Robinson, JB;
Owen, RE;
Kok, MDR;
Maier, M;
Majasan, J;
Braglia, M;
Stocker, R;
... Shearing, PR; + view all
(2020)
Identifying Defects in Li-Ion Cells Using Ultrasound Acoustic Measurements.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
, 167
(12)
, Article 120530. 10.1149/1945-7111/abb174.
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Abstract
Identification of the state-of-health (SoH) of Li-ion cells is a vital tool to protect operating battery packs against accelerated degradation and failure. This is becoming increasingly important as the energy and power densities demanded by batteries and the economic costs of packs increase. Here, ultrasonic time-of-flight analysis is performed to demonstrate the technique as a tool for the identification of a range of defects and SoH in Li-ion cells. Analysis of large, purpose-built defects across multiple length scales is performed in pouch cells. The technique is then demonstrated to detect a microscale defect in a commercial cell, which is validated by examining the acoustic transmission signal through the cell. The location and scale of the defects are confirmed using X-ray computed tomography, which also provides information pertaining to the layered structure of the cells. The demonstration of this technique as a methodology for obtaining direct, non-destructive, depth-resolved measurements of the condition of electrode layers highlights the potential application of acoustic methods in real-time diagnostics for SoH monitoring and manufacturing processes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Identifying Defects in Li-Ion Cells Using Ultrasound Acoustic Measurements |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1149/1945-7111/abb174 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abb174 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | processes. © 2020 The Author(s). Published on behalf of The Electrochemical Society by IOP Publishing Limited. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse of the work in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10108513 |
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