Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A modified pulse charging method for lithium-ion batteries by considering stress evolution, charging time and capacity utilization

  • Research Article
  • Published:
Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The stress evolution, total charging time and capacity utilization of pulse charging (PC) method are investigated in this paper. It is found that compared to the conventional constant current (CC) charging method, the PC method can accelerate the charging process but will inevitably cause an increase in stress and a decrease in capacity. The charging speed for PC method can be estimated by the mean current. By introducing stress control, a modified PC method called the PCCC method, which starts with a PC operation followed by a CC operation, is proposed. The PCCC method not only can accelerate charging process but also can avoid the stress raising and capacity loss occurring in the PC method. Furthermore, the optimal pulsed current density and switch time in the PCCC method is also discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Anseán D, González M, Viera J C, García V M, Blanco C, Valledor M. Fast charging technique for high power lithium iron phosphate batteries: a cycle life analysis. Journal of Power Sources, 2013, 239: 9–15

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Wang D, Wu X, Wang Z, Chen L. Cracking causing cyclic instability of LiFePO4 cathode material. Journal of Power Sources, 2005, 140(1): 125–128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Vetter J, Novák P, Wagner M R, Veit C, Möller K C, Besenhard J O, Winter M, Wohlfahrt-Mehrens M, Vogler C, Hammouche A. Ageing mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 2005, 147(1–2): 269–281

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Schmidt A P, Bitzer M, Imre Á W, Guzzella L. Model-based distinction and quantification of capacity loss and rate capability fade in Li-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 2010, 195(22): 7634–7638

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Li J, Murphy E, Winnick J, Kohl P A. The effects of pulse charging on cycling characteristics of commercial lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 2001, 102(1–2): 302–309

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. de Jongh P E, Notten P H L. Effect of current pulses on lithium intercalation batteries. Solid State Ionics, 2002, 148(3–4): 259–268

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Purushothaman B K, Landau U. Rapid charging of lithium-ion batteries using pulsed currents: a theoretical analysis. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2006, 153(3): A533–A542

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Savoye F, Venet P, Millet M, Groot J. Impact of periodic current pulses on Li-ion battery performance. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2012, 59(9): 3481–3488

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Beh H Z Z, Covic G A, Boys J T. Effects of pulse and DC charging on lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition. Denver: IEEE, 2013, 315–320

    Google Scholar 

  10. Purushothaman B K, Morrison P W Jr, Landau U. Reducing masstransport limitations by application of special pulsed current modes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2005, 152(4): J33–J39

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Keil P, Jossen A. Charging protocols for lithium-ion batteries and their impact on cycle life—An experimental study with different 18650 high-power cells. Journal of Energy Storage, 2016, 6: 125–141

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Song Y, Shao X, Guo Z, Zhang J. Role of material properties and mechanical constraint on stress-assisted diffusion in plate electrodes of lithium ion batteries. Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, 2013, 46(10): 105307

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Zhang X, Shyy W, Marie Sastry A. Numerical simulation of intercalation-induced stress in li-ion battery electrode particles. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2007, 154(10): A910–A916

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Taheri P, Hsieh S, Bahrami M. Investigating electrical contact resistance losses in lithium-ion battery assemblies for hybrid and electric vehicles. Journal of Power Sources, 2011, 196(15): 6525–6533

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Lu B, Song Y, Zhang Q, Pan J, Cheng Y T, Zhang J. Voltage hysteresis of lithium ion batteries caused by mechanical stress. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18(6): 4721–4727

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Bucci G, Swamy T, Bishop S, Sheldon BW, Chiang Y M, Carter W C. The effect of stress on battery-electrode capacity. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2017, 164(4): A645–A654

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Deshpande R, Verbrugge M, Cheng Y T, Wang J, Liu P. Battery cycle life prediction with coupled chemical degradation and fatigue mechanics. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2012, 159(10): A1730–A1738

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Xu J, Deshpande R D, Pan J, Cheng Y T, Battaglia V S. Electrode side reactions, capacity loss and mechanical degradation in lithiumion batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2015, 162(10): A2026–A2035

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Barai P, Smith K, Chen C F, Kim G H, Mukherjee P P. Reduced order modeling of mechanical degradation induced performance decay in lithium-ion battery porous electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2015, 162(9): A1751–A1771

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Cheng Y T, Verbrugge M W. Evolution of stress within a spherical insertion electrode particle under potentiostatic and galvanostatic operation. Journal of Power Sources, 2009, 190(2): 453–460

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Zhang J, Lu B, Song Y, Ji X. Diffusion induced stress in layered Liion battery electrode plates. Journal of Power Sources, 2012, 209: 220–227

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Lu B, Song Y, Zhang J. Selection of charge methods for lithium ion batteries by considering diffusion induced stress and charge time. Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 320: 104–110

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Crank J. The Mathematics of Diffusion. Oxford University Press, 1979

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  24. Zhang S, Zhao K, Zhu T, Li J. Electrochemomechanical degradation of high-capacity battery electrode materials. Progress in Materials Science, 2017, 89: 479–521

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Lu B, Song Y, Guo Z, Zhang J. Modeling of progressive delamination in a thin film driven by diffusion-induced stresses. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2013, 50(14–15): 2495–2507

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Lu B, Zhao Y, Song Y, Zhang J. Analytical model on lithiationinduced interfacial debonding of an active layer from a rigid substrate. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2016, 83(12): 121009

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Hu S, Liang Z, He X. Hybrid sinusoidal-pulse charging method for the Li-ion batteries in electric vehicle applications based on AC impedance analysis. Journal of Power Electronics, 2016, 16(1): 268–276

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Vo T T, Chen X, Shen W, Kapoor A. New charging strategy for lithium-ion batteries based on the integration of Taguchi method and state of charge estimation. Journal of Power Sources, 2015, 273: 413–422

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Qi Y, Hector L G Jr, James C, Kim K J. Lithium concentration dependent elastic properties of battery electrode materials from first principles calculations. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2014, 161(11): F3010–F3018

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Hasan M F, Chen C F, Shaffer C E, Mukherjee P P. Analysis of the implications of rapid charging on lithium-ion battery performance. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2015, 162(7): A1382–A1395

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Shirazi A H N, Mohebbi F, Kakavand M R A, He B, Rabczuk T. Paraffin nanocomposites for heat management of lithium-ion batteries: a computational investigation. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016, 2016: 2131946

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Mortazavi B, Yang H, Mohebbi F, Cuniberti G, Rabczuk T. Graphene or h-BN paraffin composite structures for the thermal management of Li-ion batteries: a multiscale investigation. Applied Energy, 2017, 202: 323–334

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Safari M, Morcrette M, Teyssot A, Delacourt C. Life-prediction methods for lithium-ion batteries derived from a fatigue approach I. Introduction: capacity-loss prediction based on damage accumulation. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2010, 157(6): A713–A720

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Safari M, Morcrette M, Teyssot A, Delacourt C. Life prediction methods for lithium-ion batteries derived from a fatigue approach II. Capacity-loss prediction of batteries subjected to complex current profiles. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2010, 157(7): A892–A898

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11702166, 11332005, and 11702164), the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 13ZZ070), the Shanghai Sailing Program (No. 17YF1606000) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 14DZ2261200).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Yanfei Zhao & Bo Lu

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Yanfei Zhao

  3. Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Yanfei Zhao & Junqian Zhang

  4. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Bo Lu, Yicheng Song & Junqian Zhang

  5. Department of Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Yicheng Song & Junqian Zhang

Authors
  1. Yanfei Zhao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bo Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yicheng Song
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Junqian Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Bo Lu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhao, Y., Lu, B., Song, Y. et al. A modified pulse charging method for lithium-ion batteries by considering stress evolution, charging time and capacity utilization. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 13, 294–302 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-018-0460-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-018-0460-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation