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

Serial simulation is required to predict the behavior of an electrochemical system undergoing many processes. This is demonstrated through the simulation of charge/open-circuit/discharge processes of a thin film nickel hydroxide electrode. The numerical issues involved in this kind of simulation are discussed. An efficient and robust procedure is presented. It can be easily used to achieve the serial simulation of electrochemical processes, e.g., battery cycling, cyclic voltammetry etc.