Experimental study of the effect of different pulse charging patterns on lithium-ion battery charging

Abstract

This study aims to experimentally investigate the impact of different pulse charging patterns on the charging time and performance of lithium-ion batteries at room temperature. Experimental results indicate that most pulse charging protocols have a positive impact on shortening the total charging time compared to the CC-CV charging method with the same input charge capacity. This effect is observed not only in LFP batteries but also in NMC batteries. Three pulse charging patterns are studied: constant current charge (C–C), charge rest (C–R), and charge discharge (C-D). The C-D mode results in the shortest charging time and the smallest cell internal resistance. Compared to the 1C CC-CV baseline, the pulse C-D mode reduces the charging time by approximately 6.8 %, decreases the average pulse internal resistance by about 17.5 %, and increases the remaining discharge capacity ratio by 3.76 % after 800 cycles. Additionally, a pseudo-2D physics model is used to study the internal effects on the battery using the pulse C-D mode. The results show that using the pulse charging method (C-D) results in a more even distribution of electrolyte salt concentration and electrode particle lithium concentration across the cell, thereby improving battery performance.