High Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Design for a Formula Electric Vehicle

Abstract

This thesis aims to design the first custom battery pack for the Princeton Racing Electric motorsport team for the collegiate Formula Hybrid competition. The scope of this project extends from individual cell selection to the communication network for the entire pack. Special consideration is given to the engineering constraints enforced by the Formula Hybrid competition, in addition to the specific powertrain characteristics of the PRE vehicle. This report details the numerous design processes that have been executed, including battery cell selection, battery module design, hardware component selection, custom circuitry design, and battery management system (BMS) architecture. These blueprints inform future manufacturing and testing for the physical implementation of the battery pack in the MK3 iteration of the Princeton Racing Electric vehicle.