A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car
A novel, multi-disciplinary approach is presented where experiments, system simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics are combined for the electrical and thermal characterization of an air-cooled battery pack. As a case study, a Formula Student race car is considered and the procedure proposed con...
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| author | Claudio Santarelli Christopher Helbig An Li Benoit Honel Thomas Nyhues Fabian Böhm |
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| description | A novel, multi-disciplinary approach is presented where experiments, system simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics are combined for the electrical and thermal characterization of an air-cooled battery pack. As a case study, a Formula Student race car is considered and the procedure proposed consists of three steps: (1) experimental characterization of the battery cells under several thermal conditions; (2) thermal and electrical modeling of the battery stack with system simulation; (3) three-dimensional, time-dependent Conjugate Heat Transfer simulation of the whole battery pack to investigate the cooling performance of the chosen design, and to access fundamental quantities of the batteries, such as state of charge, temperature and ohmic heating. Future improvements of the current work are discussed, including the extension to a liquid-cooled design, battery aging consideration and model integration into a full vehicle system model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb0eaee235924681a1e4e362133565c02023-11-17T21:50:13ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532023-04-0114410210.3390/wevj14040102A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race CarClaudio Santarelli0Christopher Helbig1An Li2Benoit Honel3Thomas Nyhues4Fabian Böhm5Siemens Industry Software GmbH, Am Kabellager 9, 51063 Köln, GermanySiemens Industry Software GmbH, Am Kabellager 9, 51063 Köln, GermanySiemens Digital Industries Software, 19 bd Jules Carteret, 69007 Lyon, FranceSiemens Digital Industries Software, 19 bd Jules Carteret, 69007 Lyon, FranceEcurie Aix-Formula Student Team RWTH Aachen e.V., Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen, GermanyEcurie Aix-Formula Student Team RWTH Aachen e.V., Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen, GermanyA novel, multi-disciplinary approach is presented where experiments, system simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics are combined for the electrical and thermal characterization of an air-cooled battery pack. As a case study, a Formula Student race car is considered and the procedure proposed consists of three steps: (1) experimental characterization of the battery cells under several thermal conditions; (2) thermal and electrical modeling of the battery stack with system simulation; (3) three-dimensional, time-dependent Conjugate Heat Transfer simulation of the whole battery pack to investigate the cooling performance of the chosen design, and to access fundamental quantities of the batteries, such as state of charge, temperature and ohmic heating. Future improvements of the current work are discussed, including the extension to a liquid-cooled design, battery aging consideration and model integration into a full vehicle system model.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/14/4/102battery pack modelingcoolingsimulationtesting processthermal managementcell characterization |
| spellingShingle | Claudio Santarelli Christopher Helbig An Li Benoit Honel Thomas Nyhues Fabian Böhm A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car World Electric Vehicle Journal battery pack modeling cooling simulation testing process thermal management cell characterization |
| title | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car |
| title_full | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car |
| title_fullStr | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car |
| title_short | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Battery Packs—Case Study for an Electric Race Car |
| title_sort | multi disciplinary approach for the electrical and thermal characterization of battery packs case study for an electric race car |
| topic | battery pack modeling cooling simulation testing process thermal management cell characterization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/14/4/102 |
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