MULTIBAT: Unified workflow for fast electrochemical 3D simulations of lithium-ion cells combining virtual stochastic microstructures, electrochemical degradation models and model order reduction

Feinauer J, Hein S, Rave S, Schmidt S, Westhoff D, Zausch J, Iliev O, Latz A, Ohlberger M, Schmidt V

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

We present a simulation workflow for efficient investigations of the interplay between 3D lithium-ion electrode microstructures and electrochemical performance, with emphasis on lithium plating. Our approach addresses several challenges. First, the 3D microstructures of porous electrodes are generated by a parametric stochastic model, in order to significantly reduce the necessity of tomographic imaging. Secondly, we integrate a consistent microscopic, 3D spatially-resolved physical model for the electrochemical behaviour of the lithium-ion cells taking lithium plating and stripping into account. This highly non-linear mathematical model is solved numerically on the complex 3D microstructures to compute the transient cell behaviour. Due to the complexity of the model and the considerable size of realistic microstructures even a single charging cycle of the battery requires several hours computing time. This renders large scale parameter studies extremely time consuming. Hence, we develop a mathematical model order reduction scheme. We demonstrate how these aspects are integrated into one unified workflow, which is a step towards computer aided engineering for the development of more efficient lithium-ion cells.

Details about the publication

JournalJournal of Computational Science
Volume31
Page range172-184
StatusPublished
Release year2019
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
DOI10.1016/j.jocs.2018.03.006
Link to the full texthttps://authors.elsevier.com/c/1Yiix6gytGezRh

Authors from the University of Münster

Ohlberger, Mario
Professorship of Applied Mathematics, especially Numerics (Prof. Ohlberger)
Center for Nonlinear Science
Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation
Rave, Stephan
Professorship of Applied Mathematics, especially Numerics (Prof. Ohlberger)