Simultaneous Operando Measurements of the Local Temperature, State of Charge, and Strain inside a Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Cell
Abstract
A high energy X-ray diffraction technique is employed in a new way to make operando through-thickness measurements inside a large format commercial Li-ion pouch cell. The technique, which has a sub-mm in-plane spatial resolution, simultaneously determines the local temperature, the local state of charge of both electrodes (as opposed to the global average state of charge determined electrochemically), and the local in-plane elastic strain in the current collectors, all without embedding any intrusive sensors that alter battery behavior. As both thermal strain and mechanical strain develop during the charge-discharge cycling of the pouch cell, a novel approach developed herein makes it possible to separate them, allowing for measurement of the local temperature inside the battery. The operando experiment reveals that the temperature inside the cell is substantially higher than the external temperature. We propose that mechanical strain is due primarily to load transfer from the electrode to the current collector during lithiation, allowing determination of the local binder. Detailed local SOC mapping illustrates non-uniform degradation of the battery pouch cell. The possibility for 3D measurements is proposed. We believe that this new approach can provide critically needed data for validation of detailed models of processes inside commercial pouch cells.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1438509
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- OSTI ID: 1480825; OSTI ID: 1490700; OSTI ID: 1907244
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- AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357
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- Published Article
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- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
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- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 165 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
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- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; commercial lithium-ion battery; internal temperature and strain; simultaneous operando measurements
Citation Formats
Yu, Xinghua, Feng, Zhili, Ren, Yang, Henn, Daniel, Wu, Zhenggang, An, Ke, Wu, Bi, Fau, Christian, Li, Chen, and Harris, Stephen J. Simultaneous Operando Measurements of the Local Temperature, State of Charge, and Strain inside a Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Cell. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.1251807jes.
Yu, Xinghua, Feng, Zhili, Ren, Yang, Henn, Daniel, Wu, Zhenggang, An, Ke, Wu, Bi, Fau, Christian, Li, Chen, & Harris, Stephen J. Simultaneous Operando Measurements of the Local Temperature, State of Charge, and Strain inside a Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Cell. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1251807jes
Yu, Xinghua, Feng, Zhili, Ren, Yang, Henn, Daniel, Wu, Zhenggang, An, Ke, Wu, Bi, Fau, Christian, Li, Chen, and Harris, Stephen J. Thu .
"Simultaneous Operando Measurements of the Local Temperature, State of Charge, and Strain inside a Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Cell". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1251807jes.
@article{osti_1438509,
title = {Simultaneous Operando Measurements of the Local Temperature, State of Charge, and Strain inside a Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Cell},
author = {Yu, Xinghua and Feng, Zhili and Ren, Yang and Henn, Daniel and Wu, Zhenggang and An, Ke and Wu, Bi and Fau, Christian and Li, Chen and Harris, Stephen J.},
abstractNote = {A high energy X-ray diffraction technique is employed in a new way to make operando through-thickness measurements inside a large format commercial Li-ion pouch cell. The technique, which has a sub-mm in-plane spatial resolution, simultaneously determines the local temperature, the local state of charge of both electrodes (as opposed to the global average state of charge determined electrochemically), and the local in-plane elastic strain in the current collectors, all without embedding any intrusive sensors that alter battery behavior. As both thermal strain and mechanical strain develop during the charge-discharge cycling of the pouch cell, a novel approach developed herein makes it possible to separate them, allowing for measurement of the local temperature inside the battery. The operando experiment reveals that the temperature inside the cell is substantially higher than the external temperature. We propose that mechanical strain is due primarily to load transfer from the electrode to the current collector during lithiation, allowing determination of the local binder. Detailed local SOC mapping illustrates non-uniform degradation of the battery pouch cell. The possibility for 3D measurements is proposed. We believe that this new approach can provide critically needed data for validation of detailed models of processes inside commercial pouch cells.},
doi = {10.1149/2.1251807jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 7,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {5}
}
https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1251807jes
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