Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: Thermal management of Li-ion battery packs
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Thermal issues associated with electric vehicle battery packs can significantly affect performance and life cycle. Fundamental heat transfer principles and performance characteristics of commercial lithium-ion battery are used to predict the temperature distributions in a typical battery pack under a range of discharge conditions. Various cooling strategies are implemented to examine the relationship between battery thermal behavior and design parameters. By studying the effect of cooling conditions and pack configuration on battery temperature, information is obtained as to how to maintain operating temperature by designing proper battery configuration and choosing proper cooling systems. It was found that a cooling strategy based on distributed forced convection is an efficient, cost-effective method which can provide uniform temperature and voltage distributions within the battery pack at various discharge rates. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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High temperature can accelerate the migration speed of lithium ions.
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- Authors
- Karimi, G., & Li, X.
- Affiliations
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Li, X.
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Energy Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-01-23
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-24
- ISSN
- 0363-907X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1596076776
- Cited by
- 411
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 25.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Energy Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Keywords
- lithium-ion batteries, battery thermal management, electric vehicle battery packs, forced convection cooling, battery pack configuration, temperature distribution, discharge rate, heat transfer, battery life cycle
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