Thermal Conductivity in Aged Li-Ion Cells under Various Compression Conditions and State-of-Charge
Open Access
- 25 June 2021
- Vol. 7 (3), 42
- https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030042
Abstract
Thermal conductivity (TC) is a parameter, which significantly influences the spatial temperature gradients of lithium ion batteries in operative or abuse conditions. It affects the dissipation of the generated heat by the cell during normal operation or during thermal runaway propagation from one cell to the next after an external short circuit. Hence, the thermal conductivity is a parameter of great importance, which concurs to assess the safety of a Li-ion battery. In this work, an already validated, non-destructive measurement procedure was adopted for the determination of the evolution of the through-plane thermal conductivity of 41 Ah commercially available Li-ion pouch cells (LiNiMnCoO2-LiMn2O4/Graphite) as function of battery lifetime and state of charge (SOC). Results show a negative parabolic behaviour of the thermal conductivity over the battery SOC-range. In addition, an average decrease of TC in thickness direction of around 4% and 23% was measured for cells cycled at 60 °C with and without compression, respectively. It was shown that pretension force during cycling reduces battery degradation and thus minimises the effect of ageing on the thermal parameter deterioration. Nevertheless, this study highlights the need of adjustment of the battery pack cooling system due to the deterioration of thermal conductivity after certain battery lifetime with the aim of reducing the risk of battery overheating after certain product life.Keywords
Funding Information
- Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (863073)
- Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort (863073)
- Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (863073)
- Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (863073)
- Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung (863073)
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