TY - JOUR
T1 - Simultaneous operando measurements of the local temperature, state of charge, and strain inside a commercial lithium-ion battery pouch cell
AU - Yu, Xinghua
AU - Feng, Zhili
AU - Ren, Yang
AU - Henn, Daniel
AU - Wu, Zhenggang
AU - An, Ke
AU - Wu, Bi
AU - Fau, Christian
AU - Li, Chen
AU - Harris, Stephen J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1149/2.1251807jes
DO - 10.1149/2.1251807jes
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057653291
SN - 0013-4651
VL - 165
SP - A1578-A1585
JO - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
JF - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
IS - 7
ER -