Abstract: The characteristics of power LiFePO4 batteries are closely connected to ambient temperature. The capacity characteristic, resistance and state of charge-open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) curve are important parameters to represent the performance of power batteries and to determine battery management system (BMS) design. The experiments in different ambient temperatures are carried out and the laws between temperature and capacity, resistance and OCV are studied. The capacity drops sharply under low temperature, and increases with a relatively slower rate than under low temperature when the temperature goes up. Ohmic and polarization resistances during charge and discharge process decrease when the temperature rises, and the change rate of ohmic resistance is higher than the polarization resistance, moreover, the change of ohmic resistance under low temperature is more significant than under high temperature. With the decrease of temperature, the SOC-OCV curve moves down, but generally, the curve is affected only slightly by the change of temperature.

Key words: Ambient temperature, Capacity, Open circuit voltage(OCV), Power LiFePO4 battery, Resistance