A thermal management design based on phase change material and fins for lithium-ion battery

Guanyi Chen, Hang Kang, Yong Shi, Liaoyuan Ran, Yong Ren

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT2021)
EditorsJ.P. Meyer
PublisherHEFAT
Pages162-166
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781775922162
ISBN (Print)978-1-77592-216-2
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2021
EventInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics (15th : 2021) - Virtual -
Duration: 26 Jul 202128 Jul 2021
Conference number: 15th
https://hefat2021.org/

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics (15th : 2021) - Virtual
Abbreviated titleATE-HEFAT 2021
Period26/07/2128/07/21
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