Thermal Performance of a Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module Cooled by Two-Phase Refrigerant Circulation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Battery Module Structure
2.2. Experimental System
2.3. Experimental Conditions
3. Results and Analysis
3.1. Constant Pump Frequency Mode
3.2. Variable Pump Frequency Mode
3.3. Severe Operation with Large Initial Temperature Difference
3.4. Discharge with Simulated Road Driving Conditions
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- When the battery module was charged and discharged at the C-rates considered, the refrigerant circulating cooling system could maintain the battery module within the optimum temperature range. Compared with the 0.5 °C charge process, the 1 °C discharge process, which generates more heat, showed a greater temperature uniformity. Nevertheless, the temperature difference in the battery module remained about 2.0–2.5 °C during the tested 1 °C discharge process.
- (2)
- During the tested 0.6 C discharge process, the temperature of the battery module was approximately constant when gradually reducing the pump frequency from the initial 35 Hz to 30.1 Hz.
- (3)
- In the tested battery charging case with severe working conditions (i.e., a large initial temperature difference), the refrigerant cooling system could effectively control the rise in battery temperature and also reduce the temperature difference.
- (4)
- The refrigerant circulating battery cooling system could meet the cooling requirements of the battery pack operating under the US06 cycle.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter Name | Diameter /mm | Height /mm | Rated Capacity /mA·h | Operating Voltage /V |
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Value | Φ18.4 | 65 | 2600 | 3.0~4.2 |
Pump | Frequency Converter |
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Power: 120 W | Rated capacity: 1.9 kVA |
Flow: 130~218 L/h | Input current: 12.8 A |
Head: 90~310 kPa | Rated output current: 5 A |
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Lin, B.; Cen, J.; Jiang, F. Thermal Performance of a Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module Cooled by Two-Phase Refrigerant Circulation. Energies 2021, 14, 8094. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238094
Lin B, Cen J, Jiang F. Thermal Performance of a Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module Cooled by Two-Phase Refrigerant Circulation. Energies. 2021; 14(23):8094. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238094
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Bichao, Jiwen Cen, and Fangming Jiang. 2021. "Thermal Performance of a Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module Cooled by Two-Phase Refrigerant Circulation" Energies 14, no. 23: 8094. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238094