Numerical investigation on cooling performance of PCM/cooling plate hybrid system for power battery with variable discharging conditions

To solve the cooling problems of power battery with variable discharging conditions, a hybrid thermal management system combined with phase change materials (PCM) and cooling plate is designed. Moreover, the ANSYS FLUENT is adopted to simulate the three-dimensional model. As a result, the effects of water flow direction and variable discharging conditions are discussed on the maximum temperature and maximum temperature difference inside the battery as well as the liquid fraction of PCM. The numerical results indicate that the maximum temperature is governed by the physical parameters of PCM, whereas the water flow direction in the cooling plate plays a dominant role on the maximum temperature difference. Moreover, the flow direction scheme of case 5 is benefit to reduce the maximum temperature and temperature difference simultaneously. Although the cooling performance of hybrid thermal management system can be deteriorated by increasing the pulse duration and heat flux, the melting of PCM dramatically suppresses the increase in maximum temperature and temperature difference. Considering the limited quality of PCM, enhancing the thermal conductivity of PCM and employing cooling scheme with staggered flow direction are recommendable ways to extend the applicability of the hybrid thermal management system for power battery with complex discharging conditions.

     

Profiling lithium distribution in Sn anode for lithium-ion batteries with neutrons

Measuring the distribution of lithium in high capacity lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrodes is essential to understanding the coulombic losses during the lithiation/delithiation processes that occur while charging and discharging the cell. In this research, two half-cell prototypes were fabricated by electrochemically lithiating Sn foil anodes in 1M LiBF₄ in a 1:1 (wt:wt) ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate solutions at a constant potential of 0.50 and 0.67 V (vs. Li/Li⁺). The neutron depth profiling (NDP) technique was employed to study the Li distributions in the anodes. Li concentration profiles were resolved for the samples lithiated under different conditions for LIB studies. In addition, this paper demonstrated an in situ NDP measurement of an electrochemical cell with a thin window design, which reveals the dynamics of lithium distribution within the Sn anode.     

Clarification of Decomposition Pathways in a State-of-the-Art Lithium Ion Battery Electrolyte through 13C-Labeling of Electrolyte Components

The decomposition of state-of-the-art lithium ion battery (LIB) electrolytes leads to a highly complex mixture during battery cell operation. Furthermore, thermal strain by e.g., fast charging can initiate the degradation and generate various compounds. The correlation of electrolyte decomposition products and LIB performance fading over life-time is mainly unknown. The thermal and electrochemical degradation in electrolytes comprising 1 m LiPF₆ dissolved in ¹³C₃-labeled ethylene carbonate (EC) and unlabeled diethyl carbonate is investigated and the corresponding reaction pathways are postulated. Furthermore, a fragmentation mechanism assumption for oligomeric compounds is depicted. Soluble decomposition products classes are examined and evaluated with liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. This study proposes a formation scheme for oligo phosphates as well as contradictory findings regarding phosphate-carbonates, disproving monoglycolate methyl/ethyl carbonate as the central reactive species.     

Review of Building Integrated Photovoltaics System for Electric Vehicle Charging

The transition to sustainable transportation has fueled the need for innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) systems have emerged as a promising technology that combines renewable energy generation with the infra-structure of buildings. This paper comprehensively reviews the BIPV system for EV charging, focusing on its technology, application, and performance. The review identifies the gaps in the existing literature, emphasizing the need for a thorough examination of BIPV systems in the context of EV charging. A detailed review of BIPV technology and its application in EV charging is presented, covering aspects such as the generation of solar cell technology, BIPV system installation, design options and influencing factors. Furthermore, the review examines the performance of BIPV systems for EV charging, focusing on energy, economic, and environmental parameters and their comparison with previous studies. Additionally, the paper explores current trends in energy management for BIPV and EV charging, highlighting the need for effective integration and recommending strategies to optimize energy utilization. Combining BIPV with EV charging provides a promising approach to power EV chargers, enhances building energy efficiency, optimizes the building space, reduces energy losses, and decreases grid dependence. Utilizing BIPV-generated electricity for EV charging provides electricity and fuel savings, offers financial incentives, and increases the market value of the building infrastructure. It significantly lowers greenhouse gas emissions associated with grid and vehicle emissions. It creates a closed-loop circular economic system where energy is produced, consumed, and stored within the building. The paper underscores the importance of effective integration between Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging, emphasizing the necessity of innovative grid technologies, energy storage solutions, and demand-response energy management strategies to overcome diverse challenges. Overall, the study contributes to the knowledge of BIPV systems for EV charging by presenting practical energy management, effectiveness and sustainability implications. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working towards sustainable transportation and energy systems.     

Clarification of Decomposition Pathways in a State‐of‐the‐Art Lithium Ion Battery Electrolyte through 13C‐Labeling of Electrolyte Components

The decomposition of state‐of‐the‐art lithium ion battery (LIB) electrolytes leads to a highly complex mixture during battery cell operation. Furthermore, thermal strain by e.g., fast charging can initiate the degradation and generate various compounds. The correlation of electrolyte decomposition products and LIB performance fading over life‐time is mainly unknown. The thermal and electrochemical degradation in electrolytes comprising 1 m LiPF₆ dissolved in ¹³C₃‐labeled ethylene carbonate (EC) and unlabeled diethyl carbonate is investigated and the corresponding reaction pathways are postulated. Furthermore, a fragmentation mechanism assumption for oligomeric compounds is depicted. Soluble decomposition products classes are examined and evaluated with liquid chromatography‐high resolution mass spectrometry. This study proposes a formation scheme for oligo phosphates as well as contradictory findings regarding phosphate‐carbonates, disproving monoglycolate methyl/ethyl carbonate as the central reactive species.     

Temperature characterization analysis of LiFePO<Subscript>4</Subscript>/C power battery during charging and discharging

In order to study the surface temperature change and distribution during charging and discharging and in the simulation working condition of LiFePO₄/C power battery at normal temperature, the surface temperature is tested by placing the battery in the incubator and fixing 10 temperature probes on the battery surface. Results show that the temperature of the upper part is higher, and the temperature at the bottom is the lowest, while around the positive electrode is the highest during charging and discharging. The maximum temperature rising rate is reached at the moment of constant current charging transforming to the constant voltage charging during charging, and at the end moment during discharging. During charging in a certain range and discharging, the relations between the maximum temperature, the average temperature rising rate, and the maximum temperature difference of all the measurement points at the same time and the current are approximately linear, respectively. In the simulation working condition, the moment of the maximum temperature is consistent with the large current discharging instantaneous in each stage.     

Molecular cluster batteries of nano-hybrid materials between Keggin POMs and SWNTs

Nano-hybrid materials of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and polyoxometalates (POMs) with three counter cations were prepared and used as cathode-active materials of molecular cluster batteries (MCBs). The charging/discharging performances and thus battery capacity of the MCBs with hybrid materials were significantly better than those of the microcrystal-POM MCBs.     

Single-Layer 2D Ni−BDC MOF Obtained in Supercritical CO2-Assisted Aqueous Solution

The development of an efficient strategy for fabricating two-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets with high yield and high stability is desirable. Herein, we demonstrate for the first time that large, single-layer 2D nickel-benzene dicarboxylate (Ni−BDC) MOF nanosheets can be fabricated with the assistance of supercritical (SC) CO₂ in a pure aqueous system. Detailed experimental evidence reveals that the SC CO₂ molecule can exchange with the lattice-coordinated H₂O molecules, side-on coordinate with the metal Ni¹ sites on the Ni−BDC surface, and finally break the interlayer hydrogen bond to exfoliate the bulk Ni−BDC into a 2D MOF. More importantly, a thin SC CO₂ layer building up at the water−Ni−BDC interfaces can transform the pristine hydrophilic interface into a super-hydrophobic one. This super-hydrophobic layer at the water-MOF interface can effectively prevent dissociation, thus promoting the stability of Ni−BDC in aqueous system.     

Fire behaviors study on 18650 batteries pack using a cone-calorimeter

To investigate the effects of different state of charges (SOCs), external heating powers and charging/discharging treatment on the fire behaviors of 18650 batteries pack, three groups of abuse experiments were conducted with the help of a cone-calorimeter. The fire hazards of batteries pack were characterized by measuring the flame photographs, battery surface temperature, ignition time, thermal runaway time, heat release rate and radiative heat flux. According to the results, it is found that the fire behaviors of batteries pack will appear in advance and behave more violent with the increase in SOC. Additionally, the higher heating power will exacerbate the fire hazards of batteries pack by increasing the surface temperature rise rate, the total heat released and the total heat flux of pack leading to an earlier thermal runaway and more rigorous consequence. Finally, the pack with discharging/charging treatment has a much lower heat released compared to the pack without any treatment due to the incomplete burning and incomplete release of energy. Besides, their fire behaviors also exhibit earlier and severer.

     

In-situ Study of Charge and Discharge of Ni-MH Battery Using the Combined Method of Electrochemistry and Microcalorimetry

An apparatus to study the battery system has been set up. The thermal effects of charge and discharge of Ni-MH batteries have been studied. The calorimetric measurements indicate that the net heat dissipation during charging is larger than that during discharging. It is observed that the ratio of heat dissipation to charging energy varies with charging capacity, and almost 90 percent of charging energy is lost as heat dissipation near the end of the charging process at 97.7 mA. A jump of thermal curve near the end of discharge due to a secondary electrode reaction has been observed.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

An Aqueous Rechargeable Formate‐Based Hydrogen Battery Driven by Heterogeneous Pd Catalysis

The formate‐based rechargeable hydrogen battery (RHB) promises high reversible capacity to meet the need for safe, reliable, and sustainable H₂ storage used in fuel cell applications. Described herein is an additive‐free RHB which is based on repetitive cycles operated between aqueous formate dehydrogenation (discharging) and bicarbonate hydrogenation (charging). Key to this truly efficient and durable H₂ handling system is the use of highly strained Pd nanoparticles anchored on graphite oxide nanosheets as a robust and efficient solid catalyst, which can facilitate both the discharging and charging processes in a reversible and highly facile manner. Up to six repeated discharging/charging cycles can be performed without noticeable degradation in the storage capacity.     

Synthesis of Co-Ni oxide microflowers as a superior anode for hybrid supercapacitors with ultralong cycle life

Li-ion hybrid capacitors (LIHCs), composing of a lithium-ion battery (LIB) type anode and a supercapacitor (SC) type cathode, gained worldwide popularity due to harmonious integrating the virtues of high energy density of LIBs with high power density of SCs. Herein, nanoflakes composed microflower-like Co-Ni oxide (CoNiO) was successfully synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method. The atomic ratio of as-synthesized CoNiO is determined to be 1:3 through XRD and XPS analytical method. As a typical battery-type material, CoNiO and capacitor-type activated polyanilinederived carbon (APDC) were used to assemble LIHCs as the anode and cathode materials, respectively. As a result, when an optimized mass ratio of CoNiO and APDC was 1:2, CoNiO//APDC LIHC could deliver a maximum energy density of 143 Wh kg^-1 at a working voltage of 1-4 V. It is worth mentioning that the LIHC also exhibits excellent cycle stability with the capacitance retention of 78.2% after 15,000 cycles at a current density of 0.5 A g^-1.     

Lithium‐Ionen‐Technologie und was danach kommen könnte

The efficient and effective storage of electrical energy with batteries is key for sustainable energy supply and emission free mobility. At present, lithium ion technology is the “best” high energy density battery and the first choice for use in electric vehicle applications, whereas for stationary storage of electricity a large number of battery technologies, including lithium ion batteries (LIB) , are in competition to each other. Even though the LIB is one step ahead of other battery technologies at the moment, this race is still open. Several new battery chemistries, such as lithium/sulfur, metal/air, sodium, magnesium and dual ion battery technologies are discussed as replacement or complementary technologies to lithium ion. The hope for improved and better battery technologies of the future is still high.     

A comprehensive review of battery technology for E-mobility

Electric vehicles are proven to be a potential alternative to traditional transport technologies and contribute largely to reducing fossil fuel consumption. In this review, various battery technologies used in electric vehicles are discussed in detail with their research advancements. In the market, various types of electric vehicles along with hybrid vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles demand batteries with high energy density, easy charging and discharging with good cycle life and low cost. Hence this article mainly focuses on the types of battery with these parameters in detail. Many battery technologies are currently employed in electric vehicles but the most frequently used batteries are Lithium-ion batteries. Thus, a greater focus is given to Li-ion batteries and their development by detailing the material-specific advancements in their electrode and electrolyte system.     

The heat generation rate of nickel-metal hydride battery during charging/discharging

The heat generation rate of nickel-metal hydride battery is investigated during charging/discharging in this study. The heat capacity of 8 Ah cylindrical Ni-MH battery is measured using a large-scale calorimeter. An accelerating rate calorimeter is employed to provide an adiabatic environment for the battery. The generation rates of reaction heat, polarization heat, and combination heat are calculated through curve fitting. Results show that there exits a linear relationship between each generation rate of the three heat items and the charging/discharging currents. It is suggested that the ohm internal resistance of the battery needs to be as low as possible for reducing the ohm heat. In addition, it is better to avoid overcharging in the higher rate of 5 C for battery safety.     

Influence of additives on the thermal behavior of nickel/metal hydride battery

This study discusses the thermal behavior of the 6.5 Ah cylinder Ni/MH hydride battery with 0.5 wt% ytterbium oxide (Yb₂O₃) in nickel electrode and 1.0 wt% super absorbent polymer (SAP) in hydrogen-storage alloy (MH) electrode during charging to 150% of its rating capacity. Quantity of heat and heat generation rate of the battery during charging are studied by quartz frequency microcalorimeter. Heat generation curve is fitted into a function, and heat transport equation is solved. Using measured data, the internal temperature profiles at the terminal moment of charging at 1C, 3C, and 5C are simulated by FEM. Influence of Yb₂O₃ and SAP on the thermal behavior of Ni/MH battery is examined by the two-dimensional thermal model. Results show that addition of Yb₂O₃ and SAP can achieve substantial improvement for thermal behavior of Ni/MH battery at 1C,3C, and 5C charging.     

锂离子电容器(LIC)产业前沿技术研究进展

新能源战略体系的建设和电子技术的飞速发展对储能器件的性能提出了更高的要求,锂离子电容器是将锂离子电池和双电层电容器“内部交叉”的新型混合储能器件,兼具高能量密度和高功率密度,近年来引起了国内外的广泛关注.本文阐述了锂离子电容器的工作原理和国内外产业发展现状,总结了碳负极的预赋锂技术、电极材料与体系匹配性研究等关键技术前沿的研究成果,并提出了后续产业化研究中所需要解决的实际问题.     

Computational study of a latent heat thermal energy storage system enhanced by highly conductive metal foams and heat pipes

Numerical simulations are performed to analyze the thermal characteristics of a latent heat thermal energy storage system with phase change material embedded in highly conductive porous media. A network of finned heat pipes is also employed to enhance the heat transfer within the system. ANSYS-FLUENT 19.0 is used to create a transient multiphase computational model to simulate the thermal behavior of the storage unit. Copper foam is the porous medium used to enhance the heat transfer and is impregnated with the phase change material, potassium nitrate (KNO₃). The effects of the porosity of the metal foam and the quantity of heat pipes on the thermal characteristics of storage unit have been investigated. The results indicated that increasing the quantity of the embedded heat pipes leads to drastic acceleration of both charging and discharging process. Impregnating the copper foam with potassium nitrate phase change material significantly affects the total charging and discharging times of the storage unit. It was shown that the porosity of the metal foam plays a key role in the thermal behavior of the system during the charging and discharging processes.

     

Double-layer and pseudocapacitance types of electrochemical capacitors and their applications to the development of hybrid devices

The basis of the complementary use of electrochemical capacitors (so-called supercapacitors) in hybrid electric power generation by rechargeable batteries and fuel cells is explored. Electrochemical capacitors are of two types: one where the interfacial double-layer capacitance of high specific area carbon materials is the basis of electric charge storage (as ions and electrons); and the other where pseudocapacitance, associated with electrosorption and surface redox processes at high-area electrode materials, e.g. RuO₂, or at conducting polymers, provides the basis of charge storage. The former, double-layer, type of capacitance stores charge non-faradaically while the latter type, pseudocapacitance, stores charge indirectly through faradaic chemical processes but its electrical behaviour is like that of a capacitor. Two types of hybrid battery/capacitor system are recognized: one based on combination of an electrochemical capacitor cell with a rechargeable battery or a fuel cell in a load-leveling function, e.g. in an electric vehicle power train; and the other based on combination of a faradaic battery-type electrode coupled internally with a capacitative electrode in a two-electrode hybrid module (termed an asymmetric capacitor). Optimization of operation of such systems in terms of balancing of active masses, of power and charge densities, and choice of maximum but limited states-of-discharge, is treated.     

The recent advances in constructing designed electrode in lithium metal batteries

In this review, we focus on the design of lithium electrode and its recent advancements, which suppress the growth of lithium dendrites and improve the performance of the rechargeable batteries. To suppress the growth of lithium dendrites, the general design rules of the system require a uniform lithium ion flux, a low current density, a homogeneous nucleation process and a stable SEI layer. Improvements of the battery performance have been achieved through the delicate design of lithium electrode and here they are summarized into three groups:i) optimizing the 3D porous nanostructure of the current collector, ii) constructing rational host for lithium metal and prelithiating the 3D host matrix with molten lithium, iii) protecting the surface of lithium metal by functional layers. An outlook of the challenges and the potentials of lithium metal battery is also provided, which will facilitate the future development of lithium metal battery.