Battery Safety and Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles

Dear Colleagues,

Battery safety and thermal management systems are critical components for the development and deployment of electric vehicles (EVs). Effective thermal management is essential to maintaining battery performance, enhancing longevity, and ensuring operational safety. As EVs continue to grow in popularity, advancements in these systems are crucial to mitigating risks such as thermal runaway, degradation, and performance loss. The design and implementation of efficient thermal management systems involve active, passive, and hybrid cooling strategies, advanced materials, and sophisticated control algorithms that ensure the optimal operating temperature of the battery pack across varying conditions. Additionally, safety protocols must be embedded within battery management systems (BMSs) to detect faults and respond rapidly to potential hazards. Ongoing research focuses on integrating novel sensor technologies, real-time data analytics, and predictive models to enhance both safety and thermal management for next-generation EV batteries.

In this Special Issue, we invite contributions aimed at:

• Developing advanced thermal management systems for EV batteries;
• Investigating battery safety mechanisms to prevent thermal runaway;
• Implementing real-time monitoring and fault detection systems;
• Exploring materials and designs that improve heat dissipation;
• Innovating cooling solutions to maintain battery performance under various conditions;
• Integrating predictive models and AI for enhanced battery safety and thermal management.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Design and analysis of thermal management systems;
• Battery safety protocols and fault detection;
• Active, passive, and hybrid cooling strategies;
• Predictive modelling and real-time monitoring;
• The influence of thermal management on battery lifecycle and performance;
• The environmental impact and cost analysis of thermal management solutions.

Dr. Hamidreza Behi
Dr. Danial Karimi
Dr. Mark Behi
Dr. Babak Sadeghi
Guest Editors

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• battery safety
• battery thermal management systems
• electric vehicles (EVs)
• thermal runaway
• battery management systems (BMSs)
• fault detection
• cooling strategies
• predictive modelling