Battery packs are everywhere and power many of the devices we rely on daily. Portable Electronics: Think laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Electric Vehicles: Battery packs provide the power for electric cars, bikes, and scooters. Renewable Energy Systems: Solar power installations often use battery packs to store energy collected during the day.
(13) The parameter difference of the battery pack is caused due to the complex charging and discharging environment, temperature, and other external factors in the process of use, combined with differences in the capacity, internal resistance, and self-discharge rate of the individual cells in the manufacturing process.
The generation of battery pressure is very complex, and the generation of pressure can be divided into internal and external factors. The main internal cause is the volume change caused by the lithium-ion intercalation process and internal side reactions in the battery.
Higher differential pressures between the cell interior and exterior lead to increased dispensing rates and shorter wetting durations. This is due to the compression of the nonrigid pouch cell casing and the ESC, which enhances capillary forces and accelerates macroscopic wetting.
When there is a capacity difference between individual cells, the battery pack’s performance is determined by the individual cells with the smallest capacity. When there is a polarization difference between individual cells, the battery pack’s performance is determined by the single cell with the largest polarization degree. 3.1.2.
The impact of pressure on battery performance has two sides: appropriate pressure can ensure close contact between various components of the battery, prevent poor electrode interface contact, and improve the deposition mode of lithium ions, thereby enhancing the cycling stability of the battery.
The polarization difference has little effect under stable discharge conditions, and the effect of capacity difference on the performance of the battery pack will increase with the increase of the discharge depth of the battery. 3.2. Influence of Internal Resistance Difference of Single Cell on Parallel-Connected Battery Pack Performance