Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs
The feasibility of automated disassembly at a product’s end-of-life stage strongly depends on its design. This relationship is particularly relevant for electric vehicle batteries, for which other design requirements are typically given priority. Consequently, the potential for automated disassembly...
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| author | S. Hansen G. Ohnemüller Christina Ionescu Merle Zorn Jan-Aut Deeken Tom Rüther Mark Mennenga Michael A. Danzer Sabine Flamme Thomas Vietor Christoph Herrmann Frank Döpper |
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| description | The feasibility of automated disassembly at a product’s end-of-life stage strongly depends on its design. This relationship is particularly relevant for electric vehicle batteries, for which other design requirements are typically given priority. Consequently, the potential for automated disassembly varies between different battery designs and between the different components. This study investigates the potential for automated disassembly of five EV battery designs currently available on the market. These batteries are subject to disassembly experiments, during which a criteria catalogue is employed to semi-quantitatively compare the individual design characteristics of each individual component. The results of this assessment indicate that the complexity involved in automatically disassembling the components generally increases with the depth of disassembly. Nevertheless, the initial step of the system cover removal appears to be of high importance. It is further identified that the steps involved in the removal of cooling systems, the separation of module housing parts and the cell connector separation are the most critical during disassembly. Based on these findings specific design guidelines are proposed from the best evaluation results of the five disassembly analyses performed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-deec7ee7330c4fa0ae7749d4b1acc7622025-08-20T02:29:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Engineering1939-70381939-70462025-12-0118110.1080/19397038.2025.2504388Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designsS. Hansen0G. Ohnemüller1Christina Ionescu2Merle Zorn3Jan-Aut Deeken4Tom Rüther5Mark Mennenga6Michael A. Danzer7Sabine Flamme8Thomas Vietor9Christoph Herrmann10Frank Döpper11Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik IWF, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GermanyChair of Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Technology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, GermanyInstitute for Business Cybernetics, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyChair of Electrical Energy Systems, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, GermanyInstitute for Infrastructure, Water, Resources, Environment, University of Applied Sciences Münster, Münster, GermanyBavarian Center for Battery Technology, Bayreuth, GermanyInstitut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik IWF, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GermanyBavarian Center for Battery Technology, Bayreuth, GermanyInstitute for Infrastructure, Water, Resources, Environment, University of Applied Sciences Münster, Münster, GermanyBattery LabFactory Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GermanyInstitut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik IWF, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, GermanyChair of Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Technology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, GermanyThe feasibility of automated disassembly at a product’s end-of-life stage strongly depends on its design. This relationship is particularly relevant for electric vehicle batteries, for which other design requirements are typically given priority. Consequently, the potential for automated disassembly varies between different battery designs and between the different components. This study investigates the potential for automated disassembly of five EV battery designs currently available on the market. These batteries are subject to disassembly experiments, during which a criteria catalogue is employed to semi-quantitatively compare the individual design characteristics of each individual component. The results of this assessment indicate that the complexity involved in automatically disassembling the components generally increases with the depth of disassembly. Nevertheless, the initial step of the system cover removal appears to be of high importance. It is further identified that the steps involved in the removal of cooling systems, the separation of module housing parts and the cell connector separation are the most critical during disassembly. Based on these findings specific design guidelines are proposed from the best evaluation results of the five disassembly analyses performed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19397038.2025.2504388Lithium-ion batteryautomationdesign for recyclingdesign for disassemblycircular economyend of life |
| spellingShingle | S. Hansen G. Ohnemüller Christina Ionescu Merle Zorn Jan-Aut Deeken Tom Rüther Mark Mennenga Michael A. Danzer Sabine Flamme Thomas Vietor Christoph Herrmann Frank Döpper Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs International Journal of Sustainable Engineering Lithium-ion battery automation design for recycling design for disassembly circular economy end of life |
| title | Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| title_full | Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| title_fullStr | Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| title_short | Design for automated disassembly: a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| title_sort | design for automated disassembly a comparative study of different battery component designs |
| topic | Lithium-ion battery automation design for recycling design for disassembly circular economy end of life |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19397038.2025.2504388 |
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