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Multiphysics modeling and simulation drives innovation across industries and academia — as is evidenced by the many uses showcased in the technical papers and posters presented by engineers, researchers, and scientists at the COMSOL Conference each year.
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The increasing demand for electrochemical energy storage (EES) in stationary applications underscores the urgent need for advanced battery technologies. Among these, zinc-based systems, particularly rechargeable zinc-air flow batteries (RZAFBs), are gaining attention due to their ... Read More
锂离子电池在便携式电子设备领域占据主导地位，并显著推动了电动汽车的商业化进程。当前全球研发重点集中于开发具有高能量密度、快速充放电能力、高功率输出、低成本及高安全性的电池系统。在材料选择中，机械强度的耐久性与长周期循环的结构完整性成为关键评价指标。锂离子电池内部存在显著的电化学-力学耦合行为，表现为大变形、塑性流动、裂纹扩展与疲劳等现象，进而引起电极剥离、孔隙闭合以及副反应加速等多种失效模式。其中，正极颗粒的破裂等力学-电化学退化机制是限制锂离子电池性能的主要因素之一，因此深入研究正极材料在多场耦合条件下的响应机制，对实现下一代高能量密度电池至关重要。 钴酸锂 ... Read More
Maritime transport contributes to about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are considered among the most promising clean technologies for decarbonizing the maritime sector. Some of the main benefits of PEM fuel cells include highly efficient ... Read More
The most common cause of lithium ion battery failure is high temperature. Improper thermal management strategies can contribute to the temperature related premature battery failure. Excessive heat significantly impacts the performance, safety and cycle lifetime of the lithium ion ... Read More
本研究围绕锌溴液流电池的性能分析，利用 COMSOL Multiphysics 建立了电化学过程的多物理场模型。该模型结合了电极反应与离子迁移等关键环节，用于描述电池在充放电过程中的特性变化。通过仿真获得了电压、电流及浓度随时间的演化规律，并比较了不同运行条件下的性能差异。结果显示，模型能够合理反映电池的主要工作机制，为进一步的结构设计与参数优化提供了参考依据。 Read More
Lithium ion battery safety problem has attracted the whole world’s attention essentially after the explosion of Samsung Note 7. This work mainly deals with the study of the generation, characteristics and prevention measures of the battery fire. Firstly, the heat generation rate of ... Read More
简介: 为了便于终端用户更容易获取到电芯内部相关的电化学参数数据，本文通过逆向拆解的方法结合电化学-热耦合模型，采用有限元仿真分析和电化学参数优化试验的方式，验证了所获取参数的精确性，并通过参数辨识的方式考虑了bruggman系数，反应速率常数和固相扩散系数对动力电池充放电性能和温度的影响，将对标锂电池的电压、温度误差范围控制在3%以内。 Read More
为防止动力电芯在大电流充放电时发生热失控，一般会在正负极连接片上进行局部减薄及打孔，从而形成一个容易熔断的区域，我们称为熔断器。当大电流通过焊印流入连接片，由于截面减小在熔断器区域将会产生较大的局部电流，从而使结构温度急剧升高，造成材料熔断，从而形成断路来保护电芯。 这一过程可通过COMSOL中的电磁热耦合模型进行仿真，考虑部件的散热条件、熔点、熔化潜热，通过仿真的结构最高温度与材料的熔点温度与熔化潜热换算温度之和做对比，从而判断材料是否会发生熔断以及通电多长时间发生熔断。对标了实际熔断器的熔断时间之后可以对熔断器的几何结构进行优化，可以设计出更加合理的熔断器。 Read More
Vehicles with battery as energy storage fascinate more and more people. Meanwhile, more questions are surfaced – How to ensure a safe operation of the battery package? How long could the cycle life of a battery package reach? Can a battery package be operated in any environmental ... Read More
本研究针对浸没式电池热管理系统在静置工况下的自然对流特性展开探讨。采用新型低黏度油液作为浸没介质，设计了典型的电池热管理单元和模组。基于电池产热模型，利用COMSOL Multiphysics建立了三维数值模型，耦合求解传热与流体流动方程，并结合Boussinesq假设描述自然对流效应。通过实验对比电池在空气及油液中的放电温升，验证了模型可靠性，仿真与实测结果差异小于1.5 ℃。结果表明，随着浸没液厚度增加，自然对流逐渐增强，液体最大流速超过2.5 mm/s。液层厚度为10 mm 时，电池平均温度下降1.4 ℃，但温差由1.27 ℃增至 3.14 ℃ ... Read More