scholarly journals Parameters of liquid cooling thermal management system effect on the Li-ion battery temperature distribution

2021 ◽  
pp. 223-223
Author(s):  
Yuzhang Ding ◽  
Minxiang Wei ◽  
Rui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Plate Thickness ◽  
Heat Conducting ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Liquid Cooling ◽  
Channel Entrance ◽  
Conducting Plate ◽  
Channel Aspect Ratio ◽  
Li Ion

In order to investigated the influence on the liquid cooling system cooling effect by changing the structural parameters, single Li-ion battery heat generation model is conducted, and used in following simulation. Subsequently, sixteen models are designed by orthogonal array, and the results are obtained by extremum difference analysis, which can quantify the influence degree, identify major and minor factors, and find the relatively optimum combination. Finally, different channel entrance layout is adopted to investigated. With a series of work, the effective of single battery heat generation model is proved by the discharge experiment. The coolant velocity has most evident influence on the Li-ion battery temperature rise, rectangular channel aspect ratio is second one, and the heat conducting plate thickness has the smallest influence. Similarly, for Li-ion battery temperature difference, the effect of heat conducting plate thickness and rectangular channel aspect ratio as the same, both are secondary factor, and coolant velocity is main factor. With different channel entrance layout, both the maximum temperatures denote a same upward trend, and better balance temperature distribution is obtained by adopt Case C system which with alternating arrange channel entrance layout.

scholarly journals Design of an Optimized Thermal Management System for Li-Ion Batteries under Different Discharging Conditions

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankur Bhattacharjee ◽  
Rakesh K. Mohanty ◽  
Aritra Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Management ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Peak Temperature ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Li Ion Batteries ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Liquid Cooling ◽  
Thermal Management System ◽  
Li Ion ◽  
Liquid Cooling System

The design of an optimized thermal management system for Li-ion batteries has challenges because of their stringent operating temperature limit and thermal runaway, which may lead to an explosion. In this paper, an optimized cooling system is proposed for kW scale Li-ion battery stack. A comparative study of the existing cooling systems; air cooling and liquid cooling respectively, has been carried out on three cell stack 70Ah LiFePO4 battery at a high discharging rate of 2C. It has been found that the liquid cooling is more efficient than air cooling as the peak temperature of the battery stack gets reduced by 30.62% using air cooling whereas using the liquid cooling method it gets reduced by 38.40%. The performance of the liquid cooling system can further be improved if the contact area between the coolant and battery stack is increased. Therefore, in this work, an immersion-based liquid cooling system has been designed to ensure the maximum heat dissipation. The battery stack having a peak temperature of 49.76 °C at 2C discharging rate is reduced by 44.87% to 27.43 °C after using the immersion-based cooling technique. The proposed thermal management scheme is generalized and thus can be very useful for scalable Li-ion battery storage applications also.

scholarly journals Multi-Physics Equivalent Circuit Models for a Cooling System of a Lithium Ion Battery Pack

Batteries ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takumi Yamanaka ◽  
Daiki Kihara ◽  
Yoichi Takagishi ◽  
Tatsuya Yamaue
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Equivalent Circuit ◽  
Thermal Management ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Liquid Cooling ◽  
Battery Packs ◽  
Li Ion

Lithium (Li)-ion battery thermal management systems play an important role in electric vehicles because the performance and lifespan of the batteries are affected by the battery temperature. This study proposes a framework to establish equivalent circuit models (ECMs) that can reproduce the multi-physics phenomenon of Li-ion battery packs, which includes liquid cooling systems with a unified method. We also demonstrate its utility by establishing an ECM of the thermal management systems of the actual battery packs. Experiments simulating the liquid cooling of a battery pack are performed, and a three-dimensional (3D) model is established. The 3D model reproduces the heat generated by the battery and the heat transfer to the coolant. The results of the 3D model agree well with the experimental data. Further, the relationship between the flow rate and pressure drop or between the flow rate and heat transfer coefficients is predicted with the 3D model, and the data are used for the ECM, which is established using MATLAB Simulink. This investigation confirmed that the ECM’s accuracy is as high as the 3D model even though its computational costs are 96% lower than the 3D model.

Li-Ion Battery Pack Thermal Management: Liquid Versus Air Cooling

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taeyoung Han ◽  
Bahram Khalighi ◽  
Erik C. Yen ◽  
Shailendra Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Liquid Cooling ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
High Heat Transfer ◽  
Li Ion

Abstract The Li-ion battery operation life is strongly dependent on the operating temperature and the temperature variation that occurs within each individual cell. Liquid-cooling is very effective in removing substantial amounts of heat with relatively low flow rates. On the other hand, air-cooling is simpler, lighter, and easier to maintain. However, for achieving similar cooling performance, a much higher volumetric air flow rate is required due to its lower heat capacity. This paper describes the fundamental differences between air-cooling and liquid-cooling applications in terms of basic flow and heat transfer parameters for Li-ion battery packs in terms of QITD (inlet temperature difference). For air-cooling concepts with high QITD, one must focus on heat transfer devices with relatively high heat transfer coefficients (100–150 W/m2/K) at air flow rates of 300–400 m3/h, low flow induced noise, and low-pressure drops. This can be achieved by using turbulators, such as delta winglets. The results show that the design concepts based on delta winglets can achieve QITD of greater than 150 W/K.

A Comprehensive Parametric Study of Minichannel Based Liquid Cooling of Li-Ion Battery Pack

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhoujian An ◽  
Krishna Shah ◽  
Yanbao Ma ◽  
Jia Li
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Thermal Management ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Management System ◽  
Battery Pack ◽  
Large Temperature ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Liquid Cooling ◽  
Thermal Management System ◽  
Li Ion

Li-ion based energy storage devices have highly temperature dependent characteristics such as performance, life-cycle, efficiency and safety. Large temperature gradient within a cell results in thermal stresses and nonuniform current density leading to accelerated degradation. This adversely affects the life cycle of the cell due to capacity and power fade. There are similar issues due to large temperature variation within a battery pack. Operation of Li-ion cell outside the desirable temperature range also leads to lower efficiency, degradation and safety related issues. Different thermal management approaches have been proposed and demonstrated in past. The present work focuses specifically on minichannel based liquid cooling for conducting a parametric study. Minichannels have been found effective in various thermal management applications due to their simple construction and high convective heat transfer. In past, minichannels have been proposed and used in battery thermal management. However, designing of such systems has been somewhat arbitrary without considering various factors and trade-offs involved. There is a lack of rigorous studies for determining various parameters related to thermal management system that would result in adequate thermal management in a cost-effective manner. In the present work, a comprehensive parametric study has been carried out on the minichannel based liquid cooling for thermal management of Li-ion battery pack. A simplified computationally efficient numerical simulation-based approach has been used to conduct parametric study for optimizing the design and operating parameters of the thermal management system.

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