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Numerical modeling and experimental validation of pouch-type lithium-ion battery

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The thermal behavior of pouch-type lithium-ion batteries during discharge and charge cycles is investigated by numerical simulation. A transient thermal model using finite element method software is developed through the modification of an electrochemical-thermal model. The developed model is validated with experimental data. For the experiment, a 304252 pouch cell is fabricated and tested in the laboratory. This model captures the dynamic responses of temperature, and distributions of current density and temperature, during discharge and charge cycles. Our results indicate that the discharge temperature is higher than the charge temperature at cut-off voltage. The temperature distribution upon discharge is similar to that of charge. On the other hand, different temperature distributions are observed at various C rates. The temperature profiles obtained from modeling and experiment are in good agreement.

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Abbreviations

c :

Lithium concentration (mol L−1)

C p :

Heat capacity (J kg−1 K−1)

D :

Diffusion coefficient (m2 s−1)

F :

Faraday constant (96,485 C mol−1)

\(\Delta H\) :

Enthalpy change of chemical reaction (J mol−1)

h :

Heat transfer coefficient (W m−2 K−1)

i :

Current density (A m−2)

I :

Applied current (A)

k :

Charge-transfer rate coefficient [A m−2 (m3 mol−1)2/3]

L :

Thickness (m)

n :

Charge number pertaining to the reaction

\(\dot{q}\) :

Heat generation per unit volume (W m−3)

r p :

Radius of electrode particles (m)

r :

Rate of reaction (mol s−1)

R :

Electrical resistance (Ω m)

ΔS :

Entropy change (J mol−1 K−1)

t :

Time (sec)

T :

Temperature (K)

V :

Voltage (V)

V o :

Open circuit voltage (V)

x:

Li content in LixMn2O4

y:

Li content in LiyC6

ε:

Volume fraction

φ:

Electrical potential (V)

κ:

Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)

σ:

Electrical conductivity (S m−1)

ρ:

Density (kg m−3)

\(\upsilon\) :

Volume (m3)

1:

Electronic (solid) phase

2:

Ionic (liquid) phase

PCC:

Positive current collector

PE:

Positive electrode

NCC:

Negative current collector

NE:

Negative electrode

Max:

Maximum

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This work was supported by the Dongguk University Research Fund of 2012.

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  1. Secondary Battery Research Team, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-330, Republic of Korea

    Jung-Hoon Song & Seung-Jae You

  2. Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Dongguk University-Gyeongju, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 780-714, Republic of Korea

    Dong Hyup Jeon

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Song, JH., You, SJ. & Jeon, D.H. Numerical modeling and experimental validation of pouch-type lithium-ion battery. J Appl Electrochem 44, 1013–1023 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-014-0723-x

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