Preventing thermal runaway propagation in lithium ion battery packs using a phase change composite material: An experimental study

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 340, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-59

  Wilke, Stephen ^a   Schweitzer, Ben ^a   Khateeb, Siddique ^a   Al Hallaj, Said ^a  

^a All Cell Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

18650; Lithium ion; Nail penetration; Phase change material; Thermal management; Thermal runaway

Indexed keywords

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; BATTERY PACK; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIGITAL STORAGE; IONS; NAILS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL MANAGEMENT (ELECTRONICS);

18650; EXTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITS; LITHIUM IONS; NAIL PENETRATION; PROPAGATION SEQUENCES; SMALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES; STATIONARY ENERGY STORAGES; THERMAL RUNAWAYS;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84995968103     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.11.018     Document Type: Article

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