2024.07.16
New LG Energy Solution AI designs battery cells in less than a day
BY LEE JAE-LIM,
Korea JoongAng Daily - LG Energy Solution developed an AI-powered system that
could shorten the battery cell design process to a day, a drastic cutback from
the previous two-week time frame.
The Korean battery
maker said Sunday the new recommendation system will lead to substantial cost
savings and improved operational efficiency. The model has been trained on
approximately 100,000 design cases deriving from the company’s 30 years of
data.
The process
previously took longer because battery cell designers had to draft multiple
proposals and repeatedly estimate their performance to meet clients’
specifications for capacity, energy density and resistance. The AI, by
contrast, can generate a design plan, including performance verification,
within a day after a customers' requirements are entered.
“By incorporating AI
technology into cell design, which determines battery performance, we aim to
deliver overwhelming product competitiveness and differentiated customer
value,” said LG Energy Solution Chief Digital Officer Lee Jin-kyu in a
statement.
The AI model is
currently in the pilot stage, and LG Energy Solution plans to fully integrate
it into its internal cell development system as early as October of this year.