Research on the Optimization of the Heating Effect of Lithium-Ion Batteries at a Low Temperature Based on an Electromagnetic Induction Heating System

Borui Wang and Mingyin Yan ()
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Borui Wang: School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110178, China
Mingyin Yan: School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110178, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-24

Abstract: Based on an electromagnetic induction heating system that was recently developed in a previous work, an orthogonal test with three elements and nine levels was carried out to improve the heating effect of the system. This was intended to achieve a balance between the heating rate and temperature uniformity, where the electrochemical and thermal behaviors of the heated lithium-ion battery could be characterized by a high-accuracy electrochemical–thermal coupling model. This was validated against constant-current discharge and HPPC test data at room temperature and different low temperatures. Under the optimal parameter combination that was found in the orthogonal test, the battery temperature could rise to 293.15 K from 243.15 K in 494 s, with a maximum temperature rise rate of 0.133 K·s −1 . The temperature difference after heating reached 4.21 K, which resulted from the heat conductivity of the battery material due to the skin depth of the battery shell and the material properties inside the battery. Due to the internal resistance, which decreased to no more than a quarter of the low-temperature level, both the usable energy and pulse power were increased more than 2.5 and 3 times, respectively. The enhancement of the energy output ability could provide a greater cruise range and improved dynamics for electric vehicles. The capacity calibration results obtained during the heating cycles indicated that there was only a 3.61% reduction in capacity retention after 120 repetitive heating cycles, which was 0.008 Ah below the normal cycle at 293.15 K, even compared with room-temperature capacity calibration, thus reducing the effect on the battery’s lifetime. Therefore, the electromagnetic induction heating system with a heating strategy could achieve a beneficial compromise between the temperature rise behavior, cycle lifetime, and working ability, indicating considerable potential for the optimization of the heating effect.

Keywords: orthogonal test; electromagnetic induction heating system; electrochemical–thermal coupling model; skin depth; energy output (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: 2024
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