Generating the Battery Module

Generate the battery module.

The three-cell battery is connected to the same electrical load, so no changes to the program file or circuit solver are necessary.

To generate the battery module:

  1. To display the 3D-CAD View in the Graphics window, select the 3D-CAD View 1 tab.
  2. Right-click the Battery Modules > Battery Module node and select Generate Battery Parts.

The battery module contains three cells. Parts have been created for each battery cell in the module.

  1. Right-click the Battery Modules > Battery Module node and select Generate Connector Parts.
    Parts are created for each tab connection.
  2. Select the Regions > Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0.Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0: +ve Tab Root node and in the Parts property, click (Custom Editor).
  3. In the Parts dialog box, expand Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0 and select Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0: +ve Tab Root, and then click OK.


    The selected part is assigned to the region.
  4. For the remaining four regions, repeat the previous two steps to select the corresponding part for each region.
  5. Select the Geometry > Operations > Mesh Battery Module node and delete it.

Imprint the tab connector and tab parts.

  1. Expand the Geometry > Parts node.
  2. Select all the Battery Module parts by holding the Shift key while selecting the first and last part.
  3. Right-click one of the highlighted nodes and select Repair Surface....


  4. In the Surface Repair Options dialog, click OK to launch the surface repair tool for the selected parts.
  5. On the Global tab, click (Merge/Imprint single or multiple parts).
    The Merge/Imprint Options panel appears.
  6. In the Merge/Imprint Options group box, set the Imprint Mode to Automated.
  7. Set the Tolerance to 1.0E-6 m.
  8. In the Part Browser box, click Find Pairs.


  9. Once all the pairs are found, click Imprint All and then Close.
  1. Right-click the Battery Modules > Battery Module node and select Assign Parts to Regions.
  2. In the Assign Battery Parts to Regions dialog, deselect Battery Module: Battery Module Cell 0,0.
  3. Select the following options:
    • Create One Region for All Parts
    • Create a Boundary for Each Part Surface
    • Create Contact-mode Interfaces From Contacts


  4. Click Apply and Close.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ automatically creates interfaces between the tabs and the connectors, based on the imprinted parts.
  1. Expand the Interfaces node and select each interface in turn.
    The selected interface is highlighted in the scene.