My work is based on the details mentioned in this paper: Kim et al. (2008)
Article Effect of electrode configuration on the thermal behavior of...
The MSMD model solves two transport equations for the positive and negative potentials. In order to solve the equations, you need the current density J, which is estimated by using:
J = Y(Vp-Vn-U)
Vp and Vn are the potentials, but Y and U are fitting parameters that need to be determined experimentally. Y and U can be estimated by polynomials and need 7 or 8 coefficients.
Now my problem is, I do not fully understand how can I obtain these coefficients. Are experiments necessary? Or can I just use the battery characteristics curve?
J is not current, therefore I don't think it can be measured. U apparently has the units of voltage, but what does it mean?
Both U and Y are functions of the depth of discharge (DOD), is this the same as the discharge capacity? If not, then how am I going to obtain these coefficients?
Thank you