An experimentally validated model was developed to analyze the polarization of a LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 ͉1.2 M LiPF 6 in ethylene carbonate ͑EC͒:ethyl methyl carbonate ͑EMC͒ ͑3:7͉͒MAG-10 battery cell during a hybrid pulse power characterization ͑HPPC͒ cycle. The analysis was made with a method where the polarization was split up into parts associated with activation of the electrochemical reactions, mass transport of species in the electrolyte and in the solid phase, and inadequate contact between the materials in the electrodes. Each contribution to the polarization was quantified as a snapshot in time and as an average over the HPPC cycle. The polarization during a cycle according to EUCAR was analyzed in detail for state of charge ͑SOC͒ 40 and 80. It arose mainly due to the mass transport in the electrolyte, e.g., at SOC 40 it contributed to 43% of the total polarization. In an ISO ͑International Organization for Standardization͒-energy cycle where the current loads are higher and applied for longer times than the EUCAR cycle, the mass transport by diffusion in the electrolyte and in the solid phase of the negative electrode became more significant. The presented method offers the possibility to find a battery cell's optimal operational condition and design.

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A short-circuited lithium-ion battery cell is likely to generate sufficient heat to initiate exothermic side reactions causing thermal runaway. A 2D coupled electrochemical-thermal model was developed to investigate a prismatic LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 |LiPF 6 , EC/EMC (3:7)|MAG-10 battery cell that is short-circuited. Three short-circuit scenarios are investigated during the events from when short circuit occurs until exothermic side reactions initiate. The scenarios are an external short circuit, a nail penetration and an impurity-induced short circuit. The model is used to predict the temperature increase within the cell and to explain how the interrelation between the electrochemical processes and the thermal properties affects the increase. Important safety measures are also examined with the model. The simulation results highlight general short-circuit characteristics and critical distinctions between the scenarios. The mass transport of lithium ions in the electrolyte is found to be the most important general characteristic that determines the rate of the temperature increase. The electric resistance distinguishes the scenarios from each other. The rate of the temperature increase is dictated by the mass transport in the electrolyte even when large variations in available active material are made and it is shown to be difficult to slow down the rate by cooling.

A full electrochemical investigation of the lithium intercalation processes in a commercially available PAN-based carbon fiber, Toho Tenax IMS65 (unsized and sized) primarily intended to be used in structural lithium-ion batteries, has been performed. In order to extract the electrochemical properties, a specially designed microelectrode system consisting of a single fiber working electrode, lithium-foil counter electrode and well-characterized battery materials were utilized. The properties, for 5 to 100% state-of-charge (SOC), were mainly determined from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements by fitting of a physics-based model, and electronic conductivity examination. The study shows excellent mass transport and kinetic properties, especially at high SOCs for this specific carbon fiber compared to other negative electrode materials. Some electrochemical parameters vary depending on sizing, but are too small to affect the actual electrochemical performance. A strong SOC dependence is shown for most electrochemical properties, including the electronic conductivity.

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