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Optimization Design for Augmentation of Cooling Performance Utilizing Leading-Edge Materials in Electric Vehicle Battery Cells

Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering 2020;37(7):529-538.
Published online: July 1, 2020

1 대구가톨릭대학교 기계자동차공학부

1 School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu

#E-mail: dlee@cu.ac.kr, TEL: +82-53-850-2717
• Received: April 2, 2020   • Revised: May 25, 2020   • Accepted: May 26, 2020

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Optimization Design for Augmentation of Cooling Performance Utilizing Leading-Edge Materials in Electric Vehicle Battery Cells
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Fig. 1 Actual image of battery pack and cell
Fig. 2 Imported geometries of entire flow domains and battery pack with cooling plates
Fig. 3 Grid of at entire flow domain and battery cells
Fig. 4 Velocity vectors depending on attachment of cooling plates to battery pack
Fig. 5 Surface temperature of the battery cells with different materials of cells and cooling plates
Fig. 6 Surface temperature of 6th cell with horizontal axis with different materials of cells and cooling plates
Fig. 7 Nusselt number vs. Peclet number (X) at the 6th cell
Fig. 8 Surface temperature of 6th cell with horizontal axis at six different mass flow rates of case 3
Fig. 9 Nusselt number vs. Peclet number at the 6th cell with six different mass flow rates of case 3
Optimization Design for Augmentation of Cooling Performance Utilizing Leading-Edge Materials in Electric Vehicle Battery Cells
Width (L)
[mm]
Thickness (T)
[mm]
Height (H)
[mm]
EA
Battery cell 275 17 105 12
Cooling plate 275 209.5 1 2
Battery pack 620 217.5 113 1
Design boundary conditions
Turbulence model K-Omega
Material Battery cell Aluminum, Graphite
Cooling plate Aluminum, Graphite
Fluid Incompressible air
Inlet Mass flow rate [kg/s] 0.0875
Temperature [K] 298.15
Outlet Pressure [Pa] 0
Battery cell Heat flux [W/m2] 590
Material property ρ
[kg/m3]
Cp
[J/kg·K]
k
[W/m·K]
Aluminum 2719 871 202.4
Graphite 2210 709 1950
Type Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Battery cell Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Graphite
Cooling plate None Aluminum Graphite Aluminum
X+ ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
0 24.3 322.4 23.5 321.7 22.2 320.4 25.1 323.3
0.1 25.4 323.5 24.3 322.5 22.9 321.1 25.2 323.4
0.2 26.9 325.0 25.2 323.4 23.7 321.9 25.3 323.5
0.3 28.2 326.3 26.1 324.3 24.4 322.6 25.4 323.6
0.4 29.4 327.5 26.8 325.0 25.0 323.2 25.5 323.7
0.5 30.4 328.5 27.4 325.6 25.5 323.7 25.6 323.8
0.6 31.2 329.3 27.9 326.1 26.0 324.2 25.7 323.9
0.7 31.7 329.8 28.3 326.5 26.3 324.5 25.7 323.9
0.8 32.1 330.2 28.5 326.7 26.5 324.7 25.7 323.9
0.9 32.1 330.2 28.5 326.7 26.5 324.7 25.7 323.9
1 31.9 330.0 28.3 326.5 26.3 324.5 25.7 323.9
Mass flow rate
[kg/s]
0.05 0.075 0.0875 0.1 0.125 0.15
X+ ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
ΔT
[K]
Tmax
[K]
0 36.3 334.2 25.6 323.5 22.2 320.1 19.5 317.6 15.6 313.5 12.9 310.9
0.1 37.0 334.9 26.4 324.3 22.9 320.9 20.2 318.3 16.2 314.1 13.5 311.5
0.2 37.7 335.6 27.1 325.0 23.7 321.6 21.0 319.1 17.0 314.9 14.3 312.3
0.3 38.3 336.2 27.8 325.7 24.4 322.3 21.7 319.8 17.8 315.7 15.0 313.0
0.4 38.8 336.7 28.4 326.3 25.0 322.9 22.3 320.4 18.4 316.3 15.7 313.7
0.5 39.3 337.2 28.9 326.8 25.5 323.4 22.9 321.0 19.0 316.9 16.3 314.3
0.6 39.7 337.6 29.3 327.2 26.0 323.9 23.3 321.4 19.4 317.3 16.7 314.7
0.7 40.0 337.9 29.6 327.5 26.3 324.2 23.6 321.6 19.8 317.7 17.1 315.1
0.8 40.1 338.0 29.8 327.7 26.5 324.4 23.8 321.8 20.0 317.9 17.3 315.3
0.9 40.1 338.0 29.8 327.7 26.5 324.4 23.8 321.8 20.0 317.9 17.3 315.3
1 39.9 337.8 29.6 327.5 26.3 324.2 23.6 321.6 19.8 317.7 17.2 315.2
Table 1 Physical dimensions of battery pack
Table 2 Design boundary conditions
Table 3 Material property
Table 4 Numerical data of temperature difference and maximum temperature for horizontal position (X) on the side surface of 6th cell with different materials of cell and cooling plate
Table 5 Numerical data of temperature difference and maximum temperature for horizontal position (X) on the side surface of 6th cell with six different mass flow rates of case 3