# Centre for Batteries, Electric Vehicles and Electronics

**Source**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/centres/batteries-electric-vehicles-and-electronics
**Parent**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/research-centres

Director(s):
[Professor Denise Morrey](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/denise-morrey)

Contact:

[+44 (0)1865483521](tel:+44 (0)1865483521)

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## 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](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/structure-and-governance/faculties-and-schools/ecm "School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics")

### Related research units

- [Future of Transport](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/themes/future-of-transport)

### Related courses

- [Automotive Engineering with Electric Vehicles (MSc)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/automotive-engineering-with-electric-vehicles)
- [Engineering (MPhil / PhD / Masters by Research / PhD by Published Work / EngD Professional Doctorate)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/research/engineering)
- [Automotive Engineering with Electric Vehicles (BEng (Hons) / MEng)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/automotive-engineering)
- [Mechanical Engineering (MSc)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/mechanical-engineering-msc)
- [Motorsport Engineering (MSc)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/motorsport-engineering-msc)
- [Motorsport Engineering (BEng (Hons) / MEng)](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-engineering-beng-or-meng)

## Leadership

### Professor Denise Morrey

- [dmorrey@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:dmorrey@brookes.ac.uk)

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Research Lead

[View profile  for Denise Morrey](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/denise-morrey)

## Membership

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### Staff

| Name | Role | Email |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Professor Gordana Collier](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/gordana-collier) | Head of School | [gordanacollier@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:gordanacollier@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Professor Khaled Hayatleh](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/khaled-hayatleh) | Professor of Electronic Engineering | [khayatleh@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:khayatleh@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Paul Henshall](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/paul-henshall) | Associate Professor | [phenshall@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:phenshall@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Edward Hopkins](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/edward-hopkins) | Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering | [e.hopkins@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:e.hopkins@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Mr Robert Norris](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/robert-norris) | Senior Lecturer | [rnorris@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:rnorris@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Davide Domenico Sciortino](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/davide-sciortino) | Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering | [dsciortino@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:dsciortino@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Amr Abdallah Tammam](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/abdallah-tammam) | Senior Lecturer | [atammam@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:atammam@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Jeshma Thalapil Vaheeda](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/jeshma-thalapil-vaheeda) | Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering | [jthalapil-vaheeda@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:jthalapil-vaheeda@brookes.ac.uk) |
| [Dr Nabil Yassine](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/nabil-yassine) | Senior Lecturer in Electric Vehicles & Postgraduate Engineering Subject Corordinator | [nyassine@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:nyassine@brookes.ac.uk) |

## Groups

[Electronics and Instrumentation Group](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/groups/electronics-and-instrumentation "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](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/centres/batteries-electric-vehicles-and-electronics/symposium/competition).

[Read about the event](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/news/news-from-2025/02/oxford-brookes-university-hosts-inaugural-motorspo)

## 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)

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