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| This study aims to develop several different models of heatsinks, designed to cool a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery, through topology optimization, aimed at being manufactured through selective laser melting (SLM) technology. A battery’s temperature must be properly managed for a safe and efficient operation. The methodology developed was with the support of software to carry out several simulations which, starting from several scenarios and restrictions imposed by the small space available to accommodate these small batteries in this type of aircraft. The conception resulted in several battery thermal management systems (BTMS) models, with different applications and efficiency degrees. A relevant aspect is the topology optimization being coupled to computational thermal analysis to reduce the mass of the heatsink whilst ensuring a maximum battery temperature threshold. Together with the use of topology optimization, the SLM process was selected to manufacture the heat sinks, under conditions of geometric freedom, using several high thermal conductivity metal alloys, such as, aluminium and copper to obtain the designed models. | 596.77 KB | Adobe PDF |
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This study aims to develop several different models of heatsinks, designed to cool a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery, through topology optimization, aimed at being manufactured through selective laser melting (SLM) technology. A battery’s temperature must be properly managed for a safe and efficient operation. The methodology developed was with the support of software to carry out several simulations which, starting from several scenarios and restrictions imposed by the small space available to accommodate these small batteries in this type of aircraft. The conception resulted in several battery thermal management systems (BTMS) models, with different applications and efficiency degrees. A relevant aspect is the topology optimization being coupled to computational thermal analysis to reduce the mass of the heatsink whilst ensuring a maximum battery temperature threshold. Together with the use of topology optimization, the SLM process was selected to manufacture the heat sinks, under conditions of geometric freedom, using several high thermal conductivity metal alloys, such as, aluminium and copper to obtain the designed models.
Descrição
19th International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ’21); Almeria (Spain), 28th to 30th July 2021.
Palavras-chave
BTMS PCM heatsink physical model topology optimization battery
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Galvão, J., Faria, P., Mateus, A., Pereira, T., & Fernandes, S. (2021). Heatsinks to Cool Batteries for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Power Electron, 3(7). DOI: https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj19.287.
Editora
European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ)
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