Wright Energy Institute

Design & Manufacture of Advanced Battery Materials and Cells for Underwater Vessels

This project involves the design and manufacturing of advanced battery materials and cells for underwater vessels. Students will design and fabricate advanced battery materials and cells for electrification of underwater vessels (miniature submarines in this project). Students will learn and understand the factors limiting the performances of the battery materials and devices, and approaches to improve them. The design parameters and performance for this project are based on initial project related background research. And, the scope of the work for the project will be the design and fabrication of advanced battery materials and cells for electrification of underwater vessels. The ultimate goal is to successfully power a miniature submarine using the battery designed and fabricated by them, thereby improving its performance and/or efficiency.