1 March 2024 | Yadyra Ortiz, Paul Arévalo *, Diego Peña and Francisco Jurado
This paper provides a comprehensive review of thermal management strategies for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), emphasizing recent advancements and future prospects. It begins by evaluating industry-standard practices and their limitations, followed by a detailed examination of single-phase and multi-phase cooling approaches. The paper discusses successful implementations and challenges through relevant examples, innovative materials and structures that enhance thermal efficiency, advanced sensors for real-time monitoring, and thermal control systems. It addresses strategies to mitigate overheating and propagation risks, the importance of advanced models and numerical simulations for understanding long-term thermal degradation, and the integration of machine learning algorithms for improved precision in detecting and predicting thermal issues. The review concludes with an analysis of challenges and solutions in thermal management under extreme conditions, including ultra-fast charging and low temperatures. The key contributions of this study include a comprehensive approach to enhancing both thermal efficiency and safety, highlighting the role of advanced materials and innovative designs, and providing insights into internal heat generation and effective thermal management strategies. The paper also presents specific results from a hybrid system combining liquid cooling channels with phase change materials, demonstrating its practical application and benefits. Overall, the study offers valuable insights into current and future strategies for lithium-ion battery thermal management, focusing on improving safety, performance, and durability.This paper provides a comprehensive review of thermal management strategies for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), emphasizing recent advancements and future prospects. It begins by evaluating industry-standard practices and their limitations, followed by a detailed examination of single-phase and multi-phase cooling approaches. The paper discusses successful implementations and challenges through relevant examples, innovative materials and structures that enhance thermal efficiency, advanced sensors for real-time monitoring, and thermal control systems. It addresses strategies to mitigate overheating and propagation risks, the importance of advanced models and numerical simulations for understanding long-term thermal degradation, and the integration of machine learning algorithms for improved precision in detecting and predicting thermal issues. The review concludes with an analysis of challenges and solutions in thermal management under extreme conditions, including ultra-fast charging and low temperatures. The key contributions of this study include a comprehensive approach to enhancing both thermal efficiency and safety, highlighting the role of advanced materials and innovative designs, and providing insights into internal heat generation and effective thermal management strategies. The paper also presents specific results from a hybrid system combining liquid cooling channels with phase change materials, demonstrating its practical application and benefits. Overall, the study offers valuable insights into current and future strategies for lithium-ion battery thermal management, focusing on improving safety, performance, and durability.