TY - JOUR
TI - A study of the effects of the micro-channel cold plate on the cooling performance of battery thermal management systems
AU - Gong Zhen
AU - Tang Hao
AU - Wang Yu
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2022
VL - 26
IS - 2
SP - 1503
EP - 1517
PT - Article
AB - Li-ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles for their superior  performance. To investigate a simple and efficient method for the Li-ion  power batteries, the cold plate with four types of structures A, B, C, and D  were established, respectively. Subsequently, the effects of micro-channel  thickness and width on the cooling performance of battery thermal management  systems were analyzed by using a numerical simulation method. The results  show that with the increases of the micro-channel thickness, the maximum  temperature (Tmax) of the cold plate is gradually increased under structures  A, B, and C, while it is gradually decreased under structure D. The standard  deviation of temperature (Tσ) of the cold plate of structure A was less  affected by the change of the micro-channel thickness. Under structures B,  C, and D, the temperature uniformity of the cold plate can be well  maintained when the micro-channel thickness was 1.0 [mm]. With the increase  of the micro-channel width, the Tmax and Tσ of the cold plate are gradually  increased in all cases, while the ΔP from the inlet to outlet is gradually  decreased. The temperature uniformity of the cold plate is well maintained  by structure C. The decreasing amount and changing range of ΔP caused by the  change of micro-channel width is smaller than caused by the change of the  thickness.