Bönig J, Fischer C, Brandmeier MA, Mersdorf T, Braun T, Mrugalla C (2013)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Authored book, Volume of book series
Publication year: 2013
Book Volume: 769
Pages Range: 42-49
Event location: Erlangen
ISBN: 9783037857915
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.769.42
Electric mobility technologies are part of the future concept to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and thus to counteract the global warming. Although the idea of using electricity as drive energy came up in the 19 century, a considerable potential of development still remains. The automotive industry is in the midst of a time of transition, in which business may change fundamentally in order to meet the upcoming conditions. The current major challenge of e-mobility is the high-voltage battery, modern vehicle concepts focusing on. A technology that offers a high potential is the lithium ion technology. One main problem is the missing expertise in production of battery systems including the new requirements, e.g. working safety and high diversity of variants. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the production process of these storage systems regarding both concepts for managing variability for the overall production process as well as an in-depth planning of assembly. The paper scrutinizes the challenges arising from the manufacturing of storage systems on the basis of a purpose-designed demonstrator battery. In this regard the production planning process is represented by creating a virtual assembly line. Against this background different scenarios are built in order to examine the impact of various battery forms with their variety of influencing factors. Furthermore, the impact of the future's demand for high-voltage batteries on the capacity of the assembly line is to be scrutinized. For this purpose a simulation considering the influence of demand fluctuations on cycle times and buffers is built up and conducted. Eventually, the paper outlines a way of reusing the created data for an assembly information system. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
APA:
Bönig, J., Fischer, C., Brandmeier, M.A., Mersdorf, T., Braun, T., & Mrugalla, C. (2013). Planning and simulation of high-voltage energy storage assembly for automotive industry - from scalable product concepts via assembly planning and material flow simulation through to web-based assembly information.
MLA:
Bönig, Jochen, et al. Planning and simulation of high-voltage energy storage assembly for automotive industry - from scalable product concepts via assembly planning and material flow simulation through to web-based assembly information. 2013.
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