LG Energy Solution teases AI model for cell design, reduces design time from 2 weeks to 1 day

The first crucial phase of manufacturing a battery is designing the cell, which traditionally takes weeks to complete. LG Energy Solution reports that it has developed an artificial intelligence solution that streamlines the process, reducing design time to just one day.

Dubbed the ‘AI model to optimize the cell design process', they trained it based on the algorithms and properties of about 100,000 cell designs. Customers can relay their requirements like capacity, energy density, and resistance, the tool will iterate through its training data, and suggest the optimal cell design to match.

Typically takes process would take about 2 weeks, but LG says the tool will reduce the time to about 1 day. LG hasn't given much information on how it works, who's using it, or any hard results yet, but they say they'll have more information out in October 2024.

They aim to integrate the AI model into its internal cell development system as early as October and are currently strengthening the system through pilot implementations. LG Energy Solution also plans to actively apply AI to improve other elements beyond battery cells, such as module and pack designs, in the coming years.

AI’s greatest advantage is its ability to design battery cells consistently and quickly, irrespective of the designer’s skills. By integrating AI technology into cell designs, which determines battery performance, LG Energy Solution aims to provide overwhelming product competitiveness alongside differentiated customer value.

Additionally, LG Energy Solution is establishing a ‘Generative AI Platform’ by introducing generative AI technology to effectively leverage employee expertise across various other areas of business including procurement, production, processes, facilities, and quality management.

More info to come.