Capacitive charge storage enables an ultrahigh cathode capacity in aluminum-graphene battery

Aluminum^-graphene battery is promising for its abundant raw materials,high power density,ultralong cycle life and superior safety.However,the development of aluminum^-graphene battery is currently restricted by its insufficient cathode capacity,calling for a newly developed working mechanism.In addition,an irregular constant increase of the cathode capacity was always observed during cycling,but cannot be explained based on the current understanding.Here,we observed an increase of specific capacity by 60%with stable Coulombic efficiency of 98%during 7000 cycles life of Al-graphene batteries employing AlCl3/ET3NHCl electrolyte.We demonstrated this growing cathode capacity is attributed to an increasing contribution of capacitive charge storage during cycling,because a gradually enlarged surface area as capacitive active sites is enabled by the exfoliation of graphitic cathode during the periodic intercalation process.Moreover,the graphene cathode was exfoliated more significantly in AlCl3/ET3NHCl than 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-based electrolyte,which results from the heavier stress on the graphene layers caused by the larger intercalants in AlCl3/ET3NHCl.The common intercalation of cations with AlCl4-clusters was therefore supposed to occur during charging.This new proposed mechanism can offer the new thought for future design on high-capacity cathode of Al-ion battery.

Reduced Switching-Frequency State of Charge Balancing Strategy for Battery Integrated Modular Multilevel Converter

A modular multilevel converter(MMC)integrated with split battery cells(BIMMCs)is proposed for the battery management system(BMS)and motor drive system.In order to reduce the switching losses,the state of charge(SOC)balancing strategy with a reduced switching-frequency(RSF)is proposed in this paper.The proposed RSF algorithm not only reduces the switching losses,but also features good balancing performance both in the unbalanced and balanced initial states.The results are verified by extensive simulations in MATLAB/Simulink surroundings.

Charge storage mechanism of MOF-derived Mn2O3 as high performance cathode of aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Aqueous Zinc-ion batteries(ZIB) are attracting immense attention because of their merits of excellent safety and quite cheap properties compared with lithium-ion batteries(LIB).Manganese oxide is one of the most important cathode materials of ZIB.In this paper,α-Mn2O3 used as cathode of ZIB is synthesized via Metal-Organic Framework(MOF)-derived method,which delivers a high specific capacity of225 mAh g^(-1) at 0.05 A g^(-1) and 92.7 mAh g^(-1) after 1700 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).The charge storage mechanism of α-Mn2O3 cathode is found to greatly depend on the discharge current density.At lower current density discharging,the H+ and Zn2+ are successively intercalated into the α-Mn2O3 before and after the "turning point" of discharge voltage and their discharging products present obviously different morphologies changing from flower-like to large plate-like products.At a higher current density,the low-voltage plateau after the turning point disappears due to the decrease of amount of Zn2+ intercalation and the H+intercalation is dominated in α-Mn2 O3.This study provides significant understanding for future design and research of high-performance Mn-based cathodes of ZIB.

Understanding of the charge storage mechanism of MnO_(2)-based aqueous zinc-ion batteries:Reaction processes and regulation strategies

Though secondary aqueous Zn ion batteries(AZIBs)have been received broad concern in recent years,the development of suitable cathode materials of AZIBs is still a big challenge.The MnO_(2) has been deemed as one of most hopeful cathode materials of AZIBs on account of some extraordinary merits,such as richly natural resources,low toxicity,high discharge potential,and large theoretical capacity.However,the crystal structure diversity of MnO_(2) results in an obvious various of charge storage mechanisms,which can cause great differences in electrochemical performance.Furthermore,several challenges,including intrinsic poor conductivity,dissolution of manganese and sluggish ion transport dynamics should be conquered before real practice.This work focuses on the reaction mechanisms and recent progress of MnO_(2)-based materials of AZIBs.In this review,a detailed review of the reaction mechanisms and optimal ways for enhancing electrochemical performance for MnO_(2)-based materials is proposed.At last,a number of viewpoints on challenges,future development direction,and foreground of MnO_(2)-based materials of aqueous zinc ions batteries are put forward.This review clarifies reaction mechanism of MnO_(2)-based materials of AZIBs,and offers a new perspective for the future invention in MnO_(2)-based cathode materials,thus accelerate the extensive development and commercialization practice of aqueous zinc ions batteries.

Mechanistic understanding of the charge storage processes in FeF_(2) aggregates assembled with cylindrical nanoparticles as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries by in situ magnetometry

Transition metal fluorides(TMFs)cathode materials have shown extraordinary promises for electrochemical energy storage,but the understanding of their electrochemical reaction mechanisms is still a matter of debate due to the complicated and continuous changing in the battery internal environment.Here,we design a novel iron fluoride(FeF_(2))aggregate assembled with cylindrical nanoparticles as cathode material to build FeF_(2) lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)and employ advanced in situ magnetometry to detect their intrinsic electronic structure during cycling in real time.The results show that FeF_(2) cannot be involved in complete conversion reactions when the FeF_(2) LIBs operate between the conventional voltage range of 1.0–4.0 V,and that the corresponding conversion ratio of FeF_(2) can be further estimated.Importantly,we first demonstrate that the spin-polarized surface capacitance exists in the FeF_(2) cathode by monitoring the magnetic responses over various voltage ranges.The research presents an original and insightful method to examine the conversion mechanism of TMFs and significantly provides an important reference for the future artificial design of energy systems based on spinpolarized surface capacitance.

ZnO-Embedded Expanded Graphite Composite Anodes with Controlled Charge Storage Mechanism Enabling Operation of Lithium-Ion Batteries at Ultra-Low Temperatures

As lithium(Li)-ion batteries expand their applications,operating over a wide temperature range becomes increasingly important.However,the lowtemperature performance of conventional graphite anodes is severely hampered by the poor diffusion kinetics of Li ions(Li^(+)).Here,zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoparticles are incorporated into the expanded graphite to improve Li^(+)diffusion kinetics,resulting in a significant improvement in lowtemperature performance.The ZnO-embedded expanded graphite anodes are investigated with different amounts of ZnO to establish the structurecharge storage mechanism-performance relationship with a focus on lowtemperature applications.Electrochemical analysis reveals that the ZnOembedded expanded graphite anode with nano-sized ZnO maintains a large portion of the diffusion-controlled charge storage mechanism at an ultra-low temperature of-50℃ Due to this significantly enhanced Li^(+)diffusion rate,a full cell with the ZnO-embedded expanded graphite anode and a LiNi_(0.88)Co_(0.09)Al_(0.03)O_(2)cathode delivers high capacities of 176 mAh g^(-1)at20℃ and 86 mAh g^(-1)at-50℃ at a high rate of 1 C.The outstanding low-temperature performance of the composite anode by improving the Li^(+)diffusion kinetics provides important scientific insights into the fundamental design principles of anodes for low-temperature Li-ion battery operation.

A Two-Layer Fuzzy Control Strategy for the Participation of Energy Storage Battery Systems in Grid Frequency Regulation

To address the frequency fluctuation problem caused by the power dynamic imbalance between the power system and the loadwhen a large number of newenergy sources are connected to the grid,a two-layer fuzzy control strategy is proposed for the participation of the energy storage battery system in FM.Firstly,considering the coordination of FM units responding to automatic power generation control commands,a comprehensive allocation strategy of two signals under automatic power generation control commands is proposed to give full play to the advantages of two FM signals while enabling better coordination of two FM units responding to FM commands;secondly,based on the grid FM demand and battery FM capability,a double-layer fuzzy control strategy is proposed for FM units responding to automatic power generation control commands in a coordinated manner under dual-signal allocation mode to precisely allocate the power output depth of FM units,which can control the fluctuation of frequency deviation within a smaller range at a faster speed while maintaining the battery charge state;finally,the proposed Finally,the proposed control strategy is simulated and verified inMatlab/Simulink.The results show that the proposed control strategy can control the frequency deviation within a smaller range in a shorter time,better stabilize the fluctuation of the battery charge level,and improve the utilization of the FM unit.

Organic cathode materials for rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries:Fundamentals, recent advances, and approaches to optimization

Rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries(MIBs) are favorable substitutes for conventional lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) because of abundant magnesium reserves, a high theoretical energy density, and great inherent safety. Organic electrode materials with excellent structural tunability,unique coordination reaction mechanisms, and environmental friendliness offer great potential to promote the electrochemical performance of MIBs. However, research on organic magnesium battery cathode materials is still preliminary with many significant challenges to be resolved including low electrical conductivity and unwanted but severe dissolution in useful electrolytes. Herein, we provide a detailed overview of reported organic cathode materials for MIBs. We begin with basic properties such as charge storage mechanisms(e.g., n-, p-, and bipolartype), moving to recent advances in various types of organic cathodes including carbonyl-, nitrogen-, and sulfur-based materials. To shed light on the diverse strategies targeting high-performance Mg-organic batteries, elaborate summaries of various approaches are presented.Generally, these strategies include molecular design, polymerization, mixing with carbon, nanosizing and electrolyte/separator optimization.This review provides insights on exploring high-performance organic cathodes in rechargeable MIBs.

High-Resolution Mass Spectroscopy for Revealing the Charge Storage Mechanism in Batteries: Oxamide Materials as an Example

The pursuit of high-performance electrode materials is highly desired to meet the demand of batteries with high energy and power density.However,a deep understanding of the charge storage mechanism is always challenging,which limits the development of advanced electrode materials.Herein,high-resolution mass spectroscopy(HR-MS)is employed to detect the evolution of organic electrode materials during the redox process and reveal the charge storage mechanism,by using small molecular oxamides as an example,which have ortho-carbonyls and are therefore potential electrochemical active materials for batteries.The HR-MS results adequately proved that the oxamides could reversibly store lithium ions in the voltage window of 1.5–3.8 V.Upon deeper reduction,the oxamides would decompose due to the cleavage of the C–N bonds in oxamide structures,which could be proved by the fragments detected by HR-MS,^(1)H NMR,and the generation of NH_(3)after the reduction of oxamide by Li.This work provides a strategy to deeply understand the charge storage mechanism of organic electrode materials and will stimulate the further development of characterization techniques to reveal the charge storage mechanism for developing high-performance electrode materials.

Evaluation of On-Line MPPT Algorithms for PV-Based Battery Storage Systems

This paper presents a novel Simulink models with an evaluation study of more widely used On-Line Maximum Power Point tracking(MPPT)techniques for Photo-Voltaic based Battery Storage Systems(PV-BSS).To have a full comparative study in terms of the dynamic response,battery state of charge(SOC),and oscillations around the Maximum Power Point(MPP)of the PV-BSS to variations in climate conditions,these techniques are simulated in Matlab/Simulink.The introduced methodologies are classified into two types;the first type is conventional hill-climbing techniques which are based on instantaneous PV data measurements such as Perturb&Observe and Incremental Conductance techniques.The second type is a novel proposed methodology is based on using solar irradiance and cell temperature measurements with pre-build Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System(ANFIS)model to predict DC–DC converter optimum duty cycle to track MPP.Then evaluation study is introduced for conventional and proposed On-Line MPPT techniques.This comparative study can be useful in specifying the appropriateness of the MPPT techniques for PV-BSS.Also the introduced model can be used as a valued reference model for future research related to Soft Computing(SC)MPPT techniques.A significant improvement of SOC is achieved by the proposed model and methodology with high accuracy and lower oscillations.

35 kV高压直挂大容量电池储能系统

为推动35 kV高压直挂电池储能系统(battery energy storage system,BESS)的实际应用,系统研究了35 kV高压直挂BESS的主电路参数设计、控制策略及相关控制参数的设计方法;并在MATLAB/Simulink中搭建了35 kV/10 MW/10 MWh系统的仿真模型,以验证所提设计方法及控制策略的正确性。研究结果表明:35 kV高压直挂BESS单机容量大,功率响应速度快,可对内部电池簇进行主动荷电状态均衡及故障冗余控制,系统效率和可靠性更高,能适应未来新能源大规模发展需求。

基于多参数耦合模型的锂离子电池充电策略在智能物流系统中的研究进展

为有效优化锂离子电池充电行为,避免智能物流系统过量消耗电力信号,针对基于多参数耦合模型的锂离子电池充电策略在智能物流系统中的应用展开研究。定义多参数耦合模型表达式,在此基础上,研究锂离子电池的充电行为,并对其进行调节,根据点电荷存储量,确定锂离子电池的最大储能水平,从而实现基于多参数耦合模型的锂离子电池充电特性分析,再以充电效率、电池安全性、智能化充电三个因素作为切入点,研究锂离子电池优化充电策略在智能物流系统中的可行性。

面向风电平抑的双电池单元储能系统功率分层优化控制策略

为减少风-储联合系统中,双电池单元储能系统的充放电循环次数,降低高充放电功率指令下电池单元充放电电流倍率,提出一种储能系统充放电功率分层优化控制策略。根据充放电功率指令高低,为两电池单元匹配同充同放和一充一放两种运行模式,同时优化设置两运行模式下电池荷电状态循环区间,平衡充放电电量。仿真验证表明,在风电平抑效果相同的情况下,所提策略可降低高充放电功率指令下电池单元充放电电流倍率,减少电池充放电循环次数,延长电池寿命,降低储能电池功率和容量的配置需求。

面向中压直流配电网的模块化多电平电池储能系统电荷吞吐量抑制策略

模块化多电平电池储能系统(modular multilevel converter-battery energy storage system,MMC-BESS)中各子模块功率周期性波动,与其相连的电池组充放电状态频繁切换,产生额外的电荷吞吐量,危害电池储能系统寿命。当MMC-BESS用于中压直流配电网时,其交直流侧功率传输情况复杂多变,增大电荷吞吐量的抑制难度。因此,文中针对中压直流配电网中的MMC-BESS,提出一种基于二倍频环流注入的电荷吞吐量抑制策略。首先,构建中压直流配电网中MMC-BESS的数学模型;其次,剖析MMC-BESS电荷吞吐量的产生机理,分析不同运行方式下电荷吞吐量的影响因素;再次,提出基于二倍频环流注入的电荷吞吐量抑制策略,以系统总电荷吞吐量最小为目标,选取不同工况下需注入的最优二倍频环流分量;最后,多种工况下的仿真及实验结果表明,所提方法可有效抑制中压直流配电网中MMC-BESS的电荷吞吐量。

基于BP神经网络的太阳能路灯SOC预测

针对光伏发电应用领域太阳能路灯系统的过充电或过放电现象对蓄电池本身特性产生影响、降低使用寿命的问题,采用单片机和LabVIEW进行太阳能路灯蓄电池电压检测,采用BP神经网络进行太阳能路灯蓄电池荷电率(SOC)预测。BP神经网络将测得数据建立SOC(State of Charge)预测模型,LabVIEW可视化面板实时显示测量数据、波形及预测结果,实现太阳能路灯智能化控制。测试结果表明,系统能够实时检测蓄电池充电电压,并预测电池工作状态,BP神经网络蓄电池SOC预测值与蓄电池电量实测误差为0.1%~0.4%,满足网络误差要求。

主动配电网-充换电站群-智慧社区群分层优化调度策略

为解决配电网、社区、充换电站3个利益主体之间难以保障能量最优交换和信息安全问题,提出一种主动配电网充换电站群智慧社区群的分层优化调度策略。首先,结合用户侧的储能需求和电动汽车充换电站的运行优化需求,在满足配电网经济运行的前提下建立电动汽车充换电站、配电网和社区共同参与的共享储能模式,上层为主动配电网运行模型,下层为社区和充换电站运行模型;其次,考虑各储能充换电站之间的交通流、能量流的时空特性,利用卡车对各电动汽车充换电站间的电池进行灵活调度,建立基于移动式储能车的电池时空共享模型;然后,为解决多主体(即充换电站、配电网、社区)参与的调度框架难以实现总体最优的问题,引入交替方向乘子法(alternating direction method of multipliers,ADMM)设计了社区充换电站配电网的3层能量共享模型;最后使用MATLAB对模型仿真编码求解。仿真结果表明:所提出的策略能够保障共享储能系统中各个主体隐私的安全性和用能的经济性,使能量共享形式更加多样化;可提高储能电池的使用效率和用能经济性,系统总成本降低了18%。

基于PSTSO多目标优化储能系统功率分配

为提高电池储能系统的功率分配合理性,提出基于状态优先的金枪鱼群优化PSTSO(priority of status tuna swarm optimization)算法的储能系统功率分配策略。首先设定了3个储能系统功率分配的评价指标,其次建立储能系统的运行成本、储能单元的健康状态SOH(state-of-health)损失、储能系统的荷电状态SOC(state-of-charge)一致性的数学模型,最后在满足系统功率平衡和SOC上、下限约束条件下,采用PSTSO算法进行功率分配。算例分析结果表明,所提策略可以有效减少电池单元充放电次数,降低电池单元的容量损耗,且保证储能系统的SOC一致性好。

基于改进概率神经网络的储能电池荷电状态估计

锂离子电池荷电状态(SOC)估计技术是储能电站电池管理系统重要组成部分。为了实现对SOC的准确估算,提出一种改进概率神经网络(MPNN)用于储能电池荷电状态估计。相较于传统神经网络,结合概率函数和补偿机制的MPNN,不仅可避免陷入局部最优,而且具有更优秀的拟合能力,可进一步提高SOC估计精度。仿真实验表明,所提MPNN方法的SOC估计值平均绝对误差和均方误差均低于1%,获得了满意的性能。

基于降维机理模型的储能电池安全充电在线控制技术

大倍率充电会引起储能电池负极析锂,进一步可能会诱发电池热失控并导致安全事故。而析锂副反应与电池负极电位直接相关,通过模型精确预测负极电位,传输至储能电池管理系统调整充电工况,可以有效抑制负极析锂。因此,文中提出一种基于降维机理简化伪二维(simplified pseudo two-dimensional,SP2D)模型的储能电池安全充电在线控制技术。首先,对伪二维(pseudo two-dimensional,P2D)模型中部分偏微分方程进行降维简化,建立SP2D模型,同时采用不同的方法获取相应的模型参数。其次,使用实验数据的端电压和负极电位对模型进行验证,结果表明模型在不同倍率恒流工况下精度较高。再次,基于SP2D模型结合比例控制器开展电池无析锂安全充电的仿真工作,结果表明,电池经过1895 s充电即达到截止电压4.3 V,且充电过程中负极电位均处于无析锂安全电位区间。最后,对仿真得到的充电策略进行循环和拆解验证,结果表明提出的充电方法能够实现电池无析锂安全充电。

适用于直流链式储能的电池簇荷电状态自均衡控制策略

电池储能系统凭借其可提高可再生能源消纳能力的优势逐渐成为电网关键环节,其中的生产、使用环节导致的电池不一致性是影响储能系统容量和寿命的重要因素。在直流型高压级联链式储能的拓扑结构基础上采取分级控制策略,基于电压模式和功率模式的一级控制,针对链式电池储能系统电池荷电状态(SOC)不均衡的问题,提出了一种控制参数自适应的SOC自均衡控制策略。该策略综合考虑电池SOC偏差、各模块电容电压水平、直流系统电压控制裕度以及输出调制比上下限,实时计算均衡系数。实验结果验证了所提策略能够在SOC偏差较大以及满功率充放电切换的极端工况下,实现SOC自均衡,均衡效率较高。