Phase Change Material Composite Battery Module for Thermal Protection of Electric Vehicles: An Experimental Observation

Phase Change Material Composite Battery Module for Thermal Protection of Electric Vehicles: An Experimental Observation

A composite container for an electric vehicle (EV) battery module filled with a phase-change material (PCM) was experimentally tested at various discharge rates. The average cell temperatures at 1 C, 2 C, and 4 C discharge rates, respectively, might reach 38 °C, 50 °C, and 70 °C in the absence of an...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 3896
Main Authors: Budiman, Alexander C., Azzopardi, Brian, Sudirja, Perdana, Muhammad A. P., Kaleg, Sunarto, Hadiastuti, Febriani S., Hasyim, Bagus A., Amin, Ristiana, Rina, Muharam, Aam, Hapid, Abdul
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-05-2023
Subjects:
Automobiles, Electric
Batteries
battery thermal management system
Carbon fibers
Composite materials
composites
Electric vehicles
Energy storage
Heat
Heat conductivity
heat storage
Latent heat
Mechanical properties
Melt temperature
Paraffins
Phase change materials
Porous materials
Product development
temperature uniformity
Thermal protection
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Summary:A composite container for an electric vehicle (EV) battery module filled with a phase-change material (PCM) was experimentally tested at various discharge rates. The average cell temperatures at 1 C, 2 C, and 4 C discharge rates, respectively, might reach 38 °C, 50 °C, and 70 °C in the absence of any heat-absorbing material. The temperature was noticeably lower with PCM present than with a conventional battery module. For instance, at 4 C discharge rates, none of the battery cells inside the PCM-filled module were able to reach 70 °C. Unfortunately, the PCM addition also degraded the composite’s tensile qualities. Further investigations used Paraffin-20 and Caprylone since PCMs provide a notably different thermal performance due to their distinctive latent heat profiles. It was observed that a high melting temperature of the paraffin mixture, despite its slightly lower latent heat capacity compared to Caprylone, could lead to a more uniform temperature. Overall, both PCMs can be used as passive protection against any potential thermal abuses in EV battery modules, while in terms of mechanical strength, the use of a composite reinforcement material is strongly encouraged.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16093896