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Crash Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Elham Sahraei Esfahani
Research Scientist, MIT
Assistant Professor, GMU
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Vehicle Crashes and Testing
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Battery Packs in T Configuration
Chevy Volt
Fisker Karma
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Battery Packs under the Floor
BMW i3 Concept Tesla model S Mitsubishi i-MiEV
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EV, PHEV Battery Packs
LG Chem, Compact Power, Inc
A123 Systems L5 Hymotion
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Inside Structure of Lithium-ion Cells
1. Anode coating, often graphite2. Anode current collector, Copper
3. Separator, polymeric or ceramic4. Cathode coating, Lithium metal oxide5. Cathode current collector, Aluminum
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)Courtesy of Exponent
Nail Intrusion Test
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Short Circuiting of Batteries
Chevy Volt, after Crash Test at NHTSA
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Real World Accidents
Downloaded from Internet
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Problem: Internal Short of Batteries During Vehicle Crash
• How much deformation/force a cell can tolerate before reaching internal short circuit?
• Vehicle crashes are inevitable. Often battery packs are also damaged in case of a crash!
• How to design batteries, packs, and vehicle structure to minimize risk of thermal runaway in case of a crash?
Picture from: http://www.columbiamissouricaraccidentlawyer.com/
• Experimental method?• Computational tools?
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Finite Element Modeling as a Tool for Design and Optimization
• Finite element model of batteries for:– Identify best electrode/separator components– Choice of cell shell casing (material & geometry)– Choice of center core (material & geometry)– Design of BIW, pack housing and connections
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Summary of Cell Level Testing Characterization of Mechanical Properties
JPS, Sahraei et al, 2014
JPS, Sahraei et al, 2012
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Spherical Tests: Load vs. Time
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Constitutive Properties of Jellyroll
From test of compression between two flat platesUsing Principal of Virtual Work
Small and Large cells
JPS, Sahraei et al, 2014
Medium cell
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Detecting Short Circuit in Tests
JPS, Sahraei et al, 2012Medium Pouch CellMeasuring load, displacement, voltage, and temperature
at the same time, short circuit is characterized by:• Drop in force• Drop in voltage• Rise in temperature
JPS, Sahraei et al, 2014
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Characterization of Elliptical Cell
𝑃𝛿𝑤 =ම0
𝑣
𝜎𝑥𝛿𝜖𝑥 + 𝜎𝑦𝛿𝜖𝑦 +⋯+ 𝜏𝑦𝑧𝛿𝛾𝑦𝑧 𝑑𝑣
Y
Z
X
Assumptions:• Expansion in Y direction leads to delamination (𝜎𝑦=0)
• Due to porosity and low Poisson ratio 𝜖𝑥~0• No binder between layers, free to slide, 𝜏𝑦𝑧 ~0
𝑃𝛿𝑤 =ම0
𝑣
𝜎𝑧𝛿𝜖𝑧 𝑑𝑣
𝑏0
𝑏𝑤
𝑃(𝑤) = ඵ𝜎𝑧(𝑤) 𝑑𝐴(𝑤)
𝐴 𝑤 = 𝑏 𝑤 𝐿
Considering uniform strain in flat section:
𝑏 𝑤 = b0 +πw
4Inextensibility of shell casing:
𝜎𝑧 𝜖 =𝑃 𝜖
(b0+πw4)𝐿
𝜖𝑧 =𝑤
2𝑅
𝑃 𝑤 = 𝑎 𝑤 − ℎ 𝑛 +𝑚𝑎 = 1100, ℎ = 1.4, 𝑛 = 3,𝑚 = 4660𝑁
𝜎𝑧 𝜖 =𝑎 2𝑟𝜖𝑧 − ℎ 𝑛 +𝑚
(b0+π2𝑟𝜖𝑧4
)𝐿
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Solving micro equilibrium & calculating macro stresses
𝐏𝐌 = 𝜎𝑥𝑥𝜎𝑦𝑥
𝜎𝑥𝑦𝜎𝑦𝑦
=1
𝑉
𝑓𝑥𝐷1𝑋
𝑓𝑥𝐷2𝑌
𝑓𝑦𝐷1𝑋
𝑓𝑦𝐷2𝑌
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Failure criterion at various loading scenarios
Failure criterion programed in RADIOSS (SAHRAEI1)
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Finite Element Models
• A model of cell is developed by discretizing geometry into small elements
• Boundary conditions are applied
• Loading conditions are applied
• Material propertied are defined
• A software (here: LS Dyna) used to solve partial differential equations of the boundary value problem
• Here for the Battery Model, two parts are defined:– Solid element for jellyrolls– Shell element for cell casing
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Development of macro model
Mat 63, isotropic crushable foam model with erosion option
Three important inputs: • Compressive stress-strain relationship• Tensile cut-off value• Principal strain to failure
Tensile cut-off value : 25 MPaCompressive stress-strain
Principal strain to failure: a function of loading condition
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Simulation Scenarios
• Compression between two flat plates
• Rigid rod indentation
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Comparison of Test and Simulation/ Flat Compression
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Validation of Model against Punch Indentation
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Hemispherical Punch Indentation
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Computational Model of Cylindrical Cell
CT Scans courtesy of Exponent
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4TH MIT WORKSHOP ON SAFETY OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Uniaxial Tension Testing Procedure
Specimens are Cut Using Templates and an X-Acto Knife
Various Specimens Shown Post-Testing
10/31/2013
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4TH MIT WORKSHOP ON SAFETY OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Uniaxial Tension Testing Procedure
Specimen Ready for Testing
Instron Test Machine Model 5499
10/31/2013
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4TH MIT WORKSHOP ON SAFETY OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Uniaxial Multilayer Tension Tests
10/31/2013
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Pure Compression Simulation
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Uniaxial Loading Scenarios
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Failure Mechanism in uniaxial Compression/Tension
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Combined Compression/Tension
2Compression=TensionSequence of failure : 1- Aluminum, 2-Copper/Separator, 3-Separator/copper
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Fracture Strain a Function of Loading
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Ratio of Compressive Strain to Tensile Strain
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Pack Protection Structures
Studied by Juner Zhu et al
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Simulation of Ground Impact
Studied by Juner Zhu et al
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Shield Plate Design
Studied by Juner Zhu et al
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Summary
• Battery crash response is an important part of battery design for an electric vehicle
• An experimental program using a combination of compression and tensile loading on battery cells and its layered components can be used to characterize material properties of the cell
• Finite element modeling is an effective tool to predict deformation of a battery cell under crash loading
• Finite element modeling is used to predict effect of strength of each layer on average properties of a cell
• Effective design of protective plate can reduce damage to battery cells