Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations

Muhammad Haikal Bin Abd Rahman; Abdelrahman Gasmelseed; Mhadi A. Ismael

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-6678-5_13

Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations

Muhammad Haikal Bin Abd Rahman
, Abdelrahman Gasmelseed
, Mhadi A. Ismael^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

This work presents a comparative analysis of three different electric vehicle (EV) battery thermal management systems (BTMSs) for a 10 cylindrical lithium-ion battery module. The investigated BTMS configurations were phase change material (PCM), heat pipe (HP), and hybrid PCM-HP based BTMSs. The comparison was made based on the BTMS module temperature compared to the no cooling case. The study was conducted numerically using MATLAB/Simulink–Simscape. The comparison results showed that the HP BTMS configuration achieved the best performance considering module temperature and system size and complexity. The optimized HP BTMS configuration maintained the module temperature at 303.8 K which is a 13.3% improvement in temperature compared to the base case.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024
Editors	Taib Iskandar Mohamad, Ramani Kannan
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	146-155
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789819566778
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-6678-5_13
State	Published - 2026
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on E-Mobility, ICEM 2024 - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Duration: 11 Sep 2024 → 12 Sep 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	International Conference on E-Mobility, ICEM 2024
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Kota Kinabalu
Period	11/09/24 → 12/09/24

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Institute of Technology PETRONAS Sdn Bhd (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS) 2026.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Battery thermal management system
Cylindrical lithium-ion battery
Heat pipe
Hybrid BTMS
Phase change material

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Rahman, M. H. B. A., Gasmelseed, A., & Ismael, M. A. (2026). Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations. In T. I. Mohamad, & R. Kannan (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024 (pp. 146-155). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-6678-5_13

Rahman, Muhammad Haikal Bin Abd ; Gasmelseed, Abdelrahman ; Ismael, Mhadi A. / Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations. Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024. editor / Taib Iskandar Mohamad ; Ramani Kannan. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 146-155 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Rahman, MHBA, Gasmelseed, A & Ismael, MA 2026, Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations. in TI Mohamad & R Kannan (eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 146-155, International Conference on E-Mobility, ICEM 2024, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 11/09/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-6678-5_13

Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations. / Rahman, Muhammad Haikal Bin Abd; Gasmelseed, Abdelrahman; Ismael, Mhadi A.
Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Mobility - Volume 1 - ICEM 2024. ed. / Taib Iskandar Mohamad; Ramani Kannan. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 146-155 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Comparative Analysis of Thermal Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Batteries Based on Phase Change Material and Heat Pipe Configurations

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