Shashank Sripad

I am a Researcher/ Doctoral Candidate advised by Prof. Venkat Viswanathan at Carnegie Mellon University. I work on modeling and simulation of electrochemical energy storage systems with application areas relevant to electric transportation-aviation and portable electronics. An overview of my work is compiled below.

Office/ Lab:	3404 Wean Hall
Contact:	ssripad at cmu dot edu;

Research Interests

Li-ion Batteries
Continuum Scale-Multiphysics Modeling
Electric Vehicles
Electric Aircraft

Publications

Quantifying the Economic Case for Electric Semi-Trucks
ACS Energy Letters 4, 149-155. (2019)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: CMU/Scott News]

Performance Metrics Required of Next-Generation Batteries to Electrify Vertical
Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft
ACS Energy Letters 3, 2989-2994. (2018)
W. L. Fredericks, S. Sripad, G. C. Bower, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link]    [pdf]
[Featured In: The Conversation]

Vulnerabilities of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs to Cyberattacks on Auxiliary Components
S. Sripad, S. Kulandaivel, V. Pande, V. Sekar, V. Viswanathan.
[preprint]

Evaluating the Potential of Platooning in Lowering the Required Performance Metrics
of Li-Ion Batteries to Enable Practical Electric Semi-Trucks
ACS Energy Letters 2(11), 2642-2646. (2017)
M. Guttenberg, S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: MIT Technology Review The Drive]

Performance Metrics Required of Next Generation Batteries to Make a Practical Electric Semi Truck
ACS Energy Letters 2(7), 1669-1673. (2017)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: WIRED REUTERS The Economist Washington Post FORTUNE TTAC Axios CNBC Business Insider The Independent FreightWaves Forbes 1 2; The Indian Express]

Evaluation of Current, Future, and Beyond Li-Ion Batteries for the Electrification of Light Commercial Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164(11), E3635-E3646. (2017)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: Axios ECS Blog]

Conference Presentations

Gordon Research Conference - Batteries, 2018.
Challenges in Electrifying Light and Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles
Meeting Abstracts, The Electrochemical Society 21, 1010-1010. (2017)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[abstract]
Energy Storage and Management in Supercapacitors
for Application in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems
Int. J. ChemTech. Res. 7(3), 1118-1124. (2015)
S. Sripad, S. J. Kumar, A. Jain.
[pdf]

Other Media

"Battery Police", Quartz, November 2018.
EV Powertrains and Inefficiencies, The Drive, November 2018.
Real Engineering, December 2017.
On Electric Hypercars, The Drive, November 2017.
Estimating the Size of the Model 3 Battery Pack, Axios, August 2017.
High Precision Battery Testing, CHARGED, August 2016.

Research Posters

Technical and Economic Feasibility of Wirelessly Charged Electric Buses
[poster] [MIT Energy Conference 2016 (2nd Place),
Duke Energy Week 2016 (Best Research Poster)]
High Rate Capable Blended Cathode for Electric Pickup Trucks
[poster]