Effects of cycling on lithium-ion battery hysteresis and overvoltage

Currently, lithium-ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for mobile applications. However, a better understanding of their nature is still required to improve battery management systems (BMS). Overvoltages and open-circuit voltage (OCV) hysteresis provide valuable information regar...

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Autores: Ovejas Benedicto, Victòria Júlia|||0000-0002-7725-7299, Cuadras Tomàs, Àngel|||0000-0002-4540-6640
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/180886
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/180886
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51474-5
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Overvoltage
Lithium ion batteries
Hysteresis
Lithium batteries
Bateries d'ió liti
Histèresi
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:Currently, lithium-ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for mobile applications. However, a better understanding of their nature is still required to improve battery management systems (BMS). Overvoltages and open-circuit voltage (OCV) hysteresis provide valuable information regarding battery performance, but estimations of these parameters are generally inaccurate, leading to errors in BMS. Studies on hysteresis are commonly avoided because the hysteresis depends on the state of charge and degradation level and requires time-consuming measurements. We have investigated hysteresis and overvoltages in Li(NiMnCo)O2/graphite and LiFePO4/graphite commercial cells. Here we report a direct relationship between an increase in OCV hysteresis and an increase in charge overvoltage when the cells are degraded by cycling. We fnd that the hysteresis is related to difusion and increases with the formation of pure phases, being primarily related to the graphite electrode. These fndings indicate that the graphite electrode is a determining factor for cell efciency.