Johnson Controls, Inc. and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the next generation of more energy efficient, cost effective cooling systems for vehicle batteries. The collaboration pairs the world’s leading automotive battery supplier with Europe’s largest organization for applied research. Scientists and engineers at Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, will work with both Fraunhofer’s Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) and with its Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM). The collaboration will focus on technologies and thermal management strategies for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs. Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery.
“Optimizing the energy storage solution within the broader vehicle environment will enable Johnson Controls to design, develop and commercialize systems which not only meet our customers’ requirements, but also lead to improvements in function, package and cost,” said MaryAnn Wright, vice president of Engineering and Product Development for Johnson Controls Power Solutions.
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