Soto Cabria, AdriánBerrueta Irigoyen, AlbertoSanchis Gúrpide, PabloUrsúa Rubio, AlfredoOficialdegui, Ignacio2023-05-092023-05-092020Soto, A., Berrueta, A., Oficialdegui, I., Sanchis, P., Ursúa, A. (2020) On the technical reliability of Lithium-ion batteries in a zero emission polar expedition. En [IEEE], Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (IEEE EEEIC 2020) and 4th Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (I&CPS 2020) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope49358.2020.9160601.978-1-7281-7455-610.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope49358.2020.9160601https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/45274This contribution presents a technical analysis of the Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in the WindSled project. In this project, an expedition has been carried out by means of a 0-emission vehicle that have covered more than 2500 kilometers in Antarctica Eastern Plateau pulled by kites. This adventure allowed the performance of 10 scientific experiments with a minimal disturbance of the polar environment. The required electricity for the survival and the scientific experimentation was delivered by flexible PV panels installed on the sled and commercial LIBs. The study performed in this contribution aims at the quantification of the LIBs degradation after the expedition. The results show a capacity fade of 5 % and an internal resistance increase of 30 %. Based on these results, it can be claimed that the LIBs used in the WindSled Project can successfully operate under -40°C. Moreover, these batteries can be used in upcoming expeditions, entailing an improvement from an economical and environmental point of view compared to primary batteries.application/pdfeng© 2020 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other workAntarcticaBatteryEnergy storageLithium-ionPolar expeditionRenewable energySub-zero temperatureContribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena2023-05-09Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess