Deformation and Failure Properties of High-Ni Lithium-Ion Battery under Axial Loads

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 24; p. 7844
• Main Authors: Wang, Genwei, Zhang, Shu, Li, Meng, Wu, Juanjuan, Wang, Bin, Song, Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Axial compression; Axial loads; Compression tests; Deformation; Failure modes; Impact loads; Impact tests; Lithium; Lithium-ion batteries; Load; Mechanical analysis; Rechargeable batteries; Research methodology; Short circuits; Split Hopkinson pressure bars; Static tests; Thermal runaway; China; axial load; cylindrical lithium-ion battery; thermal runaway; failure mechanism
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma14247844

To explore the failure modes of high-Ni batteries under different axial loads, quasi-static compression and dynamic impact tests were carried out. The characteristics of voltage, load, and temperature of a battery cell with different states of charge (SOCs) were investigated in quasi-static tests. The mechanical response and safety performance of lithium-ion batteries subjected to axial shock wave impact load were also investigated by using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. Different failure modes of the battery were identified. Under quasi-static axial compression, the intensity of thermal runaway becomes more severe with the increase in SOC and loading speed, and the time for lithium-ion batteries to reach complete failure decreases with the increase in SOC. In comparison, under dynamic SHPB experiments, an internal short circuit occurred after impact, but no violent thermal runaway was observed.