Improved form-stable phase change materials – Dec 2020

The result, from partners Hutchinson and Fraunhofer LBF, has been achieved in December 2020: Month 38/48 of the project.

New challenges are rising for thermal management in relation to e-mobility. The primary influences on the range of electric vehicles are the traction battery and the drive system. The temperature-dependent performance of the battery and the energy savings in the auxiliaries, e.g. air conditioning in passenger compartment, have a major influence on the battery range. Read more…