About this Research Topic
Lithium-ion batteries have been widely used as an energy source for electric cars, portable devices, etc. Since lithium-ion batteries are very sensitive to temperature, thermal management has become a crucial part of battery pack engineering design. The battery thermal management system can ensure that the battery pack operates safely with high performance in a narrow temperature range. However, as the energy density of battery packs increases, it has become a huge challenge to develop a thermal management system that is small in size, light in weight, and highly efficient - due to the high heat generation power caused by the battery pack with higher energy density. In the meantime, the poor performance of batteries at low temperatures has also aroused attention to the battery heating demands of electric vehicles/devices in cold regions. Battery thermal management is a very hot topic recently, but there still lacks a general solution for engineering designs.
This special issue collects papers that deal with thermal management of power batteries, which includes advanced cooling or heating technologies, such as passive thermal management with phase change materials, thermoelectric cooling, alternative current heating, etc. This collection intends to demonstrate the latest researches in battery thermal management and various new solutions to the temperature control of the batteries that are operated in different modes or in different environments. Both research work and review papers can be submitted. The research works can be done through experiments or simulations. But the simulation works must be validated with experimental data or the data in public literature.
The themes of this Research Topic are not limited to the items below, any paper related to battery thermal management could be considered:
· Air cooling
· Liquid cooling
· Phase change material cooling
· Thermoelectric cooling
· Heat pipe cooling
· Hybrid cooling
· Microchannel
· Battery heating technologies
This special issue collects papers that deal with thermal management of power batteries, which includes advanced cooling or heating technologies, such as passive thermal management with phase change materials, thermoelectric cooling, alternative current heating, etc. This collection intends to demonstrate the latest researches in battery thermal management and various new solutions to the temperature control of the batteries that are operated in different modes or in different environments. Both research work and review papers can be submitted. The research works can be done through experiments or simulations. But the simulation works must be validated with experimental data or the data in public literature.
The themes of this Research Topic are not limited to the items below, any paper related to battery thermal management could be considered:
· Air cooling
· Liquid cooling
· Phase change material cooling
· Thermoelectric cooling
· Heat pipe cooling
· Hybrid cooling
· Microchannel
· Battery heating technologies
Keywords: Battery thermal management, Cooling, Heating, Modeling
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