A Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of an Active and a Passive Battery Thermal Management System for an Electric Vehicle: A Cold Plate and a Loop Heat Pipe

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作者
Monticelli, Michele [1 ]
Accardo, Antonella [1 ]
Bernagozzi, Marco [2 ]
Spessa, Ezio [1 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Torino, Interdept Ctr Automot Res & Sustainable Mobil CARS, Dept Energy, Corso Duca Abruzzi 24, I-10129 Turin, Italy
[2] Univ Brighton, Sch Architecture Technol & Engn, Brighton BN2 4GJ, England
来源
WORLD ELECTRIC VEHICLE JOURNAL | 2025年 / 16卷 / 02期
关键词
battery thermal management; Life Cycle Assessment; Loop Heat Pipe; ENERGY; PERFORMANCE; MODEL;
D O I
10.3390/wevj16020100
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This study extends beyond conventional Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) research by conducting a Life Cycle Analysis comparing the environmental impacts of two technologies: a traditional active cold plate system and an innovative passive Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) system. While active cold plate BTMS requires continuous energy input during operation and charging, leading to significant energy consumption and emissions, the passive LHP BTMS operates without external power or moving parts, substantially reducing the climate change impact. This analysis considered two materials for LHP construction: copper and stainless steel. The results demonstrated that the LHP design achieved a 9.9 kg reduction in overall BTMS mass compared to the cold plate system. The implementation of stainless steel effectively addressed the high resource consumption associated with copper while reducing environmental impact by over 50% across most impact categories, compared to the cold plate BTMS. The passive operation of the LHP system leads to substantially lower energy usage and emissions during the use phase compared to the active cold plate. These findings highlight the potential of passive LHP technology to enhance the environmental sustainability of Battery Thermal Management Systems while maintaining effective thermal performance.
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