Print Email Facebook Twitter Temperature effects and Performance optimization in Battery systems Title Temperature effects and Performance optimization in Battery systems: Physics-based modelling of Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries Author Ntagkras, Dimitris (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) Contributor Hooman, K. (mentor) Vasileiadis, A. (mentor) Ombrini, P. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Mechanical Engineering Date 2023-08-31 Abstract As the energy transition gains momentum, the development of effective energy storage technologies is crucial. Among these technologies, batteries are of utmost importance as they store chemical energy that can be converted into electrical energy. The operation of batteries is a complex process that involves the interplay of material technology, multiphysics transport phenomena, and mechanical effects. While experiments can reveal new and unexpected features of batteries in various conditions, simulation models offer a costand time-effective way to gain valuable insights across a wider range. However, the accuracy and fidelity of mathematical models are directly proportional to the complexity of describing all the relevant phenomena. To date, equivalent-circuit models have been the dominant framework for industrial applications due to their simplicity and low computational cost. However, these models treat batteries as black boxes, which limit users’ ability to interpret the results. In contrast, physics-based models that couple electrochemistry, conservation laws, and heat equations can produce high-fidelity models that capture the intricacies of battery operation. The Multiphase Porous Electrode theory (MPET) provides a useful framework for integrating these phenomena and enables users to modify parameters that can significantly impact simulation results. In this study, experiments in different operating temperatures were conducted and analysed, and based on these outcomes, the accuracy and validity of MPET was tested. The root mean squared error between the simulation and experimental results was smaller than 5% in all cases. The correlation between the high temperature (50 ◦C) discharge curve and the ambient temperature discharge curve showed the high dependence of temperature to the state of charge of the battery which was confirmed by the experiments. Furthermore, a possible degradation mechanism could have an impact in the final results. The main research outcomes were the exponential relation between the temperature and the rate constant and between the particles conductivity and the temperature. Using these two relations, the model could reproduce the same trend and equal maximum capacity with the experiments. This shows the flexibility of the model in completely different operating conditions. After the validation, the active particle population model can be used to understand the coccurent or particle by particle intercalation and gives indentifications of hotspot in a battery. The final part was a sensitivity analysis about capacity optimization taking into account not only different C-rates but also different temperatures. Because the whole study was in an experimental coin cell, a relation to bigger battery systems should be built in the same manner using this software so as to facilitate the development of more effective energy storage technologies. Keywords: Li-ion batteries, phase separation materials, temperature dependency, parameter estimation, optimization, machine learning, physics-based models. Subject Li-Ion BatteriesTemperature dependenceParameter Estimationoptimization To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:691357a0-1cdd-4f46-a306-6e8b025d202c Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2023 Dimitris Ntagkras Files PDF Main_Thesis_Dimitrios_Ntagkras.pdf 34.75 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:691357a0-1cdd-4f46-a306-6e8b025d202c/datastream/OBJ/view