Yan-Hong WANG ;;;;
. 2013, 44(22): 28-0.
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As is well known, the electric vehicle is a very important alternative transportation and gains more and more attentions due to the shortage of conventional fossil energy. Recently, some self-ignition accidents of the electric vehicles happened in last two years make the people recognize the importance of the safety of the battery. Therefore, the safety of the battery is the key for practical application of the electric vehicles, and therein the thermal management of battery is very important. In last decade, the thermal management system employing a novel phase change materials (PCM) has been designed and researched for lithium-ion battery. Compared to conventional thermal management systems, e.g. air/liquid-cooling, the PCM-based system has more advantages: compact, high efficient, energy conservation, little temperature variation, preventing thermal runaway etc. But the shortcomings of low heat conduction coefficient and difficultly compositing with other materials restrict the application of the PCM. Extensive efforts have been undertaken to improve the PCM performance. In this review, we introduce the recent development of the PCM-based thermal management system, and especially present the new researches in improving the thermal conductivity of the PCM by using the wax/graphite matrix. In the last, we give the conclusion and outlook, and think that the composite PCM microcapsule with high heat conduction and complex structure is the future trend.