Advances in Battery Modelling, Applications, and Technology—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Batteries are among the most widely adopted electrochemical energy-storage technologies for both stationary and mobile applications. Stationary uses include uninterruptible power supplies and energy-storage systems coupled with renewable energy sources, whereas mobile applications range from portable electronics to electric vehicles and railway traction systems. Over the years, several battery technologies—including lead–acid, nickel–cadmium, nickel–metal hydride, and lithium-ion batteries—have been developed and commercialized, while emerging solutions such as sodium-ion, quasi-solid-state, and all-solid-state batteries continue to attract significant research interest.

High power capability, energy density, efficiency, safety, and long service life remain key objectives in battery development. Advances in cell materials and design, along with control strategies that keep operation within suitable conditions, can improve battery lifetime. In this context, accurate battery modelling and parameter estimation are essential. Battery models may address electrochemical, electrical, thermal, and ageing phenomena, either separately or within an integrated framework. Depending on the intended application, they can be based on physical–electrochemical, equivalent electric circuit (EEC), data-driven, and hybrid models, with different trade-offs between accuracy, computational effort, and model complexity. Likewise, model parameters can be identified through offline, online, or analytical methods.

Such models and estimation techniques support the analysis, prediction, and control of individual cells and complete battery packs. They are fundamental to battery management systems, performance and lifetime assessment, thermal management, pack sizing, and the design and optimization of energy systems in which batteries are integrated. Although substantial progress has been achieved, the rapid evolution of battery technologies and their applications continues to pose important modelling, identification, and control challenges.

Aim and scope: Following the success of the first edition, this second edition of the Special Issue aims to collect original research articles and review papers on: electrochemical, electrical, thermal, and ageing battery models; integrated and multi-physics modelling approaches; battery parameter-estimation methods; battery management and control strategies; and emerging battery technologies and applications.

Dr. Simone Barcellona
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.