Case Studies in Thermal Engineering ( IF 6.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-24 , DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2021.101029 Hussein Mbulu , Yossapong Laoonual , Somchai Wongwises
A battery thermal management system (BTMS) plays a significant role in an electric vehicle (EV)'s battery pack to avoid the adverse effect of extreme heat being generated during application. A heat pipe-based BTMS is regarded as an alternative technique to maintain an optimum working temperature of the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in EVs. In this study, the heat pipe-based BTMS was designed and experimented under high input power. The battery surrogate was sandwiched with L- and I-shaped heat pipes, and heated at 30, 40, 50 and 60 W. The heat pipes' condenser sections were cooled by water at 0.0167, 0.0333 and 0.05 kg/s. Findings revealed that the designed heat pipe-based BTMS could give the maximum temperature () below 55 °C, even at the highest input power, and provide the temperature difference (ΔT) below 5 °C. It exhibited capability to transfer more than 92.18% of the heat generated. Controlling the Tmax and ΔT within the desirable range demonstrates that the heat pipe-based BTMS is viable and effective at higher heat loads.
中文翻译:
使用热管的电池热管理系统的热性能的实验研究
电池热管理系统(BTMS)在电动汽车(EV)的电池组中起着重要作用,以避免在应用过程中产生极高热量的不利影响。基于热管的BTMS被视为一种替代技术,可保持电动汽车中使用的锂离子电池(LIB)的最佳工作温度。在这项研究中,基于热管的BTMS在高输入功率下进行了设计和试验。电池替代品夹在L形和I形热管之间,并分别以30 W,40 W,50 W和60 W加热。热管的冷凝器部分用水以0.0167、0.0333和0.05 kg / s的速度冷却。研究发现,基于热管的BTMS设计可以提供最高温度()低于55°C,即使在最高输入功率下,也要提供低于5°C的温差(ΔT)。它具有传递超过92.18%的热量的能力。将T max和ΔT控制在理想范围内表明,基于热管的BTMS在较高的热负荷下是可行且有效的。