A Hybrid Self-Heating Method for Batteries Used at Low Temperature

Battery performance will be dramatically reduced at low temperatures. To solve this problem, a hybrid self-heating method (HSHM) for batteries used at low temperature is proposed in this article. The HSHM owns features of low cost, high temperature rise rate, low energy loss, etc., which has the potential to be widely used to heat batteries. The physical and electric configuration of the HSHM is designed, and the working principles are analyzed. The heating strategy of the HSHM is then introduced to illustrate the heating performance. To validate the proposed method, the experimental workbench is established. Experimental results show that even with smaller heating current, the heating speed of the HSHM is faster, and less energy is needed to heat the battery. Compared with the traditional self-heating method, the performance of the HSHM is improved by 1.3 times for the temperature rise rate and improved by 55.6% for the energy loss rate, respectively.