A review on thermal management techniques for lithium-ion battery

随着新能源汽车的广泛使用,动力锂离子电池的热安全性问题日益突出。本文以Bernardi生热机理为基础,耦合不同物理量,分别从电化学-热耦合模型、电-热耦合模型和热滥用模型来介绍单体电池的热特性。由于电池能量密度的增加与行驶工况复杂程度的提高,动力锂离子电池容易发生热量堆积,甚至造成热失控,对此,文中梳理了商用动力电池包的常用冷却方式。最后,根据对影响电池模组安全性的热失控蔓延机理及实测结果,介绍了阻断单体及基本模块热失控传播的有效方法。     

Thermal runaway propagation mitigation of lithium ion battery by epoxy resin board

动力电池热失控扩展阻隔是抑制大规模电池火灾的重要途径。本文采用环氧树脂板（ERB）阻隔锂离子电池的热失控扩展，分析不同厚度ERB对串联及并联模组的热失控阻隔作用。结果表明，ERB可降低热失控电池模组的最高温度，减轻电池热失控剧烈程度，避免喷射火焰的产生；对于并联的电池模组，采用2 mmERB的锂电池模组的电池间热失控扩展平均时间间隔为198 s，为无ERB时的2.29倍，采用4 mm ERB时平均时间间隔延长至无ERB时的5.57倍；对于串联的电池模组，采用2 mm ERB时电池热失控扩展平均时间间隔延长至无ERB锂电池模组的2.09倍，采用4 mm ERB时可完全阻止热失控扩展；研究发现并联的电池模组相对于串联模组更容易扩展,其原因为并联模组单个电池热失控时会形成电回路并产生焦耳热。     

锂离子电池热管理技术

电动汽车在应对气候变化和减少碳排放方面显示出了巨大潜力,电池作为电动汽车的动力来源,在性能和安全方面受温度影响很大。一套有效的热管理控制系统能使电池组温度保持在最佳工作范围内,提高整车的续驶里程。主要总结了目前对电池进行散热和保温的主流电池热管理技术——风冷、液冷、相变冷却、热管冷却以及电池加热技术。提出电池热管理技术应往智能化、集成化、与机器学习相结合、能够自适应调节电池生态温度的方向发展,将会有很大的研究空间。     

Heat dissipation design for lithium-ion batteries

A two-dimensional, transient heat-transfer model for different methods of heat dissipation is used to simulate the temperature distribution in lithium-ion batteries. The experimental and simulation results show that cooling by natural convection is not an effective means for removing heat from the battery system. It is found that forced convection cooling can mitigate temperature rise in the battery. Nevertheless, a non-uniform distribution of temperature on the surface of the battery is inevitable and this makes thermal management difficult.As a better means of suppressing increases in temperature, a heat pipe has been used to effect heat dissipation. The connection between the heat pipe and the battery wall pays an important role in heat dissipation. Inserting the heat pipe in to an aluminum fin appears to be suitable for reducing the rise in temperature and maintaining a uniform temperature distribution on the surface of the battery.     

A review on lithium-ion power battery thermal management technologies and thermal safety

Lithium-ion power battery has become one of the main power sources for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles because of superior performance compared with other power sources.In order to ensure the safety and improve the performance,the maximum operating temperature and local temperature difference of batteries must be maintained in an appropriate range.The effect of temperature on the capacity fade and aging are simply investigated.The electrode structure,including electrode thickness,particle size and porosity,are analyzed.It is found that all of them have significant influences on the heat generation of battery.Details of various thermal management technologies,namely air based,phase change material based,heat pipe based and liquid based,are discussed and compared from the perspective of improving the external heat dissipation.The selection of different battery thermal management (BTM) technologies should be based on the cooling demand and applications,and liquid cooling is suggested being the most suitable method for large-scale battery pack charged/discharged at higher C-rate and in high-temperature environment.The thermal safety in the respect of propagation and suppression of thermal runaway is analyzed.     

基于COMSOL的锂离子电池热失控仿真与防控

动力电池是新能源汽车关键部件,为进一步探究其热失控机理及影响因素,总结热失控发展过程,利用COMSOL软件构建锂离子电池单体模型,结合仿真实验结果详细分析其影响因素,并提出一款利用隔热罩、隔热盖板、隔热底座和可滑动扩容盒延缓热失控效果的可延缓热失控的汽车电池包。研究结果表明：热失控过程大致分为加热阶段、喷射和燃烧阶段、熄灭阶段,受4种副反应产热影响;在超过445.08K的高温环境下,长时间工作的锂离子电池易发生热失控,失控热源关键在正极活性材料与电解液分解反应;当电池实际温度超过500 K时,温度若无法及时控制将导致火灾事故发生;同时,对流传热系数越高,电池温度变化越快;初始温度越高,热失控可能性越大。     

Influence of cycling on the heat-release and thermal runaway of the lithium ion battery under adiabatic condition

随着锂离子电池能量、寿命的提升,对安全性需求也越来越高,温度对电池的寿命和安全有着重要影响。以钴酸锂/中间相碳微球体系电池为研究对象,采用加速量热仪研究了不同工作电流、不同循环老化周期电池的产热特性和热失控行为,电池的发热量随着充放电倍率的增加而增大。通过比较不同循环老化周期电池的产热速率,发现容量衰减速度与直流内阻、产热量之间存在很强的关联性。从热失控行为研究发现,自放热起始温度为105.4℃,随后发生连续自放热,直到温度达到149.7℃热失控起始温度,发生内短路,最终导致电池热失控。循环后电池的热失控过程中自放热和热失控起始温度稍有变化,热失控时间大大缩短。     

Experimental researches on thermal runaway in cylindrical LiFePO4 batteries during nail penetration

锂离子电池在发生针刺之后会造成内部短路,进而产生大量热量和浓烟以至引发热失控。本文通过模拟实验剖析圆柱型磷酸铁锂电池针刺后的内部结构,结合理论分析探究针刺热失控产热机理。以自行设计搭建的磷酸铁锂电池针刺热失控实验平台为基础,在初始20℃室温下采用Φ5 mm的钨钢针刺穿电池,观测电池的热失控发展情况以及电池电压、表面温升变化规律。根据实验结果得到以下结论：①针刺对圆柱型磷酸铁锂电池造成的热失控剧烈情况带有随机性;②电池电压在针刺后下降至0V,若破坏过程中电池内部热反应气体泄漏甚至发生爆炸则电压下降更迅速;③电池温度在被刺破后迅速上升,其温升趋势总体随破坏程度增加而加快。综合来看,针刺对磷酸铁锂电池的损坏是不可逆且通常会并发热失控,因此建议在设计电池结构时应当充分考虑防针刺及对电池进行额外保护。     

循环充放电条件下锂离子电池的温度模拟

锂离子电池在充放电过程中产生的热量主要为两部分,即因电化学反应而产生的可逆热和由极化产生的不可逆热。若电池内部温度达到82℃以上时,钴酸锂电池材料将发生热分解,引发一系列不可控化学反应,释放出大量的反应热。本论文在可逆热和不可逆热的基础上,耦合电池材料分解热,采用有限元技术,模拟锂离子电池在充放电过程中不同对流条件以及不同外界温度下电池内部温度的变化,为揭示锂离子电池热失控机制提供理论依据。     

Recent progress in lithium-ion battery thermal management for a wide range of temperature and abuse conditions

Lithium-ion batteries are important power sources for electric vehicles and energy storage devices in recent decades. Operating temperature, reliability, safety, and life cycle of batteries are key issues in battery thermal management, and therefore, there is a need for an effective thermal-management system. This review summarises the latest research progress on lithium-ion battery thermal management under high temperature, sub-zero temperature, and abuse conditions. Heat generation mechanisms are characterised under both normal and abuse conditions. Different cooling methods, which include air cooling, liquid cooling, phase change cooling, heat pipe cooling, and their combinations are reviewed and discussed. Thereafter, features of different battery heating methods such as air/liquid heating, alternate current heating, and internal self-heating are discussed. An improvement in battery safety under abuse conditions is discussed from the perspective of battery material modification and thermal management design. The research progress in recent investigations is summarised, and the prospects are proposed.