Testing and Modeling of Vehicle Li-Ion Battery Module with Prismatic Cells under Abuse Conditions

Krishna Prasath Logakannan, Feng Zhu (), David Sypeck, Sida Xu, Jie Deng and Sangyeon Kim
Additional contact information
Krishna Prasath Logakannan: Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Feng Zhu: Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
David Sypeck: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA
Sida Xu: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA
Jie Deng: Department of High Voltage Battery System, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 48121, USA
Sangyeon Kim: Department of High Voltage Battery System, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 48121, USA

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: The damage behavior of Li-ion vehicle battery modules with prismatic cells has been investigated through mechanical experiments and numerical simulations. The modules were subjected to quasi-static indentation using a V-shaped stainless-steel wedge along three orthogonal directions. One higher speed test was also performed. Force and voltage were measured as a function of displacement to monitor damage during loading. A detailed finite element (FE) model was developed to simulate force-displacement with very good comparison to experimental results. Based on the FE model, energy absorption contributions of four major component groups were analyzed along with detailed effects of enclosure weld defects. Analysis indicates the steel parts absorbed significant amounts of energy irrespective of indentation direction. The welds connecting the side plates were the weak link in the protective structure. Increasing the thickness of the steel plates could help absorb more energy.

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; module; safety; penetration; FE model (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: 2023
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1055/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1055/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:1055-:d:1039570

Access Statistics for this article

Energies is currently edited by Ms. Agatha Cao

More articles in Energies from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().