Volume 45, Issue 4 pp. 4967-5005
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Thermal behavior of lithium-ion battery in microgrid application: Impact and management system

Azri H. Hasani

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Azri H. Hasani

URND Sdn Bhd, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Azri H. Hasani, URND Sdn Bhd, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia.

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Muhamad Mansor

Muhamad Mansor

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Vigna Kumaran

Vigna Kumaran

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Ahmad W. M. Zuhdi

Ahmad W. M. Zuhdi

Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Yong J. Ying

Yong J. Ying

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Mahammad Abdul Hannan

Mahammad Abdul Hannan

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Fazrena A. Hamid

Fazrena A. Hamid

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Muhamad S. A. Rahman

Muhamad S. A. Rahman

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

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Nur A. Salim

Nur A. Salim

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia

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First published: 22 November 2020
Citations: 12

Funding information: Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Grant/Award Number: 20190102LRGS

Summary

Safe and reliable operation is among the considerations when integrating lithium-ion batteries as the energy storage system in microgrids. A lithium-ion battery is very sensitive to temperature in which it is one of the critical factors affecting the performance and limiting the practical application of the battery. Furthermore, the adverse effects differ according to the temperature. The susceptibility of lithium-ion battery to temperature imposes the need to deploy an efficient battery thermal management system to ensure the safe operation of the battery while at the same time maximizing its performance and life cycle. To design a good thermal management system, accurate temperature measurement is vital to assist the battery thermal management system in managing relevant states such as the stage-of-charge and state-of-health of the battery. This article outlines the effects of low and high temperatures on the performance of Li-ion batteries. Next, a review of currently available internal temperature monitoring approaches is presented based on their feasibility and complexity. Then, an overview of battery thermal management systems based on different cooling mediums is presented. This includes air cooling, liquid cooling, phase change material (PCM) cooling, heat pipe cooling, boiling-based cooling, and solid-state cooling. The final section of this article discusses the practical implementation of the internal temperature measurement approach and battery thermal management system for microgrids. From the review, a suitable candidate is the flexible, low maintenance, and long lifetime hybrid battery thermal management system that combines heat pipe cooling and solid-state cooling. It is capable of maintaining the maximum operating temperature of the battery within 45°C at up to 3C discharge rate while being a relatively simple system. Additionally, passive PCM with thermally conductive filler can also be employed to assist the hybrid battery thermal management system in improving the temperature uniformity well within 5°C.

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