The Lithium-Ion Battery Service Life Parameters Geneva May, 2013 UN EVE IWG Session #6 JP. Wiaux & C. Chanson RECHARGE aisbl Advanced Rechargeable Batteries
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The Lithium-Ion Battery
Service Life Parameters
GenevaMay, 2013
UN EVE IWG Session #6 JP. Wiaux & C. Chanson
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The battery life duration is generally limited by the ageing of the Li-ion battery electrodes and chemistry.
It can be observed through the evolution of two performances criteria:
The evolution of the battery capacity
The evolution of the battery internal resistance
According usage conditions, other criteria may limit the performances of
the battery such as the effect of temperature and the shelf life,….
Li-ion battery ageing mechanisms
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The progressive reduction of the battery capacity over life
The progressive increase of the internal resistance of the batteryas it limits the battery power.
The ageing is often attributed to 2 cumulative mechanisms
Calendar life ageing: effect of time and temperature on performances.
Cyle life ageing: effect of charge and discharge cycles on performances.
Li-ion battery ageing mechanisms
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• The battery chemistry is characterized by the cathode material (LCO, NMC, LFP, etc…)* and the anode material ( Graphite, LTO, ..)**
Li-ion chemistries
*Cathode materials: LCO= Lithiated Cobalt Oxyde, NMC= Lithiated Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxyde, LFP= Lithium Iron Phosphate.**Anode material: LTO= Lithium Titanate.
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Li-ion batteries key features
• Multiple Chemistries:
Li-Ion is a generic term for rechargeable batteries
It covers several types of battery chemistries and several formats for various applications (see next slides).
• Improving technology:
This technology is still in an development phase
New chemistries and designs are progressively introduced on the market.
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LTO*Li4Ti5O12
Si-C*
Cell Voltage,100%/50% SOC
4.2V/ 3.8V
4.0V/ 3.6V
4.2V/ 3.7V
4.2V/ 3.9V
3.6V/ 3.3V
2.8V/ 2.4V
4.2V/ 3.9V
Energy ++ +++ +++ + ++ - +++
Power ++ +++ ++ +++ ++ + ++
Calendar Life + +++ + - ++ - -
Cycle Life + ++ ++ ++ ++ +++ --
Safety + + + ++ +++ +++ +
Cost - + ++ ++ + - ++
* LTO and Si-C are anodes, which can be combined with any cathode.
Choices in Li-ion Chemistry• The type of chemistry will impact performances and safety.
The selection of a chemistry for a given application is a trade off between various parameters
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1. The battery is also characterized by its format.
1. Button cells
2. Hard cases: cylindrical or prismatic (aluminium welded can) 3. Soft case or « pouch »
Li-ion batteries / Formats
Reference: IEEE 1725 Standard
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The industrial battery is independent of the cell format.
Li-ion packs technologies
Laptop BicycleHEV
EVBattery
ManagementSystem
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Li-ion ageing: power vs temperature and SOC
The battery power is impacted by the storage temperature and by the state of charge during storage
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Ref: Saft Li-ion NCA/graphite, M. Broussely IMLB12
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Capacity and energy are impacted by the storage temperature
Ref: Saft Li-ion NCA/graphite, M. Broussely IMLB12
Li-ion ageing: capacity & energy vs temperature
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The cycle life duration is often measured with cycling at 100% depth of discharge: in this case -15% capacity after 1000 cycles
Ref: Saft Li-ion LCO/graphite, M. Broussely IMLB12
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But the large majority of applications do not use 100 % of the battery capacity at each cycle ( limited depth of discharge by the user or by the Battery Management System).
Li-ion ageing: capacity evolution with cycles
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The depth of discharge has a large effect on the number of cycle: 1 million cycles can be achieved at low DOD. => the battery management system can protect the battery while limiting the DOD
Ref: Saft Li-ion LCO/graphite, M. Broussely IMLB12
Typical cycle life of a Li-ion cell
Li-ion ageing: cycle life vs depth of discharge
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The battery life duration is determined by 3 key factors
The battery design: type and quality of selected materials and components, design of the product.
The application constraints: temperature of operation, type of usage ( from high power permanent cycling to permanent charge for back-up).
The Battery Management System regulation mode: the more efficient is the battery protection, the longer the service life.
Consequently, the service life expectation can be as short as 1 to 2 years, (e.g. in cordless power tool) or up to 20 years (e.g. in in stationnary back-up applications)!
Li-ion life duration by application