A procedure for serial simulation of electrochemical processes: cycling ofelectrodes and batteries

Serial simulation is required to predict the behavior of an electrochemical system undergoing many processes. This is demonstrated through the simulat ion of charge/open-circuit/discharge processes of a thin film nickel hydrox ide electrode. The numerical issues involved in this kind of simulation are discussed. An efficient and robust procedure is presented. It can be easil y used to achieve the serial simulation of electrochemical processes, e.g., battery cycling, cyclic voltammetry etc. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. Al l rights reserved.