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A circular economy-oriented early design and optimization approach for structural components of rechargeable energy storage systems

Türke, Louisa (1); Stadler, Jonas (2); Pötzke, Amélie (3); Paschke, Lars (2); Burger, Patrick (2); Vietor, Thomas (1); Herrmann, Christoph (3)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Türke, Louisa (1); Stadler, Jonas (2); Pötzke, Amélie (3); Paschke, Lars (2); Burger, Patrick (2); Vietor, Thomas (1); Herrmann, Christoph (3)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Institute for Engineering Design, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany; 2: ARRK Engineering GmbH, Germany; 3: Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
Page(s):
1621-1630
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10520
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
This study presents a method to design sustainable structural parts of a Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems using Design for CE and Computational Optimization. Principle solutions are developed and combined with sustainability criteria being a key factor in the concept evaluation. The battery tray, a subsystem of REESS, serves a case study in which intrusion, mass, and LCA are optimized by varying the recyclate, UD tapes and design. The resulting Pareto front reveals trade-offs between intrusion, mass and LCA results and highlights the potential to reduce environmental impact in early design.
Keywords:
sustainable design, computational optimisation, life cycle assessment (LCA), circular economy
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