Disassembly of the energy storage container battery pack

What is a battery pack disassembly?

Robotic disassembly involves several research topics such as Task and Motion Planning (TAMP), robot tool design, and robot sensor-guided motion. Battery pack disassembly is a part of this field of applications as a practical approach to preserving operators’ safety and health by coping with the high variability of products [38, 64].

How ATEX 3 battery pack was disassembled?

Following the recommendations given after the safety analysis, as a specific potentially explosive atmosphere (ATEX) 3 zone, the battery pack was manually disassembled. The manual disassembly brought to a disassembly procedure which was decomposed and analysed to identify how to automate the same operations with a robot.

Can a robotic cell disassemble a battery pack?

The analysis highlights that a complete automatic disassembly remains difficult, while human-robot collaborative disassembly guarantees high flexibility and productivity. The paper introduces guidelines for designing a robotic cell to disassemble a battery pack with the support of an operator.

Is a fully automatic battery pack disassembly possible?

Battery pack disassembly is a part of this field of applications as a practical approach to preserving operators’ safety and health by coping with the high variability of products [38, 64]. However, most authors agree that a fully automatic battery pack disassembly is not feasible with the current constraints [17, 21, 37, 41, 56].

Can robotics help EV battery disassembly?

This paper analyses the use of robotics for EVs’ battery pack disassembly to enable the extraction of the battery modules preserving their integrity for further reuse or recycling.

How does a battery pack work?

The battery pack is placed on a mobile platform able to tilt the pack during the disassembly and move it outside the cell in case of emergency (i.e., thermal runaway and gas emission).