Analysis of the thermal effect of a lithium iron phosphate battery cell and module

Abstract

Abstract Based on the theory of porous electrodes and the properties of lithium iron batteries, an electrochemical‐thermal coupling model of a single cell was established. The model was mainly used to study the temperature rise and temperature distribution characteristics in different regions of lithium iron batteries under different working conditions. In addition, a heat dissipation comparison analysis was carried out for different types of liquid cold runners, the optimal runner scheme was selected, and a structural optimization analysis was carried out. The simulation results show that the lithium iron battery discharges under the same ambient temperature and different C rates, and the battery temperature continuously increases with C. The temperature rise is mainly affected by Joule heat, and when the lithium iron battery is discharged at the same C but different ambient temperatures, the temperature rise of the lithium iron battery shows a decreasing trend with the increase in ambient temperature in a certain temperature range. The serial flow channel solution induces the best thermal behavior. Using the response surface optimization analysis, the three independent variable factors at which the temperature equilibrium R reaches the largest value under the liquid cooling module model are the rectangular flow channel length‐to‐width ratio, flow rate, and thermal conductivity.

Keywords

• electrochemical‐thermal coupling
• heat‐dissipating module
• liquid cooling module
• lithium iron phosphate battery
• temperature rise