Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are seen as a viable option to meet the rising demand for energy storage. To meet this requirement, substantial research is being accomplished in battery materials as well as operational safety. LiBs are delicate and may fail if not handled properly. The failure modes an...
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| author | Muthukrishnan Kaliaperumal Milindar S. Dharanendrakumar Santosh Prasanna Kaginele V. Abhishek Ramesh Kumar Chidambaram Stefan Adams Karim Zaghib M. V. Reddy |
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| description | Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are seen as a viable option to meet the rising demand for energy storage. To meet this requirement, substantial research is being accomplished in battery materials as well as operational safety. LiBs are delicate and may fail if not handled properly. The failure modes and mechanisms for any system can be derived using different methodologies like failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) and failure mode methods effects analysis (FMMEA). FMMEA is used in this paper as it helps to identify the reliability of a system at the component level focusing on the physics causing the observed failures and should thus be superior to the more data-driven FMEA approach. Mitigation strategies in LiBs to overcome the failure modes can be categorized as intrinsic safety, additional protection devices, and fire inhibition and ventilation. Intrinsic safety involves modifications of materials in anode, cathode, and electrolyte. Additives added to the electrolyte enhance the properties assisting in the improvement of solid-electrolyte interphase and stability. Protection devices include vents, circuit breakers, fuses, current interrupt devices, and positive temperature coefficient devices. Battery thermal management is also a protection method to maintain the temperature below the threshold level, it includes air, liquid, and phase change material-based cooling. Fire identification at the preliminary stage and introducing fire suppressive additives is very critical. This review paper provides a brief overview of advancements in battery chemistries, relevant modes, methods, and mechanisms of potential failures, and finally the required mitigation strategies to overcome these failures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94e384f9d7c74ec38e01817fadde17a82023-11-22T16:25:20ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-09-011419567610.3390/ma14195676Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A ReviewMuthukrishnan Kaliaperumal0Milindar S. Dharanendrakumar1Santosh Prasanna2Kaginele V. Abhishek3Ramesh Kumar Chidambaram4Stefan Adams5Karim Zaghib6M. V. Reddy7Automotive Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, IndiaAutomotive Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, IndiaAutomotive Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, IndiaAutomotive Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, IndiaAutomotive Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, IndiaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, SingaporeDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Wong Building, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A OC5, CanadaHydro-Quebec Institute of Research (IREQ), Centre of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage (CETEES), Hydro-Québec, 1806, Lionel-Boulet Blvd., Varennes, QC J3X 1S1, CanadaLithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are seen as a viable option to meet the rising demand for energy storage. To meet this requirement, substantial research is being accomplished in battery materials as well as operational safety. LiBs are delicate and may fail if not handled properly. The failure modes and mechanisms for any system can be derived using different methodologies like failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) and failure mode methods effects analysis (FMMEA). FMMEA is used in this paper as it helps to identify the reliability of a system at the component level focusing on the physics causing the observed failures and should thus be superior to the more data-driven FMEA approach. Mitigation strategies in LiBs to overcome the failure modes can be categorized as intrinsic safety, additional protection devices, and fire inhibition and ventilation. Intrinsic safety involves modifications of materials in anode, cathode, and electrolyte. Additives added to the electrolyte enhance the properties assisting in the improvement of solid-electrolyte interphase and stability. Protection devices include vents, circuit breakers, fuses, current interrupt devices, and positive temperature coefficient devices. Battery thermal management is also a protection method to maintain the temperature below the threshold level, it includes air, liquid, and phase change material-based cooling. Fire identification at the preliminary stage and introducing fire suppressive additives is very critical. This review paper provides a brief overview of advancements in battery chemistries, relevant modes, methods, and mechanisms of potential failures, and finally the required mitigation strategies to overcome these failures.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/19/5676Lithium-ion batteryelectrode materialselectrolytefailure modesfailure mechanismsmitigation |
| spellingShingle | Muthukrishnan Kaliaperumal Milindar S. Dharanendrakumar Santosh Prasanna Kaginele V. Abhishek Ramesh Kumar Chidambaram Stefan Adams Karim Zaghib M. V. Reddy Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review Materials Lithium-ion battery electrode materials electrolyte failure modes failure mechanisms mitigation |
| title | Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review |
| title_full | Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review |
| title_fullStr | Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review |
| title_short | Cause and Mitigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure—A Review |
| title_sort | cause and mitigation of lithium ion battery failure a review |
| topic | Lithium-ion battery electrode materials electrolyte failure modes failure mechanisms mitigation |
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