The aim of this work is to test a battery thermal management system by direct immersion of a commercial 18650 LiFePO4cell in a low boiling dielectric liquid. It is worth noting that for electric mobility applications, thermal management of Lithium-Ion batteries is a fundamental issue because batteries experience high discharge currents and temperatures. First, we present an electrical characterization of the Lithium-Ion by measuring cell potential, open circuit potential and entropic heat coefficient. Temperature measurements were carried out with thermocouples and infrared thermography. A simplified heat generation term was evaluated using the experimental data. Then, the same battery was immersed in a dielectric low boiling liquid and tested under three different discharge currents. For comparison, also the case without dielectric liquid was analyzed. This paper demonstrates the feasibility of a thermal management system based on direct immersion of a battery cell in a low boiling dielectric fluid. Indeed, the results show a substantial decrease of battery temperature when immersed.
Experimental Study of a Direct Immersion Liquid Cooling of a Li-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles Applications / Giammichele, L.; D'Alessandro, V.; Falone, M.; Ricci, R.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-8764. - ELETTRONICO. - 40:1(2022), pp. 1-8. [10.18280/ijht.400101]
Experimental Study of a Direct Immersion Liquid Cooling of a Li-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles Applications
Giammichele L.
;D'Alessandro V.;Falone M.;Ricci R.
2022-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this work is to test a battery thermal management system by direct immersion of a commercial 18650 LiFePO4cell in a low boiling dielectric liquid. It is worth noting that for electric mobility applications, thermal management of Lithium-Ion batteries is a fundamental issue because batteries experience high discharge currents and temperatures. First, we present an electrical characterization of the Lithium-Ion by measuring cell potential, open circuit potential and entropic heat coefficient. Temperature measurements were carried out with thermocouples and infrared thermography. A simplified heat generation term was evaluated using the experimental data. Then, the same battery was immersed in a dielectric low boiling liquid and tested under three different discharge currents. For comparison, also the case without dielectric liquid was analyzed. This paper demonstrates the feasibility of a thermal management system based on direct immersion of a battery cell in a low boiling dielectric fluid. Indeed, the results show a substantial decrease of battery temperature when immersed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.