Advances in Battery Modelling, Applications, and Technology

Dear Colleagues,

Batteries, among various energy storage systems, have garnered attention not only in stationary applications but also in a wide range of mobile applications, spanning from small devices such as smartphones, notebooks, and tablets to larger ones such as electric vehicles and railway traction systems. Over the years, different technologies, such as lead–acid and lithium–ion technologies, have been developed, and ongoing research explores novel technologies. Enhancing the lifecycle involves exploring innovative technologies in battery construction and/or optimizing their operational conditions. Achieving this requires a profound understanding of battery modelling and parameter estimation. Battery modelling can encompass various aspects, including chemical, electrical, thermal, or aging factors, or a combination of these. These models can be implemented in battery management systems, which can properly control the battery operating conditions, ensuring batteries work inside their safe and optimal operating range, limit their degradation, and increase their performance. In particular, the management of the thermal aspect of batteries is crucial for preventing overtemperatures, limiting temperature degradation and possible consequential thermal runaway. The latter can be very dangerous as it can lead to combustion and explosions. Moreover, the thermal battery management system can be useful for balancing the temperature among different battery cells or modules. This way, it is possible to equalize the thermal stress among cells/modules, ensuring the uniform degradation and efficiency of the individual cells/modules.

In light of the above, the scope of this Special Issue is to collect both original research works and review articles on battery models, with a particular focus on the thermal aspect, and their optimized control through battery management systems.

Dr. Simone Barcellona
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Codecasa
Guest Editors

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