A charging station (1) for charging a vehicle battery (2A) of at least one electrically powered vehicle (2) connected to said charging station (1) by means of a pluggable charging connector (3) adapted to transfer in a charging process electrical power from said charging station (1) to the vehicle battery (2A), wherein a valve of said charging station (1) and/or of the vehicle (2) is opened before, during and/or after said charging process to supply a medium with a suitable temperature into a battery conditioning unit (2B) of the vehicle (2) to optimize the temperature of the vehicle battery (2A) for the charging process.

A reversible thermal management system and method for a work machine is disclosed. The system comprises a prime mover, a battery, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The battery supplies at least a portion of power of the prime mover. The first circuit circulates a glycol adapted to exchange thermal energy with one or more of an electronic component, a transmission circuit, a hydraulic circuit and the battery. The second circuit circulates a refrigerant. The second circuit, which is thermally coupled to the first circuit by at least one heat exchanger, is adapted to exchange thermal energy with air.

A reversible thermal management system and method for a work machine is disclosed. The system comprises a prime mover, a battery, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The battery supplies at least a portion of power of the prime mover. The first circuit circulates a glycol adapted to exchange thermal energy with one or more of an electronic component, a transmission circuit, a hydraulic circuit and the battery. The second circuit circulates a refrigerant. The second circuit, which is thermally coupled to the first circuit by at least one heat exchanger, is adapted to exchange thermal energy with air.

A vehicle battery temperature control apparatus includes a battery temperature detector, first and second ducts, an exhaust pipe, a heat receiver, a blower fan, and a processor. The processor causes the blower fan to rotate in one of opposite directions, thereby introducing cooling air from the first duct into a battery compartment, and emitting the cooling air that has cooled a battery to the outside via the second duct, if the battery temperature is higher than a first set temperature, and causes the blower fan to rotate in the other direction, thereby introducing air raised in temperature by exchanging heat with the exhaust pipe through the heat receiver from the second duct into the battery compartment, and emitting the air that has raised the temperature of the battery to the outside via the first duct, if the battery temperature is lower than a second set temperature.

A heat exchange module for an energy storage module, having a module housing for heat-transferring contact with an energy storage module; at least one operating medium channel for an operating fluid for heat transport; and at least one fluid connection for at least one external line for the operating fluid of the operating medium channel. There is formed by the at least one operating medium channel at least one receiving opening with a predetermined cross section in a channelward extension of the operating medium channel, in which a plug with a shape filling the predetermined cross section of the receiving opening is received such that the receiving opening is bonded thereto in a fluid-tight manner. With the heat exchange module, efficient use is made of a structural space, while the heat exchange module at the same time is able to be manufactured at low cost.

The disclosure relates to a battery pack with a function of discharging venting gas and a control system for the same, in which air for cooling is allowed to flow during a normal state, and venting gas generated in a battery cell during thermal runaway is discharged outward from a vehicle but prevented from flowing back to a vehicle interior.

The battery pack with a function of discharging venting gas includes an outlet duct including a channel selectively set to discharge air that returns from cooling a battery cell to an interior of a vehicle, or discharge venting gas that is generated due to thermal runaway of the battery cell to an outside of the vehicle; a switching wall provided inside the outlet duct, and setting a channel inside the outlet duct; and an actuator actuating the switching wall to discharge the venting gas to the outside of the vehicle when the thermal runaway occurs in the battery cell.

The disclosure relates to a battery pack with a function of discharging venting gas and a control system for the same, in which air for cooling is allowed to flow during a normal state, and venting gas generated in a battery cell during thermal runaway is discharged outward from a vehicle but prevented from flowing back to a vehicle interior.

The battery pack with a function of discharging venting gas includes an outlet duct including a channel selectively set to discharge air that returns from cooling a battery cell to an interior of a vehicle, or discharge venting gas that is generated due to thermal runaway of the battery cell to an outside of the vehicle; a switching wall provided inside the outlet duct, and setting a channel inside the outlet duct; and an actuator actuating the switching wall to discharge the venting gas to the outside of the vehicle when the thermal runaway occurs in the battery cell.

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative control units, systems, and methods. In an illustrative embodiment, a control unit includes a processor and non-transitory computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to determine a start charging time, receive a battery temperature value, and instruct the thermal control system to start heating the battery responsive to the start charging time and the battery temperature value in an energy saving way.

A vehicle temperature management apparatus includes: a channel selection section that selects at least one of a chiller heat exchange channel, a radiator heat exchange channel, and a heater heat exchange channel as a channel of a refrigerant in a refrigerant circulation circuit; a switching control section that controls the channel switching section such that the channel switching section selects at least one of the chiller heat exchange channel, the radiator heat exchange channel, and the heater heat exchange channel; and an operation control section that controls an operation of a chiller. When the radiator heat exchange channel or the heater heat exchange channel is selected as the channel of the refrigerant, the switching control section controls the channel selection section such that the channel selection section further selects the chiller heat exchange channel, and the operation control section does not operate the chiller.

In a system for controlling battery cell temperature and a method for controlling the system, the system includes a planar shape heat transferring unit, a cooling plate, a heating plate, a radiator, a heater and a controller. The planar shape heat transferring unit makes contact with a battery cell. The cooling plate is disposed at a first side of the battery cell to be heat-transferred with the planar shape heat transferring unit. The heating plate is disposed at a second side of the battery cell to be heat-transferred with the planar shape heat transferring unit. The radiator is connected to the cooling passage, to provide a cooled first fluid to the cooling passage. The heater is connected to the heating passage, to provide a heated second fluid to the heating passage. The controller is configured to provide the first fluid or the second fluid.