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One of the biggest safety concerns with electric vehicles is keeping the battery adequately cool during fast charging to avoid overheating and potential vehicle fires. If the temperature of the battery isn’t controlled, a phenomenon called battery thermal runaway can occur. Watch this video to find out more about what happens within the battery cell, module and pack during thermal runaway and how the immersion cooling method can help to prevent catastrophic failure of an electric vehicle.
One of the most significant challenges facing electric vehicles is how to keep the batteries cool enough to function at peak performance, immersion cooling is emerging as a viable solution.
The key to electric vehicle safety is to monitor and manage the charging, discharging and temperature of the battery. Immersion cooling technology is emerging as a way to keep electric vehicle battery temperatures in their optimal performance range while helping to prevent battery degradation and reducing safety risks.
As immersion cooling becomes more common in electric vehicle applications, the fluid formulations to enhance the performance and safety of the battery thermal management systems (BTMS) will also evolve.
To make electric vehicles attractive to the public, the costs of the vehicles will have to come down and finding the most effective battery cooling solution is key to that effort.
