Simulation-driven design of a cell-to-pack battery pack for electrified refrigerated vehicles

Key Points

• This work aims to design and validate a cell-to-pack battery system for hybrid-electric refrigerated transport.
• Developed a modular battery configuration with welded stainless-steel frame, liquid-cooling system, and power-electronics module.
• Conducted finite-element and thermal analyses to ensure compliance with vibration and thermal standards.
• Evaluated volumetric efficiency and scalability of the battery pack.
• The design achieved improved volumetric efficiency and scalability for refrigerated transport applications.
• Validation confirms compliance with required vibration and thermal criteria.
• The results lay the groundwork for future prototyping and optimization of the battery system.