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Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Cooling System for 2.3 kW EV Battery Pack

2.3 kW급 전기자동차 배터리팩용 냉각 장치의 열전달 특성에 관한 해석적 연구

  • Received : 2022.02.23
  • Accepted : 2022.03.18
  • Published : 2022.06.30

Abstract

The improvement in the battery performance and life using a battery thermal management system directly affects the improvement in the performance, life, and energy efficiency of electric vehicles. Therefore, this study numerically analyzed the heat exchange processes between the coolant inside the cooling plate channel and the heat generated by the battery. The cooling performance was analyzed based on the average temperature, temperature uniformity, and the maximum and minimum temperature differences of the battery. A performance difference existed depending on the coolant inlet temperature but showed the same tendency of cooling performance according to the shape of each plate's channel. Type 1 showed the best results in terms of battery temperature uniformity, which is the most important measure of battery performance; Type 2 showed the best results in terms of the average temperature of the battery; and Type 3 showed the best results in terms of the maximum and minimum temperature differences of the battery compared with that of the other cooling plates.

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Acknowledgement

본 과제는 2021년도 교육부의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 지자체-대학 협력 기반 지역혁신 사업의 결과입니다. (2021RIS-003)

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