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Rechargeable Battery Technologies--From Materials to Applications

A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2016) | Viewed by 66390

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Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo

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Interests: experimental characterisation techniques of batteries; numerical modeling techniques for rechargeable energy storage systems; electric and hybrid vehicles; energy management; life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The development of rechargeable battery technologies for mobile and stationary applications has made significant progress in the last two decades. However, the materials for batteries are often in progress. The new materials allow the improvement of battery performance and, in particular, in terms of energy density, which make a greater range of electric vehicles possible. Therefore, this Special Issue addresses the current and the future developments in the fields of characterization, modeling, technology improvements, and applications of rechargeable battery technologies.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Characterization of battery materials and systems
  • Electrical, thermal, and electrochemical modeling
  • Analysis of aging phenomena and lifetime modeling
  • Safety concerns of the proposed battery technologies
  • Applications of the emerging battery technologies
  • Hybridization of battery technologies
  • Design of battery systems for battery and hybrid electric vehicles
  • Life cycle assessment

Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo
Prof. Dr. Noshin Omar
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  • materials
  • applications
  • simulation
  • batteries

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Developing Electrolyte for a Soluble Lead Redox Flow Battery by Reprocessing Spent Lead Acid Battery Electrodes
by Keletso Orapeleng, Richard G. A. Wills and Andrew Cruden
Batteries 2017, 3(2), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries3020015 - 3 May 2017
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The archival value of this paper is the investigation of novel methods to recover lead (II) ions from spent lead acid battery electrodes to be used directly as electrolyte for a soluble lead flow battery. The methods involved heating electrodes of spent lead [...] Read more.
The archival value of this paper is the investigation of novel methods to recover lead (II) ions from spent lead acid battery electrodes to be used directly as electrolyte for a soluble lead flow battery. The methods involved heating electrodes of spent lead acid batteries in methanesulfonic acid and hydrogen peroxide to dissolve solid lead and lead dioxide out of the electrode material. The processes yielded lead methanesulfonate, which is an electrolyte for the soluble lead acid battery. The lead (II) ions in the electrolyte were identified using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy and their electrochemistry confirmed using cyclic voltammetry. The concentration of lead (II) ions was determined and it was found that using the higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide yielded the highest concentration of lead (II) ions. The method was therefore found to be sufficient to make electrolyte for a soluble lead cell. Full article
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Electrolyte Additive Concentration for Maximum Energy Storage in Lead-Acid Batteries
by Andreas Paglietti
Batteries 2016, 2(4), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries2040036 - 23 Nov 2016
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This paper presents a method to assess the effect of electrolyte additives on the energy capacity of Pb-acid batteries. The method applies to additives of various kinds, including suspensions and gels. The approach is based on thermodynamics and leads to the definition of [...] Read more.
This paper presents a method to assess the effect of electrolyte additives on the energy capacity of Pb-acid batteries. The method applies to additives of various kinds, including suspensions and gels. The approach is based on thermodynamics and leads to the definition of a region of admissible concentrations—the battery’s admissible range—where the battery can operate without suffering irreversible changes. An experimental procedure to determine this range is presented. The obtained results provide a way to assess the potential of electrolyte additives to improve the energy capacity of Pb-acid batteries. They also provide a means to determine the additive concentration that produces the maximum energy capacity increase of the battery. The paper closes with an example of the application of the proposed approach to a practical case. Full article
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Electrochemical Study of Na2Fe1−xMnxP2O7 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) as Cathode Material for Rechargeable Na-Ion Batteries
by Cristina Tealdi, Monica Ricci, Chiara Ferrara, Giovanna Bruni, Eliana Quartarone and Piercarlo Mustarelli
Batteries 2016, 2(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries2010001 - 15 Jan 2016
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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered a good choice for post-lithium devices. Transition metal sodium pyrophosphates are among the most interesting cathode materials for SIBs. Here we study the electrochemical properties of the system Na2Fe1−xMnxP2O [...] Read more.
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered a good choice for post-lithium devices. Transition metal sodium pyrophosphates are among the most interesting cathode materials for SIBs. Here we study the electrochemical properties of the system Na2Fe1−xMnxP2O7 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1). By means of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic experiments, we confirm that pure Fe and Fe-rich compounds are promising for application in sodium batteries, whereas Mn-rich samples are less satisfactory, at least in case of solid-state reaction recipes and standard slurry preparations. Proper carbon coating is likely needed to improve the electrochemical behavior of Mn-rich samples. Full article
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Power Quality Issues of a Battery Fast Charging Station for a Fully-Electric Public Transport System in Gothenburg City
by Torbjörn Thiringer and Saeid Haghbin
Batteries 2015, 1(1), 22-33; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries1010022 - 5 Nov 2015
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An automatic fast charger station with a power level of 120 kW is developed for city Bus Line 60 in Gothenburg, Sweden. There are some power quality issues towards the utility grid during the charger operation. The aim of this paper is to [...] Read more.
An automatic fast charger station with a power level of 120 kW is developed for city Bus Line 60 in Gothenburg, Sweden. There are some power quality issues towards the utility grid during the charger operation. The aim of this paper is to explain the project and to present the measurement results with respect to power quality issues. The main specifications of the battery, charger, charging infrastructure and bus route are explained. The measurement results show that the harmonic emission is within the prescribed limit despite the high amount of low-frequency harmonics because of a passive diode rectification. It is suggested to replace the passive diode rectifier with an active front-end converter to eliminate low order current harmonics and to obtain a unity power factor operation. The main contribution of this work is to demonstrate a practical example of an electric charging system for an electric public transport system in Gothenburg. Full article
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Charge-Storage Process of Stoichiometric and Nanostructured Ruthenium Nitride Thin Films
by Davide Rosestolato, Giancarlo Battaglin and Sergio Ferro
Batteries 2015, 1(1), 11-21; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries1010011 - 29 Oct 2015
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Ti-supported RuN thin films, synthesized by rf-magnetron sputtering, have been electrochemically characterized, focusing in particular to their charge-storage capacity, and to the mechanisms that influence this important property, in view, e.g., of applications in supercapacitors. Based on cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance [...] Read more.
Ti-supported RuN thin films, synthesized by rf-magnetron sputtering, have been electrochemically characterized, focusing in particular to their charge-storage capacity, and to the mechanisms that influence this important property, in view, e.g., of applications in supercapacitors. Based on cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data, a deconvolution of non-faradic and faradic contributions has been attempted, and a mechanism for the charging/discharging process has been proposed. Full article
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Effects of Cu Substitution for Sn on the Electrochemical Performance of La0.7Mg0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Sn0.5−xCuxNi3.8 (x = 0–0.5) Alloys for Ni-MH Batteries
by Julio Cesar Serafim Casini, Zaiping Guo, Hua Kun Liu, Rubens Nunes Faria and Hidetoshi Takiishi
Batteries 2015, 1(1), 3-10; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries1010003 - 11 Sep 2015
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The effects of substitution of Cu for Sn on the electrochemical discharge capacity performance of La0.7Mg0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Sn0.5−xCuxNi3.8 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5) negative electrode alloys [...] Read more.
The effects of substitution of Cu for Sn on the electrochemical discharge capacity performance of La0.7Mg0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Sn0.5−xCuxNi3.8 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5) negative electrode alloys were investigated. Results indicate that increasing Cu content enhanced electrochemical behavior by increasing the maximum discharge capacity from 239.8 mA·h/g (x = 0) to 305.2 mA·h/g (x = 0.5), the discharge capacity retention at the 100th cycle from 78.0% (x = 0) to 81.8% (x = 0.5), and the high rate dischargeability (HRD) from 25.7% (x = 0) to 80.6% (x = 0.5). Full article
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Recent Development of Carbonaceous Materials for Lithium–Sulphur Batteries
by Xingxing Gu, Luke Hencz and Shanqing Zhang
Batteries 2016, 2(4), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries2040033 - 14 Nov 2016
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The effects of climate change are just beginning to be felt, and as such, society must work towards strategies of reducing humanity’s impact on the environment. Due to the fact that energy production is one of the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, [...] Read more.
The effects of climate change are just beginning to be felt, and as such, society must work towards strategies of reducing humanity’s impact on the environment. Due to the fact that energy production is one of the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, it is obvious that more environmentally friendly sources of power are required. Technologies such as solar and wind power are constantly being improved through research; however, as these technologies are often sporadic in their power generation, efforts must be made to establish ways to store this sustainable energy when conditions for generation are not ideal. Battery storage is one possible supplement to these renewable energy technologies; however, as current Li-ion technology is reaching its theoretical capacity, new battery technology must be investigated. Lithium–sulphur (Li–S) batteries are receiving much attention as a potential replacement for Li-ion batteries due to their superior capacity, and also their abundant and environmentally benign active materials. In the spirit of environmental harm minimization, efforts have been made to use sustainable carbonaceous materials for applications as carbon–sulphur (C–S) composite cathodes, carbon interlayers, and carbon-modified separators. This work reports on the various applications of carbonaceous materials applied to Li–S batteries, and provides perspectives for the future development of Li–S batteries with the aim of preparing a high energy density, environmentally friendly, and sustainable sulphur-based cathode with long cycle life. Full article
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