An Integrated Flow–Electric–Thermal Model for a Cylindrical Li-Ion Battery Module with a Direct Liquid Cooling Strategy
Journal article, 2022

An integrated model is constructed for a Li-ion battery module composed of cylindrical cells by coupling individual first-order equivalent circuit models (ECMs) with a 3D heat transfer model, also considering the fluid flow dynamics of the applied cooling liquid, and bench-marked against experimental data. This model simulates a representative unit of the battery module with direct liquid cooling in a parallel configuration. Instead of assigning specific values to the featured parameters involved in the ECMs, they are here defined as 4D arrays. This makes it possible to simultaneously consider the effect of the state of charge, current rate, and temperature on the battery dynamics, making the model more adaptive, versatile, and connectable to the battery cell electrochemistry. According to the simulation results, the model employing state-dependent battery properties fits better with the experimental cooling results. Additionally, the temperature uniformity of the module with a parallel cooling configuration is improved compared to a serial configuration. However, the increase of the absolute core temperature cannot be directly controlled by the surface cooling due to the slow heat transport rate across the battery material. The simulations also provide directions for the modification of module design, to the potential benefit of battery pack developers.

transient battery properties, state-dependent battery properties

module design

direct liquid cooling

Li-ion batteries

integrated flow–electric–thermal model

Author

Litao Yin

Uppsala University

Zeyang Geng

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Are Björneklett

APR Technologies AB

Elisabeth Söderlund

APR Technologies AB

Torbjörn Thiringer

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

D. Brandell

Uppsala University

Energy Technology

21944288 (ISSN) 21944296 (eISSN)

Vol. 10 8 2101131

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Energy Engineering

Other Physics Topics

DOI

10.1002/ente.202101131

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