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Batteries, Volume 11, Issue 5

2025 May - 37 articles

Cover Story: Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are becoming essential in the built environment, supporting self-consumption, peak shaving, grid support, and market participation at both local and national levels. This review offers a systematic overview of current applications and optimization techniques, including battery degradation modeling and multi-objective control strategies. By focusing on real-world challenges in residential and urban contexts, it highlights where technical potential remains underutilized and outlines directions for future research that bridge theory and implementation. View this paper
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Articles (37)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,963 Views
10 Pages

Hard carbon anodes are promising for sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high reversible capacity. However, the long-term Na+ (de)intercalating process destroys the structure of the two-phase interface between the electrode and electrolyte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,725 Views
14 Pages

Experimental and Simulation-Based Study on Thermal Runaway Characteristics of 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries and Thermal Propagation Patterns in Battery Packs

  • Yao Yao,
  • Xu Peng,
  • Lei Gao,
  • Haozhe Xing and ,
  • Xiaohui Xu,
  • Juan Gu,
  • Lu Liu,
  • Songlin Yue,
  • Yanyu Qiu and
  • Zhi Zhang
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

The thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries is a critical factor influencing their safety. Investigating the thermal runaway characteristics is essential for battery safety design. In this study, the thermal runaway characteristics of 18650 lithium-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,930 Views
15 Pages

Form Factor and Chemistry Agnostic Battery Deactivation Using Electrically Conductive Gel for Safe Transportation

  • Gordon Henry Waller,
  • Connor Jacob,
  • Annabelle Green,
  • Rachel Ashmore Carter and
  • Corey Thomas Love

Removing residual energy from end-of-life batteries prior to transportation requires some method of deactivation. While many methods have been proposed, very few have been implemented due to limitations of cost, safety, and efficacy. In this work, mu...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,701 Views
15 Pages

Pulse-Driven Internal Resistance Dynamics Enable Dual-Function Lithium-Plating Diagnosis and Longevity Enhancement in V2G-Optimized Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Letong Li,
  • Yanan Wang,
  • Dongliang Guo,
  • Xuebing Han and ,
  • Hewu Wang,
  • Lei Sun and
  • Minggao Ouyang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

The lithium-plating phenomenon induced by low-temperature fast charging of lithium-ion batteries severely compromises their performance and safety. However, current lithium-plating detection methods predominantly rely on complex hardware systems with...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,962 Views
25 Pages

A Thermal Runaway Protection Strategy for Prismatic Lithium-Ion Battery Modules Based on Phase Change and Thermal Decomposition of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate

  • Tianqi Yang,
  • Hanwei Xu,
  • Chengfu Xie,
  • Linzhi Xu and ,
  • Min Liu,
  • Lingyu Chen,
  • Qianqian Xin,
  • Juan Zeng,
  • Hengyun Zhang and
  • Jinsheng Xiao
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

With the rapid development of battery energy storage technology, the issue of thermal runaway (TR) in lithium-ion batteries has become a key challenge restricting their safe application. This study presents an innovative protection strategy that inte...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,914 Views
21 Pages

Fast-charging technology for lithium-ion batteries is of great significance in reducing charging time and enhancing user experience. However, during fast charging, the imbalance among battery cells can affect the overall performance and available cap...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,274 Views
19 Pages

Comprehensive Study of the Gas Volume and Composition Generated by 5 Ah Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) Li-Ion Pouch Cells Through Different Failure Mechanisms at Varying States of Charge

  • Gemma E. Howard,
  • Katie C. Abbott,
  • Jonathan E. H. Buston,
  • Jason Gill and ,
  • Steven L. Goddard and
  • Daniel Howard
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Lithium-ion batteries risk failing when subjected to different abuse tests, resulting in gas and flames. In this study, 5 Ah nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) pouch cells were subjected to external heating; overcharge at rates of 2.5, 5 and 10 A; a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,426 Views
15 Pages

In response to the increasingly serious global warming crisis, new energy batteries have progressively replaced highly polluting primary energy sources. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely implemented due to their high safety and energy density....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,659 Views
14 Pages

Lithium metal exhibits strong adhesive properties and a highly reactive nature, which complicates conventional mechanical separation methods. Laser cutting, as a contactless process, is possible under a defined drying room atmosphere. However, it is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,471 Views
18 Pages

The capacity of Lithium-ion batteries degrades over the time, making accurate prediction of their Remaining Useful Life (RUL) crucial for maintenance and product lifespan design. However, diverse aging mechanisms, changing working conditions and cell...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,073 Views
102 Pages

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), notable for their unique two-dimensional layered structures, have attracted significant research attention due to their exceptional versatility and promising performance in energy storage and conversion applications....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Studies on High-Performance Metal-Ion Capacitors: Technologies, Systems and Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,356 Views
35 Pages

Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Rechargeable Batteries and Fuel Cells

  • Christos Argirusis,
  • Niyaz Alizadeh,
  • Maria-Εleni Katsanou,
  • Nikolaos Argirusis and
  • Georgia Sourkouni

The growing demand for energy, coupled with the unsustainable nature of fossil fuels due to global warming and the greenhouse effect, have led to the advancement of renewable energy production concepts. Innovations such as photovoltaics, wind energy,...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,070 Views
25 Pages

To enhance the performance of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, high-capacity silicon is increasingly introduced as active material for anodes. Furthermore, advanced batteries with new electrode architectures—so-called 3D architectures&md...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Batteries: 10th Anniversary)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,211 Views
8 Pages

A Modified Acrylic Binder Used for the Graphite Negative Electrode in LithiumIon Batteries

  • Lianxiang Feng,
  • Wenting Chen,
  • Feng Hai,
  • Xin Gao and ,
  • Yuyu Ban,
  • Weicheng Xue,
  • Wentao Yan,
  • Yunxiao Yang and
  • Mingtao Li
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

The water-based binder has the advantages of non-toxic, non-flammable, small odor, and no pollution to the environment. However, there are problems such as low bond strength and poor battery cycle life of commonly used binders on the market. In this...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,011 Views
11 Pages

Despite their inherently lower energy density than lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) have recently attracted interest as rechargeable energy storage devices due to their low cost and high operational and environmental...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development, Application, and Characterization of New Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,908 Views
19 Pages

Multiband Multisine Excitation Signal for Online Impedance Spectroscopy of Battery Cells

  • Roberta Ramilli,
  • Nicola Lowenthal,
  • Marco Crescentini and
  • Pier Andrea Traverso

Multisine electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) represents a highly promising technique for the online characterization of battery functional states, offering the potential to monitor, in real-time, key degradation phenomena such as aging, int...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Battery Measurement and Management Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,468 Views
11 Pages

Numerical Study of the Effects of Heat Loss and Solid Thermal Conductivity on Syngas Production for Fuel Cells

  • Xiaolong Wang,
  • Mengmeng Yu,
  • Zunmin Li,
  • Zhen Wang and ,
  • Xiuxia Zhang,
  • Junrui Shi,
  • Xiangjin Kong and
  • Jinsheng Lv
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Syngas can be used as feedstock for efficient energy conversion in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). In the current paper, the conversion efficiency of methane to synthesis gas (H2 and CO) within a two-layer porous media reactor is investigated by a on...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges, Progress, and Outlook of High-Performance Fuel Cells)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,667 Views
14 Pages

Enhanced OCV Estimation in LiFePO4 Batteries: A Novel Statistical Approach Leveraging Real-Time Knee/Elbow Detection

  • Teodor-Iulian Voicila,
  • Bogdan-Adrian Enache,
  • Vasilis Argyriou,
  • Panagiotis Sarigiannidis and ,
  • Mihai-Alexandru Pisla and
  • George-Calin Seritan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The rapid advancement of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy storage systems has significantly increased the demand for reliable and efficient battery technologies. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are particularly suitable for these a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,286 Views
62 Pages

Powering the Future Smart Mobility: A European Perspective on Battery Storage

  • Natascia Andrenacci,
  • Francesco Vitiello,
  • Chiara Boccaletti and
  • Francesco Vellucci

Batteries are central to the global energy system and fundamental elements for energy transition and future mobility. In particular, the growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales is pushing up demand for batteries. Most of the battery demand for EVs toda...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards a Smarter Battery Management System: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,666 Views
13 Pages

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) share similar working principles with lithium-ion batteries while demonstrating cost advantages. However, the current understanding of their safety characteristics remains insufficient, and the thermal runaway mechanisms o...

(This article belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,757 Views
14 Pages

Lithium-ion batteries are extensively utilized in modern applications due to their high energy density, long cycle life, and efficiency. With the increasing demand for sustainable energy storage solutions, accurately estimating the State of Health (S...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards a Smarter Battery Management System: 2nd Edition)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,493 Views
16 Pages

A Water-Based Fire-Extinguishing Agent of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Fire via an Analytic Hierarchy Process-Fuzzy TOPSIS Decision-Marking Method

  • Shuai Yuan,
  • Kuo Wang,
  • Feng Tai,
  • Donghao Cheng and ,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Yujie Cui,
  • Xinming Qian,
  • Chunwen Sun,
  • Song Liu and
  • Xin Chen
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

It is well known that the safety concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), such as fire and explosion, are currently a bottleneck problem for the large-scale usage of energy storage power stations. The study of water-based fire-extinguishing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,233 Views
34 Pages

Recent Advances in the Application of MOFs in Supercapacitors

  • Christos Argirusis,
  • Maria-Eleni Katsanou,
  • Niyaz Alizadeh,
  • Nikolaos Argirusis and
  • Georgia Sourkouni

As the need for energy is constantly increasing and in the long term fossil fuels are not an option because of global overheating due to the greenhouse effect, alternative energy production concepts such as photovoltaics, wind energy, IR energy harve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue High-Performance Supercapacitors: Advancements & Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,418 Views
22 Pages

Accurate prediction of the state of health (SOH) in lithium batteries (LiBs) is essential for ensuring operational safety, extending battery lifespan, and enabling effective second-life applications. However, achieving precise SOH prediction under sm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Reliability and Health Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
17,942 Views
52 Pages

A Review of Battery Energy Storage Optimization in the Built Environment

  • Simone Coccato,
  • Khadija Barhmi,
  • Ioannis Lampropoulos,
  • Sara Golroodbari and
  • Wilfried van Sark

The increasing adoption of renewable energy sources necessitates efficient energy storage solutions, with buildings emerging as critical nodes in residential energy systems. This review synthesizes state-of-the-art research on the role of batteries i...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
10,231 Views
25 Pages

The increasing demand for energy storage solutions, particularly in electric vehicles and renewable energy systems, has intensified research on lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery safety and performance. A critical challenge is thermal runaway (TR), a highl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Breakthrough of Traditional Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,899 Views
27 Pages

Molten Salt Electrolyte for Na-ZnCl2 All-Liquid Battery for Grid Storage

  • Wenjin Ding,
  • Ralf Hoffmann,
  • Akshata Barge,
  • Ole S. Kjos and ,
  • Norbert Weber,
  • Tom Weier and
  • Thomas Bauer
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Zeolite Battery Research Africa (ZEBRA) batteries (Na-NiCl2 solid electrolyte batteries, SEBs) have commercial applications in energy storage due to their low costs and recyclability, long lifetime, and high safety. In commercial ZEBRA batteries, Ni...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrode Materials and Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,596 Views
16 Pages

As electric vehicle (EV) adoption continues to surge globally, the question of what to do with retired EV batteries looms large. While these batteries may no longer meet the rigorous demands of automotive use, they often retain a significant portion...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,630 Views
19 Pages

New BMS Topology with Active Cell Balancing Between Electric Vehicles’ Traction and Auxiliary Batteries

  • José Gabriel O. Pinto,
  • Manuel Freitas Silva,
  • Luis A. M. Barros and
  • José A. Afonso

This paper proposes a new topology for a battery management system (BMS) with active cell balancing capable of exchanging energy between an electric vehicle’s traction and auxiliary batteries. This topology facilitates energy exchange between a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,080 Views
15 Pages

State-of-Health Estimation for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Lightweight DimConv-GFNet

  • Kehao Huang,
  • Jianqiang Kang,
  • Jing V. Wang,
  • Qian Wang and
  • Oukai Wu

The accurate estimation of the state of health (SOH) is crucial for effective battery management systems. This paper proposes a deep learning model dimension-wise convolutions-globalfilter networks (DimConv-GFNet) for lithium-ion battery SOH estimati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence-Based State-of-Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,597 Views
14 Pages

Study on Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of Composite Copper Foils Following Long-Term Storage

  • Yujie Yan,
  • Haibo Chen,
  • Hang Li,
  • Jing Hu and ,
  • Ziye Xue,
  • Jianli Zhang,
  • Qiang Chen,
  • Guangya Hou and
  • Yiping Tang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Composite copper foil, a novel negative electrode current collector developed in recent years, can significantly enhance battery safety and energy density while also conserving metallic resources. It is found that after 9 months of long-term storage,...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,553 Views
27 Pages

The present work aims to develop the current CubeSats architecture. Starting from the framework of project ARAMIS (an Italian acronym for a highly modular architecture for satellite infrastructures), a new concept of smart tiles has been developed, e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rechargeable Batteries)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,038 Views
21 Pages

Recent Progress in Cathode-Free Zinc Electrolytic MnO2 Batteries: Electrolytes and Electrodes

  • Shiwei Liu,
  • Zhongqi Liang,
  • Hang Zhou,
  • Weizheng Cai and ,
  • Jiazhen Wu,
  • Qianhui Zhang,
  • Guoshen Yang,
  • Walid A. Daoud,
  • Zanxiang Nie and
  • Gehan A. J. Amaratunga
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Zinc–manganese dioxide (Zn–MnO2) batteries, pivotal in primary energy storage, face challenges in rechargeability due to cathode dissolution and anode corrosion. This review summarizes cathode-free designs using pH-optimized electrolytes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,633 Views
9 Pages

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are one class of two-dimensional materials, with tunable chemical composition and large interlayer spacing, that is a potential cathode material candidate for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Nevertheless, the low...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Breakthrough of Traditional Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,294 Views
22 Pages

Microgrid Energy Management Considering Energy Storage Degradation Cost

  • Yiming Zhao,
  • Hongrui Li,
  • Changsheng Wan,
  • Dong Du and
  • Bo Chen

There are many challenges in incorporating the attenuation cost of energy storage into the optimization of microgrid operations due to the randomness of renewable energy supply, the high cost of controlled power generation, and the complexity associa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,575 Views
17 Pages

A Modular Cell Balancing Circuit and Strategy Based on Bidirectional Flyback Converter

  • Yipei Wang,
  • Jun-Hyeong Kwon,
  • Seong-Cheol Choi,
  • Guangxu Zhou and
  • Sung-Jun Park

In this paper, a modular cell balancing circuit based on a bidirectional flyback converter (BFC) is designed, which is equipped with a symmetrical BFC for each cell. The primary side of all BFCs is in parallel with the battery pack, and the secondary...

(This article belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,274 Views
22 Pages

SOH Estimation Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Partial Discharge Curves Based on CGKAN

  • Shengfeng He,
  • Wenhu Qin,
  • Zhonghua Yun,
  • Chao Wu and
  • Chongbin Sun

Accurate estimation of the state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries is essential to ensure the safe and stable operation of equipment such as electric vehicles. To address the limitations in the accuracy and robustness of existing methods under...

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