Thermal Analysis of a Latent Heat Storage based Battery Thermal Cooling Wrap

This paper details the thermal analysis of a cylindrical lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery cell with a latent heat thermal cooling wrap. The model has been developed as a tool to study the cooling effects of the wrap on the battery cell during discharging. The study aims to provide insight to the proposed battery thermal management strategy based on a single cell, which can later be scaled up to a battery pack. The proposed latent heat storage based battery cooling wrap is used to passively manage the heat produced by the cell and absorbing and maintaining the battery temperature within operational temperatures and below thermal runaway temperature. The simulation results are validated by experimental results. The error is deemed to be minor and results show good agreement.

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