Abaqus/Standard can solve several types of electrochemical problems that are intended for the analysis of
battery electrochemistry. You can use these procedures to assess the battery cell's capacity
due to different loading conditions, thermal effects, and mechanical effects.
The coupled thermal-electrochemical procedure is intended for the analysis of battery
electrochemistry applications that require solving simultaneously for temperature, electric
potential in the solid electrode, electric potential in the electrolyte, concentration of ions
in the electrolyte, and concentration in the solid particles used in the electrodes. In this
procedure, the different fields are solved without any knowledge about the stress/deformation
states.
The fully coupled thermal-electrochemical-structural procedure is used to simultaneously
solve for displacements, temperature, electric potential in the solid electrode, electric
potential in the electrolyte, concentration of ions in the electrolyte, and concentration in
the solid particles used in the electrodes. In this procedure, the thermal field and
mechanical fields can affect each other. In addition, the concentration in the solid particles
used in the electrodes can affect the mechanical fields via eigenstrains caused by particle
swelling during the charge/discharge cycle in the battery.