In this study, a thermodynamic model of a hybrid electric vehicle battery thermal management system (TMS) is developed and the efficiency of the system is determined based on different parameters and operating conditions. Subsequently, a TMS test bench is used with a production vehicle (Chevrolet Volt) that is fully instrumented in order to develop a vehicle level demonstration of the study. The experimental data are acquired under various conditions using an IPETRONIK data acquisition system, along with other reported data in the literature, to validate the numerical model results. Based on the analyses, the condenser and evaporator pressure drop, compressor work and compression ratio, evaporator heat load and efficiency of the system are determined both numerically and experimentally. The predicted results are determined to be within 6% of the conducted experimental results and within 15% of the reported results in the literature.
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
e-mail: Halil.Hamut@uoit.ca
University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
e-mail: Ibrahim.Dincer@uoit.ca
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. John's, NL A1B 3X5,
e-mail: gnaterer@mun.ca
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March 2014
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Experimental and Theoretical Efficiency Investigation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management Systems
H. S. Hamut,
University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
e-mail: Halil.Hamut@uoit.ca
H. S. Hamut
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
2000 Simcoe Street North
,Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
Canada
e-mail: Halil.Hamut@uoit.ca
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I. Dincer,
University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
e-mail: Ibrahim.Dincer@uoit.ca
I. Dincer
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
2000 Simcoe Street North
,Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
Canada
e-mail: Ibrahim.Dincer@uoit.ca
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G. F. Naterer
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. John's, NL A1B 3X5,
e-mail: gnaterer@mun.ca
G. F. Naterer
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,Memorial University of Newfoundland,
240 Prince Phillip Drive
,St. John's, NL A1B 3X5,
Canada
e-mail: gnaterer@mun.ca
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H. S. Hamut
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
2000 Simcoe Street North
,Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
Canada
e-mail: Halil.Hamut@uoit.ca
I. Dincer
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
2000 Simcoe Street North
,Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4,
Canada
e-mail: Ibrahim.Dincer@uoit.ca
G. F. Naterer
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
,Memorial University of Newfoundland,
240 Prince Phillip Drive
,St. John's, NL A1B 3X5,
Canada
e-mail: gnaterer@mun.ca
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received March 4, 2013; final manuscript received December 6, 2013; published online February 28, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Kau-Fui Wong.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Mar 2014, 136(1): 011202 (13 pages)
Published Online: February 28, 2014
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Received:
March 4, 2013
Revision Received:
December 6, 2013
Citation
Hamut, H. S., Dincer, I., and Naterer, G. F. (February 28, 2014). "Experimental and Theoretical Efficiency Investigation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management Systems." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. March 2014; 136(1): 011202. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026267
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