磷酸铁锂离子电池热失控产物爆炸下限预测方法

To predict precisely the lower explosion limit of thermal runaway products of lithium iron phosphate batteries, thermal runaway tests of lithium iron phosphate batteries were carried out in a closed pressure vessel. The experiments were carried out at 25 ℃ and 0.1 MPa, and the method was used to analyze the thermal runaway gas production. The vent gas species composition of lithium iron phosphate batteries was analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Combined with the thermal runaway characteristics of the battery and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technology, the gas composition of thermal runaway products of lithium iron phosphate batteries was calculated. It was assumed that the thermal runway products released from the relief valve to the first injection were all dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and the secondary injection gas was the mixed gas generated by the internal chemical reaction, which is mainly composed of H₂, CO₂, CO, CH₄, and C₂H₄. A prediction model of the lower explosion limit of thermal runaway products was established based on the energy conservation equation and adiabatic flame temperature. The prediction methods of lower explosion limit of multicomponent gases based on adiabatic flame temperature, Le Chatelier law method, and Jones method were verified, and the influence of electrolyte vapor on the lower explosion limit of thermal runaway production was also investigated. The smallest deviation of the lower explosion limit calculated by the Le Chatelier law method at normal temperature and pressure was 1.14%, and the largest deviation of the lower explosion limit calculated by the adiabatic flame temperature method was 10.02%. Within the range from 60% SOC to 100% SOC, the lower explosion limit of the thermal runaway gases increases first and then decreases. When the electrolyte vapor is considered in the thermal runaway products, the lower explosion limit of thermal runaway products of lithium iron phosphate batteries with 60% SOC is only 3.93%, which is 22.49% lower than that of the thermal runaway gas without considering the electrolyte vapor. Actually, the electrolyte vapor is contained in the thermal runaway products of lithium iron phosphate batteries. These results indicate that the addition of electrolyte vapor increases the explosion risk of thermal runaway production of lithium iron phosphate batteries.