The partnership will focus on developing the battery testing technology that will allow students, faculty and engineers to study and optimize energy storage systems.
According to Johnson Controls, the research will enable manufacturers to build systems that utilize battery power more efficiently.
Johnson Controls Power Solutions advanced products vice president Christian Rosenkranz said the partnership would help advance the energy storage industry by expanding the reach of university research partnerships.
"With the help of the UW-Madison, Johnson Controls will test cutting-edge energy storage concepts while training a new generation of engineers," Rosenkranz added.
Johnson Controls said the project will team industry scientists with UW professors, graduate students and undergraduate students.
Once cells are clustered into energy storage solutions in the form of battery modules or systems, those systems can be tested at the new UW-Madison lab.
The tests conducted at UW-Madison could come as part of the engineering development phase or final product testing phase. The lab will be equipped to test batteries both inside and outside of a vehicle.
