2023/11/09 by Ruihe Li, Simon E. J. O’Kane, Li, Ruihe +7
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Battery Technologies Research #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Low-power high-performance VLSI design #Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.05093
openalex publication_date 2023/11/09 · openalex created_date 2023/11/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
High-throughput computing (HTC) is a pivotal asset in many scientific fields, such as biology, material science and machine learning. Applying HTC to the complex physics-based degradation models of lithium-ion batteries enables efficient parameter identification and sensitivity analysis, which further leads to optimal battery design and operating conditions. However, running physics-based degradation models comes with pitfalls, as solvers can crash or get stuck in infinite loops due to numerical errors. Also, how to pipeline HTC for degradation models has seldom been discussed. To fill these gaps, we have created ParaSweeper, a Python script tailored for HTC, designed to streamline parameter sweeping by running as many ageing simulations as computational resources allow, each with different parameters. We have demonstrated the capability of ParaSweeper based on the open-source platform PyBaMM, and the approach can also apply to other numerical models which solve partial differential equations. ParaSweeper not only manages common solver errors, but also integrates various methods to accelerate the simulation. Using a high-performance computing platform, ParaSweeper can run millions of charge/discharge cycles within one day. ParaSweeper stands to benefit both academic researchers, through expedited model exploration, and industry professionals, by enabling rapid lifetime design, ultimately contributing to the prolonged lifetime of batteries.