{"title":"A hybrid deep learning and swarm intelligence framework for battery state of charge estimation and electric vehicle smart charging","authors":"Jajna Prasad Sahoo, S. Sivasubramani","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has heightened electricity demand, necessitating grid infrastructure upgrades. State of charge (SoC) is a very important parameter for batteries used in EVs. Accurate SoC estimation is pivotal to optimizing battery health, energy management, and driving range reliability in EVs. This study first introduces a Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory with Loung Attention Mechanism (BiLSTM-LAM) model, achieving high SoC estimation accuracy with 0.73% mean absolute error (MAE), 1.23% root mean square error (RMSE), and a significantly reduced maximum absolute error (MAX) of 4.46%. Leveraging precise SoC predictions, charging and discharging power profiles are dynamically optimized to align with grid conditions, minimizing battery stress. Uncoordinated charging exacerbates power losses and distribution line overloads, increasing operational costs. This study then presents a coordinated charging strategy integrating charging and discharging operations to optimize PEV integration with distribution networks. An optimization model is formulated, balancing operational costs, renewable energy utilization, battery degradation cost, and grid constraints. The model is solved via particle swarm optimization (PSO), demonstrating 40.36–46.86% cost reduction across 10%–30% PEV penetration levels in a 33-bus radial network integrated with solar and wind energy. Results validate the strategy’s effectiveness in balancing grid stability with renewable intermittency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238383"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Narsimulu , Arya Darji , Hari Bandi , Sanjay R. Mishra , Felio Perez , Ram K. Gupta
{"title":"Two species redox reaction in sulfur-incorporated magnesium vanadate composite as a cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"D. Narsimulu , Arya Darji , Hari Bandi , Sanjay R. Mishra , Felio Perez , Ram K. Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238449","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238449","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The vanadium (V)- based materials are treated as potential cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) owing to their excellent safety feature. Although the layer structure of the V-based cathodes is unstable, it results in drastic capacity decay. Sulfur incorporation of V-based materials is an effective strategy to protect the layer structure as well as boost the redox reaction. Herein, we designed a sulfur-incorporation of magnesium vanadate (MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) to form the magnesium vanadate and vanadium sulfide (V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub>) composite (i.e., MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub>) using a microwave-assisted solvothermal method and utilized it as a cathode for aqueous ZIBs. For the comparison, using the same synthesis procedures, the MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sample also prepared without any sulfur incorporation. The MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub> cathode composite demonstrates excellent electrochemical performance due to the positive valence conversion of sulfur. Impressively, the MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub> cathode composite obtains a high discharge capacity of 340 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> over 200 cycles at 500 mA g<sup>−1</sup> (capacity retention: 93.4 %). The Zn//MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub> cell exhibits a very impressive energy density of 442 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> at 733 W kg<sup>−1</sup>, and 2690 W kg<sup>−1</sup> at 132.6 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>, revealing the good power features. Ex-situ XPS study reveals that the zinc-ion storage mechanism in MgV<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@V<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub> occurs through V<sup>4+</sup>/V<sup>5+</sup> and S<sup>2−</sup>/S<sup>4+</sup> redox reaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238449"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-performance sodium-ion full cell using tunnel and layered-type composite cathode","authors":"Soutan Adak , Ahin Roy , Susanta Banerjee , Jeng-Kuei Chang , Subhasish Basu Majumder","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238413","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238413","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Na<sub>0.44</sub>MnO<sub>2</sub>(NMO) powders are synthesized by auto combustion. At lower calcination temperature, carbothermal reductive environment preserves lamellar Birnessite type slab of NMO. A stress induced mechanism is proposed to explain the splitting of the lamellar nanosheet to NMO rods. TEM analyses confirm that the diffusion distance for Na<sup>+</sup> ion extraction is much shorter than the growth direction to facilitate the extraction of Na<sup>+</sup> from NMO lattice. Due to facile extraction of Na<sup>+</sup> ions, remarkable 1st charge capacity ∼96 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> is obtained in NMO cathode. Composite of NMO and TiO<sub>2</sub> coated Na(Ni<sub>1/3</sub>Fe<sub>1/3</sub>Mn<sub>1/3</sub>)O<sub>2</sub> (NFM) is made as a novel cathode for Na ion rechargeable cells. At 1C the discharge capacity of 0.7 NMO–0.3 NFM composite is reported to be 113 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> with a capacity retention of ∼80 % after 100 cycles. The composite cathode also exhibits superior rate performance with a discharge capacity ∼66 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> at 15C rate. In a voltage window of 1.0–4.0V, the discharge capacity of hard carbon and 0.7NMO – 0.3NFM full cell is measured to be 133 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> and 109 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> at 0.1 and 1C respectively. After 100 cycles, at 1C rate, we have reported 80 % capacity retention of the full cell.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238413"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the influence mechanisms of packaging form on the overcharge failure process of lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Enbao Xie, Yuxuan Li, Xiaoqing Zhu, Xing Ju, Chao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Overcharge is a common electrical abuse scenario for lithium-ion batteries and may potentially give rise to devastating consequences such as thermal runaway. Here, several in-situ techniques are employed to investigate the overcharge-induced failure mechanisms of three lithium-ion cells with different packaging forms (pouch, cylindrical, and prismatic). The overcharge and thermal behaviors throughout the entire overcharge process are briefly compared and analyzed; the state of charge (SoC) at the onset of thermal runaway and the corresponding overcharge safety limit SoC are determined. Further, the overcharge-induced degradation mechanisms and modes of the three cells at different terminal SoCs are analyzed and compared through incremental capacity analysis (ICA) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results. Generally, their overcharge tolerances follow this order: cylindrical > pouch > prismatic. Under overcharge conditions, with respect to prismatic cells, the loss of active material (LAM) and the loss of lithium inventory (LLI) modes dominate the aging, whereas in cylindrical and pouch cells, the LLI and the loss of conductivity (LoC) are dominant degradation modes in the cell aging. Moreover, combined with the 3D x-ray computed tomography (XCT) results, the reasons for the distinct overcharge tolerances and failure mechanisms of cells with different packaging forms are elucidated from three perspectives: shell structure, exhaust mechanism, and heat dissipation mechanism. This paper provides deeper insights into how packaging forms affect the overcharge tolerance of lithium-ion batteries and offers key guidance for their safety design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238469"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ao Chi , Yong Gao , Qingsong Jiang , Duanfeng Chu , Zejian Deng , Juntian Wang
{"title":"Overheat-to-thermal-runaway characteristics and fuzzy risk assessment of automotive lithium-ion cells with different cathode materials, capacities, packaging, and states of charge","authors":"Ao Chi , Yong Gao , Qingsong Jiang , Duanfeng Chu , Zejian Deng , Juntian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238470","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238470","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a primary cause of vehicle fires, battery overheating-induced thermal runaway (TR) warrants adequate attention. Most existing studies use heating pads for thermal induction and focus on small-capacity cells, which limits their practical relevance. This study first uses simulation to identify a more application-oriented heating approach for triggering TR, and then conducts thermal chamber heating experiments on commercial cells with two cathode chemistries (LiFePO<sub>4</sub> (LFP) and Li[Ni<sub>0.8</sub>Co<sub>0.1</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>]O<sub>2</sub> (NCM)), three capacities (135 Ah, 51 Ah, and 5.2 Ah), two packaging types (prismatic and pouch), and two states of charge (SoC, 100 % and 80 %). Based on the experimental data, the overheating process of the cells can be divided into five stages. In terms of safety, larger-capacity cells show shorter TR initiation times, higher temperature rise rates, and higher peak temperatures. NCM cells exhibit significantly higher maximum temperature rise rates and peak temperatures compared to LFP cells, indicating that large-capacity NCM batteries require greater safety precautions in practical use. Additionally, cells at higher SoC levels demonstrate greater TR risk. By covering a wide range of cell types, this study comprehensively describes and analyzes the TR characteristics of commercial lithium-ion batteries from multiple aspects, offering valuable insights for the new energy industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238470"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Fei Di , Nan Bu , Jia Li , Jun Xiang , Xin Kang , Dong-Mei Ma , Yi-Bo Wang , Rong-Da Zhao , Fu-Fa Wu
{"title":"3D CoMoO4/NiCo2Se4 networks: Micro-nano confinement effects for enhanced pseudocapacitance and water splitting","authors":"Yi-Fei Di , Nan Bu , Jia Li , Jun Xiang , Xin Kang , Dong-Mei Ma , Yi-Bo Wang , Rong-Da Zhao , Fu-Fa Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238458","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238458","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The CoMoO<sub>4</sub>/NiCo<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite, synthesized via hydrothermal and vapor deposition methods, demonstrates exceptional multifunctional performance for energy storage and electrocatalysis. As a supercapacitor electrode, it achieves a high specific capacitance of 6445.7 mF/cm<sup>2</sup> at 1 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and retains 71.4 % capacitance after 5000 cycles, with an energy density of 753.9 μWh/cm<sup>2</sup> at a power density of 75.7 μW/cm<sup>2</sup>, attributed to the synergistic effects between the CoMoO<sub>4</sub> and the conductive NiCo<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>4</sub>. Furthermore, the material exhibits outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity for alkaline water splitting, delivering low overpotentials of 270.6 mV (oxygen evolution reaction) and 177.3 mV (hydrogen evolution reaction) at 50 and 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, respectively, with Tafel slopes of 131.4 and 131.0 mV/dec. The cell voltage of overall water-splitting is 1.46 V (10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>) and a high stability performance for 14 h. The CoMoO<sub>4</sub>/NiCo<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>4</sub> not only ensures efficient ion/electron transport but also creates interfacial electronic modulation through heterointerfaces, while the hierarchical nanostructure facilitates electrolyte penetration, collectively advancing energy storage capability, catalytic kinetics, and overall conversion efficiency, thereby underscoring its dual-functional superiority.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238458"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jitesh Pani , Chieh-Jui Li , Meng-Fang Lin , Hitesh Borkar
{"title":"Synergistic advancements in MXene-ZnO interfacial engineering for triboelectric nanogenerators and pulsed-power supercapacitors","authors":"Jitesh Pani , Chieh-Jui Li , Meng-Fang Lin , Hitesh Borkar","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238455","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238455","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The advent of self-powered supercapacitors signs a transformative increase in energy storage, seamlessly integrating triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) for self-governing energy harvesting. Two-dimensional MXenes, celebrated for their superior electrical conductivity and tunable surface chemistry, emerge as compelling candidates for supercapacitor electrodes and triboelectric layers. However, intrinsic restacking tendencies hinder ion diffusion and limit charge storage capabilities. To overcome this constraint, a sonication-assisted hybridization of MXene with morphologically distinct ZnO nanostructures (nanoparticles (ZNP), nanorods (ZNR), and nanoflowers (ZNF)) was meticulously engineered. Density of States (DOS) analysis elucidates a profound enhancement in electronic conductivity and active surface sites, corroborated by effective potential calculations that confirm improved charge transport dynamics. A PVDF_MXene_ZnO nanofiber-based TENG, incorporating 15 wt% ZNF, yielded an astounding peak voltage of 1010 V and a power density of 355.59 μW/cm<sup>2</sup> under a mechanical force of 40 N at 8 Hz. Electrochemical evaluations in 1 M K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> electrolyte revealed that MXene_ZnO (5 wt% ZNF) electrodes achieved an exceptional capacitance of 340 F/g at 3 A/g, retaining 86.86 % stability over 10,000 cycles. A symmetric supercapacitor demonstrated an energy density of 4.79 Wh/kg and a power density of 972 W/kg, efficiently powering LEDs and real-time traffic signals. These findings solidify MXene-ZnO as a frontier material, advancing the scope of self-powered energy storage for next-generation sustainable electronics and intelligent power grids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238455"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A histological/biological stain based device-chargeable in light for solar power generation and storage through photo-galvanic effect","authors":"Ritika Panwar, Pooran Koli","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238434","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy can be harvested and stored through sunlight-chargeable photo-galvanic cell devices working through the photo-galvanic effect. The dye sensitizer is the main constituent of these cells responsible for absorbing sunlight. Water soluble dye sensitizers have been immensely exploited in these cells, whereas negligible consideration has been given to water-insoluble dye sensitizers. Present research explores the effect of water insoluble Oil Red O histological/biological dye (a lipophilic stain) on the photo-galvanic devices. Observed electrical output of photo-galvanic cell based on Oil Red O sensitizer-Sodium thiosulphate pentahydrate Reductant- Sulphamic acid Surfactant-alloy Electrode is as follows: power 2540.16 μW, maximum current 14.90 mA, short-circuit current 14.75 mA, dark potential 507 mV, maximum potential 795 mV, open circuit potential 790 mV, fill factor 0.76, conversion effeciency 14.18 %, and half-life time 45 min. The statistical analysis of estimation of theoretical effeciency, electrode potential of alloy working electrode, solubilizing importance of isopropyl alcohol solvent, solubility and degradation rate of the Oil Red O dye have also been investigated and discussed. The steady-state monitoring and statistical data of Oil Red O Dye-Sodium thiosulphate pentahydrate-Sulphamic acid-alloy electrode based photo-galvanic system reveals its effectiveness as a sustainable device for solar energy harvesting and storage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238434"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin Hilger , Khaled El Jardali , Vafa Feyzi , Daniil Vakhrameev , Dmitry Naumenko , Ruth Schwaiger , Diego Iribarren , Christian Lenser , Olivier Guillon , Norbert H. Menzler
{"title":"Towards sustainable interconnects for solid oxide cells: An integrated technical and environmental evaluation of coating methods","authors":"Martin Hilger , Khaled El Jardali , Vafa Feyzi , Daniil Vakhrameev , Dmitry Naumenko , Ruth Schwaiger , Diego Iribarren , Christian Lenser , Olivier Guillon , Norbert H. Menzler","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a comprehensive evaluation of three industrially relevant coating processes – atmospheric plasma spraying (APS), wet powder spraying (WPS), and electrophoretic deposition (EPD) – for the application of MnCo<sub>1.9</sub>Fe<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (MCF) spinel-based protective layers on solid oxide cell (SOC) interconnects. Using Crofer-type ferritic stainless steels as substrate, the coatings were assessed with respect to their technical performance and environmental impact. Microstructural characterization, topography analysis for relevant interconnect structures, and mid-term exposure tests at 800 °C in air confirm that all three methods can produce uniform, well-adhering, and protective coatings compatible with SOC stack integration. While APS serves as a technologically mature reference, the suspension-based techniques WPS and EPD demonstrate comparable protective functionality after suitable thermal treatments. Furthermore, life cycle assessment reveals significant sustainability benefits for the newer methods – especially EPD – due to lower energy demand and enhanced material efficiency. The results highlight WPS and EPD as promising, environmentally advantageous alternatives for large-scale application of protective interconnect coatings in SOC systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238471"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A method based on fluid-structure interaction to improve the uniformity of contact pressure in fuel cell stacks","authors":"Y.B. Liu, C.W. Wu, D.H. Li, Y. Xu, X. Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238474","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238474","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stacks presents a challenge in engineering, where the assembly methods of the stacks affect the distribution of contact pressure on key components. Therefore, a hydraulic thin-walled vessel is designed that leverages fluid-structure interaction (FSI) between the internal fluid and walls to improve the uniformity of the contact pressure in stacks. Firstly, PEMFC stack models under bolt and belt assembly methods are created, and the equivalent stiffness model is applied to simplify the models. Focusing on the reacting region of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), the coefficient of variation (<em>CV</em>) of contact pressure is employed to quantify the uniformity of contact pressure inside the stacks with and without the vessels. Fluid cavity method is introduced to model the FSI. Numerical simulation demonstrates that the uniformity is worse in MEA near end plates, and the improvement in uniformity realized by the vessel is more pronounced in such regions. For the stack embedded with the vessel under bolt assembly, the maximum improvement in contact pressure uniformity reaches 22.77 %, while under belt assembly, the maximum improvement reaches 14.76 %. This study provides a new approach for improving the uniformity of contact pressure inside the large stack.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Power Sources","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 238474"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}