A Study on the Influence of Lithium Plating on Battery Degradation

Upender Rao Koleti, Ashwin Rajan, Chaou Tan, Sanghamitra Moharana, Truong Quang Dinh and James Marco
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Upender Rao Koleti: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Ashwin Rajan: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Chaou Tan: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Sanghamitra Moharana: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Truong Quang Dinh: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
James Marco: Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-22

Abstract: Within Li-ion batteries, lithium plating is considered as one of the main reasons behind the capacity fade that occurs during low temperature and fast charging conditions. Previous studies indicate that plating is influenced by the levels of loss of lithium inventory (LLI) and the loss of active material (LAM) present in a battery. However, it is not clear from the literature on how lithium plating influences battery degradation in terms of LAM and LLI. Quantifying the undesirable impacts of lithium plating can help in understanding its impact on battery degradation and feedback effects of previous lithium plating on the formation of present plating. This study aims to quantify the degradation modes of lithium plating: LLI, LAM at the electrode level. A commercial Li-ion cell was first, aged using two different cases: with and without lithium plating. Second, a degradation diagnostic method is developed to quantify the degradation modes based on their measurable effects on open-circuit voltage (OCV) and cell capacity. The results highlight that LAM NE and LLI levels under the fast charge profile are increased by 10% and 12%, respectively, compared to those under the less aggressive charge profile. Further, limitations of the degradation analysis methods are discussed.

Keywords: lithium plating; fast charging; lithium-ion; voltage relaxation profile; battery management system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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