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Lithium-ion Batteries and Hydrogen Fuel


            Multifaceted Evaluation of Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries                                                             Evaluation for Ensuring Gas Supply Stability and
            - Evaluation to Improve Safety Based on Simulation of Internal Battery Conditions -                                       Long-Term Durability of Hydrogen Stations

                                                                                                                                      – Analytical Instruments Used for Hydrogen Fuel Quality Control –
            To improve the safety of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries it is necessary to analyze the changes that occur inside the battery during charging and   To ensure fuel cell vehicles (FCV) can be driven safely and reliably for long periods, the quality of hydrogen fuel used in FCVs must be assured based on
            discharging. In the following example, some of the conditions inside the battery are recreated by simulation to evaluate the changes occurring inside   the international standard ISO 14687-2. In addition to specifying the purity of hydrogen, this standard also specifies 13 standards for a wide range of
            the battery. In another example, the heat generated inside the battery was simulated and changes in the separators were observed with a scanning   impurity components, which requires using multiple analytical instruments.
            probe microscope (SPM). In an additional example, strength testing that simulated the separators being ripped by lithium metal dendrites precipitated   Due to Shimadzu's broad analytical instrument product line, Shimadzu is able to satisfy customer needs not only for hydrogen fuel quality control
            near the electrodes was used to observe the strain distribution occurring in the separators.                              analysis, but also for various other analytical requirements.
              Observation of Separator Pores by SPM and Pore Contraction by Heating                                                     Analytical Instruments Used for Hydrogen Fuel Quality Control



                                                                                                                                                                                        Impurities governed by ISO 14687-2 are indicated in parentheses.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Total hydrocarbons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Oxygen
                                                                      Specimen (1)  Specimen (2)  Specimen (3)                                                      Formaldehyde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Argon
                                                                             Comparison of 3 Types of Separators
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Nitrogen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Carbon dioxide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Carbon monoxide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Helium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Total sulfur
                    WET-SPM Series                                                                                                               High Performance Liquid Chromatographs  Gas Chromatographs
                                                                     Room temperature  125°C     140°C                                                                                 Nexis GC-2030
                                                                           Changes Caused by Heating of Specimen (1)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Formic acid
               · An atmosphere control system can be used to observe materials in the desired temperature environment.                                                                                              Ammonia
               · A wide variety of evaluations can be performed, such as evaluating localized physical and electromagnetic properties.                                                                              Total halogens
               · Physical properties can be mapped.


              DIC Data Analysis and Evaluation of Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries

              DIC Analysis(Digital Image Correlation)  DIC Analysis System  Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ion Chromatograph
             Digital image correlation (DIC) is a
             technique that compares the random                                                                                                  Integrated Workstation                            Ion Analysis System
             patterns on the surface of objects before                                                                                           LabSolutions LC/GC
             and after deformation to investigate how
             much the pattern moved, for example. It   Precision                                                                                                                               Particulate matter
             can also be used to analyze the strain of   Universal Testing Machine
             components under high-temperature       AGX-V Series                                                                                                                              (collected in a filter and weighed)
             conditions, large structural members, or   *Use for tensile, compression,   Non-Contact Extensometer  StrainMaster (LaVision GmbH)
             micromaterials under a microscope.        or pierce testing
                                                                         TRViewX           *Use for image analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                               Analytical Balances
            Observation (DIC Analysis) of Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Separator Strain During Tensile or Tensile Cycle Testing                                                            AP Series
            In this example, separator damage is simulated by performing tensile and tensile cycle tests (where a constant target test force value is applied during tensile cycle testing) to evaluate
            the separator strain properties before and after piercing damage.
              Separator Tensile Test (30 fps recording speed at 20 second intervals)  Separator Tensile Cycle Test (30 fps recording speed)
              Loading speed: 10 mm/min                       20 N target test force, 20 mm/min loading speed, and 20 cycles              · Multiple analytical instruments can be controlled and corresponding data analyzed using a single workstation.
                                                                                     Strain Distribution During 20 N Tensile Load
                  Damage                                                       (indicated numbers correspond to numbers in the test force versus stroke graph).                               Note: The same computer can load data from analytical balances.
                  occurs                                                    Before
                           Damaged area
                           (round hole)                     10
                            Gauge                            5
            Pierce test     marks                            0
                                                             0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  Strain becomes concentrated at the damage point as the number of cycles increases during cycle testing
                                 *Use to obtain digital video    Stroke
                                   images
               · A variety of evaluations are possible, such as tensile testing, cyclic loading, and load holding tests.
               · Strain distribution can be evaluated by combining DIC measurements.




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