Interpretation of Simultaneous Mechanical-Electrical-Thermal Failure in a Lithium-Ion Battery Module: Preprint

Conference · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

OSTI ID:1335796

Zhang, Chao; Santhanagopalan, Shriram; Stock, Mark J.; Brunhart-Lupo, Nicholas; Gruchalla, Kenny

Lithium-ion batteries are currently the state-of- the-art power sources for electric vehicles, and their safety behavior when subjected to abuse, such as a mechanical impact, is of critical concern. A coupled mechanical-electrical-thermal model for simulating the behavior of a lithium-ion battery under a mechanical crush has been developed. We present a series of production-quality visualizations to illustrate the complex mechanical and electrical interactions in this model.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1335796
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-2C00-66901
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at SC16: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, 13-18 November 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
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lithium battery
mechanical impact
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