Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00287, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Fréchette, Luc (Université de Sherbrooke), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) including hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles has increased in recent years and Li-ion batteries are the main type of battery used in these vehicles. Thermal management of the Li-ion batteries has important impacts on their performance, life cycle and safety. While the global operation temperature of a vehicle is generally from -45 °C to 55 °C, the more limited battery operation range of 20-40 °C clearly demonstrates the need for an effective battery thermal management system. In this project, we propose integration of polymeric heat pipes with phase change material (PCM) as an effective, low cost and lightweight thermal management system for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles. The main objective of this project is to fabricate and test a polymeric heat pipe and evaluate its performance under real operating conditions in a battery pack. This novel technology can be potentially 80% less costly and 90% lighter compared with current metallic liquid heat exchangers used in electric vehicles. It is hoped that the outcome of the project will eventually lead to commercial product._x000D_
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_x000D_, program purpose french : Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) including hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles has increased in recent years and Li-ion batteries are the main type of battery used in these vehicles. Thermal management of the Li-ion batteries has important impacts on their performance, life cycle and safety. While the global operation temperature of a vehicle is generally from -45 °C to 55 °C, the more limited battery operation range of 20-40 °C clearly demonstrates the need for an effective battery thermal management system. In this project, we propose integration of polymeric heat pipes with phase change material (PCM) as an effective, low cost and lightweight thermal management system for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles. The main objective of this project is to fabricate and test a polymeric heat pipe and evaluate its performance under real operating conditions in a battery pack. This novel technology can be potentially 80% less costly and 90% lighter compared with current metallic liquid heat exchangers used in electric vehicles. It is hoped that the outcome of the project will eventually lead to commercial product._x000D_
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_x000D_, agreement title english : Experimental study and fabrication of a Li-ion battery thermal management system with polymeric heat pipes integrated with phase change material (PCM)  for electric vehicle, agreement title french : Experimental study and fabrication of a Li-ion battery thermal management system with polymeric heat pipes integrated with phase change material (PCM)  for electric vehicle, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 112308.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2019-2020), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2019-2020), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada