Journal
ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700369
Keywords
high-speed imaging; Li-ion batteries; thermal runaway; venting; X-ray CT
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Funding
- EPSRC [EP/N032888/1, EP/M009394/1]
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- STFC [ST/N002385/1]
- UK National Measurement System
- EPSRC [EP/S003053/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- STFC [ST/K00171X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/N032888/1, EP/M009394/1, 1528603] Funding Source: researchfish
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/N002385/1, ST/K00171X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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As the energy density of lithium-ion cells and batteries increases, controlling the outcomes of thermal runaway becomes more challenging. If the high rate of gas generation during thermal runaway is not adequately vented, commercial cell designs can rupture and explode, presenting serious safety concerns. Here, ultra-high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging is used at >20 000 frames per second to characterize the venting processes of six different 18650 cell designs undergoing thermal runaway. For the first time, the mechanisms that lead to the most catastrophic type of cell failure, rupture, and explosion are identified and elucidated in detail. The practical application of the technique is highlighted by evaluating a novel 18650 cell design with a second vent at the base, which is shown to avoid the critical stages that lead to rupture. The insights yielded in this study shed new light on battery failure and are expected to guide the development of safer commercial cell designs.
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