Thamatapu Eswara Rao^*, S. Elango

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 1783-1798, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.028835 - 19 July 2022

Abstract Global energy demand is growing rapidly owing to industrial growth and urbanization. Alternative energy sources are driven by limited reserves and rapid depletion of conventional energy sources (e.g., fossil fuels).Solar photovoltaic (PV), as a source of electricity, has grown in popularity over the last few decades because of their clean, noise-free, low-maintenance, and abundant availability of solar energy. There are two types of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques: classical and evolutionary algorithm-based techniques. Precise and less complex perturb and observe (P&O) and incremental conductance (INC) approaches are extensively employed among classical techniques. This study More >

Sarawut Sirikasemsuk^a , Songkran Wiriyasart^a, Nittaya Naphon^b, Paisarn Naphon^a,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-11, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.31

Abstract This paper investigates the working fluid with different flow directions on the battery management cooling system with de-ionized water and ferrofluid (0.015%by volume). The pack of batteries with two different coolant directions (Models I, II) used in the present study with sixty Li-ion cylindrical cells (25.2V and 30A) are tested under the trickle method for charged process and constant ampere for the discharged process to consider the battery module temperature distribution and cooling performance. The uniform temperatures of the battery pack significantly affect the long lifecycle and thermal performance. It is found that average temperatures… More >

Mingjie Zhang^a , Kai Yang^a, Le Qin^b, Xiaole Yao^b, Qian Liu^b, Xing Ju^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-10, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.13

Abstract Lithium-ion batteries used for energy storage systems will release amount of heat during operation. It will cause serious consequences of thermal runaway if not dissipate in time. In this study, a self-forming air-cooled battery rack of the energy storage system is established based on the normal battery rack for energy storage and the shape of the energy storage battery itself. The frames of the battery rack acts as air ducts, which greatly reduce the system complexity. In this paper, the heat generation model is established based on the experiment, and the four battery rack forms… More >

A.C. Budiman^a,*, S. M. Hasheminejad^b, Sudirja^a, A. Mitayani^c, S. H. Winoto^d

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-6, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.9

Abstract Streamwise development of counter-rotating vortices induced by three different types of chevron Vortex Generators (VGs) placed upstream an Electric Vehicles (EV) dummy battery module is experimentally visualized using a smoke-wire method. From the single chevron reference case, the mushroom-like vortices do not collapse until passing the module. When more chevrons are used in line, the vortices become more prominent. It can also be observed that the vortex sizes and shapes are significantly influenced by the spanwise base length of the chevron. The induced vortices from all three VGs suggest a potential heat transfer augmentation for More >

M. Premkumar¹, R. Sowmya², S. Sridhar³, C. Kumar⁴, Mohamed Abbas^5,6, Malak S. Alqahtani⁷, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar^8,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.3, pp. 6289-6306, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.030490 - 28 July 2022

Abstract It is critical to have precise data about Lithium-ion batteries, such as the State-of-Charge (SoC), to maintain a safe and consistent functioning of battery packs in energy storage systems of electric vehicles. Numerous strategies for estimating battery SoC, such as by including the coulomb counting and Kalman filter, have been established. As a result of the differences in parameter values between each cell, when these methods are applied to high-capacity battery packs, it has difficulties sustaining the prediction accuracy of overall cells. As a result of aging, the variation in the parameters of each cell… More >

Belqasem Aljafari¹, Eydhah Almatrafi^2,3,4, Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti⁵, Sara A. Ibrahim⁶, Mohamed A. Enany^6,*, Marwa M. Ahmed⁷

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.2, pp. 3595-3611, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.030733 - 16 June 2022

Abstract This paper presents a novel Simulink models with an evaluation study of more widely used On-Line Maximum Power Point tracking (MPPT) techniques for Photo-Voltaic based Battery Storage Systems (PV-BSS). To have a full comparative study in terms of the dynamic response, battery state of charge (SOC), and oscillations around the Maximum Power Point (MPP) of the PV-BSS to variations in climate conditions, these techniques are simulated in Matlab/Simulink. The introduced methodologies are classified into two types; the first type is conventional hill-climbing techniques which are based on instantaneous PV data measurements such as Perturb &… More >

Areeb Khalid^1,*, Syed Abdul Rahman Kashif¹, Noor Ul Ain¹, Ali Nasir²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.2, pp. 3149-3164, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.029322 - 16 June 2022

Abstract When considering the mechanism of the batteries, the capacity reduction at storage (when not in use) and cycling (during use) and increase of internal resistance is because of degradation in the chemical composition inside the batteries. To optimize battery usage, a battery management system (BMS) is used to estimate possible aging effects while different load profiles are requested from the grid. This is specifically seen in a case when the vehicle is connected to the net (online through BMS). During this process, the BMS chooses the optimized load profiles based on the least aging effects… More >

Farhood Sarrafzadeh Javadi¹, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar^1,2,*, Poo Balan Ganesan¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.4, pp. 1587-1610, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.020304 - 23 May 2022

Abstract This paper reports the performance investigation of a newly developed Latent Heat Thermal Battery (LHTB) integrated with a solar collector as the main source of heat. The LHTB is a new solution in the field of thermal storage and developed based on the battery concept in terms of recharge ability, portability and usability as a standalone device. It is fabricated based on the thermal battery storage concept and consists of a plate-fin and tube heat exchanger located inside the battery casing and paraffin wax which is used as a latent heat storage material. Solar thermal… More >

Ming Zeng^1,2, Haibin Cao¹, Ting Pan^1,2,*, Pinduan Hu^1,2, Shi Tian¹, Lijun Zhong³, Zhi Ling⁴

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.4, pp. 1569-1586, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.019488 - 23 May 2022

Abstract Energy storage system is an important means to improve the flexibility and safety of traditional power system, but it has the problem of high cost and unclear value recovery path. In this paper, the typical application scenarios of energy storage system are summarized and analyzed from the perspectives of user side, power grid side and power generation side. Based on the typical application scenarios, the economic benefit assessment framework of energy storage system including value, time and efficiency indicators is proposed. Typical battery energy storage projects are selected for economic benefit calculation according to different More >

Essam Hendawi^1,*, Sattam Al Otaibi¹, Sherif Zaid^2,3,4, Ayman Hoballah¹, Salah K. ElSayed¹, Nagy I. Elkalashy¹, Yasser Ahmed¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.3, pp. 1009-1025, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.022927 - 09 May 2022

Abstract With the increasing development of EVs, the energy demand from the conventional utility grid increases in proportion. On the other hand, photovoltaic (PV) energy sources can overcome several problems when charging EVs from the utility grid especially in remote areas. This paper presents an effective photovoltaic stand-alone charging station for EV applications. The proposed charging station incorporates PV array, a lithium-ion battery representing the EV battery, and a lead-acid battery representing the energy storage system (ESS). A bidirectional DC-DC converter is employed for charging/discharging the ESS and a unidirectional DC-DC converter is utilized for charging… More >