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Automotive Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (12): 2326-2335.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2025.12.005

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Thermal Performance Analysis of Liquid-Cooling Battery Pack for Flying Cars Based on Cellular Structure with Negative Poisson's Ratio

Ying Zhao1(),Jibo Hao1,Xiaoyu Sun1,Jie Yang1,Xiaosong Hu2,Yueqiang Wang3,Yangwei Wang4   

  1. 1.College of Engineering and Technology,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715
    2.College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044
    3.Chang’an Automobile Research Center,Chongqing 400021
    4.Beijing Institute of Technology,China National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact,Beijing 100081
  • Received:2025-06-13 Revised:2025-10-26 Online:2025-12-25 Published:2025-12-19
  • Contact: Ying Zhao E-mail:18166893680@163.com

Abstract:

A novel battery pack for flying cars embedded with triangle umbrella-shaped cellular structure (TUCS) is proposed is proposed in this paper. Firstly, heat generation model of lithium battery is derived and corresponding finite element model of lithium battery cell is established. Then, discharge tests are conducted on lithium battery cells and the accuracy of heat generation model and finite element model is verified. Moreover, theoretical thermodynamic model of TUCS is derived and the optimization design is conducted. The optimal TUCS is achieved and then embedded into liquid-cooling battery pack of flying car. Meanwhile, the effects of coolant flow velocity, coolant flow direction, internal density gradient within TUCS, and interlayer density gradient on heat dissipation performances of novel battery pack is investigated to obtain the novel flying car battery pack with optimal heat dissipation performance. The maximum temperature and maximum temperature difference of the novel flying car battery pack is 32.0 and 4.01 ℃ respectively under typical operating conditions of flying cars, which are within the normal operating range, a decrease by 24.24% and 71.72% in comparation with those of conventional battery pack, respectively, thus verifying the excellent heat dissipation performance of the new flying car battery pack. Finally, the novel flying car battery pack sample is fabricated and discharge tests on TUCS battery pack sample are conducted. The accuracy of theoretical models and numerical simulation presented are verified.

Key words: flying cars, liquid-cooling battery pack, cellular structure with negative Poisson's ratio, heat dissipation performance