2026 February - 40 articles
The transition to clean energy and electrification of transportation requires accurate, real-time monitoring of the state of health (SoH) of lithium-ion batteries, which serve as critical components for energy storage. Conventional SoH estimation met...
Accurate state-of-health (SOH) estimation is a cornerstone of safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. In recent years, rapid advances in artificial intelligence tec...
This article focuses on the synthesis and characterization of an amorphous carbon derived from spent coffee grounds converted into a porous amorphous carbon (Cp1) by carbonization up to 900 °C and subsequently combined with aluminum via mechanoch...
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are pivotal in electric vehicles (EVs), grid storage, and portable electronics, but their high energy density introduces safety risks, particularly thermal runaway (TR). TR can lead to fires, explosions, and hazardous emi...
Fast charging improves the usability of consumer electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) by reducing range anxiety and downtime but accelerates battery degradation and raises safety concerns. Optimizing operational conditions during fast-charging is...
This study presents a comparative analysis of cylindrical lithium-ion cell architectures, tracing the evolution from the conventional tabbed design (18650/21700) to the large-format 4680 cell with its tabless current collectors. This architectural sh...
Efficient and accurate characterization of lithium-ion battery packs is critical for both first-life applications and second-life reuse. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) provides detailed insight into internal electrochemical processes, b...
Lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials (LRMs, Li1.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13O2) are promising prospects for subsequent-generation lithium-ion batteries owing to their elevated operating voltage, large specific capacity, and affordability. Nonetheles...
The corrosion behavior and passive-film stability of a β-TiZrNbTa (β-TZNT) alloy were investigated in artificial seawater (ASW), focusing on the effects of pH, temperature, immersion time, fluoride ion concentration, and potential scan rate...
Graphite is a critical mineral used to produce anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Battery-grade anode active material (AAM) is derived from natural graphite. As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to expand across North America, establis...
This research focuses on the passive behavior changes of 3 Ah pouch LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries during low-temperature storage, a point often neglected in previous studies. This experiment examines the low-temperature non-operational endurance of fully c...
Thermal runaway events in energy storage power stations exhibit distinct acoustic characteristic signals. Three-dimensional localization of the sound source is of significant importance for achieving precise firefighting interventions. This study pro...
This paper presents a modeling framework for large-capacity lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESSs), developed within the Modelica LIBSystems library and focused on system-level integration. The framework builds on a combined analysis of t...
Accurate estimation of the State of Charge (SOC) for lithium-ion batteries is a core function of the Battery Management System (BMS). However, LiFePO4 batteries present specific challenges for SOC estimation due to the characteristic plateau in their...
Multi-stack Polymer electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) systems are increasingly adopted in heavy-duty mobility to overcome the power limitations and thermal instability of single-stack configurations. However, the overall energy efficiency, hydro...
This paper proposed a stacking-based ensemble model to replace the traditional single machine learning model prediction approach, significantly improving the evaluation efficiency of SoC and SoH of lithium batteries. Firstly, a dataset was constructe...
Mass M (kg) and peak intrusion L (mm) are jointly minimized for a CFRP-enabled battery pack enclosure under the GB 38031-2025 −40° side-pole extrusion condition. A 50-run explicit FE design of experiments is conducted and deterministically...
The development of stable and efficient solid electrolytes is essential for advancing solid-state battery technologies. In this study, we present a comparative study of three sulfide-based electrolytes, Li6PS5Cl (LPSCl), Li6PS5Br (LPSBr), and Li10GeP...
An innovative ionic liquid–organic hybrid electrolyte technology was developed to obtain safer and more reliable sodium-ion battery (SIB) systems. The formulation is based on the 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(flurosulfonyl)imide (EMIFSI) ion...
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electrochemical energy storage due to their advantages such as fast response and good scalability, but they are prone to thermal runaway (TR) under abusive conditions. Liquid nitrogen has been proven effective...
Cobalt-based oxides are promising candidates for supercapacitor electrodes, but their practical application is often hindered by poor electrical conductivity, limited ion diffusion, and insufficient cycling stability. Herein, we present a novel strat...
Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are increasingly deployed by European Balance Responsible Parties (BRPs) to mitigate system-imbalance exposure; yet, techno-economic assessments often represent degradation using fixed-lifetime or equivalent-ful...
Accurately assessing battery health across mixed datasets remains a challenge due to differences in chemistry, format, and usage history. This study presents a reproducible framework for preparing battery cycling data using incremental capacity analy...
This study uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to investigate coupled effects of mechanical deformation depth and size on impedance responses of large-format prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Stepwise out-of-plane deformations wer...
The widespread adoption of electric mobility has accelerated decarbonization in transportation applications, increasing the reliance on lithium-ion batteries (Li-IBs) in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems. To analyze battery risk unde...
It is now crucial to accurately monitor the state of health (SoH) of batteries in a setting where the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy technologies is still growing. To solve this issue and evaluate the SoH, this paper makes use of...
Driven by the imperative for enhanced battery safety, solid electrolytes have emerged as a leading strategy in next-generation energy storage technologies. Beyond conventional polymer, oxide, and sulfide systems, chloride-based inorganic solid electr...
Lithium-ion batteries are extensively employed in new energy vehicles, where accurate State of Charge (SOC) estimation is fundamental for optimal battery management. However, existing methods often rely on single-model approaches and fail to leverage...
Reliable state estimation is critical for the safe operation of second-life battery systems but is severely hindered by significant parameter heterogeneity arising from diverse historical aging conditions. Traditional static models struggle to adapt...
Accurate estimation of the State-of-Health (SOH) is essential for the reliable operation of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. However, conventional data-driven models often lack interpretability and show limited r...
Large-format pouch cells enable higher pack-level energy density and simplified system architecture, yet they pose significant thermal challenges due to long internal conduction paths, pronounced spatial gradients, and limited access to core temperat...
The rapid integration of photovoltaic (PV) generation into modern power networks introduces significant operational challenges, including intermittent power production, uneven charge distribution, and reduced system reliability in multi-battery energ...
This paper presents a method for modeling and predicting ISC in gel-electrolyte lithium-ion batteries, addressing critical safety concerns in electric vehicles. While gel-electrolytes are highlighted for their superior stability and performance advan...
Spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) has emerged as a highly competitive cobalt-free cathode material for higher-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. However, its practical application is hindered by severe capacity degradation, particularly under high-volt...
In this work, a method for leaching black mass from spent Li batteries using oxalic acid was developed and experimentally verified with the objective of selectively separating lithium and cobalt. Oxalic acid proved to be an efficient and selective le...
The increasing penetration of renewable energy has led to a decrease in system inertia, challenging grid stability and frequency regulation. This paper presents a dynamic estimation framework for load-side virtual inertia, supported with high-power-d...
In recent years, the energy revolution has driven the rapid development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). A fire suppression system capable of rapidly and effectively extinguishing LIB fires constitutes the last line of defense for ensuring the safe o...
The state of charge (SoC) is one of the critical parameters in battery management systems, as it directly determines the operational safety and reliability of batteries. To accurately predict the SoC of an electric forklift under varying operating co...
The widespread adoption of lithium-ion battery-powered electric vehicles has raised increasing concerns regarding battery safety under mechanical abuse conditions. However, mechanical abuse scenarios, such as battery extrusion, are highly diverse, ma...
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