Effect of safety valve types on the gas venting behavior and thermal runaway hazard severity of large-format prismatic lithium iron phosphate batteries

The safety valve is an important component to ensure the safe operation of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).However,the effect of safety valve type on the thermal runaway(TR)and gas venting behavior of LIBs,as well as the TR hazard severity of LIBs,are not known.In this paper,the TR and gas venting behavior of three 100 A h lithium iron phosphate(LFP)batteries with different safety valves are investigated under overheating.Compared to previous studies,the main contribution of this work is in studying and evaluating the effect of gas venting behavior and TR hazard severity of LFP batteries with three safety valve types.Two significant results are obtained:(Ⅰ)the safety valve type dominates over gas venting pressure of battery during safety venting,the maximum gas venting pressure of LFP batteries with a round safety valve is 3320 Pa,which is one order of magnitude higher than other batteries with oval or cavity safety valve;(Ⅱ)the LFP battery with oval safety valve has the lowest TR hazard as shown by the TR hazard assessment model based on gray-fuzzy analytic hierarchy process.This study reveals the effect of safety valve type on TR and gas venting,providing a clear direction for the safety valve design.

Non-flammable long chain phosphate ester based electrolyte via competitive solventized structures for high-performance lithium metal batteries

Safety remains a persistent challenge for high-energy-density lithium metal batteries(LMBs).The development of safe and non-flammable electrolytes is especially important in harsh conditions such as high temperatures.Herein,a flame-retardant,low-cost and thermally stable long chain phosphate ester based(tributyl phosphate,TBP)electrolyte is reported,which can effectively enhance the cycling stability of highly loaded high-nickel LMBs with high safety through co-solvation strategy.The interfacial compatibility between TBP and electrode is effectively improved using a short-chain ether(glycol dimethyl ether,DME),and a specially competitive solvation structure is further constructed using lithium borate difluorooxalate(LiDFOB)to form the stable and inorganic-rich electrode interphases.Benefiting from the presence of the cathode electrolyte interphase(CEI)and solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)enriched with LiF and Li_(x)PO_(y)F_(z),the electrolyte demonstrates excellent cycling stability assembled using a 50μm lithium foil anode in combination with a high loading NMC811(15.4 mg cm^(-2))cathode,with 88%capacity retention after 120 cycles.Furthermore,the electrolyte exhibits excellent high-temperature characteristics when used in a 1-Ah pouch cell(N/P=0.26),and higher thermal runaway temperature(238℃)in the ARC(accelerating rate calorimeter)demonstrating high safety.This novel electrolyte adopts long-chain phosphate as the main solvent for the first time,and would provide a new idea for the development of extremely high safety and high-temperature electrolytes.

Three-in-one fire-retardant poly(phosphate)-based fast ion-conductor for all-solid-state lithium batteries

The development of flame retardant or nonflammable electrolytes is the key to improve the safety of lithium batteries,owing to inflammable organic solvents and polymer matrix in common liquid and polymer electrolytes regarded as the main cause of battery fire.Herein,a series of solid-state polyphosphate oligomers(SPPO)as a three-in-one electrolyte that integrated the roles of lithium salt,dissociation matrix,and flame retardant were synthesized.The well-designed SPPO electrolytes showed an optimal ionic conductivity of 5.5×10^(-4)S cm-1at 30℃,an acceptable electrochemical window up to 4.0 V vs.Li/Li+,and lithium ion transference number of 0.547.Stable Li-ion stripping/plating behavior for 500 h of charge-discharge cycles without internal short-circuit in a Li|SPPO|Li cell was confirmed,together with outstanding interface compatibility between the SPPO electrolyte and lithium foil.The optimal Li|SPPO|LiFePO4cell presented good reversible discharge capacity of 149.4 mA h g-1at 0.1 C and Coulombic efficiency of 96.4%after 120 cycles.More importantly,the prepared SPPO cannot be ignited by the lighter fire and show a limited-oxygen-index value as high as 35.5%,indicating splendid nonflammable nature.The SPPO could be a promising candidate as a three-in-one solid-state electrolyte for the improved safety of rechargeable lithium batteries.

Synthesis and characterization of phosphate-modified LiMn_2O_4 cathode materials for Li-ion battery

LiMn2O4 spinel cathode materials were modified with 2 wt.%Li-M-PO4（M=Co,Ni,Mn） by polyol synthesis method.The phosphate surface-modified LiMn2O4 cathode materials were physically characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）.The charge-discharge test showed that the cycling and rate capacities of LiMn2O4 cathode materials were significantly enhanced by stabilizing the electrode surface with phosphate.

Process for recycle of spent lithium iron phosphate battery via a selective leaching-precipitation method

Applying spent lithium iron phosphate battery as raw material,valuable metals in spent lithium ion battery were effectively recovered through separation of active material,selective leaching,and stepwise chemical precipitation.Using stoichiometric Na2S2O8 as an oxidant and adding low-concentration H2SO4 as a leaching agent was proposed.This route was totally different from the conventional methods of dissolving all of the elements into solution by using excess mineral acid.When experiments were done under optimal conditions(Na2S2O8-to-Li molar ratio 0.45,0.30 mol/L H2SO4,60℃,1.5 h),leaching efficiencies of 97.53% for Li^+,1.39%for Fe^3+,and 2.58% for PO4^3−were recorded.FePO4 was then recovered by a precipitation method from the leachate while maintaining the pH at 2.0.The mother liquor was concentrated and maintained at a temperature of approximately 100℃,and then a saturated sodium carbonate solution was added to precipitate Li2CO3.The lithium recovery yield was close to 80%.

Selective recovery of lithium from spent lithium iron phosphate batteries using oxidation pressure sulfuric acid leaching system

Oxidation pressure leaching was proposed to selectively dissolve Li from spent LiFePO_(4) batteries in a stoichiometric sulfuric acid solution.Using O_(2) as an oxidant and stoichiometric sulfuric acid as leaching agent,above 97% of Li was leached into the solution,whereas more than 99% of Fe remained in the leaching residue,enabling a relatively low cost for one-step separation of Li and Fe.And then,by adjusting the pH of leachate,above 95% of Li was recovered in the form of the Li_(3)PO_(4) product through iron removal and chemical precipitation of phosphate.

The effect of phosphate additive on the positive electrolyte stability of vanadium redox flow battery

The electrolyte is one of the most important components of vanadium redox flow battery （VRFB）. and its stability and solubility determines the energy density of a VRFB. The performance of current positive elec- trolyte is limited by the low stability of VO2＋ at a higher temperature. Phosphate is proved to be a very effective additive to improve the stability of VO2＋. Even though, the stabilizing mechanism is still not clear, which hinders the further development of VRFBs. In this paper, to clarify the effect of phosphate additive on the positive electrolyte stability, the hydration structures of VO2＋ cations and the reaction mechanisms of precipitation with or without phosphate in the supporting electrolyte of H_2SO_4 solutions were investigated in detail based on calculations of electronic structure. The stable configurations of com- plexes were optimized at the B3LYP/6-311 ＋ G（d,p） level of theory. The zero-point energies and Gibbs free energies for these complexes were further evaluated at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. It shows that a structure of [VO_2（H_2O）_2]＋ surrounded by water molecules in H2S04 solution can be formed at the room temperature. With the temperature rises, [VO_2（H_2O）_2]＋ will lose a proton and form the interme- diate of VO（OH）_3, and the further dehydration among VO（OH）_3 molecules will create the precipitate of V_2O_5. When H_3PO_4 was added into electrolytes, the V-O-P bond-containing neutral compound could be formed through interaction between VO（OH）_3 and H_3PO_4, and the activation energy of forming the V-O-P bond-containing neutral compound is about 7 kcal tool-1 lower than that of the VO（OH）_3 dehydration, which could avoid the precipitation of V_2O_5 and improve the electrolyte stability.

Incorporation of layered tin(Ⅳ) phosphate in graphene framework for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries

To anchor the polysulfide and enhance the conversion kinetics of polysulfide to disulfide/sulfide is critical for improving the performance of lithium-sulfur battery.For this purpose,the graphene-supported tin(Ⅳ) phosphate(Sn(HPO_4)_2·H_2 O,SnP) composites(SnP-G) are employed as the novel sulfur hosts in this work.When compared to the graphene-sulfur and carbon-sulfur composites,the SnP-G-sulfur composites exhibit much better cycling performance at 1.0 C over 800 cycles.Meanwhile,the pouch cell fabricated with the SnP-G-sulfur cathodes also exhibits excellent performance with an initial capacity of1266.6 mAh g^(-1)(S) and capacity retention of 76.9% after 100 cycles at 0.1 C.The adsorption tests,density functional theory(DFT) calculations in combination with physical cha racterizations and electrochemical measurements provide insights into the mechanism of capture-accelerated conversion mechanism of polysulfide at the surface of SnP.DFT calculations indicate that the Li-O bond formed between Li atom(from Li_2 S_n,n=1,2,4,6,8) and O atom(from PO_3-OH in SnP) is the main reason for the strong interactions between Li_2 S_n and SnP.As a result,SnP can effectively restrain the shuttle effect and improving the cycling performance of Li-S cell.In addition,by employing the climbing-image nudged elastic band(ciNEB) methods,the energy barrier for lithium sulfide decomposition(charging reaction) on SnP is proved to decrease significantly compared to that on graphene.It can be concluded that SnP is an effective sulfur hosts acting as dual-functional accelerators for the conversion reactions of polysulfude to sulfide(discharging reaction) as well as polysulfide to sulfur(charging reaction).

Upcycling the spent graphite/LiCoO_(2) batteries for high-voltage graphite/LiCoPO_(4)-co-workable dual-ion batteries

The worldwide proliferation of portable electronics has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).However,traditional recycling methods still have limitations because of such huge amounts of spent LIBs.Therefore,we proposed an ecofriendly and sustainable double recycling strategy to concurrently reuse the cathode(LiCoO_(2))and anode(graphite)materials of spent LIBs and recycled LiCoPO_(4)/graphite(RLCPG)in Li^(+)/PF^(-)_(6) co-de/intercalation dual-ion batteries.The recycle-derived dualion batteries of Li/RLCPG show impressive electrochemical performance,with an appropriate discharge capacity of 86.2 mAh·g^(-1) at25 mA·g^(-1) and 69%capacity retention after 400 cycles.Dual recycling of the cathode and anode from spent LIBs avoids wastage of resources and yields cathode materials with excellent performance,thereby offering an ecofriendly and sustainable way to design novel secondary batteries.

Non-flammable electrolytes based on trimethyl phosphate solvent for lithium-ion batteries

The properties of trimethyl phosphate（TMP）-based nonflammable electrolytes with LiPF6 as solute were investigated using graphite anode and LiCoO2 cathode. The effect of TMP on non-flammability of electrolytes was also evaluated. It is found that the TMP reduction decomposition on graphite electrode at the potential of 1.3V （vs Li/Li+） is suppressed with ethylene carbonate（EC）, dimethyl carbonate（DMC） and ethylmethyl carbonate（EMC） cosolvents and vinylene carbonate（VC） additives. The results show that the non-flammable electrolyte of 1mol/L LiPF6 61%（EC1.5-DMC1.0-EMC1.0）-39% TMP has good electrochemical properties. The discharge capacities of half-cells after 20 cycles are 254.8mA·h/g for Li/graphite and 144.1mA·h/g for Li/LiCoO2. The （graphite/）（LiCoO2） prismatic lithium-ion cell delivers a discharge capacity of 131mA·h/g at first cycle. With an addition of 4%VC to this non-flammable electrolyte, a discharge capacity of 134mA·h/g at first cycle and a capacity ratio of （84.3%） after 50 cycles are obtained for prismatic lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, a nail penetration test demonstrates that the safety of prismatic lithium-ion batteries is dramatically improved by using TMP-containing （non-）（flammable） electrolytes.

An Investigation of Battery Energy Storage Aided Wind-Coal Integrated Energy System

This paper studies the feasibility of a supply-side wind-coal integrated energy system.Based on grid-side data,the load regulation model of coal-fired power and the wind-coal integrated energy system model are established.According to the simulation results,the reasons why the wind-coal combined power supply is difficult to meet the grid-side demand are revealedthrough scenario analysis.Basedon thewind-coal combinedoperation,a wind-coalstorage integrated energy system was proposed by adding lithium-iron phosphate battery energy storage system(LIPBESS)to adjust the load of the system.According to the four load adjustment scenarios of grid-side instructions of the wind-coal system,the difficulty of load adjustment in each scenario is analyzed.Based on the priority degree of LIPBESS charge/discharge in four scenarios at different time periods,the operation mode of two charges and two discharges per day was developed.Based on the independent operation level of coal-fired power,after the addition of LIPBESS(5.5 MWh),the average qualified rate of multi-power operation in March and June reached the level of independent operation of coal-fired power,while the average qualified rate of the remaining months was only 5.4%different from that of independent operation of coal-fired power.Compared with the wind storage mode,the energy storage capacity and investment cost of wind-coal-storage integrated energy system are reduced by 54.2%and 53.7%,respectively.

Hydrometallurgical recovery of lithium carbonate and iron phosphate from blended cathode materials of spent lithium-ion battery

The recycling of cathode materials from spent lithium-ion battery has attracted extensive attention,but few research have focused on spent blended cathode materials.In reality,the blended materials of lithium iron phosphate and ternary are widely used in electric vehicles,so it is critical to design an effective recycling technique.In this study,an efficient method for recovering Li and Fe from the blended cathode materials of spent LiFePO_(4)and LiNi_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(1-x-y)O_(2)batteries is proposed.First,87%A1 was removed by alkali leaching.Then,91.65%Li,72.08%Ni,64.6%Co and 71.66%Mn were further separated by selective leaching with H_(2)SO_(4)and H_(2)O_(2).Li,Ni,Co and Mn in solution were recovered in the form of Li_(2)CO_(3)and hydroxide respectively.Subsequently,98.38%Fe was leached from the residue by two stage process,and it is recovered as FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O with a purity of 99.5%by precipitation.Fe and P were present in FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O in amounts of 28.34%and 15.98%,respectively.Additionally,the drift and control of various components were discussed,and cost-benefit analysis was used to assess the feasibility of potential application.

Accurate Modeling of Prismatic Type High Current Lithium-Iron-Phosophate (LiFePO4) Battery for Automotive Applications

With accurate battery modeling, circuit designers and automotive control algorithms developers can predict and optimize the battery performance. In this paper, an experimental verification of an accurate model for prismatic high current lithium-iron-phosphate battery is presented. An automotive TSLFP160AHA lithium-iron-phosphate battery bank is tested. The different capacity GBDLFMP60AH battery bank is used to validate the model extracted from the former battery. Effect of current, stacking and SOC upon the battery parameters performance is investigated. Six empirical equations are obtained to extract the prismatic type LiFePO4 model as a function of SOC. Based on comparing the measured and simulated data, a well accuracy of less than 50mV maximum error voltage with 1.7% operating time error referred to the measured data is achieved. The model can be easily modified to simulate different batteries and can be extended for wide ranges of different currents.

液氮抑制32650型磷酸铁锂电池组热失控传播特性试验研究

文章从磷酸铁锂电池组热失控危险特性出发,通过试验研究32650型磷酸铁锂电池单体热失控特征及其电池组间热失控传播过程。探究利用液氮喷淋阻断电池组间热失控传播,分析液氮对磷酸铁锂电池的防灭火效能。结果表明:单体锂电池热失控可划分为被动加热、安全阀泄压、自反应、喷射火、明火熄灭等5个阶段,单体电池温度变化曲线呈倒“V”形。液氮可有效阻断电池组间的热失控传播,能够大幅降低喷射火阶段的电池峰值温度。且喷淋时间越长,阻止电池组热失控传播越明显。30 s液氮喷淋条件下,除电池A1外,其他电池未进入安全阀泄压阶段。

溶剂热法制备磷酸锰锂的优化研究

橄榄石结构的磷酸锰锂(LiMnPO_(4))具有比容量高､热稳定性好和原料来源广泛等特点,与同为橄榄石结构的磷酸铁锂相比具有更高的放电电压。采用溶剂热法制备了高性能的磷酸锰锂正极材料,通过对过程参数进行优化实现材料性能的提升,以柠檬酸为添加剂优化颗粒形貌得到纳米级颗粒,并对碳层包覆进行优化。结果表明,柠檬酸添加量为1 mmol时,椭球状颗粒平均尺寸为42.3 nm;当以蔗糖为碳源且与LiMnPO_(4)质量比为1∶2时得到的碳层包覆颗粒尺寸较小､碳层石墨化程度更高;在最优参数下制备的LiMnPO_(4)材料具有更高的首次放电容量(126.9 mAh/g)及更优的倍率性能。

基于电热耦合模型的宽温域锂离子电池SOC/SOP联合估计

准确的状态估计对于锂离子电池安全可靠运行具有重要意义,但由于非线性强,多参数耦合,实现宽温域多参数联合在线估计难度较大。考虑到温度影响,建立电热耦合模型,采用扩展卡尔曼滤波算法(EKF)在线辨识电池参数,通过电压及温度仿真验证了模型的准确性;然后针对无迹卡尔曼滤波算法(UKF)历史数据利用率低的问题,引入多新息理论(MI)改进UKF,改进后的算法在非电压平台区荷电状态(SOC)估计均方根误差不超过1.2%,相较于改进前误差降低了30%以上,并结合安时积分法设计切换算法,解决了MIUKF算法在磷酸铁锂电池电压平台区无法通过电压反馈修正SOC估计误差的问题,实现了宽温域复杂工况下全区间SOC的准确估计,在不同SOC初始值条件下验证了结合算法的准确性,均方根误差不超过3%,为峰值功率(SOP)估计提供了可靠的SOC值;最后将温度约束引入到SOP估计中,提出多约束条件下的SOP估计方法,结果表明在高温条件下,温度起到关键限制作用,可以防止电池温升过大,减少安全隐患。

退役磷酸铁锂电池负极石墨的预锂化再生

对退役磷酸铁锂(LiFePO_(4))电池的负极石墨进行预锂化,使石墨变为锂碳化合物并进行热处理,从而实现石墨的晶型转变.将预锂化后的LiFePO_(4)电池热处理,回收得到的石墨经不同处理,所得样品分别与导电炭黑和黏结剂等物质进行混合制成新的电极,组装成电池后进行电池的性能测试.结果表明,在电流为0.1C的条件下,预锂化热处理的石墨样品经酸浸后所制成的纽扣电池平均放电比容量为322.3 mAh·g^(-1),远远高于其他对比组,其循环稳定性也强于人造石墨.说明退役电池负极石墨通过预锂化、热处理和酸浸处理后能够得到优质再生石墨.

基于集成聚类的退役锂电池直接分组

针对退役电池筛选分组效率低的问题,提出了一种基于加权表决集成聚类算法的退役锂离子电池直接分组方法。提取充电电压片段特征,对特征进行降维,并使用集成聚类算法直接对特征进行分组,实现退役锂离子电池分组。该方法只需要得到部分恒流充电曲线便可实现退役锂离子电池的按容量分组,提高了筛选效率。搭建了磷酸铁锂电池仿真和实验平台,对所提的电池筛选、分组策略进行仿真和实验分析。从退役电池分组容量精度和分组效率的角度验证了所提策略的正确性和有效性。

从废旧电池中回收二水磷酸铁再生LiFePO_(4)/C

使用酸浸—加热回流法从废旧磷酸铁锂电池中回收得到二水磷酸铁,将其作为原料并添加一定量的锂源和碳源,通过高温固相法再生了LiFePO_(4)/C,并研究了温度对再生LiFePO_(4)/C电化学性能的影响。首先采用酸浸—加热回流法对废旧磷酸铁锂正极片进行处理生成FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O,洗涤烘干后研磨得到FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O粉末,XRD表征和ICP测试结果显示回收得到的FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O结构完整、纯度较高。然后在FePO_(4)·2H_(2)O粉末中添加碳源,在高温下制备LiFePO_(4)/C材料,对其进行结构与形貌表征以及电化学测试,发现以葡萄糖为碳源、温度为700℃、葡萄糖量为理论生成磷酸铁锂质量的17%时再生的LiFePO_(4)/C电化学性能最佳,0.3 C倍率下再生的LiFePO_(4)/C首周放电比容量可达141.8 mAh/g,循环100周后容量保持率可维持在94.3%。通过与商用LiFePO_(4)/C进行电化学性能对比,进一步验证了该工艺再生的LiFePO_(4)/C有着优良的电化学性能。

优先提锂湿法工艺回收废旧磷酸铁锂电池

文章详细介绍了一种优先提锂湿法回收碳酸锂的工艺流程,先用碱除铝,再酸浸分离磷酸铁,除杂后沉锂,工艺流程简化、试剂消耗量小、锂浸出选择性较高,工艺经济效益相对更好,可以为磷酸铁锂电池回收企业提供一种工艺流程简化、试剂消耗量小、锂浸出选择性较高、工艺经济效益相对更好的工艺技术路线。