What is battery thermal management (BTM)?

Battery thermal management (BTM) is a crucial aspect for achieving optimum performance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (Zhang et al., 2018 ). Battery thermal management involves monitoring and controlling the temperature of the battery storage system to ensure that the battery is always operated within a safe temperature range.

How do I ensure a suitable operating environment for energy storage systems?

To ensure a suitable operating environment for energy storage systems, a suitable thermal management system is particularly important.

Why is temperature monitoring important in battery storage systems?

Continuous temperature monitoring and feedback response in the battery storage system is essential for ensuring battery safety and protecting the battery pack from any possible hazard conditions*(Aghajani and Ghadimi, 2018)*. This enhances the stability of grid-connected RESs or microgrids that contain BESS.

What is a battery energy storage system?

Businesses also install battery energy storage systems for backup power and more economical operation. These “behind-the-meter” (BTM) systems facilitate energy time-shift arbitrage, in conjunction with solar and wind, to manage and profit from fluctuations in the pricing of grid electricity.

Do air-based thermal management systems provide more cooling power?

Studies have been found that, for a rated power of less than 1 kW, passive air-based thermal management systems are able to provide more cooling power than active systems (Al-Zareer et al., 2018b ). Fig. 3 illustrates an example of an air-based thermal management system (Pesaran, 2001 ).

Does a battery storage system need a heating system?

A heating system is necessary for a battery storage system to provide the specific temperature required by the system (Ye et al., 2016). Although battery cooling has received more attention in previous years, a few studies of battery heating techniques can also be found.