Battery Heat Generation & Thermal Runaway Calculator
Calculate irreversible Joule heating, reversible entropic heat ($T \cdot \Delta S$), total heat dissipation per Bernardi's equation, and runaway self-heating onset.
Cell Electrical & Thermal Parameters
Typically -0.1 to -0.4 mV/K
Thermal Generation & Cooling Requirement
Total Heat Generation (q̇_tot)
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Thermal Safety Regime
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Joule Heat (I²R)
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Entropic Heat (q_rev)
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Adiabatic Temp Rise
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Exothermic Runaway Stages
80-120°C: SEI Breakdown | 120-140°C: Separator Meltdown | >180°C: Cathode Oxygen Release
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