Analysis of a lithium-ion battery cooling system for electric vehicles using a phase-change material and heat pipes

Journal of Thermal Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Yamada, Tatsuya ^a   Koshiyama, Takafumi ^a   Yoshikawa, Manabu ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Ono, Naoki ^a  

^a SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abnormal heat; Heat pipe; Latent heat; Numerical calculation; Phase change material; Thermal runaway; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; HEAT PIPES; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; THERMAL MANAGEMENT (ELECTRONICS); THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

BATTERY SYSTEMS; CALCULATION RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL RUNAWAYS; THERMAL STORAGE;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 85019692716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18805566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jtst.2017jtst0011     Document Type: Article

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