On the well-posedness of a mathematical model for Lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

In this article we discuss the well-posedness of a mathematical model that is used in the literature for the simulation of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. First, a mathematical model based on a macro-homogeneous approach is presented, following previous works. Then it is showed, from a physical and a mathematical point of view, that a boundary condition widely used in the literature is not correct. Although these errors could be just sign typos (that can be explained as carelessness over d/d$x$ versus d/d$n$, with $n$ the outward unit vector) and authors using this model probably use the correct boundary condition when they solve it in order to do simulations, readers should be aware of the right choice. Therefore, the deduction of the correct boundary condition and a mathematical study of the well-posedness of the corresponding problem is carried out here.