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Cell Parameter List

In Breathe Simulate, these parameters define cell design, format, and operating bounds for virtual-cell simulation.

Cell Design Parameters

Name Unit Description Minimum Value Maximum Value
Anode - Anode material selection - -
Cathode - Cathode material selection - -
electrolyte - Electrolyte selection - -
NPratio - Anode to cathode capacity ratio 0.7 3.0
Vmin_V V Minimum operational cell voltage 2.0 3.5
Vmax_V V Maximum operational cell voltage 3.6 4.65
anodePorosity - Anode porosity 0.1 0.9
cathodePorosity - Cathode porosity 0.1 0.9
separatorPorosity - Separator porosity 0.1 0.9
anodeThickness_um um Negative electrode thickness 5 150
cathodeThickness_um um Positive electrode thickness 5 150
anodeArealLoading_mAhcm2 mAh/cm2 Anode areal loading 0.1 50.0
cathodeArealLoading_mAhcm2 mAh/cm2 Cathode areal loading 0.1 50.0
anodeMassLoading_mgcm2 mg/cm2 Anode mass loading 0.5 200.0
cathodeMassLoading_mgcm2 mg/cm2 Cathode mass loading 0.5 200.0
copperThickness_um um Negative electrode current collector thickness 5 50
aluminumThickness_um um Positive electrode current collector thickness 5 50
separatorThickness_um um Separator thickness 5 50
electrolyteBuffer_rel - Extra electrolyte relative to pore volume -1 10
lamne % Loss of active material in negative electrode 0.0 0.3
lampe % Loss of active material in positive electrode 0.0 0.3
lli % Loss of lithium inventory 0.0 0.3

Format Parameters

Name Unit Description Minimum Value Maximum Value
format - Cell format selection (for example, cylindrical or cuboid) - -
housingThickness_mm mm Housing thickness 0.1 10.0
thickness_mm mm Cell thickness (cuboid) 1.0 100.0
length_mm mm Cell length (cuboid) 1.0 1000.0
width_mm mm Cell width (cuboid) 1.0 1000.0
height_mm mm Cell height 1.0 1000.0
diameter_mm mm Cell outer diameter (cylindrical) 1.0 1000.0
innerDiameter_mm mm Cell inner diameter (cylindrical) 0.1 -
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