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An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material (2024)
Journal Article
Alcock, K. M., Shearer, N., Santos, F. V., Cai, Z., & Goh, K. (2024). An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material. Applied Materials Today, 38, Article 102221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102221

A proof-of-concept utilising Copper-Plated Polyurethane Foam (CPPF) and Phase Change Material (PCM) for passive thermal management of lithium-ion batteries is demonstrated in this study. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of CPPF... Read More about An innovative approach for the passive cooling of batteries: An empirical investigation of copper deposition on polyurethane foam for the enhancement of phase change material.

Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator (2023)
Journal Article
Beg, M., Alcock, K. M., Titus Mavelil, A., O’Rourke, D., Sun, D., Goh, K., Manjakkal, L., & Yu, H. (2023). Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 15(44), 51100-51109. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11005

Flexible and green energy storage devices have a wide range of applications in prospective electronics and connected devices. In this study, a new eco-friendly bilayer separator and primary and secondary paper supercapacitors based on manganese dioxi... Read More about Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator.

The thermal monitoring and management of lithium-ion batteries (2023)
Thesis
Alcock, K. M. The thermal monitoring and management of lithium-ion batteries. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3406767

Battery Thermal Management Systems (BTMSs) are critical for the safe operation of Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs), especially in high-use applications such as electric vehicles (EVs). BTMSs are generally in charge of two major functions: monitoring batt... Read More about The thermal monitoring and management of lithium-ion batteries.

Individual Cell-Level Temperature Monitoring of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (2023)
Journal Article
Alcock, K. M., González-Vila, Á., Beg, M., Vedreño-Santos, F., Cai, Z., Alwis, L. S. M., & Goh, K. (2023). Individual Cell-Level Temperature Monitoring of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack. Sensors, 23(9), Article 4306. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23094306

The work described herein details the deployment of an optical fibre strand with five fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors for individual cell-level temperature monitoring of a three-cell lithium-ion battery pack. A polymer guide tube with 3D printed pl... Read More about Individual Cell-Level Temperature Monitoring of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack.

An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring (2021)
Journal Article
Alcock, K., Grammel, M., González-Vila, A., Binetti, L., Goh, K., & Alwis, L. (2021). An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 332(1), Article 113061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113061

Presented is a proof of concept to evaluate the suitability of a mounting technique for fibre optic sensors (FOSs) to measure Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) temperature. Two mounting techniques for the optical fibre, i.e. containing multiple Fibre Bragg G... Read More about An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring.

Processing and characterisation of water hyacinth cellulose nanofibres-based aluminium-ion battery separators
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beg, M., Sun, D., Popescu, C.-M., Alcock, K. M., Onyianta, A. J., O'Rourke, D., Goh, K., & Yu, H. (2021, September). Processing and characterisation of water hyacinth cellulose nanofibres-based aluminium-ion battery separators. Presented at 2021 26th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC), Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Water hyacinth is an invasive plant that can be converted to high value cellulose nanofibers. This study presents battery separators prepared from water hyacinth cellulose nanofibres (WHCNF) via a freeze-thawing crosslinking method, using polyethylen... Read More about Processing and characterisation of water hyacinth cellulose nanofibres-based aluminium-ion battery separators.