Thermal performance of direct two-phase refrigerant cooling for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles | |
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Year of publication | 2020 |
Title of paper | Thermal performance of direct two-phase refrigerant cooling for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles |
Author | SeongHo Hong, DongSoo Jang, Seonggi Park, Sungho Yun, Yongchan Kim |
Publication in journal | Applied Thermal Engineering |
Publication date | 5 June 2020 |
Volume & other data | Volume 173, 115213 |
Abstract | The lithium-ion battery has been considered as a power source of electric vehicles (EVs). An efficient battery thermal management system is essential for lithium-ion batteries with high cooling performance and long lifetime. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance improvement of a novel direct two-phase refrigerant cooling over a conventional liquid cooling for traction batteries of EVs. Based on full-scale experiments under actual vehicle conditions, the thermal performance of the two-phase refrigerant cooling is compared with that of the conventional liquid cooling with the same outer size. The two-phase refrigerant cooling satisfies the maximum cell temperature limit of 45 °C even under harsh environmental conditions. During aging, the two-phase refrigerant cooling provides 16.1% higher battery capacity and 15.0% lower internal resistance compared with the liquid cooling under harsh environmental conditions. Overall, the two-phase refrigerant cooling is considered a preferred alternative to the conventional liquid cooling owing to its reliable performance even with a simple and lightweight structure. |
Keywords | Battery thermal management, Refrigerant cooling, Liquid cooling, Electric vehicle, R134a, Temperature distribution |
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