Requirements for Enabling Extreme Fast Charging of High Energy Density Li-Ion Cells while Avoiding Lithium Plating
By Andrew M. Colclasure, Alison R. Dunlop, S. Trask, B. Polzin, A. Jansen, Kandler A. Smith. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2019
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To improve electric vehicle market acceptance, the charge time of their batteries should be reduced to 10–15 minutes. However, achieving 4C to 6C charge rates with today's batteries is only possible for cells with thin electrodes coming at the expense of low energy density and high battery manufacturing cost. An electrochemical model is validated versus high rate charge data for cells with several loadings. The model elucidates that the main limitations for high energy density cells are poor electrolyte transport resulting in salt depletion within the anode and Li plating at the graphite/separator interface. Next, the model is used to understand what future electrode and electrolyte properties can help enable 4C and 6C charging. Ideally, future electrolytes would be identified with 2X conductivity, 3–4X diffusivity, and transference number of 0.5–0.6. Alternatively charging at elevated temperatures enhances electrolyte transport by 1.5X conductivity and 2–3X diffusivity with a negligible effect on transference number. Another effective strategy to enable 4C and 6C charging is reducing electrode tortuosity. Conversely, increasing electrode porosity and negative/positive ratio are ineffective strategies to improve fast charge capability.
Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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- Lithium Plating Mechanism, Detection, and Mitigation in Lithium-Ion Batteries (2021, background): “Using electrolyte additives, such as vinylene carbonate (VC), lithium bis (oxalato) borate (LiBOB), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), showed significant improvement in terms of performance and lifetime at a lower charge rate [230, 231].”