Applied Chemistry for Engineering (공업화학)

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Thermal Management of a Ni/MH Battery Module for Electric Vehicle

전기자동차용 Ni/MH 전지 Module의 열관리기술

  • Kim, Junbom (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan)
  • Received : 1997.09.20
  • Accepted : 1997.11.20
  • Published : 1997.12.10
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Abstract

Temperature distribution of battery module consists of 11 batteries of 90Ah rate is analyzed using commercial software NISA II. Equivalent thermal resistance network is used to reduce the number of element in calculating heat transfer through a medium composed of several different thermal conductivity layers. Orthotropic model is used to put different thermal conductivity values according to Cartesian coordinate. Aluminum cooling fins are inserted in the middle of batteries to reduce battery module temperature. The cooling fin at the end of the module does not necessary in reducing maximum temperature. Combined effect of front and side cooling fin is analyzed to reduce the temperature difference among batteries. The maximum temperature difference among batteries is reduced within $3^{\circ}C$ when 4 aluminum cooling tin of 1mm thickness is inserted in battery module.

전기자동차의 동력원으로 사용되는 90Ah급 Nickel/Metal hydride 전지 11개로 구성된 module의 온도특성을 상용 software인 NISA II를 사용하여 해석하였다. 전지 module에 대한 element수를 감축하기 위하여 열전도도가 다른 여러 층을 통하여 전달되는 열흐름에 대한 해석을 전기저항 등가식을 사용하여 단순화하였으며, Cartesian coordinate의 축별로 다른 열전도도를 삽입하는 orthotropic model을 사용하였다. 전지 module의 온도를 낮추기 위하여 알루미늄 재질의 cooling fin을 전지와 전지사이에 삽입하여 실험을 수행하였고, 전지 module 최외곽에 위치한 fin에 의한 최고온도의 강하 효과는 미미하다는 결과를 얻었다. 전지 module내 전지별 온도차이를 극소화하기 위하여 cooling fin의 개수와 두께 그리고 측면 fin의 복합적인 영향에 대한 실험을 수행하였으며, 1mm 두께의 알루미늄 fin을 4개 사용하여 module내 전지별 최고온도의 차이를 $3^{\circ}C$ 이내로 줄일 수 있었다.

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Supported by : 통상산업부

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