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Impact of Particle Size Distribution on li-ion cell performance
Particle Size Distribution (PSD), as the term suggests, describes the range and distribution of particle sizes within a material. Instead...

Baba Mulani
Oct 1, 20232 min read


Li-ion Cell Separator Selection for 'High Transference Number'
Transference number, denoted as ‘t+’, is a dimensionless quantity representing the fraction of the total current carried by lithium ions...

Baba Mulani
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Transference Number in Separators of Lithium-ion Batteries
Transference number, denoted as ‘t+’, is a dimensionless quantity representing the fraction of the total current carried by lithium ions...

Baba Mulani
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Lithium Garnets in Solid State Batteries
Lithium Garnets represent a crucial material innovation in the emerging solid-state batteries, offering a solution to the drawbacks found...

Baba Mulani
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Various Architectures of Battery Management Systems (BMS)
As the backbone of any high-performance lithium-ion battery system, Battery Management Systems (BMS) play a pivotal role. With the...

Baba Mulani
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Deep discharge' in Lithium-ion batteries
'Deep discharge' in lithium-ion batteries refers to the condition where the cell is discharged to a voltage considerably lower than its...

Baba Mulani
Sep 5, 20232 min read


Internal short in a lithium-ion batteries
An internal short in a lithium-ion battery is a silent problem living within, capable of causing significant damage. This short,...

Baba Mulani
Sep 3, 20232 min read


Temperature Distributions in Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery
Lithium-ion batteries performance is influenced by their internal and external operating temperatures. Understanding the role that...

Baba Mulani
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Multilayer Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries
Multilayer anodes emerged from the need to go beyond the capacity limitations of graphite. While graphite has been the preferred choice...

Baba Mulani
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Lithium-ion Vs Sodium-Ion Batteries
In the electrifying world of battery technology, lithium-ion has long been the gold standard, propelling everything from smartphones to...

Baba Mulani
Aug 11, 20232 min read


Battery Polarization in Lithium-ion Batteries
Battery polarization in lithium-ion batteries refers to the internal voltage losses that occur when a battery is charged or discharged....

Baba Mulani
Aug 3, 20232 min read


Capacity Retention in Lithium-ion Batteries
A pivotal metric in evaluating the performance of Lithium-ion batteries over time is 'capacity retention'. This measure not only guides...

Baba Mulani
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Types of Solid Electrolytes in Lithium-ion Batteries
Most of the Lithium-ion batteries we use contain liquid electrolytes to facilitate the flow of ions between the positive and negative...

Baba Mulani
Jul 28, 20232 min read


Battery Health Indicator in Lithium-ion Batteries
When you think about the health of a lithium-ion battery, imagine it as the vitality of a living organism. Much like how our body has...

Baba Mulani
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Solvation Shell in Lithium-ion Batteries
A solvation shell refers to the layer of solvent molecules that surround a lithium ion as it moves through the electrolyte. This movement...

Baba Mulani
Jul 17, 20232 min read


Why 25 Deg C is preferred temperature for Li-ion Batteries?
25°C is a number that often surfaces in conversations and technical discussions of lithium-ion battery operation. One might wonder why...

Baba Mulani
Jul 13, 20231 min read


Formation Stage in Lithium-ion Cell Manufacturing
'Formation' is a critical phase in lithium-ion battery manufacturing where freshly assembled battery cells are charged and discharged...

Baba Mulani
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Thermal Runaway Analysis on Lithium-ion Batteries
Reference example (video) courtesy : UCL (University College London) Thermal runaway is a potentially hazardous situation in which an...

Baba Mulani
Jul 1, 20232 min read


Anode Free Lithium-ion Batteries
An "anode-free" lithium-ion battery is one where the cell is assembled without an anode. "Anode-free" might sound counterintuitive. How...

Baba Mulani
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Ultrasonic Health Monitoring in Lithium-ion Batteries
Ultrasonic testing leverages high-frequency sound waves, well beyond the range of human hearing. When deployed for monitoring lithium-ion...

Baba Mulani
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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