Evaluating Thermal Performance of Pouch Type Lithium Polymer Battery Cell

Adam Maxwell Doumin; Akhmal Fahruddin; Zul Hilmi Che Daud; Zainab Asus; Izhari Izmi Mazali; Mohd Farid Muhamad Said; Fitri Yakub

Authors

Adam Maxwell Doumin School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Akhmal Fahruddin School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Zul Hilmi Che Daud Automotive Development Centre (ADC), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Zainab Asus Automotive Development Centre (ADC), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Izhari Izmi Mazali School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Farid Muhamad Said Automotive Development Centre (ADC), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Fitri Yakub Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords:

Lithium-ion battery, thermal behavior, hybrid electric vehicle, experimental study

Abstract

This article presents an experimental study of battery temperature under constant discharge rate. This study considers several constant discharge rates, constant air velocities, gap between battery cells in the battery module and the placement of thermocouple sensors in order to study the thermal behaviour of the battery cell. The relationship of temperature and discharge rates at different point on battery cell surface is compared. The heat generation on the battery surface as a function of discharge time are captured by RTD thermocouple and linked to the LabVIEW software. An axial fan creates constant air velocities that help in removing heat away from battery module during discharge process. Variables that are considered in this experiment are the discharging rate, air velocities and the thermal behaviour of the Lithium-ion battery cell on various points across the battery cell surface.