Gamma Technologies, LLC, a software company and the maker of GT-SUITE, one of the leading multi-physics CAE system-based simulation tool serving the automotive and related industries, announced today that it has acquired the AutoLion® battery modelling software business from EC Power.

AutoLion is a Li-ion battery simulation software used by battery suppliers and OEMs for both 1D and 3D battery analysis and design.  It is a predictive, physics-based, simulation tool that models internal battery electrochemical processes, thus allowing fast evaluation of a wide range of battery chemistries (including mixed chemistries) and cell designs even under extreme conditions.  It also models chemistry-specific degradation mechanisms and allows prediction of battery ageing over a wide range of operating conditions, as well as battery safety simulation (resistance to abuse).  In addition to the advanced simulation capabilities, AutoLion includes a comprehensive electrochemical database for many different materials and chemistries used in Li-ion batteries, reducing the burden of laboratory testing for electrochemical properties.

GT users can now access this battery modelling tool under the name AutoLion-GT, integrated into GT-SUITE and also directly with their new GT-DRIVE+ solution, for direct application to electrified vehicle systems and battery thermal modelling.  This allows the use of these fast-running battery models as an integral part of vehicle system simulations to model battery performance and predict the battery life.