Abstract
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is an essential power part in today’s electric vehicles (EVs). Its performance and safety, however, are significantly restricted by its operating temperature. In this article, a battery thermal management (BTM) design integrating phase change material (PCM) and metal fins is proposed, which makes full use of the PCM phase change to absorb battery heat. Meanwhile such a design also takes advantage of fins to dissipate heat when the PCM melts. A series of experiments using a ternary Li-ion battery were conduct to examine effectiveness of this BTM system. The results show it provides good cooling services for Li-ion battery working at both the mild (15°C) and high (40°C) room temperatures. These experiments clearly demonstrate that the BTM design in this article well caters for thermal demands of Li-ion battery in both the warm and scorching environments.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT2021) |
| Editors | J.P. Meyer |
| Publisher | HEFAT |
| Pages | 162-166 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781775922162 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-77592-216-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jul 2021 |
| Event | International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics (15th : 2021) - Virtual - Duration: 26 Jul 2021 → 28 Jul 2021 Conference number: 15th https://hefat2021.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics (15th : 2021) - Virtual |
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| Abbreviated title | ATE-HEFAT 2021 |
| Period | 26/07/21 → 28/07/21 |
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