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Numerical approach for lithium-ion battery performance considering various cathode active material composition for electric vehicles using 1D simulation

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The cathode active material, which is one of the four elements constituting a lithium-ion battery (LIB), determines the capacity and power of the battery, making it an important factor that determines the performance of the battery. In this study, NCM, LFP, and LMO, which are representative cathode active materials of LIBs based on electrochemistry, were applied to 18650 cylindrical battery cells. They were expanded to a battery pack model to be mounted on an electric vehicle (EV) to compare and analyze the battery performance according to the application of different cathode active materials. The battery modeling was based on a database provided by the Gamma Technologies LIB simulation, GT-AutoLion. To analyze the thermal stability according to the temperature and the capacity loss of the battery cell resulting from the different C-rate discharges for each positive electrode active material, an electrochemical-based 1D analysis was performed.

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This study was supported by research fund (team research project) from Chosun University (2020).

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  1. Graduate School, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea

    Heewon Choi & Nam-gyu Lim

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea

    Seong Jun Lee & Jungsoo Park

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Heewon Choi is a research engineer of the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Yeongam, Korea. She received her M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Chosun University. Her research interests include Li-ion battery modeling and optimization.

Namgyu Lim received the B.S. degree in Mechanical System Engineering from Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea, in 2020, and is currently working toward the M.S. degrees at Chosun University. His main research interests include modeling and analysis for battery powered application.

Seongjun Lee is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. He received his Ph.D. from Seoul National University in 2011. His main research interests include modeling, control, BMS algorithm design for renewable energy system/electric vehicles.

Jungsoo Park is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University. His research interests include energy systems modeling and optimization.

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Choi, H., Lim, Ng., Lee, S.J. et al. Numerical approach for lithium-ion battery performance considering various cathode active material composition for electric vehicles using 1D simulation. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 2697–2705 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-0540-1

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