Battery Thermal Management Systems: Current Status and Design Approach of Cooling Technologies

Thomas Imre Cyrille Buidin and Florin Mariasiu
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Thomas Imre Cyrille Buidin: Automotive Engineering and Transport Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bdul. Muncii 103-105, RO-400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Florin Mariasiu: Automotive Engineering and Transport Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bdul. Muncii 103-105, RO-400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-32

Abstract: In the current context of transition from the powertrains of cars equipped with internal combustion engines to powertrains based on electricity, there is a need to intensify studies and research related to the command-and-control systems of electric vehicles. One of the important systems in the construction of an electric vehicle is the thermal management system of the battery with the role of optimizing the operation of the battery in terms of performance and life. The article aims to critically analyze the studies and research conducted so far related to the type, design and operating principles of battery thermal management systems (BTMSs) used in the construction of various shaped Li-ion batteries, with focus on cooling technologies. The advantages and disadvantages of the individual components, as well as of the proposed BTM solutions, are extensively investigated, with regard also to the adaptability of these systems to the different Li-ion battery shapes. The information thus synthesized provides the necessary and important information and proposes future directions in research to those interested in this topic to be used to increase the efficiency of the thermal management systems of the battery (and with it the global efficiency of the electric vehicle).

Keywords: battery; thermal management; design; performance; heath transfer; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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