Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module

The thermal runaway propagation (TRP) model of energy storage batteries can provide solutions for the safety protection of energy storage systems. Traditional TRP models are solved using the finite element method, which can significantly consume computational resources and time due to the large numb...

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Main Authors: Han Li, Chengshan Xu, Yan Wang, Xilong Zhang, Yongliang Zhang, Mengqi Zhang, Peiben Wang, Huifa Shi, Languang Lu, Xuning Feng
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Chengshan Xu
Yan Wang
Xilong Zhang
Yongliang Zhang
Mengqi Zhang
Peiben Wang
Huifa Shi
Languang Lu
Xuning Feng
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description The thermal runaway propagation (TRP) model of energy storage batteries can provide solutions for the safety protection of energy storage systems. Traditional TRP models are solved using the finite element method, which can significantly consume computational resources and time due to the large number of elements and nodes involved. To ensure solution accuracy and improve computational efficiency, this paper transforms the heat transfer problem in finite element calculations into a state-space equation form based on the reduced-order theory of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems; a simplified method is proposed to solve the heat flow changes in the battery TRP process, which is simple, stable, and computationally efficient. This study focuses on a four-cell 100 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery module, and module experiments are conducted to analyze the TRP characteristics of the battery. A reduced-order model (ROM) of module TRP is established based on the Arnoldi method for Krylov subspace, and a comparison of simulation efficiency is conducted with the finite element model (FEM). Finally, energy flow calculations are performed based on experimental and simulation data to obtain the energy flow rule during TRP process. The results show that the ROM achieves good accuracy with critical feature errors within 10%. Compared to the FEM, the simulation duration is reduced by 40%. The model can greatly improve the calculation efficiency while predicting the three-dimensional temperature distribution of the battery. This work facilitates the efficient computation of TRP simulations for energy storage batteries and the design of safety protection for energy storage battery systems.
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spelling doaj-art-4bb14616c5004731b5f7f2523a9c6fa52025-08-20T02:11:12ZengMDPI AGBatteries2313-01052025-03-0111310910.3390/batteries11030109Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery ModuleHan Li0Chengshan Xu1Yan Wang2Xilong Zhang3Yongliang Zhang4Mengqi Zhang5Peiben Wang6Huifa Shi7Languang Lu8Xuning Feng9School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, ChinaSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, ChinaCollege of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaCollege of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, ChinaSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaThe thermal runaway propagation (TRP) model of energy storage batteries can provide solutions for the safety protection of energy storage systems. Traditional TRP models are solved using the finite element method, which can significantly consume computational resources and time due to the large number of elements and nodes involved. To ensure solution accuracy and improve computational efficiency, this paper transforms the heat transfer problem in finite element calculations into a state-space equation form based on the reduced-order theory of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems; a simplified method is proposed to solve the heat flow changes in the battery TRP process, which is simple, stable, and computationally efficient. This study focuses on a four-cell 100 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery module, and module experiments are conducted to analyze the TRP characteristics of the battery. A reduced-order model (ROM) of module TRP is established based on the Arnoldi method for Krylov subspace, and a comparison of simulation efficiency is conducted with the finite element model (FEM). Finally, energy flow calculations are performed based on experimental and simulation data to obtain the energy flow rule during TRP process. The results show that the ROM achieves good accuracy with critical feature errors within 10%. Compared to the FEM, the simulation duration is reduced by 40%. The model can greatly improve the calculation efficiency while predicting the three-dimensional temperature distribution of the battery. This work facilitates the efficient computation of TRP simulations for energy storage batteries and the design of safety protection for energy storage battery systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/3/109Li-ion batteryenergy storagesafetythermal runaway propagationreduced-order modeling
spellingShingle Han Li
Chengshan Xu
Yan Wang
Xilong Zhang
Yongliang Zhang
Mengqi Zhang
Peiben Wang
Huifa Shi
Languang Lu
Xuning Feng
Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
Batteries
Li-ion battery
energy storage
safety
thermal runaway propagation
reduced-order modeling
title Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
title_full Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
title_fullStr Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
title_full_unstemmed Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
title_short Experimental and Reduced-Order Modeling Research of Thermal Runaway Propagation in 100 Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Module
title_sort experimental and reduced order modeling research of thermal runaway propagation in 100 ah lithium iron phosphate battery module
topic Li-ion battery
energy storage
safety
thermal runaway propagation
reduced-order modeling
url https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/3/109
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