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Wang et al. Soft Sci 2024;4:32 Soft Science
DOI: 10.20517/ss.2024.15

Review Article Open Access

Advances in solid-state and flexible thermoelectric

coolers for battery thermal management systems

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Lijun Wang , Xiao-Lei Shi , Yicheng Yue , Lvzhou Li , Cuicui Dong , Jianjun Guan , Jianning Ding ,
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Ningyi Yuan , Zhi-Gang Chen 2,*
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School of Material Science & Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering,
Jiangsu Province Cultivation base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Changzhou University,
Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China.
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School of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for
Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Queensland, Australia.
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Yangzhou Technology Innovation Research Center for Carbon Neutrality of Yangzhou University, School of Mechanical
Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China.
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SINOPEC (Dalian) Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Dalian 116045, Liaoning, China.
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun 113001, Liaoning, China.
* Correspondence to: Dr. Xiao-Lei Shi, Prof. Zhi-Gang Chen, School of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-
emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2
George Street, Brisbane 4000, Queensland, Australia. E-mail: xiaolei.shi@qut.edu.au; zhigang.chen@qut.edu.au
How to cite this article: Wang L, Shi XL, Yue Y, Li L, Dong C, Guan J, Ding J, Yuan N, Chen ZG. Advances in solid-state and
flexible thermoelectric coolers for battery thermal management systems. Soft Sci 2024;4:32. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/
ss. 2024.15
Received: 7 Apr 2024 First Decision: 19 Jul 2024 Revised: 10 Aug 2024 Accepted: 3 Sep 2024 Published: 11 Sep 2024
Academic Editor: YongAn Huang Copy Editor: Dong-Li Li Production Editor: Dong-Li Li
Abstract
Battery thermal management systems (BTMS) play a crucial role in various fields such as electric vehicles and
mobile devices, as their performance directly affects the safety, stability, and lifespan of the equipment.
Thermoelectric coolers (TECs), utilizing the thermoelectric effect for temperature regulation and cooling, offer
unique advantages for BTMS. Compared to traditional cooling techniques, TEC-based BTMS provides precise
temperature control, which allows customized adjustment of temperatures in different areas, meeting the strict
thermal management demands in various fields. This offers more reliable and efficient thermal management
solutions for applications in electric vehicles and mobile devices. Furthermore, flexible TECs can provide more
efficient thermal management for flexible batteries. This article timely and extensively explores several solid-state
and flexible TEC-based BTMS technologies, including combinations with air cooling, liquid cooling, phase-change
cooling, heat pipe cooling, and various cooling composite techniques. Battery heat generation models and the
analysis process of TEC-based BTMS are first discussed. An objective evaluation of the advantages and
disadvantages of various TEC-based BTMS approaches is provided, along with discussions on reasonable solutions

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