Thermal and Energy Management of Battery-Operated Systems

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions to the Energies Special Issue on “Thermal and Energy Management of Battery-Powered Systems".

Batteries are the most important energy source for the modern off-the-grid electric or electronic systems, and their use is continuously increasing due to the need of energy storage elements required by new application domains, such as renewable energy systems and electric vehicles. The lifetime and efficiency of a battery are largely affected by its operating temperature. The energy stored in a battery would be converted and consumed by the power converters and load devices. The energy and heat from a battery are determined by the load condition. In this context, the thermal and energy management of batteries are highly correlated to the efficiency of the battery-powered load applications. This Special Issue of Energies aims at addressing the challenges posed by the integrated management of battery temperature and energy efficiency considering the energy efficiency of the load devices, including  modeling and estimation of battery-powered systems, design of energy and thermal management systems for batteries, system-level energy and thermal management techniques. Original submissions focusing on practical issues related to these particular topics including circuit topologies, estimation and control algorithms, system-level design techniques and methodologies, and practical implementation aspects are welcome. The issue will focus on these and related topics:

• Battery modeling: thermal, State of Charge, and State of Health models
• System energy estimation: architectural analysis, sensor placement, and estimation algorithms 
• Battery system design: cell balancing, grouping/packing techniques, and power electronic aspects
• Energy management methods for battery-powered systems: Circuits, Algorithms for System-level power management
• Cell heat generation and battery system heat transfer analyses
• Battery cooling systems and battery thermal management systems
• System-level integration and control of batteries into the systems
• Hybrid energy system design
• Battery storage of renewable energy

Prof. Dr. Donghwa Shin
Guest Editor

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