Centre for Batteries, Electric Vehicles and Electronics

About us

The Centre for Batteries, Electric Vehicles and Electronics is a research centre within the School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics at Oxford Brookes University.

The centre's focus is on developing novel solutions to problems within the energy storage and future of transport fields. This includes:

multi-scale numerical modelling
high power battery pack design
electrochemical testing of lithium-ion batteries
optimal control research for battery management and high-voltage powertrain systems.

The centre has a state-of-the-art electrification laboratory for automotive, motorsport and second-life applications and is actively expanding its capabilities to include future electrification fields.

Part of

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Related research units

Future of Transport

Related courses

Leadership

Professor Denise Morrey

dmorrey@brookes.ac.uk

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Research Lead

View profile for Denise Morrey

Membership

Name	Role	Email
Mrs Gordana Collier	Head of School	gordanacollier@brookes.ac.uk
Professor Khaled Hayatleh	Professor of Electronic Engineering	khayatleh@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Paul Henshall	Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering	phenshall@brookes.ac.uk
Edward Hopkins	Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering/Research Fellow in Future of Transport	e.hopkins@brookes.ac.uk
Mr Robert Norris	Senior Lecturer	rnorris@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Davide Domenico Sciortino	Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering	dsciortino@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Amr Abdallah Tammam	Senior Lecturer	atammam@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Jeshma Thalapil Vaheeda	Lecturer in Electric Vehicles	jthalapil-vaheeda@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Nabil Yassine	Senior Lecturer in Electric Vehicles & Postgraduate Engineering Subject Corordinator	nyassine@brookes.ac.uk

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisors	Completed
Dr Farhad Salek	Thermo-economic modelling and optimization of the second life battery energy storage system for building applications	Professor Denise Morrey, Dr Paul Henshall, Dr Shahaboddin Resalati	2024

Groups

Electronics and Instrumentation Group

Motorsport Battery Research Symposium

February 2025 at Oxford Brookes University

The Motorsport Battery Research Symposium aimed to share the use of our battery testing data, and for battery research communities and Formula Student teams to share good practice. The event included talks on automotive battery research, high-performance electric vehicles, and the future of motorsport engineering.

Formula Student and early career researcher attendees were also invited to participate in the Battery Testing Consortium Research Poster Competition.

Centre publications

Journal articles

Schommer, A., Sciortino, D.D., Morrey, D. and Collier, G., 2024. Experimental investigation of power available in lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 618, p.235168.
Dimitrov, B., Hayatleh, K. and Konaklieva, S., 2024. Power converters design and experimental verification for electromagnetic contactors to reduce the impact of the voltage sag in the power system. e-Prime-Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, 9, p.100721.
Schommer, A., Xavier, M.A., Morrey, D. and Collier, G., 2024. Real-Time Deployment Strategies for State of Power Estimation Algorithms (No. 2024-01-2198). SAE Technical Paper.
Salek, F., Resalati, S., Azizi, A., Babaie, M., Henshall, P. and Morrey, D., 2024. State of health prediction of the EVs' retired batteries using predictive time-series algorithms (No. 2024-01-2062). SAE Technical Paper.
Salek, F., Resalati, S., Azizi, A., Babaie, M., Henshall, P. and Morrey, D., 2024. State of Health Prediction of Electric Vehicles’ Retired Batteries Based on First-Life Historical Degradation Data Using Predictive Time-Series Algorithms. Mathematics, 12(7), p.1051.
Salek, F., Resalati, S., Babaie, M., Henshall, P., Morrey, D. and Yao, L., 2024. A Review of the Technical Challenges and Solutions in Maximising the Potential Use of Second Life Batteries from Electric Vehicles. Batteries, 10(3), p.79.
Schommer, A., Xavier, M.A., Morrey, D. and Collier, G., 2023. Experimental Investigation of Voltage Limitation Modes and State of Power Estimation for a High-Power Lithium-Ion Battery. Transportation Research Procedia, 70, pp.91-98.
Leonard, A., Planden, B., Lukow, K. and Morrey, D., 2023. Investigation of constant stack pressure on lithium-ion battery performance. Journal of Energy Storage, 72, p.108422.
Salek, F., Morrey, D., Henshall, P. and Resalati, S., 2023. Techno-Economic Assessment of Utilising Second-Life Batteries in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (No. 2023-01-0063). SAE Technical Paper.
Planden, B., Lukow, K., Henshall, P., Collier, G. and Morrey, D., 2022. A computationally informed realisation algorithm for lithium-ion batteries implemented with LiiBRA. jl. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, p.105637.
Salek, F., Resalati, S., Morrey, D., Henshall, P. and Azizi, A., 2022. Technical energy assessment and sizing of a second life battery energy storage system for a residential building equipped with ev charging station. Applied Sciences, 12(21), p.11103.
Salek, F., Azizi, A., Resalati, S., Henshall, P. and Morrey, D., 2022. Mathematical modelling and simulation of second life battery pack with heterogeneous state of health. Mathematics, 10(20), p.3843.
Maull, T. and Schommer, A., 2022. Optimizing Torque Delivery for an Energy-Limited Electric Race Car Using Model Predictive Control. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 13(12), p.224.
Dimitrov, B., Hayatleh, K., Barker, S. and Collier, G., 2021. Design, Analysis and Experimental Verification of the Self-Resonant Inverter for Induction Heating Crucible Melting Furnace Based on IGBTs Connected in Parallel. Electricity, 2(4), pp.439-458.

Conference publications

Sciortino D, Costa A, Henshall P; Enhancing the Determination of the Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat Capacity of a Lithium-ion Cell, Faraday Conference 2024, Newcastle (Poster)
Costa A, Sciortino D, Schommer A, Henshall P; 2024; Enhancing the Determination of the Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat Capacity of a Li-ion Cell, Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (Poster)
Planden, B., Lukow, K., Collier, G. and Morrey, D., 2022. Battery testing consortium: a framework for improvements in high-power battery design. Adv. Battery Power. (Poster)
Tajdaran, S., Sciortino, D., Planden, B., Henshall, P., 2022; Evaluation of Alternative Methods for Determination of Battery Cells Heat Capacity and Thermal Resistance, Advanced Batter Power Conference, Muenster, Germany.
Planden B, Henshall P, Morrey D; 2020; A comparison of Real-Time Capable Cell Models in Electric Motorsport Controls, Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (Poster)