Case Study: Volvo Group Trucks Operations optimizes electric truck battery lifetime with Comsol simulation apps

Volvo Group Trucks Operations accelerates electric truck battery design with Comsol over a 3-year LaserBATMAN project

The customer, Volvo Group Trucks Operations, faced a challenge in designing long-lasting, high-performance battery packs for its electric trucks, as battery lifetime was a key obstacle for long-distance highway travel. The vendor, Comsol, provided its COMSOL Multiphysics software to help address this multiphysics and multiscale problem.

Comsol's partner, Resolvent, built a custom simulation app using the software to model battery performance from the cell to the pack level. This app enabled Volvo's R&D team to easily test and optimize battery lifetime and robustness, particularly for laser welding processes. The solution provided deep technical insight for optimizing product performance, leading to more robust battery designs capable of supporting longer highway travel distances with fewer failures.

Volvo Group Trucks Operations