Experimental investigation of battery thermal management system for electric vehicle based on paraffin/copper foam

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 241-246

  Rao, Zhonghao ^a   Huo, Yutao ^a   Liu, Xinjian ^a   Zhang, Guoqing ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Battery thermal management; Copper foam; Electric vehicle; Heat transfer; Paraffin

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; ROADS AND STREETS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL; VEHICLES;

BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENTS; COOLING PERFORMANCE; COPPER FOAM; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84942899403     PISSN: 17439671     EISSN: 17460220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joei.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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