Appendix: Weak Formulation

Strong formulation

  • In the collector: i_1 = -\sigma \nabla \Phi_1 \nabla \cdot i_1 = 0
  • In the electrode: i_1 = -\sigma \nabla \Phi_1 i_2 = -\kappa \nabla \Phi_2 \nabla \cdot i_1 = \nabla \cdot i_2 = a i_n
  • In the seperator: i_2 = -\kappa \nabla \Phi_2 \nabla \cdot i_2 = 0

Weak formulation

  • In the collector:

-\int_{\Omega_c}dr \phi_{1,i} \sigma \Delta \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j} =
-\int_{\partial {\Omega_c}}dr \phi_{1,i} \sigma \nabla \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}  +
\int_{\Omega_c}dr \nabla \phi_{1,i} \sigma \nabla \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}

  • In the electrode:

\begin{pmatrix}
\int_{\Omega_e}dr \phi_{1,i} (-\sigma) \Delta \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}  + a C
\frac{\partial \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}}{\partial t} &
- \int_{\Omega_e}dr \phi_{1,i} aC \frac{\partial \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j}}{\partial
  t} \\
-\int_{\Omega_e} dr \phi_{2,i} ac \frac{\partial \phi_{1,j}}{\partial t}  &
\int_{\Omega_2} dr \phi_{2,i} (-\kappa) \Delta \Phi_{2,j} \phi_{2,j} -
\phi_{2,i} aC \frac{\partial \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j}}{\partial t}
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
-\int_{\partial \Omega_e} dr \phi_{1,i} \ sigma \nabla \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j} +
\int_{\Omega_e}dr \nabla \phi_{1,i} \sigma) \nabla \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}  + a C
\frac{\partial \Phi_{1,j}\phi_{1,j}}{\partial t} &
- \int_{\Omega_e}dr \phi_{1,i} aC \frac{\partial \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j}}{\partial
  t} \\
-\int_{\Omega_e} dr \phi_{2,i} aC \frac{\partial \phi_{1,j}}{\partial t}  &
-\int_{\partial \omega_e} dr \phi_{2,i}\kappa \nabla \Phi_{2,j} \phi_{2,j} +
\int_{\Omega_e} dr \nabla \phi_{2,i} \kappa \nabla \Phi_{2,j} \phi_{2,j} -
\phi_{2,i} aC \frac{\partial \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j}}{\partial t}
\end{pmatrix}

  • In the seperator:

-\int_{\Omega_s}dr \phi_{2,i} \kappa \Delta \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j} =
-\int_{\partial {\Omega_s}}dr \phi_{2,i} \kappa \nabla \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j} +
\int_{\Omega_s}dr \nabla \phi_{2,i} \sigma \nabla \Phi_{2,j}\phi_{2,j}`