Advances of Battery Technologies: Trends Forecasting, Measurements, Data Analysis, Diagnostics, Modelling and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, it is difficult to imagine achieving zero-emission economies by 2050 without battery energy storage. Their use is increasing, especially in the main application areas that include renewable energy conversion systems, electric airplanes, aerospace machinery, electric vehicles, heavy duty machinery, special and military vehicles, unmanned propulsion systems, electric scooters and bicycles, automation systems and robotics, as well as medical devices. The development of battery energy storage systems is related to the use of rare Earth materials. In this context, it is essential to assess the current and future methods of obtaining and extracting the main materials used for electrochemical cell components and increasing the recyclability of cells already on the market, taking into account economic, ecological and technological aspects.

The current progress of civilization has led to the search for new materials that will increase the efficiency of, e.g., lithium-ion cells, while ensuring operational safety.

There are visible trends towards the development of lithium-ion cells without liquid components, but rather  that are based on light lithium-ion conductors which act as a potential solid electrolyte in a lithium-ion cell, and which may translate into a reduction in the total weight and an increase in efficiency.

Electrochemical cells with a high efficiency are particularly required for ultra-fast charging processes. The complexity of the charging process requires the use of appropriate connectors, standards, transducers and algorithms.

The process of ultra-fast cell charging makes it necessary to look for solutions that enable efficient energy flow under specific temperature conditions. For this reason, especially in regard to electric drivetrains, it is necessary to both reheat cell packages in winter and cool them in summer. Therefore, hybrid energy storage facilities are also being developed.

Efficient ways and methods for the active, semi-active and passive management of energy conversion and thermal management in technical facilities and means of transport are currently being sought.

The progress in the field of batteries also includes design methodologies, technologies, and the automation of manufacturing processes and modelling methods. The growing use of batteries in various market segments accelerates research in the field of diagnostics, maintenance, reliability and monitoring, leading to the development of more reliable diagnostic techniques that allow for reducing the occurrence of thermal runaway.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the trends of material forecasting, theory, design, modelling, application and control, as well as the condition monitoring of all types of battery energy storage.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• All aspects of battery energy storage, i.e., Li-ion batteries, redox flow batteries, VRLA batteries, hybrid energy storage based on batteries and a review of technical and economic issues regarding batteries;
• Battery technologies for electric aircraft, electric vehicles, heavy duty machinery, photovoltaic and wind energy conversion systems, unmanned propulsion systems, electric scooters and bicycles, automation and robotics systems, and medicine;
• Batteries for safety-critical applications and emergency power systems;
• Novel materials and their applications in batteries;
• Hybrid systems based on batteries;
• Online and offline battery condition monitoring techniques and methods;
• Methods of active, semi-active and passive energy and thermal management of energy conversion in technical facilities and transport means with batteries;
• Optimal design methodologies of batteries;
• Advanced modelling approaches of batteries;
• Thermal and vibroacoustic analyses of batteries;
• Projections and analysis of rare Earth materials used in battery components;
• Battery life cycle analysis and recycling methods;
• Battery applications in means of transport powered by alternative fuels and distribution generation devices;
• Development of operating infrastructure and transport routes for electric vehicles with the support of battery technology.

Dr. Adrian Chmielewski
Guest Editor

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• batteries
• new applications
• modelling
• energy and thermal management
• control
• battery fault diagnosis
• state monitoring
• material design
• design
• PCM materials
• light lithium-ion conductors
• solid electrolyte
• heat generation
• life cycle analysis (LCA)
• recycling
• levelized cost of storage (LCOS)
• state of Charge (SoC)
• state of Health (SoH)
• state of Energy (SoE)
• bidirectional converters
• conventional methods
• learning methods
• adaptive methods
• hybrid methods
• machine learning
• Trans-European Transport Network corridors (TEN-T)
• electric vehicles
• charging standards
• distributed generation devices
• smart charging (V1G)
• vehicle to grid (V2G)
• vehicle to home (V2H)
• vehicle to load (V2L)
• vehicle to building (V2B)
• vehicle to everything (V2X)
• Open Charge Point Protocol (OCCP)
• smart meter (SM)
• energy aggregator (EA)
• demand-side response (DSR)
• energy-flow management system (EMS)
• microgrid (MG)
• dynamic load management (DLM)