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A comparative study of thermal runaway of commercial lithium ion cells

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  • Kvasha, Andriy
  • Gutiérrez, César
  • Osa, Urtzi
  • de Meatza, Iratxe
  • Blazquez, J. Alberto
  • Macicior, Haritz
  • Urdampilleta, Idoia

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Thermal runaway of three lithium ion cells (“A” - NCA/Graphite, “B” - LFP/Graphite, “C” - NCA/LTO) at 0%, 50%, and 100% state of charge (SOC) is studied by Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC). Thermal behaviour of harvested positive and negative electrodes at three SOC (0%, 50%, and 100%) is analyzed using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Thermal stability of recovered separators is also investigated by DSC. Harvested electrodes and separators are studied alone and in contact with a liquid electrolyte. The thermal behaviour of each component and its contribution is quantified and thoroughly discussed. A crucial negative impact of the state of charge and presence of highly flammable liquid electrolyte on the thermal instability of the investigated cells and “electrode - electrolyte” systems is clearly revealed. Among studied cells, LiFePO4/Graphite one is the safest due to intrinsic thermal stability of lithium iron phosphate LiFePO4 based cathode and despite the fact of using a microporous polyolefin separator with limited thermal stability.

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  • Kvasha, Andriy & Gutiérrez, César & Osa, Urtzi & de Meatza, Iratxe & Blazquez, J. Alberto & Macicior, Haritz & Urdampilleta, Idoia, 2018. "A comparative study of thermal runaway of commercial lithium ion cells," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 547-557.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:159:y:2018:i:c:p:547-557
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.173
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