Fotouhi, AbbasAuger, Daniel J.O’Neill, LauraCleaver, TomWalus, Sylwia2017-12-222017-12-222017-11-23Abbas Fotouhi, Daniel J. Auger, Laura O’Neill, et. al. Lithium-Sulfur battery technology readiness and applications – a review. Energies, 2017, Vol.10, Iss.12, article number 19371996-1073http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en10121937https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12829Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery is generally considered as a promising technology where high energy density is required at different applications. Over the past decade, there has been an ever increasing volume of Li-S academic research spanning materials development, fundamental understanding and modelling, and application-based control algorithm development. In this study, the Li-S battery technology, its advantages and limitations from the fundamental perspective are firstly discussed. In the second part of this study, state-of-the-art Li-S cell modelling and state estimation techniques are reviewed with a focus on practical applications. The existing studies on Li-S cell equivalent-circuit-network modelling and state estimation techniques are then discussed. A number of challenges in control of Li-S battery are also explained such as the flat open-circuit-voltage curve and high sensitivity of Li-S cell’s behavior to temperature variation. In the last part of this study, current and future applications of Li-S battery are mentioned.enAttribution 4.0 Internationallithium-sulfur batteryapplicationtechnology readinessreviewArticle