• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2019

열전지의 전해질은 용융염이 주성분이라서 용융염 전지라고도 불린다. 용융염 전해질은 평소에는 전기가 흐르지 않는 고체이지만, 화약 열원에 의해 녹으면 탁월한 이온 전도체가 된다. 따라서 열전지는 일종의 화약 전지이다. 화약의 열에너지로 용융염 전해질을 녹여야만 비로소 작동하게 되기 때문이다. 열전지에 사용되는 파이로테크닉 부품은 착화기, 점화스트립, 열원이 있다. 이들 파이로테크닉 부품은 극심한 환경조건에서도 안정적으로 전원을 공급해야 하는 유도 포탄용 열전지의 신뢰도는 물론 성능에도 큰 영향을 미친다. 노치형 착화기는 열원 착화 확률이 높았고, 필름형 착화기는 안전성을 향상시키는 것으로 나타났다. 열지에 금속 산화물 첨가를 통해 연소속도를 향상시킬 수 있었고, 분사형 착화기와 병행 사용하여 착화 신뢰성을 크게 높일 수 있었다. 2단계 환원 공정을 통해 산호 모양의 고순도 Fe 입자를 안전하게 얻을 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3190-3194
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• 2010

Mixed electrolytes formed by the combination of 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (BMP-TFSI) ionic liquid and standard liquid electrolyte are prepared and characterized. Linear sweep voltammetry measurements demonstrate that these mixed systems exhibit a wide electrochemical stability window, allowing them to be suitable electrolyte for carbonaceous anode-based lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion cells composed of graphite anode and $LiCoO_2$ cathode are assembled using the mixed electrolytes, and their cycling performances are evaluated. The cell containing proper content of BMP-TFSI shows good cycling performance comparable to that of a cell assembled with organic electrolyte. The presence of BMP-TFSI in the mixed electrolyte contributes to the reduction of the flammability of electrolyte solution and the improvement of the thermal stability of charged $Li_{1-x}CoO_2$ in the electrolyte solution.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc2호
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• pp.198-201
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• 2012

The electrolytes in thermal batteries are nonconductive solids at ambient temperature, which prevent the self-discharge and corrosion. To meet severe environmental requirements and guarantee acceptable handling yields, all the pellets in cells should have adequate strength, especially for the cathodes due to their poor binding properties among FeS2 particles. By modifying the surface microstructure of FeS2 through molten-salt heat treatment, the inter-particle binding strength is greatly increased, resulting in the enhanced pellet strength and yield. The addition of Li2O also promoted the soft salt coating coverage of hard FeS2 particles, which can be explained by the enhanced wettability of the molten salt.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.377-385
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• 2022

Thermal batteries are specialized as primary reserve batteries that operate when the internal heat source is ignited and the produced heat (450~550℃) melts the initially insulating salt into highly conductive eutectic electrolyte. The heat source is composed of Fe powder and KClO₄ with different mass ratios and is inserted in-between the cells (stacks) to allow homogeneous heat transfer and ensure complete melting of the electrolyte. An ideal heat source has following criteria to satisfy: sufficient mechanical durability for stacking, appropriate heat calories, ease of combustion by an igniter, stable combustion rate, and modest peak temperature. To satisfy the aforementioned requirements, Fe powder must have high surface area and porosity to increase the reaction rate. Herein, the hydrothermal and spray drying synthesis techniques for Fe powder samples are employed to investigate the physicochemical properties of Fe powder samples and their applicability as a heat source constituent. The direct comparison with the state-of-the-art Fe powder is made to confirm the validity of synthesized products. Finally, the actual batteries were made with the synthesized iron powder samples to examine their performances during the battery operation.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.54-64
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• 2021

Electric vehicles use lithium-ion battery packs as the power supply, where the batteries are connected in series or parallel. The temperature control of each battery is essential to ensure a consistent overall temperature. This study focused on reducing ohmic heating caused by batteries to realize a uniform battery temperature. The battery spacing was optimized to improve air cooling, and the tilt angle between the batteries was varied to optimize the internal structure of the batterypack. Simulations were performed to evaluate the effects of these parameters, and the results showed that the optimal scheme effectively achieved a uniform battery temperature under a constant power discharge. These findings can contribute to future research on cooling methods for battery packs.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2016

본 논문은 휴대폰 배터리의 폭발 및 화재 위험성을 분석하기 위한 실험적 연구로서, 실험은 스마트폰 배터리로 사용되고 있는 리튬-이온 배터리를 대상으로 하여 사용상 부주의 또는 이상상태 등에서 폭발 및 화재가 발생될 가능성이 있는 과충전, 내부단락 및 외부단락 그리고 열충격에 의한 실험을 진행하였다. 리튬-이온 배터리는 과충전 및 외부단락 실험의 경우 보호회로가 정상적으로 작동될 때는 폭발 및 화재 위험성이 없었으나, 보호회로가 고장상태를 가정하였을 때 폭발 및 화재 위험성이 크게 나타났다. 내부단락 및 열충격 실험의 경우 충전상태에 따라 위험성에 차이가 나타났다. 즉, 완방전 상태에서는 폭발 및 화재 위험성이 낮았으나, 완충전 상태에서는 폭발 및 화재 위험성이 높게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 실험결과 휴대폰 배터리의 폭발 및 화재 위험성을 최소화하기 위해서는 보호회로 고장시 알람장치 및 배터리 케이스 강화 그리고 고온방지를 위한 냉각장치 등의 안전장치의 강화가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.393-400
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• 2017

For comparison to the Li-ion battery, evaluating a thermal battery must consider additional variables. The first one is the temperature difference between the battery and its unit cell. Thermal batteries and their unit cells have a temperature difference that is caused by the thermal battery activation mechanism and its shape. The second variable is the electrochemical reaction steps. Most Li-ion batteries have a constant electrochemical reaction at the electrode, and battery voltage is affected when the concentration of Li ions is changed. However, a thermal battery has several steps in its electrochemical reaction, and each step has a different potential. In this study, we used unit cell discharge tests based on interpolating a 4D lookup table to estimate the performance of a thermal battery. From the test results, we derived an estimation algorithm by interpolating the table, which is queried from specified profile groups. As a result, we found less than a 5 percent difference between estimation and experiment at the 1.3 V cut-off time.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.847-854
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• 2007

The battery electrode of a mobile phone is made of layered polymer coated on aluminum foils and the hot rolling process is applied to increase the density per volume of an electrode for a high capacity battery. The flatness of batteries surfaces should be less than $2{\mu}m$. To satisfy the required flatness, the deformation of roll surface due to bending and heating of the roll should be minimized. Complicated hot oil paths of $100^{\circ}C$ inside the roll are required for heating the polymer layers. FEA was used to calculate thermal deformations and temperatures distributions of the roller. Based on FEA, a modified surface curvature called a crown roll was suggested and this gave the area of 30% improved flatness compared with a flat roll. The flat roll satisfied the flatness of $2{\mu}m$ in the length of 340 mm and the crown roll resulted in the longer length of 460 mm. Experiments to measure the temperature distribution and thermal strain were performed and compared with FEA. There were only 6% difference between two results.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2024

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) are receiving attention as a prospective next-generation secondary battery technology that can reduce the risk of commercial lithium-ion batteries by replacing flammable organic liquid electrolytes with non-flammable solid electrolytes. The practical application of ASSLBs requires developing robust solid electrolytes that possess ionic conductivity at room temperature on a par with that of organic liquids. These solid electrolytes must also be thermally and chemically stable, as well as compatible with electrode materials. Inorganic solid electrolytes, including oxide and sulfide-based compounds, are being studied as promising future candidates for ASSLBs due to their higher ionic conductivity and thermal stability than polymer electrolytes. Here, we present the challenges currently facing the development of oxide and sulfide-based solid electrolytes, as well as the research efforts underway aiming to resolve these challenges.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2024

The introduction of the sector coupling concept has expanded the scope of ESS utilization, resulting in the importance of thermal management of ESS. To ensure the safe use of the lithium-ion batteries that are used in ESS, it is important to use the batteries at the optimal temperature. To examine the utilization of liquid cooling in ESS, numerical study was conducted on the thermal characteristics of 21700 battery modules (16S2P array) during liquid cooling using Novec-649 as insulating fluid. The NTGK model, an MSMD model in ANSYS fluent, was used to investigate thermal characteristics on the battery modules with liquid immersion cooling. The results show that the final temperature of the battery module discharged at 5 C-rate is 68.9℃ using natural convection and 48.3℃ using liquid cooling. However, the temperature difference among cells in the battery module was up to 0.5℃ when using natural convection cooling and 5.8℃ when using liquid cooling, respectively, indicating that the temperature difference among cells was significantly increased when liquid cooling was used. As the mass flow rate increased from 0.01 kg/s to 0.05 kg/s, the average temperature of the battery module decreased from 48.3℃ to 38.4℃, confirming that increasing the mass flow rate of the insulating fluid improves the performance of liquid immersion cooling. Although partial liquid immersion cooling has a high cooling performance compared to natural convection cooling, the temperature difference between modules was up to 8.9℃, indicating that the thermal stress of the battery cells increased.