BTMS	battery thermal management system
CB	carbon black
CF	carbon fiber
CM	copper mesh
CNT	carbon nanotubes
CNT-SA	carbon nanotubes with stearyl alcohol
CPCM	compounding phase change material
DOD	depths of discharge
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry
EG	expanded graphite
EP	expanded perlite
EV	electric vehicle
EVA	ethylene-vinyl acetate
GNP	graphene nano-platelet
HEV	hybrid electric vehicles
HP	heat pipe
HRR	heat release rate
LGPCM	liquid-gas phase change material
LIB	lithium-ion battery
MCH	magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl2·6H2O)
MCMB	meso carbon microbeads
MPCM	microencapsulated phase change material
MWCNT	multi-walled carbon nanotube
NDG	nitrogen-doped graphene
NP	nickel particles
NREL	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
PA	paraffin
PCC	phase change composite
PCM	phase change material
PDA	polydopamine
PMMA	polymethyl methacrylate
SCF	short carbon fibers
SEI	solid electrolyte interface
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SGPCM	solid-gas phase change material
SLPCM	solid-liquid phase change material
SSPCM	solid-solid phase change material
SWCNT	single-walled carbon nanotube
TCE	thermal conductivity enhancer
TCU	thermal control unit
TEM	transmission electron microscope
TES	thermal energy storage
TG	thermogravimetric
TR	thermal runaway
xGnP	exfoliated graphene nano-platelet