Thermal Management of a

Lithium-Ion Battery
Module using a
Thermoelectric Cooler
with Stirling Engine Heat
Pump
John Vincent D. Adan
Joshua Roberto A. Gruta

Adviser: Engr. Jesus Martinez Jr.

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Provide a practical application The main objective of the study is to create
and test a thermal management system for lithium-
of your study so that it can be ion battery module using a thermoelectric cooler
improved to a thesis level. with Stirling engine heat pump.

Have this application of the TEC The main objective of the study is to create
and test a thermal management system for lithium-
to your objectives. ion battery module using a thermoelectric cooler
with Stirling engine heat pump.
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The main objective of the study is to create and test a thermal management
system for lithium-ion battery module using a thermoelectric cooler with Stirling
engine heat pump. Specifically, it aims (1) to construct and test the different
discharge rates of batteries with natural convection cooling, forced convection
cooling, thermoelectric cooling and thermoelectric cooling with forced convection
cooling; (2) to construct and test the different discharge rates of batteries with
thermoelectric cooling coupled with Stirling engine heat pump; (3) To test and
measure the power consumption of different cooling mechanism as stated in
objectives (1) and (2); and (4) to apply statistical treatment to analyze the power
consumption of thermoelectric cooling with forced convection cooling, and
thermoelectric cooling coupled with Stirling engine heat pump.
Thermal Management of a Lithium-Ion Battery Module using a Thermoelectric
Cooler with Stirling Engine Heat Pump.
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Despite the increase in performance in of
the thermoelectric cooling with forced convection
cooling (TEC+FC) in achieving a lower maximum
temperature, as shown in [7], one of its
disadvantages is the additional electrical power
needed in forced convection cooling (fan). To make a
better thermal management for lithium-ion battery
with less power consumption, the group proposed a
method of forced cooling the TEC without the need
for additional electrical energy by using a Stirling
heat pump.
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Specify to what temperature are
you going to maintain the
lithium-ion battery
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The power consumption of the system will
be analyzed by using t-test. T-test is a statistical
method that is used to determine whether there exist
a significant difference between the means among
two groups that can be related in a certain way. T-test
will be conducted to analyze the average power
consumption of TEC+SE and TEC+FC.
Finally, since there is no active cooling used
in NC, then the temperature of the battery module in
NC served as the benchmark temperature for this
study.
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Show in terms of data gathered
that your thermal management
system can really limit different
battery temperature.
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From the table, the maximum temperature of
the battery for each discharge rate was determined.
Specifically, TEC+SE has a maximum temperature
of 30.06°C at 1C, 43.42°C at 1.5C, 45.06°C at 2C,
and 48.50°C at 2.5C. Comparing it to the result in
objective (1), TEC+SE provides lower temperatures
for all discharge rates than NC, FC, and TEC. On the
other hand, TEC+SE has higher maximum
temperature than TEC+FC at all discharge rates.
Thus, TEC+FC still provides better cooling than all
cooling systems including TEC+SE. Despite of this,
result shows that TEC+SE still cools the battery
module since it has lower maximum temperature
than the benchmark NC for all discharge rates..
 Objective/s
Main Objective:
to create and test a thermal management system for lithium-ion battery module using a thermoelectric cooler
with Stirling engine heat pump.

Specific Objectives:
● to construct and test the different discharge rates of batteries with natural convection cooling (NC),
forced convection cooling (FC), thermoelectric cooling (TEC) and thermoelectric cooling with forced
convection cooling (TEC+FC).
● to construct and test the different discharge rates of batteries with thermoelectric cooling coupled with
Stirling engine heat pump (TEC+SE).
● To test and measure the power consumption of different cooling mechanism as stated in objectives (1)
and (2)
● to apply statistical treatment to analyze the power consumption of thermoelectric cooling with forced
convection cooling, and thermoelectric cooling coupled with Stirling engine heat pump.
 Scope and Limitations
Scope
● The researchers will only use natural convection, forced convection,
thermoelectric cooling, Stirling engine, and their various combinations as
cooling mechanisms for the battery module

Limitations
● the researchers will only use Lithium-ion batteries for creating the battery
module.
● The parameters will be measured and recorded using a data-logger.
Methodology
Methodology
Design of the System
Statistical Treatment of Data
● The power consumption of the system will be tested by a statistical treatment
tool using t-test.

● used to determine whether there exists a significant difference between the

means among two groups that can be related in a certain way.

● T - test will be conducted to analyze the average power consumption of TEC

+ SE and TEC + FC.
Prototype Design
Prototype Design
Prototype Design
Prototype Design
Results and Discussion

Figure 4.13
Figure 4.14
Results and Discussion

Figure 4.15
Figure 4.16
Results and Discussion

Rate 1C 1.5C 2C 2.5C

NC 44.19 52.06 57.25 58.56

FC 40.82 47.31 53.44 54.61

TEC 47.63 48.19 50.32 50.38

TEC+FC 28.5 34.38 36.06 47.13

Results and Discussion
Results and Discussion

Rate 1C 1.5C 2C 2.5C

NC 44.19 52.06 57.25 58.56

FC 40.82 47.31 53.44 54.61

TEC 47.63 48.19 50.32 50.38

TEC+FC 28.5 34.38 36.06 47.13

TEC + SE 30.06 43.42 45.06 48.50

Results and Discussion

Figure 4.21
Results and Discussion

Cooling Mechanism Power (W)

FC 2.597

TEC 19.428

TEC + FC 21.608

TEC + SE 20.213
Results and Discussion
 Conclusion
● For all of the discharge rates, the maximum temperature of the battery
module is the lowest when TEC+FC is used followed by TEC+SE.

● The maximum temperature using TEC+SE is still lower for all discharge rates
than that in benchmark NC.

● The average power consumption of TEC+FC is 21.6081 W which is 6.9%

higher than TEC+SE which consumes an average power of 20.2127 W.

● This difference is further confirm by using t-test, which shows that there is
indeed a significant difference between the power consumption of TEC+FC
and TEC+SE.
 Recommendations
● For further application, one might consider integrating generator to Stirling
engine and TEC while they are being used as a cooling mechanism for
battery module to further optimize the power consumption of the cooling
system.