화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.83, 247-251, March, 2020
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.11.034  Export Citation
Comparative study of thermal runaway and cell failure of lab-scale Li-ion batteries using accelerating rate calorimetry
Kihyun Son1, Soo Min Hwang1, Seok-Gyun Woo2, Jin Kyo Koo1, Meenseon Paik1, Eui Hwan Song1, †, and Young-Jun Kim1, 3, †
  • 1SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
  • 2Samsung SDI, 150-20, Gongse-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Nano Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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The safety of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) has long been a critical issue for their widespread application. The ever-increasing requirements for large-scale applications such as electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems have spurred great interest in ensuring high standards of safety, which requires an understanding of the thermal runaway features of cells and modules. In this study, we evaluated the thermal runaway of pouch-type LIB cells with cell capacities of 33-3300 mA h by using accelerated rate calorimetry (ARC) and lab-made hotbox ramping measurements. The large-capacity cells (1000 and 3300 mA h) exhibited distinct stage behaviors of the self-heating rate in the ARC profiles and large exothermic reactions accompanied by an abrupt open-circuit voltage drop (internal short circuit) in the ramping test. The small-capacity cell (33 mA h) showed an incomplete thermal runaway feature. These findings were attributed to the large proportion of inactive components relative to the active components, which is discussed in terms of the heat capacity. The data sensitivity factor is also suggested as a reliable measure of thermal runaway evaluation of LIB cells.
Keywords:ARC;Li-ion batteries;Safety;Self-heating;Thermal runaway
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