of health and internal resistance of the battery.
The ESCALATE project demonstrates high efficiency zHDV powertrains (up to 10% increase) for long-haul applications, providing a range of 800 km without refueling/recharging and an daily operation average (6+ months) of at least 500 km in real conditions.
SISU Long Haul Fuel Cell Range Extended Hybrid Truck
The test vehicle is a SISU 75 ton long haul truck equipped with 14 IONCOR parallel-connected Energy Pack batteries with a capacity of 600 kWh.
The piloting takes place in two phases: the first phase starts in 2025, when the truck operates as BEV with IONCOR Power Pack batteries in the Port of Kokkola industrial area on the west coast of Finland. After the first phase is completed, the truck will be converted to use the fuel cell with IONCOR Energy Pack batteries to operate between Helsinki and Jyväskylä, Finland.
NEXTBAT aims to develop the safest, most sustainable battery system by considering electrical, thermal, and mechanical safety. This effort includes digitalizing production, reducing the carbon footprint through recyclability, and enhancing performance with advanced battery management.
NEXTBAT develops next-generation battery systems using beyond state of cells as well as novel architectures in module and pack designs, including advanced sensing, cooling (liquid and immersion), BMS and safety measures. The project also introduces innovative materials and processes to improve performance, safety, and recyclability, while working towards new industry standards for the European battery sector.
In the NEXTBAT project, IONCOR is developing a next generation battery module for a long-haul truck application. The aim is the highest energy density at the pack level by utilizing cells with the highest energy density, in the densest packing form possible today. The development work leads to a semi-solid cell battery module.
The BEACON project aims at an advanced off-road vehicle electrification. Instead of conversions, where traditional ICE system components are replaced with EV alternatives, the project focuses on an approach where the whole product is, from the beginning, conceived electric. IONCOR has developed a cylindrical cell battery pack for the project.
The VIIMA project focuses on competences in new simulation-driven methods for product design and development processes. The project will enable comprehensive, holistic and scalable life assessment of weld connections with simulation. It also offers effective fatigue simulation of aluminum-welded structures. These features will considerably increase design reliability, lower development costs and avoid over-engineering.
IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest) is a funding framework for various projects run by individual companies.
IONCOR’s IPCEI project is called IBIC (Industrial Battery Innovation Center) with a duration from 2021 to 2028. With this initiative IONCOR is engineering electrification solutions to support customers so that they can implement electric drivetrains to various types of equipment.
The target is to provide a systemic approach to battery systems design, which meets the requirements and customization needs of bus, truck and off-highway OEMs. With this approach, IONCOR is developing solutions for a modular battery platform, featuring common platforms, modular product designs, and uniform production and life-cycle management processes.
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