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    ZHAO Hao, CHEN Dong, ZHNEG Lihua, LIU Taosong
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1685-1691. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.003
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    Lithium ion batteries (LIB) are widely used for mobile energy storage due to their high energy density and long cycle life. However, the limited resources of lithium severely limit its application in large-scale energy storage. In recent years, sodium ion batteries (SIB) have become a promising alternative to LIB due to their low cost and high safety. Hard carbon, with its low redox potential, stable structure, large layer spacing and relatively low cost, is widely used as an anode material for SIB. However, the poor multiplicative performance and low initial Coulomb efficiency of hard carbon anode limit the performance of SIB. This paper reviews the research progress of hard carbon anode for sodium ion batteries, including the mechanism of sodium storage in hard carbon, selection of precursors and the effect of preparation process on the performance of hard carbon.
  • Invited paper
    WU Yuhao, QIU Shengshi, WANG Shuhang, WANG Ruoyu, SUN Jinlei
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1667-1675. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.001
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    Lithium ion batteries are widely used in energy storage systems with high energy density, high power density and long service life. The accurate estimation of the usable capacity in the long-term operation state is the key for the energy storage system to participate in power regulation. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a method for estimating the usable capacity loss of lithium ion batteries based on Singular Value Decomposition-Double Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (SVD-DAUKF) algorithm, which firstly constructs the expression of battery usable capacity considering aging, and then uses the SVD-DAUKF algorithm combined with the equivalent circuit model to identify the model parameters and estimate the state of charge. Finally, combined with the parameter identification results and the definition of usable capacity, the estimation results of usable capacity loss are verified at 1 C, and the estimation error of usable capacity loss is less than 4%.
  • Review
    CHEN Binglin, ZHAO Jingquan
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 57-66. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.006
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    Lithium ion batteries are prone to capacity degradation during long-term operation, with varying degrees of degradation and different underlying mechanisms under different operating conditions. Through the study of cycle failure of lithium ion batteries under different conditions, the mechanisms are investigated in order to provide insights for optimizing battery design to enhance the safety and durability of lithium ion battery use. This article summarizes the situation of cycle capacity degradation and failure mechanisms under different temperatures, pressures, charge-discharge rates, overcharging and overdischarging, as well as State of Charge (SOC) cycling ranges. Relevant strategies are proposed to improve the performance of lithium ion batteries and ensure their safe and stable operation.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    JIANG Shiyong, ZHONG Kuan, ZHAN Shiying, YAO Jun
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1692-1697. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.004
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    Silicon-based anode materials have problems of volume expansion, surface instability or low electron conductivity. In this paper, porous silicon-carbon composites are obtained by Si morphology control, conductive net-work design, porous structure construction and carbon coating. Si nanosheets can be obtained via balling based on different cleavage energies in different facets of Si. Spray drying of the well-distributed slurry containing silicon nanosheets, carbon nanotubes, and graphite yields porous structures. Liquid state carbon coating of the porous structures leads to the entire carbon coating on both the surfaces of the silicon nanosheets and the whole composites. Coin test shows the composite deliver a specific capacity of 1 000.8 mAh/g and a high initial coulombic efficiency of 93.9%. Full cell tests display high rate property at 1 C and good cycling behavior. These good performances are derived from the conductive net-work structure, the porous structure construction, and the dual-carbon coating of the composite.
  • Review
    KONG Yongke, YU Fei, HONG Liu, LIU Yongchao, XIANG Hongfa
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(12): 2334-2342. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.12.002
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    LiFePO4 batteries are widely used in new energy vehicles and new energy storage fields due to their high safety and low cost, but their applications are limited by the greatly reduced performance in cold winters, high altitude areas, aviation base stations, and other low-temperature environments. This review focused on the low-temperature performance degradation mechanism of LiFePO4 batteries, and summarized the recent domestic and international research developments of LiFePO4 batteries from three aspects: electrode materials modification, electrolyte optimization, and low-temperature heating technology. Finally, a new insight was put forward for improving the low-temperature performance of LiFePO4 batteries and the future development direction was indicated.
  • Review
    LI Hao, LIU Shuaibang, YANG Xiaoguang, JIANG Jiuchun, WANG Wenwei
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(3): 467-474. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.03.001
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    Lifespan and safety are the core challenges for the large-scale application of lithium-ion batteries, and lithium plating is an important cause of safety issues such as accelerated battery life decay and thermal runaway. Therefore, lithium plating detection has always been a research focus in the field of batteries. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) is a non-destructive in-situ electrochemical analysis method that can reveal the electrode kinetics of different time scales inside the battery, including charge transfer reactions, interface evolution, and mass transfer processes that are affected by lithium plating. Therefore, it can be used as a lithium plating detection method. The lithium plating detection methods were summarized based on EIS in recent years, including: static EIS method, dynamic EIS method, and current interruption method. The principles, advantages, and disadvantages of the three methods were reviewed, and the application prospects of the above methods were prospected.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    JIN Rui, ZHOU Xufeng, LIU Zhaoping
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1698-1703. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.005
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    This paper presents an original solution to the issue of the silicon-based negative electrode's high volume expansion and ease of detachment from the collector during battery cycling: a modified copper foil collector with graphene coating. The graphene coating makes the collector's surface rougher, which improves adhesion between the collector and the active material and prevents the phenomena of collector detachment from active material. The rate performance and cycle stability of batteries with modified collectors coated with graphene are significantly better than those with Cu foil collectors. At a high rate of 2 C, the silicon-based negative electrode with the improved collector covered with graphene had a discharge specific capacity of 467.2 mAh/g. After 80 cycles at 0.2 C, retention of capacity is still above 50%. In contrast, the one with normal copper foil collector only retained 18.2% of capacity.
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    LI Danhua, ZHANG Jinjie, MA Biao, WANG Weina, LIU Shiqiang
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(10): 2007-2012. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.10.020
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    During the cycle aging process of lithium-ion batteries, the side reactions occur, such as the structure collapse of the active material in cathode and anode and the decomposition and gas production of electrolyte, leading to the battery swelling and capacity degradation. Studying the evolution law of battery swelling force during its life cycle has great engineering significance for strengthening battery life management. However, there are few literature reports on this field of research. The evolution trend of swelling force and life of lithium-ion batteries during the aging process was explored. It’s found that after differentiating the charging peak value of the swelling force and capacity value during cycling, the absolute values of both show simultaneously the increase trend, indicating a strong correlation between battery swelling force and cycling life. Introducing the swelling force into the battery life prediction model can improve the accuracy of lithium-ion battery life warning model.
  • Invited paper
    HU Jutang, SONG Qianying, TANG Yifan, KUANG Guichao, CHEN Libao
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(12): 2323-2333. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.12.001
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    All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) are considered to be the preferred choice for next-generation energy storage batteries due to their safety and potential high energy density. Solid-state electrolytes, a key component of ASSLBs, have received much attention in recent years due to their nonflammability and good adaptability to lithium metal anodes. Among the current solid electrolytes, garnet-type oxide composite electrolytes show great potential for application. Due to its combination of the advantages of single-phase inorganic oxide solid electrolytes and polymer solid electrolytes, it not only increases ionic conductivity but also effectively reduces interface resistance, which can effectively improve the safety and energy density of batteries. In this paper, the component composition, composite mode, structure, lithium ion transport mechanism of garnet-type oxide composite solid-state electrolyte and interfacial issues in composite electrolytes were elaborated, the existing problems in the composite solid-state electrolyte were pointed out, and their applications prospects were forecasted.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    WANG Lingyun, SHEN Bin, WANG Ning, LIU Shitong
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1747-1754. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.013
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    It is of great practical significance of conducting experimental research on the safety of lithium ion battery modules under liquid cooling conditions considering their unique characteristics. In this study, the thermal runaway experiments on 280 Ah lithium iron phosphate batteries, induced by overcharge, external short circuit and overheating were performed on a submerged liquid cooling system test platform to explore the thermal behavior in both the thermal runaway process induced by liquid cooling of individual batteries and modules. Additionally, this study also scrutinized the distinctions in thermal runaway behavior between the conditions induced by liquid cooling and those governed by natural convection. It has revealed that submerged liquid cooling process can diminish the initial heating temperature, mitigates the temperature escalation triggered by overcharge-induced uncontrolled heating, lowers the peak temperature following such incidents, effectively dampens the rate of temperature increase during the process, and delays the onset of uncontrolled heating in the case of battery thermal runaway. Furthermore, in the thermal runaway experiment induced by overheat, utilizing submerged liquid cooling with a 2 kW heater plate attached to the heating, the battery reached a maximum temperature of 90 °C, indicating effective thermal control in preventing thermal runaway.
  • Review
    YANG Kai, YANG Xiaoguang, WANG Wenwei, JIANG Jiuchun, NAN Jinrui
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(5): 887-897. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.05.001
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    Establishing models to evaluate the performance and lifespan of lithium ion batteries under various operating conditions could significantly shorten the design and validation cycle and enable highly reliable, full-lifecycle operational maintenance of batteries. Recent studies have highlighted that preloading forces applied during battery operation have a notable impact on its performance and lifespan. Consequently, integrating electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical fields into coupled modeling frameworks has become a research focal point. This review examines the current state of electrochemical-thermal-mechanical coupling models, detailing methodologies for electrochemical-thermal, electrochemical-thermal-mechanical performance models, as well as aging models. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements while identifying critical technical challenges that need to be addressed for future model development.
  • Review
    ZHANG Dianping, XU Dengming, FENG Chen, WANG Zuo, CHEN Qi
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(5): 911-915. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.05.003
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    Excessive current density and high roughness of electrode surface during charging and discharging of lithium ion batteries will lead to uneven lithium deposition. The growth of lithium dendrites will puncture the SEI film ( Solid Electrolyte Interface film ) formed by the reaction of the anode material with the electrolyte. Lead to direct contact between lithium dendrites and electrolyte. Part of the dendritic fracture generates lithium metal particles. Part of the electrolyte and the continuous side reaction to produce lithium compounds, that is, dead lithium. It has a great influence on the safety and performance of lithium batteries. At present, the problems such as lithium dendrites and dead lithium in the SEI film are still not effectively solved. In this paper, the formation mechanism of SEI film, lithium dendrites and dead lithium in lithium batteries and some suppression methods proposed at this stage are reviewed. The key problems and future development directions are discussed. It provides a certain theoretical basis and practical guidance for the field of battery research.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    LIU Songtao, HAN Qingyi, SHI Yake
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1713-1716. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.007
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    In order to achieve the specific energy increase of lithium ion batteries, the use of silicon-based materials to increase the capacity of the negative electrode is a common method for high specific energy lithium ion batteries. SiOx has been used in power batteries because of its excellent cycling performance. However, in the process of charging and discharging, the volume expansion and contraction rate of the SiOx particle is large, which often affects the cycle life of the battery. It is helpful to improve the cycle life of silicon-containing high specific energy system to investigate the relationship between particle pulverization and the transition growth of SEI film and the preloading force during the process of expansion and contraction of SiOx particles. In this paper, the failure mechanism of SiOx particles was analyzed by analyzing the failure state of silicon anode particles after high specific energy lithium ion battery cycling under different stress conditions.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    XIE Yingpeng, JI Yajuan, HUANG Jiayuan, LIU Jianhua, LIU Jincheng, ZHAO Ruirui
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(5): 940-945. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.05.007
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    Some problems in the high nickel/silicon-carbon system of pouch batteries such as gas production at high temperatures and repeated rupture-growth of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), which leads to poor cell cycling and storage performance. In this study, a graphite-based anode blended with 20% silicon-carbon and a ternary NCM811 cathode were employed to investigate the film-forming effect and mechanism of TVSi (Tetravinylsilane), an electrolyte additive, on the surfaces of both the anode and cathode. Experimental results demonstrate that TVSi can preferentially form a dense and stable interfacial film on the surfaces of both electrodes, which significantly enhances the battery's cycle and storage performance. Compared with the general electrolyte, the cell containing TVSi exhibits an increased cycle life by 112 times at 25 ℃, 407 times at 45 ℃, and an improved capacity recovery rate by 3% after 30 days of storage at 60 ℃. SEM and ICP were utilized to characterize the mechanism of TVSi action on the surfaces of both electrodes. The utilization of TVSi additives can address the current calendar life issues in high-nickel silicon-carbon battery systems, accelerating the industrialization of high-energy-density battery products.
  • Review
    DONG Chunwei, KONG Junli, SU Zhijiang, LIANG Wenbin
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1676-1684. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.002
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    Lithium ion battery dominates the market of portable electronic products and electric vehicles and energy storage. However, more and more attention has recently been paid to the cost and resource availability of lithium. Sodium ion batteries are considered to be the ideal choice for grid-level energy storage systems. There are still various challenges need to be overcome, however, before its commercial application. Among them, the low initial coulombic efficiency is a critical issue that seriously limits the improvement of practical energy density of the sodium ion full battery. This review analyzed the influence factors of low initial coulomb efficiency, such as the solid electrolyte interphase formed due to the decomposition of electrolyte during the first cycle, and the poor reversibility of sodium ion insertion/deintercalation process, as well as the defects and surface functional groups. Also, the paper summarized the emerging strategies to improve the initial coulomb efficiency of sodium ion batteries, such as electrolyte optimization, structure/morphology design, surface modification, and binder optimization, which is of great significance for promoting and realizing the practical application of high energy sodium ion batteries.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    ZHANG Fangping, XIANG Liangshun, JIANG Yuanyuan, TU Fangfang, ZHANG Zixing, YAN Yanting
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1721-1725. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.009
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    Using FePO4 as the iron source,the LiFePO4 was prepared by carbothermaI reduction. By changing the feed rate and crushing pressure,the final product LiFePO4 has different particle size distributions. The current collector made up the cell,which contains the final product LiFePO4 conductive agents and binders. The results show that the Dmax of final product LiFePO4 is whthin 20 μm and the granularity of mixed liquids is within 35 μm. The compacting density of the coating layer is greater than 2.44 g/m3 and the 0.1 C discharge specific capacity exceeds 159 mAh/g. The final product LiFePO4 has good performance in practicability.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    LI Haochen, XIE Changjun, ZHU Wenchao, WU Hangyu
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1814-1819. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.022
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    In order to predict the aging of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) under dynamic operating conditions and improve the prediction ability of the gated recurrent unit network (GRU), this paper proposes a TCN-GRU-A prediction method that combines time convolutional network (TCN), attention mechanism, and GRU. By introducing the TCN layer to enhance the feature extraction ability of GRU, the attention mechanism is used to weight the output features of GRU to improve the accuracy of the prediction. Validated using a PEMFC dynamic durability test dataset, a comparison with various deep learning models' predictions indicates that the proposed method demonstrates lower prediction errors and better fitting, whether applied to full-current load data or constant-current load data.
  • Research and design: Systemtechnology
    HE Jing, GUO Yinghui, BAI Yingli, ZHAO Yiping, DAI Meng, WANG Qingshan
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 231-234. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.028
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    At present, the statues of satellite electrical power supply system is to use Agilent 34980A ground power supply and ground power supply distributor for integration. This paper puts forward an intelligent electrical power supply and distribution test equipment design scheme for the integrated and intelligent test requirements for ground power supply test system. It is composed of channel relay module, command sending module, telemetry state acquisition module and staues display module. It has the characteristics of high reliability, strong versatility and good maintenance. It realizes the modularization and miniaturization of electrical power supply and distribution test equipment, as well as remote monitoring, intelligent monitoring and other functions. At present, it has been applied in the satellite platform test system which has played a strong role in supporting the satellite ground automatic test system.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    CHU Deren, SUN Jiandan, WANG Honghui, XU Ting, SHANG Zhaocong
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1730-1737. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.011
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    Thermal runaway of lithium ion batteries is one of major problems hindering the development of higher energy density batteries and their large-scale application. The thermal safety of lithium ion batteries not only depends on the electrode material and battery design, but also varies by their aging modes and degrees. The degradation of electrochemical performance and thermal runaway behavior of aged lithium ion batteries during cyclic aging at high temperature were investigated in this work. The NCM lithium ion batteries were cyclic aged at 72 ℃ and 25 ℃ under 1 C current at CC-CV mode. The electrochemical performances of fresh and aged batteries were first compared, then ARC was used to perform thermal runaway test on fresh and aged batteries to explore the thermal safety variations of batteries after cyclic aging at high temperature, finally, the post analysis of aged batteries was carried out to investigate their aging mechanism. Related results have shown that the electrochemical performance of batteries deteriorated seriously due to the loss of large amounts of active materials in both positive and negative electrodes. During the ARC tests, both fresh and aged batteries occurred thermal runaway. However, the dynamic process of thermal runaway was slowed down due to the consumption of large amounts of electrolyte in aged batteries, thus the overall harm of thermal runaway by high-temperature aged batteries was alleviated.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    ZHENG Jianming
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 139-146. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.016
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    This work conducts the charge/discharge cycling tests of graphite||LiFePO4 pouch batteries at temperatures of 25, 45, 60, 70, and 80 °C to calculate the battery cycling capacity degradation rate. Arrhenius formula is used to calculate the activation energy of LiFePO4 batteries at different temperatures. Differential capacity vs. voltage (dQ/dV) curves is used for capacity loss analysis. Combined with characterization data such as SEM, ICP, XRD, etc., the results show that when the temperature exceeds 60 °C for cycling test, the growth of the SEI layer at graphite electrode interface accelerates, the microstructure of positive and negative electrode active materials ruptures, and the dissolution/precipitation of transition metal ions aggravates, leading to deterioration of battery performance and accelerated capacity degradation.
  • Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(4): 675-684.
  • Review
    LI Lingke, LIU Yang, ZU Lei, LIAN Huiqin, JI Hongyu
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(3): 475-485. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.03.002
    With the rapid development of electric vehicles and portable electronic devices, there is an increasing demand for higher energy density and fast-charging capabilities in lithium-ion batteries. As a result, high-capacity anode materials have garnered significant attention. Common high-capacity anode materials include silicon, phosphorus, and tin, each of which offers advantages for fast charging but shares a common drawback: a high expansion rate during lithiation/delithiation, leading to electrode fracture, pulverization, and detachment during cycling. Although binders constitute only a small portion of the electrode, they play a crucial role in maintaining the structural integrity of the electrode. The current status and challenges of high-capacity anode materials in lithium-ion batteries were introduced, the mechanism by which binders interact with anode materials was explained, and strategies for improving binders in terms of enhancing bonding strength, improving mechanical properties, and enhancing functionality were reviewed. Finally, it discussed the future prospects of binder development.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    RAN Xinxin, WANG Chu, XU Xing, TIAN Jin
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1717-1720. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.008
    Using high nickel ternary cathode material and silicon carbon anode material, 3.6Ah 18650 lithium ion battery was successfully prepared through the selection of anode material and optimization of electrode surface density parameters. The 18650 battery has a volumetric energy density of 751 Wh/L, can be discharged at 3 C multiplication rate, and has an operating temperature range of –40~60 ℃. The battery has good multiplicity performance, cycling performance, low temperature discharge performance and high temperature discharge performance, with good overall performance, which can meet the requirements of wide temperature range and long cycle use.
  • Review
    ZHAO Guangjin, LI Jingjing, HU Yuxia, LI Jiaxin, ZHANG Haitao
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(12): 2343-2349. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.12.003
    Energy storage power stations are the key to the use of renewable energy, and their safe operation is essential to achieve the transformation of the energy structure. However, energy storage power stations have safety risks such as fire, gas generation, electric shock and waste battery recycling, especially thermal runaway and improper operation can cause fire accidents. In recent years, there have been frequent safety accidents in energy storage power stations caused by lithium-ion batteries, which have affected the further expansion of the energy storage power station market. This paper summarized the progress of lithium-ion battery safety protection in early warning technology and fire suppression methods, and put forward safety countermeasures and suggestions for energy storage power stations.
  • Review
    DU Jinqiao, TIAN Jie, LI Yan, PI Zibing, CAI Pu, LUO Wen
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 47-56. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.005
    Electrolyte is a key factor to ensure the excellent performance of lithium ion batteries, such as long-term cycle stability and high capacity retention. However, the electrolyte is affected by a variety of factors, such as impurity residues, temperature fluctuations, voltage window mismatch, etc., which can lead to Li-ion battery failure and even fire and explosion, and the specific forms of failure are gas production, thermal runaway, aging, liquid leakage, and capacity degradation, etc. These failures seriously affect the performance, stability and safety of lithium ion battery. This study comprehensively summarizes the advanced testing and characterisation techniques adopted for electrolyte failure, and selects a number of typical cases for in-depth analysis, and analyses the causes and phenomena of failure. On this basis, the importance of developing and utilizing in-situ and in-line testing and analysis techniques is emphasized in the paper. Finally, the research prospect of electrolyte failure analysis is envisioned, and the development direction of multilevel failure analysis, simulation and early warning technology is proposed, with a view to providing reference for further research on failure analysis technology and improving battery performance.
  • Review
    ZHANG Yongxian, QIAN Sensen, YANG Peng, LIU Xiaowei
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(4): 691-698. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.04.002
    NaTi2(PO4)3 has a NASICON stable structure, an ultra-large three-dimensional open architecture, significant energy density and stability, and has become a hotly researched anode material for aqueous sodium-ion batteries (ASIBs). However, NaTi2(PO4)3 has many problems in ASIBs, such as poor conductivity, side effects with water, and material dissolution. In order to overcome the above problems, nano-materialization, carbon covering, and element doping was usually used to solve the above problems, so as to optimize the performance of the material and make it have high-conductivity and long-cycle performance. This article reviewed the structure, modification method and electrochemical performance of NaTi2(PO4)3 materials to deepen the understanding of the improvement of the NaTi2(PO4)3 structure and the performance optimization technical path and method.
  • Invited paper
    LI Xiang, WANG Yan, SUN Jiayang, FENG Huaiwei, ZHU Guobin, ZHENG Honghe
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.001
    Dramatic volume changes, particle fragmentation and the continuous damage and reconstruction of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film for Si anode seriously hinder its wide use in lithium ion batteries. Herein, a novel electro-active covalent organic framework (COF) material was used to decorate nano Si surface and a high-performance silicon anode material was obtained. On the one hand, the decorated COF layer can effectively buffer the volume expansion of silicon particles. On the other hand, the COF layer helps to tailor the composition of SEI by inducing the generation of more LiF and LiN species. Therefore, the Si particles are well protected and the cycling stability of the Si anode is significantly enhanced. The unique COF decoration broadens the concepts for interfacial engineering for electrode materials in lithium ion batteries.
  • Review
    ZHANG Zhengzhe, ZHANG Hengyun
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 14-25. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.002
    In the thermal management technology of lithium ion battery packs for electric vehicles, liquid cooling is recognized as the mainstream technique due to its high performance and efficiency. It can be further categorized into indirect liquid cooling and direct liquid cooling. This paper reviews studies on battery pack temperature control utilizing different liquid cooling methods based on battery shape, such as liquid cooling plate (including designs of flow channels and layout), immersion liquid cooling, and composite liquid cooling combined with phase change materials. Temperature control data under different liquid cooling methods are presented, compared, and analyzed. Typically, for prismatic or pouch batteries, liquid cooling plates can be flexibly arranged at the bottom of the cell module, between large surfaces of the batteries, or on the small sides of the batteries. Liquid cooling plates often feature structures such as serpentine channels, biomimetic channels, and fin-shaped structures. For cylindrical batteries, the channels in the liquid cooling plates are often designed in wavy, jacketed, or spiral.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    CHEN Yang, LV Peng
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1704-1712. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.006
    As the core energy storage component of flexible electronic devices, fiber shaped lithium ion batteries show the advantages of high flexibility, light weight and weaving. The electrode materials prepared by the traditional process usually use the metal current collector to coat the active material, which is easy to cause the active material to crack and fall off under various deformations. This method affects the stability of the energy storage performance. Carbon fiber (CF) has the advantages of high conductivity, good flexibility, strong mechanical properties, and weaving. It has received extensive attention as a conductive skeleton for flexible self-supporting electrodes. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are conductive nanomaterials commonly used in the field of electrodes with large aspect ratio and large specific surface area. Arrayed carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) can also provide a highly ordered conductive structure and improve the mechanical strength of the electrode. Herein, VACNTs were grown in situ on CF as a flexible self-supporting conductive skeleton, and hydrothermally loaded lithium iron phosphate and lithium titanate as positive and negative electrodes respectively, and assembled into a fiber full battery. At a charge-discharge rate of 0.2 C, the initial discharge line specific capacity reaches 1.38 mAh/cm, and the line energy density is as high as 2.62 mWh/cm.
  • Review
    DANG Yanbao, WANG Peipei, CHEN Zhongjun, LOU Yuwan
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 36-46. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.004
    The safety of lithium ion battery energy storage power stations is an important factor restricting energy reform and the realization of the long-term goal of "dual carbon". Once a safety accident occurs in the energy storage power station, the property losses and casualties will be very serious. In view of the thermal safety problem of lithium energy storage battery, this paper comprehensively summarizes the causes of lithium battery thermal runaway, and analyzes the characteristic parameters of lithium battery thermal runaway on this basis. By monitoring the temperature, internal resistance, voltage and characteristic gas of the lithium battery, it can provide the basis for the early warning of the lithium battery thermal runaway. However, the monitoring of these parameters depends on the accuracy and sensitivity of the sensor elements, and higher precision and more reliable sensors are needed. The safety of lithium batteries is fundamentally improved by improving the safety of positive and negative materials of lithium batteries, using additives, non-flammable electrolyte solvents, developing innovative electrolysis systems, and improving the thermal stability and safety of the diaphragm.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    HUANG Xiaoting, HE Yang, SUN Yi, ZHANG Xiaoyan
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1807-1813. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.021
    Voltage reversal due to insufficient fuel supply severely restricts the lifespan of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In order to study and solve this problem, this work used bi-functional PtIr alloys as anode catalyst to fabricate membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and performed polarization performance, reversal tolerant performance and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), etc. The results show that the peak power density of PtIr/C electrode can reach 1.49 W/cm2, which is 2.1% higher than that of Pt/C-IrO2 (50%) electrode (1.46 W/cm2). The reversal tolerant results show that PtIr/C electrode presents an anti-electrode time of 725 s, which is slightly worse than that of Pt/C-IrO2 (50%) electrode, and lower absolute reversal voltage during the whole process, as well as higher structural stability which remained unchanged after reversal test. After the reversal, the peak power density of the PtIr/C electrode decreases to 1.18 W/cm2 with an attenuation of about 20.80%, while the peak power density of the Pt/C-IrO2 (50%) electrode decreases to 1.09 W/cm2 with an attenuation of about 25.34%. In summary, compared with the Pt/C electrode doped with IrO2, the PtIr electrode had better initial polarization performance and excellent anti-electrode ability. This research is of great significance for the design of high-performance and durable catalytic layers of fuel cell MEA.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    ZHENG Yi, XU Yonghong, ZHANG Hongguang, TONG Liang
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1777-1788. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.017
    Power battery management technology is the core and key to ensuring the efficient, safe, and reliable operation of new energy vehicles. The State of Charge (SOC) of power batteries is the foundation of power battery management technology. However, there are too many uncertain factors affecting the SOC of power batteries, and how to accurately estimate the SOC of power batteries has become a key issue. Regarding the difficulty in accurately obtaining SOC for power batteries, this paper establishes a power battery testing platform, conducts routine performance testing and power battery life testing, establishes a fractional order model of power batteries based on fractional order theory, and then combines multiple innovation theory with fractional order model unscented Kalman filtering algorithm to propose fractional order model multiple innovation unscented Kalman filtering (FOMIUKF) algorithm, and uses this algorithm to estimate the SOC of power batteries. Comparative analysis was conducted on the estimation accuracy of power battery SOC based on different algorithms under different environmental temperatures, dynamic operating conditions, and initial SOC values. The results show that the average absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) of the power battery SOC estimation results are the smallest based on the FOMIUKF algorithm. Under different dynamic operating conditions, the maximum MAE of the power battery SOC estimation results using the FOMIUKF algorithm is about 1.04%, and the maximum RMSE of the power battery SOC estimation results is about 0.858 6%. This indicates that the accuracy of the FOMIUKF algorithm for power battery SOC estimation results is higher than that of the EKF, UKF, and FOUKF algorithms.
  • Review
    QUAN Chaoming, MENG Xiangfei, LI Shibin, WANG Dongdong, ZHU Haofei, CHENG Shijie
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 26-35. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.003
    The electrochemical energy storage technology represented by lithium ion batteries is the largest and most widely used energy storage technology in the field of energy storage. With the rapid growth of the installed scale of lithium ion battery energy storage system, the safety problem of energy storage systems has become a key bottleneck restricting its large-scale promotion, so it is necessary to research and develop the safety prevention and control technology of energy storage system. The safety prevention and control of lithium ion battery energy storage system runs through battery manufacturing, power station design and construction, power station operation and maintenance, and fire extinguishing. This study comprehensively analyzed and reviewed the recent research progress on lithium battery energy storage safety prevention and control technology, as well as the intrinsic safety of lithium ion batteries, thermal runaway detection and early warning, thermal runaway propagation suppression, thermal management of energy storage system, multi-level security prevention and control of energy storage system.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    XU Xiaojing, WANG Xiaohan, CHEN Yanzao, YANG Shaohua, SUN Jie, LI Jilong, DONG Hua
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(4): 852-858. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.04.022
    In this paper, Tin doped iron anode materials for iron nickel secondary batteries were prepared by the sol gel method using FeC2O4·2H2O as the iron source, SnO2 as the tin source, citric acid as the carbon source and reducing agent. The influence of different citric acid contents on anode materials was explored, and the effects of two sulfide additives, NiS and FeS, on the performance of the synthesized anode were investigated. XRD, SEM, CV and EIS were used to characterize the structure, morphology, and electrochemical properties of the synthesized materials. The results show that high temperature sintering of citric acid into carbon provides the main carbon source for the negative electrode material, and when the ratio of metal ions to citric acid was 1∶1.5, the iron specific capacity prepared reaches 523 mAh/g. The addition of appropriate proportions of sulfides can enhance the specific capacity of anode materials. Among them, the anode material with 5% FeS added has a discharge specific capacity of 582 mAh/g, the highest discharge specific capacity, and good cycling stability.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    WANG Bohan, LIU Yong, GUO Yufeng, WANG Minxin, XIN Yuepeng
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2025, 49(1): 132-138. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2025.01.015
    As the global pursuit of carbon neutrality intensifies, the development prospects for lithium ion battery energy storage technology are promising. However, safety issues remain a significant obstacle to the advancement of lithium ion battery energy storage stations. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the thermal runaway dynamic characteristics and influencing factors of lithium iron phosphate batteries under different charging rates. By comprehensively analyzing the synergistic characteristics of voltage, temperature, and gas release, the risk stages and safety thresholds during the battery overcharging process are revealed. Utilizing cloud model calculations, a multivariable early warning system based on voltage, temperature, and gas generation is established. This system integrates sensor data through basic probability assignment (BPA) functions and mass functions, enabling a comprehensive assessment of the overcharge risk level of lithium iron phosphate batteries. This provides practical technical support for the safety monitoring and risk management of lithium ion batteries.
  • Research and design: Physical power sources
    YANG Tianguo, ZHOU Xiang, LI Xiaomin, WU Qingsheng, XU Pu, HE Yi
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1853-1859. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.029
    The rapid development of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic also brings great challenges to the frequency stability of microgrid system, in order to solve the frequency stability problems caused by the power imbalance between the source and load of microgrid, a two-layer multi-timescale frequency optimization scheduling model based on islanded photovoltaic microgrid has been established, and the optimal regulation of the system frequency has been considered comprehensively in terms of both system planning and operation, and a function of economic gain has been constructed in the upper-layer model. In the upper-layer model, a function with the economic return as the objective is constructed to optimize the long-term energy storage configuration of the microgrid system. In the lower-layer model, a multi-objective function with the operating cost and the root-mean-square of the frequency deviation is constructed to establish a day-ahead optimal dispatch model with the photovoltaic dynamic load shedding standby and the coordinated frequency regulation of the energy storage, and gold search algorithm is introduced to solve the double-layer multi-timescale optimization model, which gives the optimal energy storage configuration as well as the operating characteristics of each unit. Finally, the correctness and validity of the proposed model are verified by simulation example.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    LI Yifan, WANG Mingmin, GUO Pengyu, HE Yongjun
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1764-1768. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.015
    Long term peak shaving and frequency modulation of lithium iron phosphate energy storage batteries can lead to a decrease in electrode activity and a decrease in battery life. By conducting charging and discharging experiments on lithium iron phosphate energy storage battery modules under peak shaving and frequency modulation conditions, the relaxation behavior was analyzed, and the changes in relaxation voltage under different SOC, different charging and discharging methods, and different charging and discharging rates were compared. The voltage offset rate was proposed as an indicator to measure the voltage's recovery ability. The analysis of experimental results shows that the voltage recovery time of frequency modulation mode is greater than that of peak modulation mode, and the larger the current magnification, the longer the relaxation time. In peak shaving mode, after each charging and discharging cycle, intermittently soak for 540~660 s, while in frequency modulation mode, soak for 900~1 100 s after each cycle, which is beneficial for voltage's recovery.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    LI Qiang, YANG Lin, LI Chaofan, ZHAO Xiaowei, ZHANG Shumei
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(9): 1738-1746. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.09.012
    Accurately and real-time monitoring the internal temperature of lithium batteries is crucial for preventing thermal runaway. However, there is currently no effective method for online monitoring of the internal temperature of batteries. Therefore, in this study, a miniaturized impedance testing system is utilized to perform impedance testing experiments on lithium ion batteries at various temperatures and state of charge (SOC) levels. The influence of battery temperature and SOC on impedance is investigated, aiming to identify characteristic frequencies strongly correlated with temperature and weakly correlated with SOC. On this basis, a lithium battery internal temperature estimation algorithm is proposed using the Support Vector Regression (SVR) technique, enabling non-destructive and accurate estimation of the internal temperature without the need for additional sensors.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    LI Chaofan, YANG Lin
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(12): 2404-2409. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.12.011
    The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) of Li-ion battery (LIB) contains abundant internal information of the LIB, which has greater application potential than the commonly used battery parameters such as current, voltage and temperature. Therefore, a method based on EIS to estimate the LIB's state of charge (SOC) was proposed in this paper. Firstly, the EIS data of ternary LIBs under different SOC were obtained through experiments, using a more practical impedance measuring board. Secondly, based on the existing LIB’s equivalent circuit models (ECMs), a new ECM with higher fitting accuracy was proposed. Finally, the parameters of the improved ECM were identified by using the EIS data of the LIBs and the parameter highly related to the SOC was found. By using this parameter, the accurate estimation of the state of charge was successfully realized.
  • Research and design: Chemicalpower sources
    HUANG Zhihao, YUAN Jingyi, XIE Yufei, TANG Jingyi, QIN Wu
    Chinese Journal of Power Sources. 2024, 48(12): 2374-2379. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-087X.2024.12.007
    Lithium cobalt oxide cathode material with layered phase structure has high volume energy density, which is widely used in lithium-ion batteries. However, layered lithium cobalt oxide is prone to microstructure deformation in the repeated charging and discharging, which leads to battery degradation and safety risks. Density functional theory was employed to investigate the structure change, lattice atom dissolution, and interfacial reaction mechanism of lithium cobalt oxide cathode under different charging voltages. When the charging voltage exceeds 4 V, the lithium cobalt oxide layer slips, the lattice atoms are rearranged, and the electron orbitals are changed, resulting in a significant relaxation of the bulk structure. The interfacial interaction between lithium cobalt oxide and electrolyte molecules (EC, DMC and LiPF6) under different charging voltages were investigated. Under 4 V and higher voltages, the electrolyte molecules decompose, and EC and DMC react with the positive surface of lithium cobalt oxide, leading to oxygen dissolution of lithium cobalt oxide crystal. The decomposition of LiPF6 and the surface and interface of lithium cobalt fluoride can damage the bulk structure of lithium intercalation at the surface and interface. The research results indicate the failure mechanism of lithium cobalt oxide cathode materials, providing basic data and references for the research on transition metal oxide cathode materials.