Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Open Access Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor 1
Lucia Gauchia
Committee Member 1
Erik G. Herbert
Committee Member 2
Mahdi Shahbakhti
Abstract
This thesis extends the full-scale electrochemical model for a Lithium-ion battery based on the porous electrode theory to incorporate aging mechanisms of solid electrolyte interface formation, cyclic electrode degradation, and lithium plating during overcharge, automotive vibrations, mechanical stress, and cell temperature, as reported in the existing literature. Further, the thesis presents the scope of the parameters used in the model to enable designers to extend the equations for new mechanisms and variability of other parameters.
An increased set of equations makes the complexity of the model even higher, and it would be very computationally complex to simulate this model. This makes this model unsuitable for inexpensive processors of mobile applications like an automotive battery management system while increasing the uncertainty faced by PDE solvers. However, as the physical models get close to an actual lithium-ion battery behavior, they could accelerate its development, shortening the design life of batteries.
Recommended Citation
Kamal, Anurag, "Physical modeling of lithium-ion aging for automotive applications", Open Access Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2018.