Research Article

An Empirical Rate Constant Based Model to Study Capacity Fading in Lithium Ion Batteries

Table 1

Cell characteristics.

CharacteristicsSAFTYardney18650 cellsMP prototypeGen 2 ATD program
Baseline
Gen 2 ATD program
Variant C
Quallion LLC ATD test
cells
High energy (HE)
prototype

Cell geometryCylindrical
(DD size)
PrismaticCylindricalPrismaticNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specifiedCylindrical

Positive electrodeLiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.5O2LiNi0.8Co0.2O2Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 LiCoO284 wt.%84 wt.% LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2
PVDF binder
LiNi0.91Co0.09O2
LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2LiNi0.8Co0.10Al0.10O2
4 wt.% carbon black4 wt.% carbon black
4 wt.% SFG-64 wt.% SFG-6
8 wt.% PVDF binder8 wt.% PVDF binder

Negative electrode Graphite MCMB MAG-10Synthetic graphite92 wt.% MAG-1092 wt.% MAG-10 MAG-10 PVDF binder Synthetic graphite
8 wt.% PVDF binder8 wt.% PVDF binder

Electrolyte1 M LiPF61 M LiPF61.2 M LiPF61 M LiPF61.2 M LiPF61.2 M LiPF61.2 M LiPF61 M LiPF6
EC : DMC : DECEC : DMC : DECEC : EMCEC : DEC : DMVEC : EMCEC : EMCEC : EMCPC : EC : DMC

Solvent mixing ratio5 : 3 : 21 : 1 : 13 : 7Not specified3 : 73 : 73 : 7Not specified
(vol.%)(vol.%) (wt.%)Assumption, 1 : 1 : 1
(vol.%)
(wt.%)(wt.%)(wt.%)Assumption, 1 : 1 : 1
(vol.%)