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ME and the Battery
Switzerland
Приєднався 7 чер 2021
Batteries. Everyone in the modern world relies on them. And yet, most people don't know a lot about them. There are countless myths around batteries, their degradation and how dangerous they are.
My name is Moses Ender and I try to shed some light on battery related topics that I believe are important or misunderstood. I enjoy sharing some of my understanding I gathered since I started working on lithium ion batteries in 2009. And hopefully, some of you will learn something new.
Hope to see you watching my next video!
Till then, stay charged!
My name is Moses Ender and I try to shed some light on battery related topics that I believe are important or misunderstood. I enjoy sharing some of my understanding I gathered since I started working on lithium ion batteries in 2009. And hopefully, some of you will learn something new.
Hope to see you watching my next video!
Till then, stay charged!
Battery Basics: Types of Li-ion Batteries
The battery basics series is dedicated to more fundamental battery topics. This episode explains what different formats of lithium ion cells exist. The video also covers the different types of chemistry that are commonly used. And finally, one common naming convention of rechargeable batteries is explained.
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Battery Fires - What happens in a Thermal Runaway?
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Battery fires in the news catch regularly the attention of an increasing audience. But most people don't know what is happening if a lithium ion battery catches fire or explodes. In this video, I will explain, what is happening during such a battery fire and why this so called thermal runaway is dangerous if it occurs. Throughout the video, I am referring to the following papers and resources: ...
Battery Safety: What does deep discharge and overdischarge mean and why is it dangerous?
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Lithium ion batteries are regularly in the news because of individual batteries catching fire. But most people don't know, what mechanisms are actually causing a safety threat. In this video, you will learn what deep discharging of Lithium ion cells means, what overdischarge is, and in which cases it poses a safety risk and why. Throughout the video, I am referring to the following papers and r...
Battery Safety: How does a bottom vent help against exploding batteries? (18650, 21700, vent)
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Lithium ion batteries are regularly in the news because of individual batteries catching fire. But most people don't know, what mechanisms are in place to keep batteries safe. In this video, you will learn how an additional bottom vent structure can help avoiding an explosion or uncontrolled breach of the cell housing in case of a thermal runaway. Throughout the video, I am referring to the fol...
Battery Safety: What is a Mandrel?
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Lithium ion batteries are regularly in the news because of individual batteries catching fire. But most people don't know, what mechanisms are in place to keep batteries safe. In this video, you will learn what the mandrel (also center pin or winding core) is, how it works and why it is important to prevent battery fires and explosions. In addition, you will also learn when it can cause a probl...
Battery Safety: What is a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) device?
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Lithium ion batteries are regularly in the news because of individual batteries catching fire. But most people don't know, what mechanisms are in place to keep batteries safe. In this video, you will learn what the Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) element is, how it works and why it is important to prevent battery fires and explosions. Additionally, you will also learn when it does not wo...
Battery Safety: What is a Current Interrupt Device (CID)? (18650, 21700, vent)
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Lithium ion batteries are regularly in the news because of individual batteries catching fire. But most people don't know, what mechanisms are in place to keep batteries safe. In this video, you will learn what the Current Interrupt Device (CID) is, how it works and why it is important to prevent battery fires and explosions. The paper I am referring to can be found at doi.org/10.1016/j.est.202...
How likely is deep discharge in reality? And is it possible as a layman to see some warning signs before you enter a worst case scenario? We use batteries everyday, but it takes quite some knowledge to understand how they work actually...
So INR18650 is not a LI ION???
I did CID until acid came out of the battery and then I tried to burn the acid to make an explosion, nothing. Then I tried to put it in water, still nothing...
Great! More, please!
Nicely explained!
One of the overlooked aspects of a product using a cylindrical cell is the battery compartment. A good example is a torch or flashlight using 18650 or other cylindrical cells. It's all good and well having a cell that ruptures safely however consumer safety is still an issue if the battery compartment acts as a pressure vessel containing the gasses from a failed cell. This is why product testing and certification is important.
Thank you for the informative video. I wonder if spot welding the mandrel/spindle the anode side casing would help prevent it from being ejected. I am not familiar with cylindrical cell construction so I don't know if this would be practical. I would imagine the mandrel also assists with maintaining predictable thermal conductivities in the cell as the laminations maintain better contact with each other.
Good Video...thanks!
I need some help if you don’t mind sharing some of your knowledge. I bought some battery pack modules each with a BMS. The modules came from factory robots. I have not even opened the shipping box to measure voltages of these modules. The modules have lg m50lt lithium ion cells. I was taking a look at the data sheets online and could not find information on how to properly store them for greater than 2 years. I have been storing them in their shipping box for a little over one year now, but I’m not entirely sure if I need to discharge and then charge them once in a while. Would you be able to give me some instruction on how to preserve these cells? Thank you very much for your time and information.
Great video. But given the last statement about the dangers of trying to re-establish continuity of an activated CID, I feel like that should be in the opening statement and video title. Slightly off emphasis aside, great video nonetheless, thanks for making it.
Wow, thanks, now i know how to revieve my batteries ❤
Wow, thanks, now i know how to revieve my batteries ❤
Just found your channel today. Your information is extremely valuable and very well researched. I just built an electric motorcycle with 8,4kWh capacity and your videos do pretty much confirm my thoughts but also make me more secure in having built it the proper way. Thank you!
I reset one dead 18650 the other day. It came to life showing 2.60 volts. Charged it normally, it remained cool throughout the charge and is now still holding at 4.11 volts. Seems good.
Very educational
Dear sir, Are PTC and CTD used in Prismatic and pouch cells?
Very well explained! Looking forward to the next video. 🙂
Asking permission to use your videos for my educational videos in concerns to changes to the 2026 National Electrical Code? All my videos are nonprofit for educational purposes. Jacob Riddle Edu.
Brilliant explanation, loved it.
This is very good, thank you.
Thanks for the info! I have a fully charged battery that I accidentally shorted. I fixed the short, but the the CID tripped. I don't trust this cell for use since you said the pressure went way up meaning something weird happened to the chemistry. None of the reset videos talk much about what actually happens in the battery, just where to stick a screwdriver. I'm going to try to reset the CID (outdoors, with PPE on) so I can discharge it for safer recycling.
Thanks for watching and your feedback! Please be careful with that. You can dispose the cell also without the reset and discharge.
Hello. We are making a battery powered (Li-Ion) device at work. The original design assumes that the device goes to sleep when it is not used, however it can never be completely turned off and it always drains the battery. How big of a problem is that in your opinion?
Hi, thanks for watching and your question. If your device can discharge the battery below the limit specified by the cell manufacturer, it is a potential safety hazard. I would propose a two step safety approach to avoid deep discharge. 1. send the device to sleep mode whenever possible and prevent wake up if one of the cell voltages drops below e.g. 3V. 2. switch off the device completely if the cell voltage drops below e.g. 2.5V. The values for the limits depend on your specific cell. In any case, you should prevent recharge of the battery in case it was deep discharged. Hope that helps!
If I fully discharge a battery and I let it just sit somewhere forever in a fully discharged state. Is this dangerous? Or is it, the RECHARGE after full discharge that is dangerous? I can only pick up hints from this video and other sources online that is actually the activity of recharging which is the dangerous part, yet y'all keep saying "deep discharging is dangerous". Is this just sloppiness on your end or is it really the act of depleting all energy from a battery that is dangerous (in my uneducated, yet logical brain, this doesn't make much sense lol)?
Hi, you are right, it is the recharge that causes the problem. Deep discharge is only dangerous if you don't detect it and prevent recharge.
Superb and most needed to be acknowledged containt...!! Rightly said that there are numerous videos showing revival of such batteries those have become unchargable due to overcharging induced gas formation leading to disruption of cap contect. This kind of videos should always be made awailable with all languages support like few movies, as Manny unfortunate, poorly literate users or utubers , then will have advantage of your knowledge sharing...Thanks a ton friend.
Thanks for watching and your feedback! Very much appreciated!
I've been safety testing cylindrical lithium ion cells for some time. I just want to add my 2 cents. While the safety mechanisms are there to prevent thermal runaway, there is no guarantee that they do. I've overcharged cells that have had both the CID open and have vented but still go into TR. The threat is still there. Having one cell in the middle of a pack with already elevated temperature is the worst situation. The surrounding cells will prevent the suspect cell from cooling and increasing the risk of TR. In our systems we are counting on the charger system, mechanical system and monitoring systems to prevent these things but we still have returns from the field because this. It pains me to see people building power walls in their homes because I know it only takes one cell in a batch 3000-4000 to turn the house into a smoldering mess. Chinese manufacturing is still suspect. Please be careful and understand all the safety issues surrounding these cells. Edit: Watching people pry at the tops of the cells with a screwdriver and/or other conductive tool is just crazy. This can cause the CID to touch the collector thereby reconnecting the current path. Please don't do it....!
Thanks for watching and your comment! I fully agree. Even if the likelihood with cells from quality brands is small, there is always a remaining risk that a single cell is faulty or develops a fault over lifetime.
Excelent explanation! It was very clear, will look for the SEI video
Thanks for watching and your feedback. Very much appreciated! I hope I'll soon find the time to continue with the series....
Hi. Thank you so much for your video. I had the same questions you answered. I tried very delicately to pry the nickel tabs off of the negative side of the battery. And no matter what method I seemed to use, being as gentle as I could possibly be, I always seemed to leave a tiny pin size hole on the flat negative bottom side of the battery. Hearing a quick hiss and a sweet smell. I stopped trying to remove nickel tabs from the negative side and just cut them down as close as I can. But I always wondered about that quick hiss and sweet smell. Is it you opinion that this was part of the CID protection or electrolyte or lithium or something else? I always see people man handling these when prying off these nickel tabs with plyers screwdriver etc. And wonder how many have had the same experience and just ignored it. Thank you so much for your time and thoughts.
Thanks for watching and your question, and apologies for my delayed response! The CID is located underneath the positive terminal. The negative terminal is on a thin steel wall. If you have a good welding connection, the cell wall is the weakest point and it rips a small hole in the cell can. The hiss is the internal pressure that forms inside the cell and escapes through the small hole. The sweet smell is the electrolyte vapor that is also harmful to breathe in. In any case, the cell is damaged afterwards and should not be used anymore!
@@meandthebattery9628 Hello, i was wondering though, i did reset the cid of a cell, and it voltage was about 2.75v close to that, there was a hiss, but no smell no electrolyte escaped no nothing, charged it back and it seems good it holds it charge, did a capacity test and measured around 1648mah for a cell that was supposed to be 2200mah, so i suppoose it still in some ways good?, as long as it doesn,t overheat and i don't over chartge it it technically should still remain safe in someme sort of ways? just that it not the safest? Thanks!
Thanks for your efforts to make these videos!
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Moses, that's scary stuff. I know electronics but the hidden dangers of the electro-chemical reactions, watched a few of your videos. When batteries go low usually think of low potential energy but the Anode rises. Now I understand so much. There is so many idiots with little understanding on UA-cam, and UA-cam encourages the idiots to get views. I had a look on Odysee for you, not there. Thanks You Moses.
thoughts on why Sony is using 26-58 bar (377-841psi)? @4:50 It seems like quite a high pressure for an intentional vent
Just found your channel. Very interesting! Looks forward to see more from you!
Thanks for watching and your feedback. Very much appreciated!
Thank you, For sharing knowledge on such an important topic.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Such an inspiring video! May I please ask a question about the figure at 1 min: why there is a sudden voltage drop when the current becomes -3.4 from 0 (start of safe discharge)? Thanks for your time!
well prepared and quite informative video. congrats.
Glad you liked it!
Great Explanation!! But we had a scenario of a 48V 15Ah NMC pack which went in to deep discharge by keeping it Idle for several days and OCV is around 9V. Then we tried to charge at 1A , then slightly increased to 5A when it reaches 16V . But thermal runaway happened at 28V . What could be the major reason in this?? Any clues
Thank you from Turkey
Thanks for watching!
Your videos are top notch. Pls, provide us with more knowledge.
Thanks for watching and your kind feedback. Planning to do so in the future but will take some time after moving and changing job.
Activating CID is crazy crazy idea.
Fully agree!
Thank you! Very informative. I thought there will be tone of videos about types Lithium cells on YT but there are few and yours is the best.
So what about cell balancing in electric vehicle? Should we deep discharge (soc 10% or lower) and the. Recharge to 100% for better cell balancing and battery health....or is this practice bad
Thanks for watching and your question. As long as your BMS works correctly, it should at least not harm your battery (preventing deep discharge) . If it is beneficial or not depends on the balancing strategy implemented. In general, a good system should not require a full discharge for proper operation.
You provide such great material to your viewers. I appreciate all of your hard work. I truly appreciate it!
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very nice. i dont find these details anywhere else other than research papers.
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Moses I am going to send these videos to atleast 20 colleagues who are working in selecting battery for our EV fleet. Thank you.
Nice video.
Thanks for watching!
Can't wait for next videos
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great video👍👍👍I'm definitely subscribing
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What do you do for your day job?
Appreciate your videos!
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I am leading the battery research team of a power tool company
@@meandthebattery9628 your videos are excellent. I have worked in the field for a while and most people don’t truly understand it well enough to explain the concepts to others
@@meandthebattery9628 Hilti?
I just replaced the 18650 cell in a powerbank. The powerbank circuit board and other contacts were nearly pristine, but I noticed the top cap of the cell is corroded. Is this an indication that it most likely vented?
Thanks for watching and your question (and sorry for my late response). Venting usually occurs together with high temperatures, so you would definitely see some impact on the other components. My guess would be, that there either was some electrolyte leakage or some water that caused the corrosion.
Thank you for the good information.
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Thank you very much!! This video is very helpful for me~!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching and your feedback.
Amazing work. Appreciate it.
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