Advanced thermal management system driven by phase change materials for power lithium-ion batteries: A review. [EN]

Authors of the publication: - JY Zhang - D Shao - LQ Jiang - GQ Zhang - HW Wu - R Day - WZ Jiang

Power lithium-ion batteries are widely utilized in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) for their high energy densities and long service-life. However, thermal safety problems mainly resulting from thermal runaway (TR) must be solved.

Thermal Diffusivity and Thermal Expansion Investigations of Titanium Grade 5. [EN]

Authors of the publication: - Koniorczyk P - Zmywaczyk J - Slezak T - Zielinski M

The Titanium Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V), with density 4.43 g/cm(3) at room temperature (RT), was used to test temperature characteristics of the thermal diffusivity and thermal expansion in the temperature range from RT up to 1100 degrees C. Two kinds of the NETZSCH laser flash apparatus.