The use of a heat-transfer composition including at least one refrigerant chosen from halogenated hydrocarbons, perhalogenated hydrocarbons, fluorinated ketones, fluorinated ethers and also combinations thereof, and at least one dielectric fluid, for cooling a battery of an item of equipment, such as an electric or hybrid vehicle, the heat-transfer composition having a volume resistivity of greater than or equal to 106 Ω.Math.cm at 25° C.

The use of a heat-transfer composition including at least one refrigerant chosen from halogenated hydrocarbons, perhalogenated hydrocarbons, fluorinated ketones, fluorinated ethers and also combinations thereof, and at least one dielectric fluid, for cooling a battery of an item of equipment, such as an electric or hybrid vehicle, the heat-transfer composition having a volume resistivity of greater than or equal to 106 Ω.Math.cm at 25° C.

A system for vehicle battery heating is provided. The system includes a battery, including a plurality of battery cells. The system further includes a computerized battery controller operable to selectively energize a portion of the battery cells to provide an increased temperature of the portion of the battery cells. The portion of the battery cells may be energized in a distributed pattern or a focused pattern.

A system for vehicle battery heating is provided. The system includes a battery, including a plurality of battery cells. The system further includes a computerized battery controller operable to selectively energize a portion of the battery cells to provide an increased temperature of the portion of the battery cells. The portion of the battery cells may be energized in a distributed pattern or a focused pattern.

This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a battery array that includes one or more interconnected array frames. A split thermal fin may be held within the one or more array frames. The proposed designs of the split thermal fin enable a reduction of the amount of thermal interface material required between the thermal fin and a support structure (e.g., a heat exchanger plate) of the battery pack.

This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a battery array that includes one or more interconnected array frames. A split thermal fin may be held within the one or more array frames. The proposed designs of the split thermal fin enable a reduction of the amount of thermal interface material required between the thermal fin and a support structure (e.g., a heat exchanger plate) of the battery pack.

A battery housing for a drive battery, comprising at least one housing shell, wherein the housing shell is formed at least partially or fully from a thermoplastic, wherein the housing shell has a receiving region for insertion of a drive battery, wherein the housing shell has a wall, wherein the wall has a two-layer or multi-layer sandwich structure, wherein at least a first layer of the sandwich structure, at least in some sections, is distanced from a second layer of the sandwich structure such that a wall cavity is formed between the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the wall cavity is designed to store a cooling medium.

A battery housing for a drive battery, comprising at least one housing shell, wherein the housing shell is formed at least partially or fully from a thermoplastic, wherein the housing shell has a receiving region for insertion of a drive battery, wherein the housing shell has a wall, wherein the wall has a two-layer or multi-layer sandwich structure, wherein at least a first layer of the sandwich structure, at least in some sections, is distanced from a second layer of the sandwich structure such that a wall cavity is formed between the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the wall cavity is designed to store a cooling medium.

Presented are thermomechanical fuses for mitigating heat propagation across electrochemical devices, methods for making and methods for using such fuses, and traction battery packs with load-bearing, sacrificial thermomechanical fuses to help prevent thermal runaway conditions. A battery assembly includes an electrically insulating battery housing with multiple battery cells disposed inside the battery housing. These battery cells are electrically interconnected, in series or parallel, and stacked in side-by-side facing relation to form adjacent, mutually parallel stacks of battery cells. Thermomechanical fuses thermally connect neighboring stacks of the battery cells. Each thermomechanical fuse is formed, in whole or in part, from a dielectric material that undergoes deterioration or deformation at a predefined critical temperature; in so doing, the thermomechanical fuse thermally disconnects a first stack of cells from a neighboring second stack of cells.

Presented are thermomechanical fuses for mitigating heat propagation across electrochemical devices, methods for making and methods for using such fuses, and traction battery packs with load-bearing, sacrificial thermomechanical fuses to help prevent thermal runaway conditions. A battery assembly includes an electrically insulating battery housing with multiple battery cells disposed inside the battery housing. These battery cells are electrically interconnected, in series or parallel, and stacked in side-by-side facing relation to form adjacent, mutually parallel stacks of battery cells. Thermomechanical fuses thermally connect neighboring stacks of the battery cells. Each thermomechanical fuse is formed, in whole or in part, from a dielectric material that undergoes deterioration or deformation at a predefined critical temperature; in so doing, the thermomechanical fuse thermally disconnects a first stack of cells from a neighboring second stack of cells.