• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.489-497
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• 2020

The Li-ion battery is considered to be one of the potential power sources for electric vehicles. In fact, the efficiency, reliability, and cycle life of Li-ion batteries are highly influenced by their thermal conditions. Therefore, a novel thermal management system is highly required to simultaneously achieve high performance and long life of the battery pack. Basically, thermal modeling is a key issue for the novel thermal management of Li-ion battery systems. In this paper, as a basic study for battery thermal modeling, temperature distributions inside the simple Li-ion battery pack (comprises of nine 18650 Li-ion batteries) under a 1C discharging condition were investigated using measurement and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation approaches. The heat flux boundary conditions of battery cells for the CFD thermal analysis of battery pack were provided by the measurement of single battery cell temperature. The temperature distribution inside the battery pack were compared at six monitoring locations. Results show that the accurate estimation of heat flux at the surface of single cylindrical battery is paramount to the prediction of temperature distributions inside the Li-ion battery under various discharging conditions (C-rates). It is considered that the research approach for the estimation of temperature distribution used in this study can be used as a basic tool to understand the thermal behavior of Li-ion battery pack for the construction of effective battery thermal management systems.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.715-724
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• 2022

In many electric vehicles, large-capacity pouch-type lithium-ion battery packs are mainly used to increase the mileage on a single charge. The lithium ion battery should be operated within the temperature range of 25℃ to 40℃ because the battery performance can be rapidly deteriorated due to an increase in internal temperature. Battery thermal management system (BTMS) can give the suitable temperature conditions to battery by water cooling method. In this research, the heat transfer characteristics (the battery temperature distributions and the water flow characteristics) were analyzed by CFD method to investigate the thermal performance of the cooling plate with 4-pass water flow structure. Moreover, the effect of the presence of fins between the battery cell was identified. The fins made smooth temperature distributions between the battery cells due to the heat spreading and lower the average battery cells temperature.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.76-84
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• 2024

This paper proposes a method of improving cooling efficiency by applying a Peltier Element to a heat pipe of an air-cooled cooling system of a Battery Thermal Management System for high-speed cooling of a vehicle battery cell. In addition, when the temperature sensor detects the heat generation of the battery cell, the Peltier Element and cooler can be operated to quickly reduce the temperature of the cell. For optimal thermal management, we built an ATmega128A-based Battery Thermal Management System and used KiCAD tool to model and design the cooling system structure. Finally, the experiment verified the high efficiency improvement of cooling performance by comparing the difference between cooling efficiency and cooling performance at room temperature over time for vehicles adopting the existing air cooling method.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2020

Automotive battery system consists of various components such as battery cells, mechanical structures, cooling system, and control system. Recently, various computational technologies are required to develop an automotive battery system. Physics-based cell modeling is used for designing a new battery cell by conducting optimization of material selection and composition in electrodes. Structural analysis plays an important role in designing a protective system of battery system from mechanical shock and vibration. Thermal modeling is used in development of thermal management system to maintain the temperature of battery cells in safe range. Finally, vehicle simulation is conducted to validate the performance of electric vehicle with the developed battery system.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2021

Eco-friendly hybrid railroad propulsion system with fuel-cell and battery was suggested to reduce carbon dioxide gas and replace retired diesel railroads. Lithium-ion battery with high energy/power density and long lifetime is selected as the energy source at the battery side due to its excellent performance. However, the performance of lithium-ion batteries was affected by temperature, current rate, and operating condition. Temperature is known to be the most influential factor in changing battery parameters. In addition, appropriate thermal management is required to ensure the safe and effective operation of lithium-ion battery. Electro-thermal coupled model with varying parameter depends on temperature, and state-of-charge (SOC) is suggested to estimate battery temperature. The electric-thermal coupled model contains diffusion current using parameter identification by adaptive control algorithm when considering thermal diffusion effect. An experiment under forced convection was conducted using cylindrical cell and 18 parallel-connected battery module to demonstrate the method.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2018

Li-ion battery system is regarded as one of the most potent power sources for electrified power-trains. For the Li-ion battery system to be widely adopted in automotive applications, the performance, safety, and cycle life issues need to be properly addressed. These issues are closely related to the thermal management of battery system. Especially, the effective cooling module design is the core part for the novel battery thermal management system development. In this paper, an experimental approach was carried out as a basic part of comprehensive battery thermal management research. The main goal of this paper is to present a comparison of two cooling systems (air cooling and phase change material (PCM) based cooling) of the unit 18650 battery module. The temperature rise with different battery discharge rate (c-rate) was mainly investigated and analyzed for two types of battery cooling systems. It is expected that this study can properly contribute to providing basic insights into the design of robust battery thermal management system for vehicular applications.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2023

When lithium-ion batteries operate out of the proper temperature range, their performance can be significantly degraded and safety issues such as thermal runaway can occur. Therefore, battery thermal management systems are widely researched to maintain the temperature of Li-ion battery cells within the proper temperature range during the charging and discharging process. This study investigates the cooling performance and isothermal maintenance of cooling materials by measuring the surface temperature of a battery cell with or without cooling materials, such as silicone oil, thermal adhesive, and phase change materials during discharge process of battery by the experimental and numerical analysis. As a result of the experiment, the battery pack filled with phase change material showed a temperature reduction of 47.4 ℃ compared to the case of natural convection. It proves the advanced utility of the cooling unit using phase change material that is suitable for use in battery thermal management systems.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.875-882
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• 2024

리튬 이온 배터리 시스템의 고출력 및 고용량 요구가 증가하면서, 배터리 내부에서 발생하는 열 에너지 밀도도 증가하고 있다. 이러한 과도한 열은 배터리 수명을 단축시키고 안전성 문제를 야기할 수 있기 때문에, 효과적인 배터리 열 관리 시스템(Battery Thermal Management System, BTMS)의 개발이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 두께의 Baffle 구조를 적용한 수냉식 냉각 시스템을 통해 배터리 셀의 온도 분포와 방열 성능을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, Baffle 구조가 셀의 평균 온도 및 온도 균일성에 영향을 미치며, 이를 통해 최적의 방열 성능을 도출할 수 있는 설계를 제안하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2014

전기 자동차의 연료 소모량은 배터리 성능에 의존한다. 배터리의 성능은 작동온도에 민감하기 때문에, 배터리 온도 관리는 성능과 내구성을 보장한다. 특히, 배터리 팩에서의 모듈의 온도 분포는 냉각특성에 영향을 미친다. 이 연구는 모듈 사이의 온도 분포를 확인 할 수 있는 배터리 열적 모델링에 초점을 두었다. 본 연구의 배터리 모델은 NiMH 각형 모델이며, 10개의 모듈로 구성되어졌다. 배터리 열 모델은 열 발생, 채널을 통과하는 대류 열 전달 그리고 모듈 사이의 전도 열 전달로 구성되었다. 배터리 내에서 발생되는 열발생 모델은 충/방전 동안의 전기적인 저항열에 의해 계산되어 진다. 모델은 전 하이브리드 자동차의 운전 동안 적절한 열관리의 전략을 결정한다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.486-493
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• 2015

In this paper, a battery model for electric vehicle virtual platform was developed. A battery model consisted of a battery cell model and battery thermal management system. A battery cell model was developed based on Randles equivalent circuit model. Circuit parameters in the form of 3D map data was obtained by charge-discharge experiment of Li-Polymer battery in various temperature condition. The developed battery cell model was experimentally verified by comparing voltages. Thermal management system model was also developed using heat generator, heat transfer and convection model, and cooling fan. For verification of the developed battery model in vehicle level, the integrated battery model was applied in to EV(electric vehicle) virtual platform, and virtual driving simulation using UDDS velocity profile was conducted. The accuracy of the developed battery model has been verified by comparing the simulation results from EV platform with the experimental data.