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Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology Readiness and Applications—A Review

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  • Abbas Fotouhi

    (Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK)

  • Daniel J. Auger

    (Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK)

  • Laura O’Neill

    (OXIS Energy, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, UK)

  • Tom Cleaver

    (OXIS Energy, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, UK)

  • Sylwia Walus

    (OXIS Energy, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, UK)

Abstract

Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery is generally considered as a promising technology where high energy density is required at different applications. Over the past decade, there has been an ever increasing volume of Li-S academic research spanning materials development, fundamental understanding and modelling, and application-based control algorithm development. In this study, the Li-S battery technology, its advantages and limitations from the fundamental perspective are firstly discussed. In the second part of this study, state-of-the-art Li-S cell modelling and state estimation techniques are reviewed with a focus on practical applications. The existing studies on Li-S cell equivalent-circuit-network modelling and state estimation techniques are then discussed. A number of challenges in control of Li-S battery are also explained such as the flat open-circuit-voltage curve and high sensitivity of Li-S cell’s behavior to temperature variation. In the last part of this study, current and future applications of Li-S battery are mentioned.

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  • Abbas Fotouhi & Daniel J. Auger & Laura O’Neill & Tom Cleaver & Sylwia Walus, 2017. "Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology Readiness and Applications—A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:12:p:1937-:d:120146
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    3. Lluís Trilla & Lluc Canals Casals & Jordi Jacas & Pol Paradell, 2022. "Dual Extended Kalman Filter for State of Charge Estimation of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-14, September.
    4. Christos S. Ioakimidis & Alberto Murillo-Marrodán & Ali Bagheri & Dimitrios Thomas & Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis, 2019. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Electric Vehicle Battery in Second Life Application Scenarios," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-14, May.
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    7. Basem Al Alwan & Zhao Wang & Wissam Fawaz & K. Y. Simon Ng, 2022. "Transition Metal Carbides Filler-Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries at Room Temperature: Breakthrough," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-11, October.

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