Quantifying and modeling of stress-driven short-circuits in lithium-ion batteries in electrified vehicles

Liu, Binghe; Duan, Xudong; Yuan, Chunhao; Wang, Lubing; Li, Jiani; Finegan, Donal P.; Feng, Bill; Xu, Jun

doi:10.1039/d0ta12082k

Quantifying and modeling of stress-driven short-circuits in lithium-ion batteries in electrified vehicles

Journal Article · Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta12082k· OSTI ID:1777396

Liu, Binghe ^[1]; Duan, Xudong ^[2]; ^[3]; Wang, Lubing ^[4]; Li, Jiani ^[3]; ^[5]; Feng, Bill ^[6]; ^[3]

Chongqing Univ. (China)
Beihang Univ. (China)
Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States)
Ningbo Univ. (China)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Jaguar Land Rover, Coventry (United Kingdom)

Despite the huge expansion of electric vehicle sales in the market, customers are discouraged by the possible catastrophic consequences brought by the safety issues of lithium-ion batteries, such as internal short circuits, especially in crash scenarios. Herein, we reveal the quantitative relationship between the deformations of the battery and the internal short circuit. By in situ and ex situ observations and post mortem characterization of the component materials, we quantify the stress-driven internal short circuit and failure behavior of the component material. With the aid of a validated numerical computational model as well as the in situ characterization of the global-field temperature, we successfully identify the minor and major short circuits of the cells upon various mechanical abusive loadings. Finally, we establish the internal short circuit criteria for typical formats of batteries. Furthermore, this discovery also provides a fundamental understanding of both internal and external stress-driven short circuits in a much broader context.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1777396

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5700-79124; MainId:33350; UUID:5e1eed95-4b7c-4594-8261-78c95052dab8; MainAdminID:21245

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 9; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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