Development of a Two-Dimensional Thermal Model for Li-Ion Battery Pack With Experimental Validation

Author(s):  
Haoting Wang ◽  
Ning Liu ◽  
Lin Ma

Abstract This paper reports the development of a two-dimensional two states (2D2S) model for the analysis of thermal behaviors of Li-ion battery packs and its experimental validation. This development was motivated by the need to fill a niche in our current modeling capabilities: the need to analyze 2D temperature (T) distributions in large-scale battery packs in real time. Past models were predominately developed to either provide detailed T information with high computational cost or provide real-time analysis but only 1D lumped T information. However, the capability to model 2D T field in real time is desirable in many applications ranging from the optimal design of cooling strategies to onboard monitoring and control. Therefore, this work developed a new approach to provide this desired capability. The key innovations in our new approach involved modeling the whole battery pack as a complete thermal-fluid network and at the same time calculating only two states (surface and core T) for each cell. Modeling the whole pack as a complete network captured the interactions between cells and enabled the accurate resolution of the 2D T distribution. Limiting the calculation to only the surface and core T controlled the computational cost at a manageable level and rendered the model suitable for packs at large scale with many cells.

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Astaneh ◽  
Jelena Andric ◽  
Lennart Löfdahl ◽  
Dario Maggiolo ◽  
Peter Stopp ◽  
...  

Large-scale introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) to the market sets outstanding requirements for battery performance to extend vehicle driving range, prolong battery service life, and reduce battery costs. There is a growing need to accurately and robustly model the performance of both individual cells and their aggregated behavior when integrated into battery packs. This paper presents a novel methodology for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack simulations under actual operating conditions of an electric mining vehicle. The validated electrochemical-thermal models of Li-ion battery cells are scaled up into battery modules to emulate cell-to-cell variations within the battery pack while considering the random variability of battery cells, as well as electrical topology and thermal management of the pack. The performance of the battery pack model is evaluated using transient experimental data for the pack operating conditions within the mining environment. The simulation results show that the relative root mean square error for the voltage prediction is 0.7–1.7% and for the battery pack temperature 2–12%. The proposed methodology is general and it can be applied to other battery chemistries and electric vehicle types to perform multi-objective optimization to predict the performance of large battery packs.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iffandya Popy Wulandari ◽  
Min-Chun Pan

Abstract As one pioneer means for energy storage, Li-ion battery packs have a complex and critical issue about degradation monitoring and remaining useful life estimation. It induces challenges on condition characterization of Li-ion battery packs such as internal resistance (IR). The IR is an essential parameter of a Li-ion battery pack, relating to the energy efficiency, power performance, degradation, and physical life of the li-ion battery pack. This study aims to obtain reliable IR through applying an evaluation test that acquires data such as voltage, current, and temperature provided by the battery management system (BMS). Additionally, this paper proposes an approach to predict the degradation of Li-ion battery pack using support vector regression (SVR) with RBF kernel. The modeling approach using the relationship between internal resistance, different SOC levels 20%–100%, and cycle at the beginning of life 1 cycle until cycle 500. The data-driven method is used here to achieve battery life prediction.based on internal resistance behavior in every period using supervised machine learning, SVR. Our experiment result shows that the internal resistance was increasing non-linear, approximately 0.24%, and it happened if the cycle rise until 500 cycles. Besides, using SVR algorithm, the quality of the fitting was evaluated using coefficient determination R2, and the score is 0.96. In the proposed modeling process of the battery pack, the value of MSE is 0.000035.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2212
Author(s):  
Hien Vu ◽  
Donghwa Shin

Lithium-ion batteries exhibit significant performance degradation such as power/energy capacity loss and life cycle reduction in low-temperature conditions. Hence, the Li-ion battery pack is heated before usage to enhance its performance and lifetime. Recently, many internal heating methods have been proposed to provide fast and efficient pre-heating. However, the proposed methods only consider a combination of unit cells while the internal heating should be implemented for multiple groups within a battery pack. In this study, we investigated the possibility of timing control to simultaneously obtain balanced temperature and state of charge (SOC) between each cell by considering geometrical and thermal characteristics of the battery pack. The proposed method schedules the order and timing of the charge/discharge period for geometrical groups in a battery pack during internal pre-heating. We performed a pack-level simulation with realistic electro-thermal parameters of the unit battery cells by using the mutual pulse heating strategy for multi-layer geometry to acquire the highest heating efficiency. The simulation results for heating from −30 ∘ C to 10 ∘ C indicated that a balanced temperature-SOC status can be achieved via the proposed method. The temperature difference can be decreased to 0.38 ∘ C and 0.19% of the SOC difference in a heating range of 40 ∘ C with only a maximum SOC loss of 2.71% at the end of pre-heating.


Author(s):  
Azita Soleymani ◽  
William Maltz

Abstract A semi-analytical digital twin model of a 90 kW.h li-ion battery pack was developed to capture thermal behavior of the pack in a real-time environment. The solution uses reduced-order models that minimize compute cost/time yet are accurate in predicting real-world operation. The real-time heat generation rate in the battery pack is calculated using 2RC equivalent circuit model. A series of HPPC tests were conducted to calibrate the equivalent circuit model in order to accurately calculate heat generation rate as a function of SOC, temperature, current, charge/discharge mode and pulse duration. In the paper, live-sensor data was integrated into the digital twin system level model of the battery pack to create a real-time environment. The generated tool was utilized to monitor the real-time temperature of the battery pack remotely and have a predictive maintenance solution. The model results for heat generation rate, terminal voltage, and temperature were found to be consistent with the test data across a wide range of conditions. The generated model was used to accelerate battery pack design and development by enabling the evaluation of design feasibility and to conduct in-depth root causes analyses for various inputs and operating conditions, including initial SOC, temperature, coolant flow rate, different charge and discharge profiles. The resulting digital twin model provides additional data that cannot be measured offering the EV industry an opportunity to improve its safety record.


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Tae Ko ◽  
Jaehyung Lee ◽  
Jung-Hoon Ahn ◽  
Byoung Kuk Lee

In this paper, an innovative modeling approach for Li-ion battery packs is proposed by considering intrinsic cell unbalances and packaging elements. The proposed modeling method shows that the accurate battery pack model can be achieved if the overall influences of intrinsic cell unbalances and packaging elements are taken account. Concurrently, the proposed method takes a practical model structure, resulting in the reduction of computational burden in a battery management system. Furthermore, because the proposed method utilizes cell information without a manufactured battery pack, it can be helpful to design optimal battery packs. The proposed method is verified through simulation and experimental results of the Li-ion battery pack along with the battery cycler. In three test profiles, the mean absolute percentage errors and root mean square errors of the proposed pack model do not exceed 0.5% and 0.07 V, respectively.


Author(s):  
Divya Chalise ◽  
Krishna Shah ◽  
Ravi Prasher ◽  
Ankur Jain

Thermal management of Li-ion battery packs is a critical technological challenge that directly impacts safety and performance. Removal of heat generated in individual Li-ion cells into the ambient is a considerably complicated problem involving multiple heat transfer modes. This paper develops an iterative analytical technique to model conjugate heat transfer in coolant-based thermal management of a Li-ion battery pack. Solutions for the governing energy conservation equations for thermal conduction and convection are derived and coupled with each other in an iterative fashion to determine the final temperature distribution. The analytical model is used to investigate the dependence of the temperature field on various geometrical and material parameters. This work shows that the coolant flowrate required for effective cooling can be reduced significantly by improving the thermal conductivity of individual Li-ion cells. Further, this work helps understand key thermal–electrochemical trade-offs in the design of thermal management for Li-ion battery packs, such as the trade-off between temperature rise and energy storage density in the battery pack.


Author(s):  
Sudipta Bijoy Sarmah ◽  
Pankaj Kalita ◽  
Akhil Garg ◽  
Xiao-dong Niu ◽  
Xing-Wei Zhang ◽  
...  

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack is vital for storage of energy produced from different sources and has been extensively used for various applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), watches, cookers, etc. For an efficient real-time monitoring and fault diagnosis of battery operated systems, it is important to have a quantified information on the state-of-health (SoH) of batteries. This paper conducts comprehensive literature studies on advancement, challenges, concerns, and futuristic aspects of models and methods for SoH estimation of batteries. Based on the studies, the methods and models for SoH estimation have been summarized systematically with their advantages and disadvantages in tabular format. The prime emphasis of this review was attributed toward the development of a hybridized method which computes SoH of batteries accurately in real-time and takes self-discharge into its account. At the end, the summary of research findings and the future directions of research such as nondestructive tests (NDT) for real-time estimation of battery SoH, finding residual SoH for the recycled batteries from battery packs, integration of mechanical aspects of battery with temperature, easy assembling–dissembling of battery packs, and hybridization of battery packs with photovoltaic and super capacitor are discussed.


Author(s):  
Guodong Fan ◽  
Ke Pan ◽  
Alexander Bartlett ◽  
Marcello Canova ◽  
Giorgio Rizzoni

Lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications are subject to aging with usage and environmental conditions, leading to the reduction of the performance, reliability and life span of the battery pack. To this extent, the ability of simulating the dynamic behavior of a battery pack using high-fidelity electrochemical and thermal models could provide very useful information for the design of Battery Management Systems (BMS). For instance such models could be used to predict the impact of cell-to-cell variations in the electrical and thermal properties on the overall performance of the pack, as well as on the propagation of degradation from one cell to another. This paper presents a method for fast simulation of an integrated electrochemical-thermal battery pack model based on first-principles. First, a coupled electrochemical and thermal model is developed for a single cell, based upon the data of a composite LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 – LiMn2O4 (LMO-NMC) Li-ion battery, and validated on experimental data. Then, the cell model is extended to a reconfigurable and parametric model of a complete battery pack. The proposed modeling approach is completely general and applicable to characterize any pack topology, varying electrical connections and thermal boundary conditions. Finally, simulation results are shown to illustrate the effects of parameter variability on the pack performance.


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