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Title: Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating Component and System Analysis

Abstract

Cabin heating of current electric vehicle (EV) designs is typically provided using electrical energy from the traction battery, since waste heat is not available from an engine as in the case of a conventional automobile. In very cold climatic conditions, the power required for space heating of an EV can be of a similar magnitude to that required for propulsion of the vehicle. As a result, its driving range can be reduced very significantly during the winter season, which limits consumer acceptance of EVs and results in increased battery costs to achieve a minimum range while ensuring comfort to the EV driver. To minimize the range penalty associated with EV cabin heating, a novel climate control system that includes thermal energy storage from an advanced phase change material (PCM) has been designed for use in EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The present paper focuses on the modeling and analysis of this electrical PCM-Assisted Thermal Heating System (ePATHS) and is a companion to the paper Design and Testing of a Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating. A detailed heat transfer model was developed to simulate the PCM heat exchanger that is at the heart of the ePATHSmore » and was subsequently used to analyze and optimize its design. The results from this analysis were integrated into a MATLAB Simulink system model to simulate the fluid flow, pressure drop and heat transfer in all components of the ePATHS. The system model was then used to predict the performance of the climate control system in the vehicle and to evaluate control strategies needed to achieve the desired temperature control in the cabin. The analysis performed to design the ePATHS is described in detail and the system s predicted performance in a vehicle HVAC system is presented.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. ORNL
  2. MAHLE Behr Troy Inc.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). National Transportation Research Center (NTRC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1261300
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2016 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, USA, 20160412, 20160414
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
phase change material; cabin heating; thermal energy storage; electric vehicles

Citation Formats

LaClair, Tim J, Gao, Zhiming, Abdelaziz, Omar, Wang, Mingyu, WolfeIV, Edward, and Craig, Timothy. Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating Component and System Analysis. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
LaClair, Tim J, Gao, Zhiming, Abdelaziz, Omar, Wang, Mingyu, WolfeIV, Edward, & Craig, Timothy. Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating Component and System Analysis. United States.
LaClair, Tim J, Gao, Zhiming, Abdelaziz, Omar, Wang, Mingyu, WolfeIV, Edward, and Craig, Timothy. 2016. "Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating Component and System Analysis". United States.
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title = {Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating Component and System Analysis},
author = {LaClair, Tim J and Gao, Zhiming and Abdelaziz, Omar and Wang, Mingyu and WolfeIV, Edward and Craig, Timothy},
abstractNote = {Cabin heating of current electric vehicle (EV) designs is typically provided using electrical energy from the traction battery, since waste heat is not available from an engine as in the case of a conventional automobile. In very cold climatic conditions, the power required for space heating of an EV can be of a similar magnitude to that required for propulsion of the vehicle. As a result, its driving range can be reduced very significantly during the winter season, which limits consumer acceptance of EVs and results in increased battery costs to achieve a minimum range while ensuring comfort to the EV driver. To minimize the range penalty associated with EV cabin heating, a novel climate control system that includes thermal energy storage from an advanced phase change material (PCM) has been designed for use in EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The present paper focuses on the modeling and analysis of this electrical PCM-Assisted Thermal Heating System (ePATHS) and is a companion to the paper Design and Testing of a Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Cabin Heating. A detailed heat transfer model was developed to simulate the PCM heat exchanger that is at the heart of the ePATHS and was subsequently used to analyze and optimize its design. The results from this analysis were integrated into a MATLAB Simulink system model to simulate the fluid flow, pressure drop and heat transfer in all components of the ePATHS. The system model was then used to predict the performance of the climate control system in the vehicle and to evaluate control strategies needed to achieve the desired temperature control in the cabin. The analysis performed to design the ePATHS is described in detail and the system s predicted performance in a vehicle HVAC system is presented.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1261300}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
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