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Research Statement
My research is beneficial for the future development of the smart city to enhance the energy conservation and efficiency. The battery design is an essential for electric transportation, smart grid, microgrid, and renewable power generation. My research interests consist of multi-level multi-objective design optimization of the LIBs, the battery management system, the battery state estimation as well as the EV powertrain and power management system design.
The battery performance was first studied in its most important application: electric vehicles. As an example, a fuel cell hybrid vehicle contains both fuel cells and battery cells as the power sources to power the electric motor. The first key point is that the number …show more content…

Moreover, the cycle life of lithium-ion batteries is one of its limitations. The battery degradation and capacity loss over time are caused by the side reactions, which occur on the surface of the particle of the active materials as well as in the electrolyte. The design of the battery electrode structure need to be considered to mitigate side reactions. Consequently, any change of the porosity, thickness, and particle size can affect the specific energy, specific power, discharge capacity, and battery lifetime. Therefore, a multi-objective design optimization framework was developed in my second publication to investigate the optimal solution of the battery design. The most important part of this framework a 2D electrochemical battery model is coupled with comprehensive side reactions in both anode and cathode electrodes to predict the battery capacity loss over hundreds of cycles. Furthermore, the framework is an important tool to design the batteries as various objectives need to be considered.
Future research
Next generation of batteries
To achieve higher energy density and a longer lifetime for batteries, my future research focus on the next generation of batteries-solid-state batteries, such as, Metal-Air and Metal-Sulphur batteries. Comparing with lithium-ion batteries, the solid-state batteries have solid electrolyte instead of liquid electrolyte which provides high

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