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Post Summary
The O’Shaughnessy research group at the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in collaboration with Dr Siyuan Zhan, is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow to develop lithium-ion battery management systems (BMS). This work is part of a larger project aiming to develop novel battery thermal management systems (BTMS). The main tasks include
(i) The development of an integrated model for the BMS-BTMS, incorporating electronic, thermo-fluid models, and efficiency models
(ii) BMS-BTMS operation policy design, which will be based on optimal control techniques and will focus on both electric power allocation and thermal management to achieve optimal performance
(iii) Model-in-the-Loop (MIL) validation to simulate components and connected systems to predict thermal behaviour and system responses under drive cycling, fast charging, and high ambient temperatures
(iv) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) to integrate system hardware with the simulated environment to enable validation of hardware performance under simulated real-world conditions.
Application Procedure
Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), to:-
Dr Seamus O’Shaughnessy (oshaugse@tcd.ie)
Please include “DRIVE_RF2_2050” at the start of the subject line of the email application.
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