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Design and parametric optimization of thermal management of lithium-ion battery module with reciprocating air-flow

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Single cell temperature difference of lithium-ion battery (LIB) module will significantly affect the safety and cycle life of the battery. The reciprocating air-flow module created by a periodic reversal of the air flow was investigated in an effort to mitigate the inherent temperature gradient problem of the conventional battery system with a unidirectional coolant flow with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Orthogonal experiment and optimization design method based on computational fluid dynamics virtual experiments were developed. A set of optimized design factors for the cooling of reciprocating air flow of LIB thermal management was determined. The simulation experiments show that the reciprocating flow can achieve good heat dissipation, reduce the temperature difference, improve the temperature homogeneity and effectively lower the maximal temperature of the modular battery. The reciprocating flow improves the safety, long-term performance and life span of LIB.

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  1. School of Automobile and Mechanic Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

    Yan-ping Liu  (刘燕平), Chen-zhi Ouyang  (欧阳陈志), Qing-bai Jiang  (江清柏) & Bo Liang  (梁波)

  2. Key Laboratory of Safety Design and Reliability Technology for Engineering Vehicle, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

    Bo Liang  (梁波)

  3. Key Laboratory of Lightweight and Reliability Technology for Engineering Vehicle of Hunan Province, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

    Bo Liang  (梁波)

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Foundation item: Project(50803008) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Projects(14JJ4035, 2011RS4067) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China; Project(2013-sdllmd-08) supported by the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices (South China University of Technology), China; Projects(20100480946, 201104508) supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China

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Liu, Yp., Ouyang, Cz., Jiang, Qb. et al. Design and parametric optimization of thermal management of lithium-ion battery module with reciprocating air-flow. J. Cent. South Univ. 22, 3970–3976 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-015-2941-8

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