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In situ chamber for studying battery failure using high-speed synchrotron radiography

Pfaff, J; Fransson, M; Broche, L; Buckwell, M; Finegan, DP; Moser, S; Schopferer, S; ... Rack, A; + view all (2023) In situ chamber for studying battery failure using high-speed synchrotron radiography. Journal of synchrotron radiation , 30 pp. 192-199. 10.1107/S1600577522010244. Green open access

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Abstract

The investigation of lithium-ion battery failures is a major challenge for personnel and equipment due to the associated hazards (thermal reaction, toxic gases and explosions). To perform such experiments safely, a battery abuse-test chamber has been developed and installed at the microtomography beamline ID19 of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). The chamber provides the capability to robustly perform in situ abuse tests through the heat-resistant and gas-tight design for flexible battery geometries and configurations, including single-cell and multi-cell assemblies. High-speed X-ray imaging can be complemented by supplementary equipment, including additional probes (voltage, pressure and temperature) and thermal imaging. Together with the test chamber, a synchronization graphical user interface was developed, which allows an initial interpretation by time-synchronous visualization of the acquired data. Enabled by this setup, new meaningful insights can be gained into the internal processes of a thermal runaway of current and future energy-storage devices such as lithium-ion cells.

Type: Article
Title: In situ chamber for studying battery failure using high-speed synchrotron radiography
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1107/S1600577522010244
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577522010244
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Li-ion batteries, X-ray imaging, abuse tests, in situ studies, propagation, safety, thermal runaway
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163378
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