Pulse charging refers to a charging technique that involves the interruption of current in pulses to reduce gassing in batteries, although it results in higher joule losses and longer charging time.
The concept of the pulse charging method is to disrupt the constant charge current rate and direction, thereby improving the performance of the battery by changing the current magnitude, current direction, or even temporarily halting charging [, , , ].
What is pulse charging method for lithium ion battery?
N Majid1, S Hafiz1, S Arianto1, R Y Yuono1, E T Astuti1 and B Prihandoko1 Pulse charging methods has been developed as one of the fast charging methods for Lithium ion battery. This technique applies the continuous constant current pulse with certain pulse width until the battery fully charged.
A pulsed current charging technique was previously proposed to improve the cycle life of lead-acid batteries [25, 26, 27, 28]. Then, it was extended to the Li-ion battery technique [6, 29, 30]. The current pulse and voltage pulse are the two types of pulse modes.
What are the different types of fast charging methods?
Multistage constant current (MCC), pulse charging, boost charging, and variable current profiles (VCP) are among the fast charging methods used to reduce charging time without impacting battery life. Pulse charging uses high current pulses separated by short relaxation periods in an effort to minimize degradation.
How does pulsed current affect battery charging speed?
The magnitude of pulsed current had the largest impact on the overall characteristics of batteries. A high magnitude current could shorten the charging time, while the charging capacity had a decrease and the battery temperature rose quickly. For the NPC strategy, the negative pulse time mainly impacted the charging speed.
Can pulse charging reduce the charging time at 8 °C?
The experimental results show that the pulse charging method with 12C pulse discharge rate and 25% capacity protection ratio can reduce the charging time by 11% at −8.5 °C compared to the traditional constant current (1C) and constant voltage charging method.