Performance of beeswax phase change material (PCM) and heat pipe as passive battery cooling system for electric vehicles

Putra, N; Sandi, AF; Ariantara, B; Abdullah, N; Indra Mahlia, TM

Performance of beeswax phase change material (PCM) and heat pipe as passive battery cooling system for electric vehicles

Putra, N Sandi, AF Ariantara, B Abdullah, N Indra Mahlia, TM

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Citation:: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020, 21
Issue Date:: 2020-10-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Putra, N
dc.contributor.author	Sandi, AF
dc.contributor.author	Ariantara, B
dc.contributor.author	Abdullah, N
dc.contributor.author	Indra Mahlia, TM
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-04T01:37:01Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-04T01:37:01Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020, 21
dc.identifier.issn	2214-157X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146753
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 The Authors. Increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere and the scarcity of fossil fuel sources have encouraged car manufacturers to develop more environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EVs). The technology advancements of EVs - those with battery systems in particular - have increased their travel distances. Therefore, increasing and maintaining the battery capacity is a key concern in the development of sustainable EVs. In this study, passive cooling systems were constructed with a heat pipe and phase change material (PCM), and their performances were investigated with battery simulators. The aim was to determine the effectiveness of the cooling system and to identify the optimal PCM (beeswax or Rubitherm RT 44 HC) for a temperature range of 25-55 °C. The use of a heat pipe could decrease the battery temperature by 26.62 °C under a 60 W heat load compared to the case without passive cooling system. Furthermore, the addition of RT 44 to a heat pipe resulted in a maximal temperature decrease of 33.42 °C. Thus, an RT 44 HC is more effective than beeswax because its melting temperature lies within the recommended range of the battery working temperature, and its latent heat allows the absorption of more heat compared to beeswax.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.csite.2020.100655
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Performance of beeswax phase change material (PCM) and heat pipe as passive battery cooling system for electric vehicles
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	21
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-03-04T01:36:44Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	21

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© 2020 The Authors. Increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere and the scarcity of fossil fuel sources have encouraged car manufacturers to develop more environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EVs). The technology advancements of EVs - those with battery systems in particular - have increased their travel distances. Therefore, increasing and maintaining the battery capacity is a key concern in the development of sustainable EVs. In this study, passive cooling systems were constructed with a heat pipe and phase change material (PCM), and their performances were investigated with battery simulators. The aim was to determine the effectiveness of the cooling system and to identify the optimal PCM (beeswax or Rubitherm RT 44 HC) for a temperature range of 25-55 °C. The use of a heat pipe could decrease the battery temperature by 26.62 °C under a 60 W heat load compared to the case without passive cooling system. Furthermore, the addition of RT 44 to a heat pipe resulted in a maximal temperature decrease of 33.42 °C. Thus, an RT 44 HC is more effective than beeswax because its melting temperature lies within the recommended range of the battery working temperature, and its latent heat allows the absorption of more heat compared to beeswax.

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