Experimental investigation on thermal management of lithium-ion battery with roll bond liquid cooling plate

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in energy storage systems owing to their high energy storage density, high energy storage efficiency, and stability. However, the power density of energy storage system is usually limited by thermal management. In this paper, the temperature distribution of the battery along the height direction is obtained. The thermal management analysis of two 100Ah lithium-ion batteries in series is carried out by using roll bond liquid cooling plate which has significant heat dissipation performance and low manufacturing cost. Cavity and rib structures are embedded in the serpentine channel and compared to the direct channel. Effects of flow rate and contact area are studied. The experimental results show that when charging and discharging at 1C, the cell temperature can be controlled by a low flow rate(12L/h) and the cavity structure with a large heat exchange area is dominant. In 2C discharge, large flow rate(> 20L/h) is required. Rib structure with high flow rate and low water temperature has better performance. When discharged at 2C rate(750 W), roll bond liquid cooling plate can control the battery temperature below 35 degrees C and the temperature difference within 5?degrees C, at the cost of small pressure drop(5818 Pa). Compared with other studies, roll bond liquid cooling plate has strong heat transfer capacity, light weight and low cost, which is a promising solution for thermal management of energy storage batteries.

Automated summary

In this study, a roll bond liquid cooling plate was used to address the thermal management issue in energy storage systems. By adjusting factors such as flow rate and contact area, temperature control of lithium-ion batteries was achieved. The experimental results showed that the cooling plate had strong heat transfer capacity, lightweight, and low cost.