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Optimization of the Cooling System of Electric Vehicle Batteries

by A. Heri Iswanto^1,*, Iwan Harsono², Alim Al Ayub Ahmed³, Sergushina Elena Sergeevna⁴, Stepan Krasnikov⁵, Rustem Zalilov⁶, John William Grimaldo Guerrero⁷, Liliya N. Latipova⁸, Safa Kareem Hachim⁹

1 Public Health Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, 16426, Indonesia
2 Universitas Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, 83116, Indonesia
3 School of Accounting, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, 330300, China
4 National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, 430005, Russia
5 Russian Technological University, Moscow, 119454, Russian
6 Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Magnitogorsk, 455000, Russian
7 Departamento de Energía, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, 080002, Colombia
8 Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 628400, Russia
9 College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, 54001, Iraq

* Corresponding Author: A. Heri Iswanto. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advances in Fluid Flow and Smart Materials)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(3), 835-850. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.019851

Received 20 October 2021; Accepted 29 December 2021; Issue published 22 February 2022

Abstract

The most important components of electrical vehicles are the battery and the related cooling system. These subsystems play a major role in determining the overall electric vehicle performances. In this study, a novel cooling system with fluid in the battery cell is proposed, by which the energy storage system can be optimized through control of the temperature of the batteries. A sensitivity analysis is conducted considering the maximum temperature, the heat rate, the coolant temperature, and the geometry of the cavities. The numerical simulations show that the parameters for the trapezoidal compartment have an impact on the thermal performance of battery. An optimal geometry is proposed accordingly. It is concluded that for high values of Reynolds number for which the flow becomes turbulent, a decrease in the battery temperature can be obtained thereby avoiding thermal stresses.

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