Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Management and State Estimation
This community focuses on the thermal regulation, safety, and performance monitoring of lithium-ion batteries, primarily for electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage.
The work centers on developing phase change materials and composite structures to absorb heat and prevent thermal runaway. It also involves building mathematical models and neural networks to estimate state of charge, state of health, and remaining useful life. Researchers investigate heat transfer mechanisms, cooling systems, and the electrochemical-thermal coupling that occurs during high-rate charging and discharging. The goal is to extend battery lifespan and ensure safe operation in demanding applications like electric vehicles and renewable energy integration.
This research constitutes 12.0% of all lithium research tracked, representing 12,607 papers within this group. It also contributes 0.7% of lead research and 0.5% of iron research.
The community comprises 30,348 papers, publishing most frequently in the Journal of Energy Storage, Journal of Power Sources, and Applied Thermal Engineering.
Recent work explores next-generation battery safety, flexible polymer phase change materials for battery jackets, and advanced estimation techniques using acoustic emission signals and physics-informed neural networks.