{"id":81064,"date":"2025-03-11T00:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T04:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=81064"},"modified":"2025-03-11T00:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T04:03:49","slug":"1145939_future-evs-might-keep-battery-packs-cool-in-this-different-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=81064","title":{"rendered":"Future EVs might keep battery packs cool in this different way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean battery supplier SK On is looking at a different type of cooling method for electric vehicle battery packs.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, SK On put the focus on <strong>immersion cooling<\/strong> at InterBattery 2025, a South Korean battery trade show. Instead of circulating coolant or air around battery cells and modules, this method involves immersing them in a thermal fluid, likely an oil. SK On said in a press release that it was working with SK Enmove\u2014a fellow subsidiary of the SK Group that focuses on lubricants.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Direct contact between the fluid and battery cells can better suppress creeping temperatures, SK On said, as long as the flow can be optimized for maximum contact with cells. Immersion cooling also requires a <strong>wireless battery management<\/strong> system (BMS), SK On noted, because it avoids issues of a liquid flowing around connected wires.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100962845_m\" title=\"SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"511\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962845_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SK On <strong>attaches a chip to each cell<\/strong>, which transmits information to antennas embedded within each module. This also frees up space within the pack to potentially accommodate more cells, while simplifying the overall layout, SK On claims.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">General Motors was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1129533_gm-says-industry-first-wireless-battery-management-will-help-it-scale-ultium-ev-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the first automakers<\/a>\u00a0to broadly adopt a wireless BMS. It has said that by optimizing for that system it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1139253_wireless-battery-management-could-add-ev-range-downsize-packs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">help make packs smaller<\/a> and help optimize range. China&#8217;s CATL has also incorporated a wireless BMS in much of its latest or upcoming tech, and it sees the tech as a key to swift battery swapping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100962844_m\" title=\"SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"532\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/sk-presents-immersion-cooling-with-next-gen-wireless-bms_100962844_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SK presents immersion cooling with next-gen wireless BMS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Suppliers and automakers have also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1114188_new-approach-to-electric-car-battery-cooling-immerse-cells-in-coolant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experimenting with immersion cooling<\/a>\u00a0for about a decade, maybe more. So far it hasn&#8217;t been used in any volume vehicle, although <strong>Rimac is using it<\/strong> in electric supercars. And Ford is considering it in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1145299_ford-s-ev-battery-pack-could-stay-put-for-module-replacement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new type of battery<\/a> that could stay put for module replacement in future EVs.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Air cooling remains another option. It&#8217;s one that Mercedes considered on the way to its new CLA EV, which the automaker promises will make significant gains in efficiency. And one Nissan is still considering as it approaches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1141310_nissan-hopes-its-solid-state-ev-batteries-won-t-need-cooling-at-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solid-state battery tech<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean battery supplier SK On is looking at a different type of cooling method for electric vehicle battery packs. Last week, SK On put the focus on immersion cooling at InterBattery 2025, a South Korean battery trade show. Instead of circulating coolant or air around battery cells and modules, this method involves immersing them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}