Publications

1. Pouch Cells

Validation of Sahraei Failure Criterion on cylindrical and pouch Lithium-ion battery cells (pdf)
Y Song, M Bulla, H Patanwala, E Sahraei
Journal of Energy Storage 94, 112371 | Year: 2024
Characterization of in-situ material properties of pouch lithium-ion batteries in tension from three-point bending tests (pdf)
MM Keshavarzi, M Gilaki, E Sahraei
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 219, 107090 | Cited by: 30 | Year: 2022
Modeling of dynamic mechanical response of li-ion cells with homogenized electrolyte-solid interactions (pdf)
T Kisters, M Gilaki, S Nau, E Sahraei
Journal of Energy Storage 49, 104069 | Cited by: 12 | Year: 2022
Deformation of lithium-ion batteries under axial loading: Analytical model and Representative Volume Element
G Kermani, MM Keshavarzi, E Sahraei
Energy Reports 7, 2849-2861 | Cited by: 27 | Year: 2021
Effects of electrolyte, thickness, and casing stiffness on the dynamic response of lithium-ion battery cells
T Kisters, M Keshavarzi, J Kuder, E Sahraei
Energy Reports 7, 6451-6461 | Cited by: 15 | Year: 2021
Dynamic impact response of lithium-ion batteries, constitutive properties, and failure model
G Kermani, E Sahraei
RSC Advances 9 (5), 2464-2473 | Cited by: 54 | Year: 2019
Effects of electrolyte, loading rate, and location of indentation on mechanical integrity of li-ion pouch cells
B Dixon, A Mason, E Sahraei
Journal of Power Sources 396, 412-420 | Cited by: 53 | Year: 2018
Dynamic impact tests on lithium-ion cells
T Kisters, E Sahraei, T Wierzbicki
International Journal of Impact Engineering 108, 205-216 | Cited by: 173 | Year: 2017
Characterizing and modeling mechanical properties and onset of short circuit for three types of lithium-ion pouch cells
E Sahraei, J Meier, T Wierzbicki
Journal of Power Sources 247, 503-516 | Cited by: 325 | Year: 2014
Calibration and finite element simulation of pouch lithium-ion batteries for mechanical integrity
E Sahraei, R Hill, T Wierzbicki
Journal of Power Sources 201, 307-321 | Cited by: 418 | Year: 2012

2. Cylindrical Cells

Validation of Sahraei Failure Criterion on cylindrical and pouch Lithium-ion battery cells
Y Song, M Bulla, H Patanwala, E Sahraei
Journal of Energy Storage 94, 112371 | Year: 2024
A universal anisotropic model for a lithium‐ion cylindrical cell validated under axial, lateral, and bending loads
Y Song, M Gilaki, MM Keshavarzi, E Sahraei
Energy Science & Engineering 10 (4), 1431-1448 | Cited by: 9 | Year: 2022
Homogenized characterization of cylindrical Li‐ion battery cells using elliptical approximation
M Gilaki, Y Song, E Sahraei
International Journal of Energy Research | Cited by: 12 | Year: 2021
Deformation and failure mechanisms of 18650 battery cells under axial compression
J Zhu, X Zhang, E Sahraei, T Wierzbicki
Journal of Power Sources 336, 332-340 | Cited by: 214 | Year: 2016
Homogenized mechanical properties for the jellyroll of cylindrical Lithium-ion cells
T Wierzbicki, E Sahraei
Journal of Power Sources 241, 467-476 | Cited by: 262 | Year: 2013
Modeling and short circuit detection of 18650 Li-ion cells under mechanical abuse conditions
E Sahraei, J Campbell, T Wierzbicki
Journal of Power Sources 220, 360-372 | Cited by: 379 | Year: 2012

3. Prismatic Cells

Mechanical properties of prismatic Li-ion batteries—electrodes, cells, and stacks
E Sahraei, MM Keshavarzi, X Zhang, B Lai
Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 19 (4), 041008 | Cited by: 7 | Year: 2022
Comparative study of mechanical-electrical-thermal responses of pouch, cylindrical, and prismatic lithium-ion cells under mechanical abuse
W Li, Y Xia, GH Chen, E Sahraei
Science China Technological Sciences 61, 1472-1482 | Cited by: 91 | Year: 2018

4. Modules and Packs

Modeling Electric Vehicle’s Battery Module using Computational Homogenization Approach
SR Shinde, Y Song, E Sahraei
International Journal of Energy Research 2023 (1), 9210078 | Cited by: 2 | Year: 2023
Model-based design of an electric bus Lithium-ion battery pack
M Gilaki, R Walsh, E Sahraei
Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 18 (2), 020914 | Cited by: 13 | Year: 2021
Damage of cells and battery packs due to ground impact
Y Xia, T Wierzbicki, E Sahraei, X Zhang
Journal of Power Sources 267, 78-97 | Cited by: 271 | Year: 2014

5. Cell Components (Anode, Cathode, Electrode, Separator)

Mechanical Deformation in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes: Modeling and Experiment
JM Foster, Y Hahn, H Patanwala, V Oancea, E Sahraei
Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 22 (1) | Year: 2025
An experimental and computational study on the orthotropic failure of separators for lithium-ion batteries
M Bulla, S Kolling, E Sahraei
Energies 13 (17), 4399 | Cited by: 19 | Year: 2020
Testing and modeling the mechanical properties of the granular materials of graphite anode
J Zhu, W Li, Y Xia, E Sahraei
Journal of the Electrochemical Society 165 (5), A1160 | Cited by: 55 | Year: 2018
Adhesion strength of the cathode in lithium-ion batteries under combined tension/shear loadings
H Luo, J Zhu, E Sahraei, Y Xia
RSC Advances 8 (8), 3996-4005 | Cited by: 71 | Year: 2018
Deformation and failure characteristics of four types of lithium-ion battery separators
X Zhang, E Sahraei, K Wang
Journal of Power Sources 327, 693-701 | Cited by: 177 | Year: 2016
Li-ion battery separators, mechanical integrity, and failure mechanisms leading to soft and hard internal shorts
X Zhang, E Sahraei, K Wang
Scientific Reports 6 (1), 32578 | Cited by: 175 | Year: 2016

6. Sahraei Failure Model for Internal Short Circuit Detection

Validation of Sahraei Failure Criterion on cylindrical and pouch Lithium-ion battery cells
Y Song, M Bulla, H Patanwala, E Sahraei
Journal of Energy Storage 94, 112371 | Year: 2024
Microscale failure mechanisms leading to internal short circuit in Li-ion batteries under complex loading scenarios
E Sahraei, E Bosco, B Dixon, B Lai
Journal of Power Sources 319, 56-65 | Cited by: 204 | Year: 2016

7. Aging, Electrolyte, and Repeatability

Effects of electrolyte, thickness, and casing stiffness on the dynamic response of lithium-ion battery cells
T Kisters, M Keshavarzi, J Kuder, E Sahraei
Energy Reports 7, 6451-6461 | Cited by: 15 | Year: 2021
Elliptical lithium‐ion batteries: transverse and axial loadings under wet/dry conditions
G Kermani, B Dixon, E Sahraei
Energy Science & Engineering 7 (3), 890-898 | Cited by: 27 | Year: 2019
Effects of electrolyte, loading rate, and location of indentation on mechanical integrity of li-ion pouch cells
B Dixon, A Mason, E Sahraei
Journal of Power Sources 396, 412-420 | Cited by: 53 | Year: 2018
Degradation of battery separators under charge–discharge cycles
X Zhang, J Zhu, E Sahraei
RSC Advances 7 (88), 56099-56107 | Cited by: 75 | Year: 2017

8. Vehicle Level Studies

A Case Study on Crash Safety Strategies and Targets of Battery Electric VS Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
A Thorat, S Shinde, H Patanwala, E Sahraei
3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) | Year: 2024
High strength steels, stiffness of vehicle front-end structure, and risk of injury to rear seat occupants
E Sahraei, K Digges, D Marzougui, K Roddis
Accident Analysis & Prevention 66, 43-54 | Cited by: 35 | Year: 2024
Effects of vehicle front-end stiffness on rear seat dummies in NCAP and FMVSS208 tests
E Sahraei, K Digges, D Marzougui
Traffic Injury Prevention 14 (6), 602-606 | Cited by: 8 | Year: 2013
Effect of increase in weight and stiffness of vehicles on the safety of rear seat occupants
ES Esfahani, D Marzougui, K Digges, CD (Steve) Kan
International Journal of Crashworthiness 16 (3), 309-318 | Cited by: 24 | Year: 2011
Reduced protection for belted occupants in rear seats relative to front seats of new model year vehicles
E Sahraei, K Digges, D Marzougui
Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine/Annual Scientific Conference 54, 149 | Cited by: 35 | Year: 2010
Protection of Rear Seat Occupants in Frontal Crashes, Controlling for Occupant and Crash Characteristics
Elham Sahraei, Damoon Soudbakhsh, Kennerly Digges
Stapp Car Crash Journal Vol. 53, 2009-P-404 | Cited by: 27 | Year: 2009
Trend of rear occupant protection in frontal crashes over model years of vehicles
E Esfahani, K Digges
SAE World Congress & Exhibition, Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit | Cited by: 34 | Year: 2009
Collision safety structure
ES Esfahani
US Patent 7,461,889 | Cited by: 1 | Year: 2008
Safety Performance of Concrete Median Barriers under Updated Crashworthiness Criteria
ES Esfahani, D Marzougui, KS Opiela
Cited by: 6 | Year: 2008
Reducing Occupant Injury in Frontal Crashes for a Low-Floor City Bus
E Sahraei Esfahani, K Darvish, M Parnianpour, A Bateni
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 42312, 113-120 | Cited by: 1 | Year: 2005

9. Electrochemistry, Health and Safety Monitoring

Detecting mechanical indentation from the time constants of Li-ion batteries
M Derakhshan, E Sahraei, D Soudbakhsh
Cell Reports Physical Science 3 (11) | Cited by: 11 | Year: 2022
Coupled electrochemical-mechanical modeling of lithium-ion batteries using distributed randle circuit model
M Keshavarzi, M Derakhshan, M Gilaki, P L’Eplattenier, I Caldichoury
2021 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy | Cited by: 5 | Year: 2021
Bending detection of li-ion pouch cells using impedance spectra
M Derakhshan, M Gilaki, A Stacy, E Sahraei, D Soudbakhsh
ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control 1 (3), 031005 | Cited by: 7 | Year: 2021
Electrical response of mechanically damaged lithium-ion batteries
D Soudbakhsh, M Gilaki, W Lynch, P Zhang, T Choi, E Sahraei
Energies 13 (17), 4284 | Cited by: 16 | Year: 2020
Investigating the Effects of Mechanical Damage on Electrical Response of Li-Ion Pouch Cells
D Soudbakhsh, A Stacy, M Gilaki, E Sahraei
2020 American Control Conference (ACC), 242-247 | Cited by: 9 | Year: 2020
Cycling results of mechanically damaged li-ion batteries
E Sahraei, M Gilaki, W Lynch, J Kirtley, D Soudbakhsh
2019 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 226-230 | Cited by: 13 | Year: 2019