Project Title: Diagnostic/Prognostic techniques for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries

Sponsor Company: Jaguar Land Rover / High Value Manufacturing Catapult

Supervisor: Prof Richard Dashwood / Dr Rohit Bhagat

• Application of in situ techniques (such as impedance spectroscopy) to investigate changes, within the battery, during operation
• Application of diagnostic techniques to investigate the diverse ageing mechanism within batteries
• Application of techniques to characterise the health of a battery, both in vehicle and for second life usage
• Application of techniques to monitor the performance and safety of the battery state in vehicle

Awards available:  1 award available

Funding Details: Full fees and a maintenance grant of approx. £19,000 (tax free) per annum

Length of Award: 4 years (EngD)

Eligibility:  Available to Home (UK & EU) students

Application Details: 

Please contact engd@warwick.ac.uk  before submitting application

Further details about this award can be found on the following webpage: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/education/researchdegrees/idc

Deadline:  30 September 2013