L-Heat Pipe Simulation for Lithium-Ion Electric Vehicle Battery Cooling Systems

Abstract The Li-ion battery is electrical storage in the form of chemical energy and is considered the strongest candidate for electrical-based automotive applications. The performance of the battery greatly affects the performance of electric vehicles. There is a need for effective thermal management to control battery temperature below a defined temperature such as 50°C. The thermal management system in the battery can be done by passively cooling it using heat pipes and heat sinks. This research was conducted by simulating the Makara Electric Vehicle’s electric scooter battery module which was applied with a heat pipe-based cooling system. The simulated module focuses on heat pipes and 18650 lithium-ion batteries with discharge rate variations of 1C, 2C., and 3C. The method used is literature study and CFD simulation. The results show that the heat pipe cooling system can reduce battery temperature at each discharge rate variation of 12,85%, 16,23%, and 23,74%. Heat Pipe can absorb the highest heat of 68,1178 kW when the module uses a 3C battery.