Liquid Cooling for Li-Ion Battery

The Hyster-Yale group needs a custom cooling solution for a diesel to electric forklift conversion. The company is using a battery pack consisting of seven lithium ion batteries and that produce more heat than the forklift can remove by itself. The goal is to solve this problem by using a two fluid refrigeration system that fits between the batteries. Our solution will cool the batteries to a stable temperature autonomously and will cycle on and off as needed to reduce the energy usage of the system.

=Problem Definition= The capstone team must find a liquid cooling method to run in between the batteries and keep them under a specific temperature at all times, even when charging.

Background
After the hard work of last year's capstone team to attempt to cool these lithium ion batteries using air, Hyster Yale Group decided in order to get the cooling capacity they need, a liquid cooling method will be required.

Specifications
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=Project Learning= Due to the magnitude of the project learning during this project, see the following project learning presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GMVVZRWHYVl6ZA8NnWyHbymGPg5NASF1TvKg1TsDrU0/edit?usp=sharing

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Project Schedule



Meeting Minutes Meeting Minutes can be found in the following Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TMc5gTbkPgc9gg0pdgvmfdxRUFSOhyuR?usp=sharing

Presentations Meeting Presentations can be found in the following Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IkLC-wqh1iwEJ0_oOxvOf9qMeCUjyuIV?usp=sharing