Research progress of enhancing battery safety with phase change materials

M Chen, Y Yu, D Ouyang, J Weng, L Zhao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are frequently employed in electric vehicles for their high energy
density and lengthy cycle life. However, efficient battery thermal management system …

Thermal management strategies for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles: Fundamentals, recent advances, thermal models, and cooling techniques

S Chavan, B Venkateswarlu, M Salman, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This article offers a complete analysis of recent developments and problems in the cooling
applications of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric vehicles (EVs). The initial portion …

Recent advances in phase change materials-based battery thermal management systems for electric vehicles

S Cai, X Zhang, J Ji - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles' lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) generate abundant heat during charging and
discharging. Controlling the batteries' temperature within the appropriate range using a …

Exploring flame-retardant, shape-stabilized multi-functional composite phase change materials

Y **ao, T Li, Y Yang, J Lin, X Sheng, J Huang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
In recent years, the issue of fossil energy depletion has become increasingly prominent.
Phase change materials (PCMs), as a state-of-the-art thermal energy storage technology …

Battery thermal safety management with form-stable and flame-retardant phase change materials

F Liu, J Wang, F Wang, H Liu, Q Du, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs), characterized by zero energy consumption and high
energy storage density capability, have a wide range of applications. However, the …

Performance of sandwich type fire-resistant flexible composite phase change material PEE@ EBF for battery thermal management and runaway protection

J Shen, Y Su, X Xu, X Chen, X Wang, J Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
To mitigate the risks of overheating and thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries, this study
proposes a novel sandwich-type fire-resistant flexible composite phase change material …

The effect of PCM on mitigating thermal runaway propagation in lithium-ion battery modules

W Luo, L Zhao, M Chen - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The main safety issue of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is thermal runaway (TR), which has
greatly hindered the application of LIBs. Phase change materials (PCM) have been used in …

Investigation on the battery thermal management and thermal safety of battery-powered ship with flame-retardant composite phase change materials

T Wang, Y Li, Y Zeng, G Zhang, G Zhao, X Li… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pure battery-powered ships have attracted much attention because of its unique advantages
of zero-emission. However, the problems of adaptability to extreme working conditions and …

Experimental study on the low-temperature preheating performance of positive-temperature-coefficient heating film in the prismatic power battery module

J Zhang, R Hu, H Huang, R Zhang, G Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
The performance of a power battery directly affects the thermal safety performance of the
vehicle. Aiming at the improvement of thermal safety of lithium-ion batteries under low …

A novel model of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of composite phase change materials under compression

LK Mao, Q Liu, H Chen, WL Cheng - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anisotropic composite phase change materials (CPCMs), as thermally conductive materials,
are typically compressed to reduce contact thermal resistance in thermal control systems …