A Thermal Image based Fault Detection in Electric Vehicle Battery Cells Utilizing CNN U-Net Model

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Senthilraj, N. R. Shanker

Abstract

It entails the formation of thermal images from battery cells under different conditions, capturing crucial thermal patterns such as hotspots, insulation degradation, and overheating. For robust model training, data preprocessing and augmentation techniques are applied. The U-Net model, known for its expertise in semantic segmentation tasks, is applied to evaluate thermal images and to detect fault-related features. The results demonstrate the U-Net's unique precision, sensitivity, and specificity in detecting thermal anomalies. This research adds to the improvement of the safety and dependability of EV battery systems, with applications in the electric mobility and automotive industries.

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Senthilraj, et al. (2023). A Thermal Image based Fault Detection in Electric Vehicle Battery Cells Utilizing CNN U-Net Model. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, 11(10), 381–389. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i10.8502
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Senthilraj, N. R. Shanker

Senthilraj1, N. R. Shanker2

1 Research Scholar, Electronics and Communication Engineering,

PRIST University,

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

senthilrajvlsi@gmail.com

2 Professor / Supervisor, Computer Science and Engineering,

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering,

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

nr_phd@yahoo.in

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