Heat transfer enhancement of lithium-ion battery using nanofluids
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Date
2018
Authors
Muhammad Imran Salim Asrab Ali
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Electric Vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) are seen as the future of motor
vehicles. HEVs depend little on conventional fuel and EVs do not depend on conventional
fuel. This lead to future vehicle to become more eco-friendly with its low gas emission. The
engine of these vehicles is run mainly on electrical supply. A prominent resource for these
vehicles is Lithium-ion battery. The performance of Lithium-ion battery is essential for the
car to sustain a long-term performance. One of the key factors in ensuring Lithium-ion
battery performs to its best is by ensuring the battery is run on its optimal temperature.
Battery performance changes dramatically with temperature. Maintaining the temperature of
battery is done by cooling. Coolers role in performance of cars has been much bigger for
EVs and HEVs. This research focuses on thermal management of battery by thermal
enhancement using nanofluids as coolant. Analysis is done experimentally and through
simulation to study the best composition of nanoparticles required in nanofluid to enhance
heat transfer that leads to maintaining temperature of battery.