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Battery modeling terminology varies significantly across contexts. This page defines how terms are used throughout this guide, along with our chosen conventions where multiple standards exist.

Terminology

Standards

Direction of Current

Following the PyBaMM convention, positive current corresponds to discharge and negative current corresponds to charge. The discharge capacity is given by: qdchg(t)=Q0+I(t)dtq_{\text{dchg}}(t) = Q_0 + \int I(t) \, dt where Q0Q_0 is the starting capacity (equal to 0 if the cell is at 100% SOC and QcellQ_{\text{cell}} if the cell is at 0% SOC). The charging capacity is defined as: qchg(t)=qdchg(t)q_{\text{chg}}(t) = -q_{\text{dchg}}(t)
Lower case qq indicates a quantity that varies during operation, while capital QQ represents a scalar property of the electrodes or cell.

Single Electrode

For a single electrode, we say that the electrode is “charged” when its lithiation/stoichiometry/capacity increases. The instantaneous capacity of the electrode is defined by qelec(t)q^{\text{elec}}(t). The mathematical definition depends on whether the electrode is the anode or cathode of a full cell (see below), but in general qelecq^{\text{elec}} equals qchgq_{\text{chg}} (or qdchgq_{\text{dchg}}) plus an offset. We can express this in terms of electrode lithiation/stoichiometry: θ(t)=qelec(t)Qtot\theta(t) = \frac{q^{\text{elec}}(t)}{Q^{\text{tot}}} where QtotQ^{\text{tot}} is the total capacity of the electrode.

Whole Cell

The negative and positive electrodes behave differently when combined in a full cell. During discharge:
  • Negative electrode: Lithiation decreases → open-circuit potential increases
  • Positive electrode: Lithiation increases → open-circuit potential decreases
The open-circuit voltage of the full cell is: U=UpUnU = U_p - U_n which is monotonically decreasing since UpU_p is decreasing and UnU_n is increasing.

Capacity Relationships

Defining min/max electrode capacities by Qmin/maxQ^{\min/\max}, and electrode capacities at 0%/100% cell SOC by Q0/100Q^{0/100}: Qnmin=Qn0Qnmax=Qn100Qpmax=Qp0Qpmin=Qp100\begin{aligned} Q_n^{\min} &= Q_n^0 \\ Q_n^{\max} &= Q_n^{100} \\ Q_p^{\max} &= Q_p^0 \\ Q_p^{\min} &= Q_p^{100} \end{aligned} The electrode instantaneous capacity is: qnelec(t)=Qn100qdchgq_n^{\text{elec}}(t) = Q_n^{100} - q_{\text{dchg}} for the negative electrode and: qpelec(t)=Qp100+qdchgq_p^{\text{elec}}(t) = Q_p^{100} + q_{\text{dchg}} for the positive electrode. For each electrode, Qmax=Qmin+QcellQ^{\max} = Q^{\min} + Q^{\text{cell}}, where QcellQ^{\text{cell}} is the theoretical capacity of the cell.

Stoichiometry Relationships

In terms of stoichiometries: θnelec(t)=θn100qchgQntot\theta_n^{\text{elec}}(t) = \theta_n^{100} - \frac{q_{\text{chg}}}{Q_n^{\text{tot}}} θpelec(t)=θp100+qchgQptot\theta_p^{\text{elec}}(t) = \theta_p^{100} + \frac{q_{\text{chg}}}{Q_p^{\text{tot}}} The cell’s state of charge is: z=qchgQcellz = \frac{q_{\text{chg}}}{Q_{\text{cell}}}

Naming Standards

Use 'Negative' and 'Positive'

Always use “negative” and “positive” to refer to the electrodes, instead of “anode” and “cathode”.

Use 'Lithiation' for Electrodes

Use “lithiation” and “delithiation” to refer to individual electrodes. Reserve “charge” and “discharge” for the full cell.
During a whole-cell discharge, the negative electrode delithiates and the positive electrode lithiates. During a whole-cell charge, the negative electrode lithiates and the positive electrode delithiates.