Imprinting the Tab Connectors

To ensure that all the interfaces are properly formed when you generate the battery module regions, perform an imprint operation between the battery cells and the tab connectors.

To imprint the tab connectors and the battery cells:

  1. Click (Launch Surface Repair).
  2. In the Surface Repair Options dialog next to Geometry Parts, click Select.
    The Select Objects dialog appears.
  3. Click (Column Selection) until all parts are deselected.
  4. Select the following:

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0: +Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0: -Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,1: +Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,1: -Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,2: +Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,2: -Ve EndPlate

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Post 1

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Post 2

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Post 1

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Post 2

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Strap

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Strap

  5. Click the Show Selected button in the top right corner of the Select Objects window.

    Ensure your selection appears as shown below.



  6. Click OK.
  7. Click OK in the Surface Repair Options dialog.
  8. In the surface repair Edit panel, select the Global tab and click (Merge/Imprint single or multiple parts).
  9. Set the Imprint Mode to Automated.
  10. Set the Tolerance to 1.0E-6 m.
  11. Click Priority Indexing.
    The Merge/Imprint Priority Indexing dialog appears.
  12. Click Create New Set.
  13. Click (Custom Editor) for Priority 1.
  14. In the Select Parts dialog, click Column Selection to select all parts.
  15. Deselect the following:

    • Post 1

    • Post 2

    • Strap

  16. Click OK.
  17. Click Create New Set.
  18. Click (Custom Editor) for Priority 2.
  19. In the Select Parts dialog, select the following:

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Strap

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Strap

  20. Click OK.
  21. Click Create New Set.
  22. Click (Custom Editor) for Priority 3.
  23. In the Select Parts dialog, select the following:

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Post 1

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,0: Post 2

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Post 1

    • Battery Module: Tab Connection 0,1: Post 2

  24. Click OK.


  25. To exit the Merge/Imprint Priority Indexing dialog, click OK.
  26. In the Part Browser box, click Find Pairs.
  27. When all the pairs are found, click Imprint All.
  28. When all the pairs are imprinted, Close the Edit panel.
  29. Save the simulation.