Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Battery TMSs

Abstract

This chapter provides necessary steps to develop representative models of the battery, achieve reliable simulations, form correct set ups of the data acquisition hardware and software, as well as use right procedures for the instrumentation of the battery and the vehicle in the experimental set up. The simulations mainly focus on the battery cell and submodules to provide the fundamental concepts behind the heat dissipation in the cell and heat propagation throughout modelling with and without Battery thermal management systems (BTMS), and can be easily scaled up to represent the entire battery pack. A wide range simulations and experimentations from battery cell to the vehicle level is provided that can be utilized for simulating and testing several different thermal management systems, with the special focus on phase change materials. A case study is conducted to examine a BTMS both through numerical model and experimentation using ANSYS FLUENT numerical simulation tool, IPETRONIKS data acquisition hardware.