Browsing Waterloo Research by Author "Fowler, Michael Andrew"
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Cycling degradation testing and analysis of a LiFePO4 battery at actual conditions
Panchal, Satyam; Mcgrory, Jake; Kong, J.; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin (Wiley, 2017-12-01)This paper presents a degradation testing of a lithium-ion battery developed using real world drive cycles obtained from an electric vehicle (EV). For this, a data logger was installed in the EV, and real world drive cycle ... -
Design and simulation of a lithium-ion battery at large C-rates and varying boundary conditions through heat flux distributions
Panchal, Satyam; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2018-02-01)In this paper, the heat flux distributions on a prismatic lithium-ion battery at 1C, 2C, 3C and 4C discharge rates under various operating temperatures and boundary conditions (BCs) of 22 °C for air cooling and 5 °C, 15 ... -
DiPyMe in SDS Micelles: Artifacts and Their Implications in the Interpretation of Micellar Properties
Fowler, Michael; Hisko, Victoria; Henderson, Jason; Casier, Remi; Li, Lu; Thoma, Janine L.; Duhamel, Jean (American Chemical Society, 2015-11-10)This study provides experimental evidence that di(1-pyrenylmethyl) ether or DiPyMe, a well-known fluorescent probe employed to determine the microviscosity of surfactant or polymeric micelles, is being hydrolyzed in the ... -
Experimental and simulated temperature variations in a LiFePO4-20Ah battery during discharge process
Panchal, Satyam; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2016-10-15)The present study investigates the impact of various discharge rates on the thermal (temperature and heat generation profiles) and electrical performance of the Li-ion battery for electric vehicles and hybrid electric ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of heat generation rates for a water cooled LiFePO4 battery
Panchal, Satyam; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2016-10-01)Understanding the rate of heat generation in a lithium-ion cell is critical for its safety and performance behavior. This paper presents in situ measurements of the heat generation rate for a prismatic Lithium-ion battery ... -
Numerical modeling and experimental investigation of a prismatic battery subjected to water cooling
Panchal, Satyam; Khasow, Rocky; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Taylor and Francis, 2017-03-19)In this paper, a numerical model using ANSYS Fluent for a minichannel cold plate is developed for water-cooled LiFePO4 battery. The temperature and velocity distributions are investigated using experimental and computational ... -
A system dynamics model for optimal allocation of natural gas to various demand sectors
Daneshzand, Farzaneh; Amin-Naseri, Mohammad Reza; Asali, Mehdi; Elkamel, Ali; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2019-09-02)Natural gas is the most promising fossil fuel in the transition to a low-carbon energy future, and many countries have long term plans to increase its share in their energy supply mix through pricing regulations. While ... -
Temperature-Controlled Interactions Between Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Mesoglobules Probed by Fluorescence
Fowler, Michael Andrew; Duhamel, Jean; Qiu, Xing Ping; Korchagina, Evgeniya; Winnik, Françoise M. (American Chemical Society, 2018-02-23)Temperature-Controlled Interactions Between Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Mesoglobules Probed by Fluorescence Michael Andrew Fowlera, Jean Duhamel*a a Institute for Polymer Research, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, ... -
Thermal design and simulation of mini-channel cold plate for water cooled large sized prismatic lithium-ion battery
Panchal, Satyam; Khasow, Rocky; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2017-07-25)This paper has presented a comparative study of the temperature and velocity distributions within the mini-channel cold plates placed on a prismatic lithium-ion battery cell using experimental and numerical techniques. The ... -
Transient electrochemical heat transfer modeling and experimental validation of a large sized LiFePO4/graphite battery
Panchal, Satyam; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fraser, Roydon; Fowler, Michael (Elsevier, 2017-06-01)Both measurement and modeling of thermal performance in lithium-ion battery cell are considered crucial as they directly affect the safety. Even though the operation of a lithium-ion battery cell is transient phenomena in ... -
Uneven temperature and voltage distributions due to rapid discharge rates and different boundary conditions for series-connected LiFePO4 batteries
Panchal, Satyam; Dincer, Ibrahim; Agelin-Chaab, Martin; Fowler, Michael; Fraser, Roydon (Elsevier, 2017-02-01)This paper presents the surface temperature and voltage distributions on a prismatic lithium-ion battery pack at 1C, 2C, 3C, and 4C discharge rates and 5°C, 15°C, 25°C, and 35°C boundary conditions (BCs) for water cooling ...