A review on thermal management techniques for lithium-ion battery

随着新能源汽车的广泛使用,动力锂离子电池的热安全性问题日益突出。本文以Bernardi生热机理为基础,耦合不同物理量,分别从电化学-热耦合模型、电-热耦合模型和热滥用模型来介绍单体电池的热特性。由于电池能量密度的增加与行驶工况复杂程度的提高,动力锂离子电池容易发生热量堆积,甚至造成热失控,对此,文中梳理了商用动力电池包的常用冷却方式。最后,根据对影响电池模组安全性的热失控蔓延机理及实测结果,介绍了阻断单体及基本模块热失控传播的有效方法。     

Simulation of abuse tolerance of lithium-ion battery packs

A simple approach for using accelerating rate calorimetry data to simulate the thermal abuse resistance of battery packs is described. The thermal abuse tolerance of battery packs is estimated based on the exothermic behavior of a single cell and an energy balance than accounts for radiative, conductive, and convective heat transfer modes of the pack. For the specific example of a notebook computer pack containing eight 18650-size cells, the effects of cell position, heat of reaction, and heat-transfer coefficient are explored. Thermal runaway of the pack is more likely to be induced by thermal runaway of a single cell when that cell is in good contact with other cells and is close to the pack wall.     

Recent progress on thermal runaway propagation of lithium-ion battery

简述了电动汽车锂离子动力电池热失控蔓延机理、建模与抑制技术的最新研究进展。为了满足汽车高能量的要求,需要动力电池进行串并联成组来提供动力。电池组成组安全问题成为电动汽车大规模应用的重要技术问题。电池组中的某一个电池单体发生热失控后产生大量热,导致周围电池单体受热产生热失控。因而,电池组成组安全问题的重要关注点是电池组内的热失控蔓延问题。本文对锂离子电池热失控蔓延问题的国内外研究进展进行了综述,分析了对于不同种类锂离子动力电池影响其热失控蔓延特性的主要因素。总结了文献中的热失控蔓延建模方法,并指出了已有方法的不足。从电池系统热安全管理的角度,阐述并分析了热失控蔓延防控技术的研究成果与方向。最后对锂离子电池热失控蔓延研究进行了展望。     

Research of leaked toxics from Li-ion battery electrical heat triggering thermal runaway

为探究锂离子电池电热触发热失控过程,本工作在研究和建立电热触发锂离子电池热失控方法的基础上,对不同荷电状态下18650锂离子电池进行电热触发热失控,分析了电热触发18650锂离子电池热失控现象,对热失控过程中泄露的气体进行采集与分析。研究结果表明,电热方法可以触发18650锂离子的热失控,该热失控过程中会产生有毒气体,同时伴随浓烟和高温,防护不当将对人体和环境造成伤害。     

锂离子电池模组热失控传播的结构因素影响分析

为优化锂离子电池模组的结构设计,通过热失控数值分析,结合COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS软件搭建了圆柱电池模组的三维热失控传播模型,研究不同排列结构和电池间隙下的热失控传播特性。结果表明：插排结构能有效降低热失控传播速率;增加模组中电池间隙,电池的热失控触发时间后移;在模组热失控后期,扩散速率加快。     

Prediction of thermal runaway and thermal management requirements in cylindrical Li‐ion cells in realistic scenarios

Li‐ion cells suffer from significant safety and performance problems due to overheating and thermal runaway. Effective thermal management can lead to increased energy conversion efficiency and energy storage density. Critical needs towards these goals include the capability to predict thermal behavior in extreme conditions and determine thermal management requirements to prevent thermal runaway. This paper presents an experimentally validated theoretical model to predict the temperature distribution in a cell in response to nonlinear heat generation rate that is known to occur during thermal runaway. This problem is solved by linearization of the nonlinear term over successive time intervals. Experimental measurements carried out on a thermal test cell in conditions similar to thermal runaway show good agreement with the theoretical model. Experimental measurements and model predictions indicate strong dependence of the fate of the cell on its reaction kinetics, thermal properties, and ambient conditions. Specifically, a sudden change in thermal runaway behavior is predicted once the ambient temperature crosses a certain threshold, consistent with past experimental observations. The impact of increasing cell thermal conductivity on improved thermal runaway performance is quantified. Results presented here provide a fundamental understanding of thermal runaway, and may lead to improved performance and safety of Li‐ion–based energy conversion and storage systems.     

基于COMSOL的锂离子电池热失控仿真与防控

动力电池是新能源汽车关键部件,为进一步探究其热失控机理及影响因素,总结热失控发展过程,利用COMSOL软件构建锂离子电池单体模型,结合仿真实验结果详细分析其影响因素,并提出一款利用隔热罩、隔热盖板、隔热底座和可滑动扩容盒延缓热失控效果的可延缓热失控的汽车电池包。研究结果表明：热失控过程大致分为加热阶段、喷射和燃烧阶段、熄灭阶段,受4种副反应产热影响;在超过445.08 K的高温环境下,长时间工作的锂离子电池易发生热失控,失控热源关键在正极活性材料与电解液分解反应;当电池实际温度超过500 K时,温度若无法及时控制将导致火灾事故发生;同时,对流传热系数越高,电池温度变化越快;初始温度越高,热失控可能性越大。     

Research on early warning system of lithium ion battery energy storage power station

研究锂离子电池储能电站消防预警技术对于储能系统的安全运行具有重要意义。本文通过对电池热失控及热扩散特征识别展开讨论,由于锂离子电池发生热失控时会伴随着可燃气体缓慢释放,如果能够提取电池热失控早期气体参数并对其进行研究分析,可以在此基础上建立电池系统的热失控预警机制。本文采用加热方式和过充方式诱发电池热失控气体提取试验,通过采气试验进行气体成分含量分析,确定了将一氧化碳和温度作为典型的侦测依据来实现锂电池热失控的早期预警。并将这种电池热失控早期预警判断应用到了储能电站消防预警系统中,同时结合多级预警及防护机制和安全联动策略做了深入研究,确定了锂离子电池储能电站消防预警系统的设计架构,从系统部件、联动通信、人员安全3个方面对系统设计做了简要说明,在保证快速有效的检测出电池热失控状态的同时快速联动消防设施,极大提高了储能系统运行的可靠性。     

锂离子电池热安全防控技术的研究进展

在众多储能技术中,锂离子电池以其能量密度大、能量转换效率高、循环寿命长、应用范围广、对环境友好等优势,成为当前最具应用前景的电力系统电池储能技术之一。但现有锂离子电池体系无法从本质上保证其安全性,在使用过程中具有发生热失控乃至燃烧、爆炸等安全事故的风险。本文就锂离子电池的热失控机理、电池本体的安全设计、安全预警、电池组热失控起火的阻燃装置以及消防安全的研究进展进行了综述。     

Review on heat generation theory model of lithium-ion battery

本文根据近年来锂离子电池产热特性方面的研究,详细阐述了锂离子电池产热的基本原理,并总结了国内外锂离子电池产热模型的研究现状。重点针对电化学-热耦合模型、电-热耦合模型以及热滥用模型进行了详细综述,并在此基础上对锂离子电池热效应的研究和产热模型的建立进行了展望。     

Influence of cycling on the heat-release and thermal runaway of the lithium ion battery under adiabatic condition

随着锂离子电池能量、寿命的提升,对安全性需求也越来越高,温度对电池的寿命和安全有着重要影响。以钴酸锂/中间相碳微球体系电池为研究对象,采用加速量热仪研究了不同工作电流、不同循环老化周期电池的产热特性和热失控行为,电池的发热量随着充放电倍率的增加而增大。通过比较不同循环老化周期电池的产热速率,发现容量衰减速度与直流内阻、产热量之间存在很强的关联性。从热失控行为研究发现,自放热起始温度为105.4℃,随后发生连续自放热,直到温度达到149.7℃热失控起始温度,发生内短路,最终导致电池热失控。循环后电池的热失控过程中自放热和热失控起始温度稍有变化,热失控时间大大缩短。     

Recent progress on mechanism and detection of internal short circuit in lithium-ion batteries

锂离子电池内短路是锂离子电池热失控事故中最常见的诱因之一,也是机械滥用、电滥用、热滥用的共性环节,是潜在的安全威胁。本文从锂离子电池内短路安全问题出发,综述了内短路机理的研究进展,归纳了内短路替代实验方法,介绍了内短路演化过程,指出了内短路检测需在其发展初期和中期完成。进而,总结了多种内短路检测方法,最后,对内短路问题下一步研究进行了展望。     

Experimental researches on thermal runaway in cylindrical LiFePO4 batteries during nail penetration

锂离子电池在发生针刺之后会造成内部短路,进而产生大量热量和浓烟以至引发热失控。本文通过模拟实验剖析圆柱型磷酸铁锂电池针刺后的内部结构,结合理论分析探究针刺热失控产热机理。以自行设计搭建的磷酸铁锂电池针刺热失控实验平台为基础,在初始20℃室温下采用Φ5 mm的钨钢针刺穿电池,观测电池的热失控发展情况以及电池电压、表面温升变化规律。根据实验结果得到以下结论：①针刺对圆柱型磷酸铁锂电池造成的热失控剧烈情况带有随机性;②电池电压在针刺后下降至0V,若破坏过程中电池内部热反应气体泄漏甚至发生爆炸则电压下降更迅速;③电池温度在被刺破后迅速上升,其温升趋势总体随破坏程度增加而加快。综合来看,针刺对磷酸铁锂电池的损坏是不可逆且通常会并发热失控,因此建议在设计电池结构时应当充分考虑防针刺及对电池进行额外保护。     

A three-dimensional thermal abuse model for lithium-ion cells

To understand further the thermal abuse behavior of large format Li-ion batteries for automotive applications, the one-dimensional modeling approach formulated by Hatchard et al. [T.D. Hatchard, D.D. MacNeil, A. Basu, J.R. Dahn, J. Electrochem. Soc. 148(7) (2001) A755–A761] was reproduced. Then it was extended to three dimensions so we could consider the geometrical features, which are critical in large cells for automotive applications. The three-dimensional model captures the shapes and dimensions of cell components and the spatial distributions of materials and temperatures, and is used to simulate oven tests, and to determine how a local hot spot can propagate through the cell. In simulations of oven abuse testing of cells with cobalt oxide cathode and graphite anode with standard LiPF₆ electrolyte, the three-dimensional model predicts that thermal runaway will occur sooner or later than the lumped model, depending on the size of the cell. The model results showed that smaller cells reject heat faster than larger cells; this may prevent them from going into thermal runaway under identical abuse conditions. In simulations of local hot spots inside a large cylindrical cell, the three-dimensional model predicts that the reactions initially propagate in the azimuthal and longitudinal directions to form a hollow cylinder-shaped reaction zone.     

Research on thermal runaway test platform design for energy-storage lithium-ion batteries

介绍了锂离子储能电池热失控研究的目的和意义,探讨了储能电池与动力电池在热失控检测实验研究关注上的异同,从理论分析和实验研究两方面归纳了影响储能电池热失控的促发条件及对应的关键阈值.在此基础上,完成了模拟热失控促发条件和满足阈值要求的检测实验平台设计及功能验证,并对此平台的应用前景进行了展望.     

Using high‐HFP‐content cathode binder for mitigation of heat generation of lithium‐ion battery

We investigate the effects of thermally sensitive binder (TSB) on the temperature increase of lithium‐ion battery (LIB) coin cell subjected to severe mechanical abuse. The TSB is poly(vinylidenefluoride‐co‐hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF‐HFP), similar to conventional poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF) binder but with a significant hexafluoropropylene (HFP) content. The testing data show that by using TSB, the peak temperature increase of nail‐penetrated LIB coin cell can be reduced by 20% to 40%, attributed to the softening of TSB that begins from ~80°C. The cycling performance of the LIB cells is also characterized. This research sheds light on the development of thermal‐runaway mitigation techniques.     

Temperature characteristics of lithium iron phosphatepower batteries under overcharge

High-capacity LiFePO₄ batteries are widely used in public transportation in China. However, overcharge causes serious safety issues, and the nature of the process requires further research. This study investigates an overcharge-induced thermal runaway of 20 and 24 Ah LiFePO₄ batteries under different initial states of charge (SOC) and charging rates. Chemical reactions inside the battery are influenced by the capacity of the battery, that is, a higher capacity induces faster heating and a higher maximal surface temperature than the lower capacity under the same conditions. The temperature curve of low initial SOC battery at low chargingratedoes not change notably. Under other conditions, the thermal runaway exhibits two stages, an initial slow temperature increase (stage I) followed by a rapid temperature increase (stage II). The initial SOC and charging rate are relevant only for the rate of temperature increase in stage I, with little effect in stage II. The study on the temperature characteristics of overcharge-induced thermal runaway can promotethe safety research of LiFePO₄ power batteries.     

Thermal runaway propagation mitigation of lithium ion battery by epoxy resin board

动力电池热失控扩展阻隔是抑制大规模电池火灾的重要途径。本文采用环氧树脂板（ERB）阻隔锂离子电池的热失控扩展，分析不同厚度ERB对串联及并联模组的热失控阻隔作用。结果表明，ERB可降低热失控电池模组的最高温度，减轻电池热失控剧烈程度，避免喷射火焰的产生；对于并联的电池模组，采用2 mmERB的锂电池模组的电池间热失控扩展平均时间间隔为198 s，为无ERB时的2.29倍，采用4 mm ERB时平均时间间隔延长至无ERB时的5.57倍；对于串联的电池模组，采用2 mm ERB时电池热失控扩展平均时间间隔延长至无ERB锂电池模组的2.09倍，采用4 mm ERB时可完全阻止热失控扩展；研究发现并联的电池模组相对于串联模组更容易扩展,其原因为并联模组单个电池热失控时会形成电回路并产生焦耳热。     

Experimental investigation on the essential cause of the degrading performances for an overcharging ternary battery

Ternary power batteries, as the mainstream power sources of electric vehicles, are liable to inducing thermal runaway (TR) with respect to their sensitivity to abusive conditions. Among various abuse conditions, the overcharge of a battery has been considered as the most common and severe case giving rise to thermal safety accidents. In this study, an overcharged battery and a normal battery, both using ternary/graphite electrodes, were investigated and analyzed synergistically through thermal behaviors and electrochemical characteristics. Initially, a series of electrochemical parameters including charge and discharge voltage plateaus, discharged capacity and time at different discharge rates, and internal resistances were carried out. Then, the heat generation behaviors between normal and overcharged batteries were evaluated. Furtherly, the interconnectedness with the electrochemical capacity degradation and heat generation aggravation of the ternary battery after overcharge was analyzed. Besides, the essential causes of the deterioration of electrochemical properties and severe heat behaviors resulting from overcharge were intensively analyzed via microscopic perspectives. In addition, the electrochemical characteristics fading of abused ternary battery triggered by overcharge were investigated, especially under higher temperature (55°C) and ultralow temperature (−20°C) conditions. Therefore, for an overcharged battery, this research not only elaborates the essential causa of the degraded electrochemical and anabatic thermal performance from a materials and thermal science perspective but also provides a foundation for further promoting the safety properties of commercialized power batteries with ternary chemical systems.     

Overview of research on thermal safety of lithium-ion batteries

随着锂离子电池在生活和工作中的普及,锂离子电池的安全事故逐年增加,锂离子电池的安全研究逐渐引起学术界的关注。研究锂离子电池的热安全性,可以有效分析锂离子电池发生起火和爆炸的内在原因,指导锂离子电池安全性研究的开展。本文介绍了锂离子电池工作过程中产热的来源和影响因素,以及锂离子电池热失控发生时的内部反应和反应对应的温度,并对电池热失控时的热特性参数进行了总结。