Electrochemical Power Sources: Fundamentals, Systems, and Applications Garche

Electrochemical Power Sources: Fundamentals, Systems, and ApplicationsLi-Battery Safety\nAuthor(s): Jrgen Garche, Klaus Brandt\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444637772, 978-0444637772\nSynopsis\nSafety of Lithium Batteries describes how best to assure safety during all phases of the life of Lithium ion batteries (production, transport, use, and disposal). About 5 billion Li-ion cells are produced each year, predominantly for use in consumer electronics. This book describes how the high-energy density and outstanding performance of Li-ion batteries will result in a large increase in the production of Li-ion cells for electric drive train vehicle (xEV) and battery energy storage (BES or EES) purposes. The high-energy density of Li battery systems comes with special hazards related to the materials employed in these systems. The manufacturers of cells and batteries have strongly reduced the ha.