A review of multi-dimensional signal evolution and coupling mechanism of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0694

Abstract

Abstract:

Thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries is the core issue of current electrochemical energy storage power stations regarding safety. Accurate and detailed description of the battery thermal runaway is the premise to realize the active safety warning of energy storage power stations. However, lithium-ion battery is an electrochemical system with complex nonlinear characteristics, which exhibits multi-dimensional signal characteristics during their thermal runaway evolution. It is difficult to comprehensively monitor batteries' safety and health status only by a single signal characteristic. Therefore, studying the evolution and coupling mechanism of multi-dimensional signals in the battery thermal runaway is essential. This review systematically investigated the evolution laws of characteristic signals in the four dimensions of thermal, electricity, machinery, and gas during the thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries and analyzed the coupling characteristics between different signals. Furthermore, an active safety early warning method has prospected for energy storage batteries based on multi-dimensional sensing signals.

Key words: lithium-ion battery, thermal runaway, multi-signal coupling, safety warning

CLC Number:

TM 912

Kuijie LI, Ping LOU, Minyuan GUAN, Jinlong MO, Weixin ZHANG, Yuancheng CAO, Shijie CHENG. A review of multi-dimensional signal evolution and coupling mechanism of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2023, 12(3): 899-912.

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时间	现象
0～362 s	锂电池正常工作，未探测到信号
362～584 s	探测到信号，气体浓度排序：DMC>CO₂>EMC>CH₄
584～600 s(热失控开始)	排气率增加，探测到C₂H₄、CH₃OCH₃和CH₃OCHO
600～840 s(热失控到达顶峰)	气体浓度排名：DMC>CO₂>EMC> C₂H₄>CH₄>CH₃OCH₃>CH₃OCHO
840～900 s	探测到HF
900～1500 s	DMC、HF和EMC的浓度继续增加但其余气体混合物浓度在降低
1500～2500 s	HF的浓度继续增加但其余气体混合物浓度在降低

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