Perspective—On the Safety of Aged Lithium-Ion Batteries

Preger, Yuliya; Torres-Castro, Loraine; Rauhala, Taina; Jeevarajan, Judith

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac53cc

Perspective—On the Safety of Aged Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Fri Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac53cc· OSTI ID:1847436

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Concerns about the safety of lithium-ion batteries have motivated numerous studies on the response of fresh cells to abusive, off-nominal conditions, but studies on aged cells are relatively rare. This perspective considers all open literature on the thermal, electrical, and mechanical abuse response of aged lithium-ion cells and modules to identify critical changes in their behavior relative to fresh cells. We outline data gaps in aged cell safety, including electrical and mechanical testing, and module-level experiments. Understanding how the abuse response of aged cells differs from fresh cells will enable the design of more effective energy storage failure mitigation systems.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Electricity (OE); Underwriters Laboratories Inc

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1847436

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1844451
OSTI ID: 1855796

Report Number(s):: SAND2022-2182J

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 169; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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