Progress in Thermal Modeling for Lithium-ion Battery

Safety issue is the main obstacle for the commercialization of lithium ion batteries, which include smoke, fire and even explosion caused by thermal runaway or other extreme conditions. In order to reduce the hazards of safety issue, numerous modeling work have been proposed for lithium ion batteries to analyze the thermal behavior and thermal runaway mechanism over the past years. Herein, this review is concerned with the development of thermal modeling on lithium ion batteries. The thermal models have been developed to study the temperature distribution of battery and the relationship between thermal behavior and the reactions inside battery under different working conditions. They could accurately predict batteries' performance and thermal runaway occurrence by analyzing modeling data, providing reliable information for the design and management of batteries. Finally, some perspectives of safety for lithium ion battery are proposed for further development.