Experiments and Simulation on the Performance of a Liquid-Cooling Thermal Management System including Composite Silica Gel and Mini-Channel Cold Plates for a Battery Module

Ruheng Lin, Jiekai Xie, Rui Liang, Xinxi Li (), Guoqing Zhang () and Binbin Li
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Ruheng Lin: School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Jiekai Xie: School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Rui Liang: Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518108, China
Xinxi Li: School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Guoqing Zhang: School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Binbin Li: School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: Lithium batteries in the electric vehicles (EVs) reveal that the operating temperature and temperature uniformity within the battery pack significantly affect its performance. An efficient thermal management system is urgently needed to protect the battery module within suitable temperature range. In this study, the composite silica gel (CSG), coupled with cross-structure mini-channel cold plate (MCP) as the cooling system, has been proposed and applied in a battery module, which can provide a reliable method of controlling battery temperature with low energy consumption. The experimental and simulation results reveal that a composite silica gel-based liquid system can control the temperature below 45 °C and maintain the temperature difference within 2 °C at a 3C discharge rate. Besides, the CSG, coupled with the structure of reciprocal chiasma channels for the battery module, presents an optimum temperature-controlling performance among various cooling structures during the charge and discharge cycling process. This research is expected to provide significant insights into the designing and optimization of thermal management systems.

Keywords: battery thermal management; liquid cooling system; mini-channel cold plate; thermal performance; composite silica gel material (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: 2022
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