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Experimental investigations on the performance of mini-channel evaporator refrigeration system for thermal management of power batteries.

Author(s) : HUANG D., ZHANG H., WANG X., HUANG X., DAI H.

Type of article: IJR article

Summary

The vapor compression refrigeration system possesses excellent thermal performance owing to two phase boiling with large latent heat, which can be a promising option for refrigerant cooling of battery modules. In this work, the battery thermal management equipped with a small-scale refrigeration system was built up, which primarily consisted of the mini-channel evaporator directly mounted with a battery module, compressor, throttle valve and fan-cooled condenser. The influencing factors such as the refrigerant charge, openness of throttling valve (OTV) and the heating power were examined experimentally. It is found that, with the increase in the refrigerant charge, the system coefficient of performance (COP) first increased and then decreased. When the heating power is between 100 W to 200 W, the temperature of the battery module could be controlled in a suitable range, namely 10°C-45°C, by adjusting the OTV within the range of 48.8%-72.1%. As the OTV increased, the heat transfer coefficient of the mini-channels first increased and then levelled off. As the heat power increased, the heat transfer coefficient of the mini-channels first increased and then decreased. The present study helps better understanding of thermal management using the vapor compression refrigeration system in the battery thermal management.

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  • Original title: Experimental investigations on the performance of mini-channel evaporator refrigeration system for thermal management of power batteries.
  • Record ID : 30029064
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 130
  • Publication date: 2021/10
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.05.038
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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