Experimental and numerical quantification of EV and PHEV battery pack thermal isolation strategies

dc.contributor.advisorRohrauer, Greg
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-19T14:44:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T16:40:46Z
dc.date.available2015-11-19T14:44:23Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T16:40:46Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-30
dc.degree.disciplineComputer Science
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science (MASc)
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this thesis is to quantify the effects of passive thermal management achieved through augmenting thermal isolation incorporated into an electrified vehicle’s energy storage system by design. Temperature changes within the cells are to be minimized over the typical 24 hour daily cycle when exposed to extreme ambient climates. Productionized thermal management solutions take the approach of increasing heat transfer through augmented system power to maintain cell temperatures in their operating range under demanding conditions. The intent of this work is to provide feasible design alternatives that reduce active battery thermal management requirements and thereby parasitic power losses for an electrified vehicle by applying fundamental engineering design principles. Considering a production intent vehicle envelope as a packing constraint, various methods of increasing thermal isolation are explored. Techniques are evaluated based on their overall effectiveness, as well as their ability to be packaged efficiently within a production energy storage system. Consequent cost and mass increases are considered as limiting factors when presenting the design alternatives.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/591
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectElectric vehicleen
dc.subjectEnergy storageen
dc.subjectThermal management systemen
dc.subjectPlug-in hybriden
dc.subjectFinite element analysisen
dc.titleExperimental and numerical quantification of EV and PHEV battery pack thermal isolation strategiesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Science (MASc)

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