Build battery pack without a thermal port

Hi,

I built a battery pack with Battery Builder app, here are some key settings I used:

cellModelBlockPath:batt_lib/Cells/Battery Equivalent Circuit

ThermalModel:batt_lib/Cells/Battery Equivalent Circuit(I also tried using batt_lib/Cells/Battery Equivalent Circuit).

But after building the pack, there is no thermal port.

Is there a way to get the thermal port?

Answer 1

[Sabin]

To simulate the thermal effects of the battery cell, in the Cell Properties panel, under the Cell Model Options section, set the thermal_port property to model and the T_dependence property to yes. The thermal_port property defines the visibility of the thermal port of the associated cell model block. The T_dependence property defines whether to tabulate the battery parameters over temperature. You can define the thermal boundary conditions for battery objects only if you define a thermal model at the cell level.

For your Pack object, you can define the thermal paths to the ambient air, the coolant, and the location of the cooling plate by specifying the AmbientThermalPath, CoolantThermalPath, and CoolingPlate properties, respectively.

Check out this example that shows a step-by-step guide to use the Battery Builder App:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/simscape-battery/ug/get-started-battery-builder.html