A power storage module comprises: a frame body; a plurality of power storage cells accommodated in the frame body; a bridging portion that is provided inside the frame body and connects an upper portion and a lower portion of the frame body to each other; and two flange portions that are provided outside the frame body and project in directions opposite to each other. The two flange portions are located above a central portion of the frame body in a height direction.

An electrotechnical fluid composition, comprising more than 90 wt-% paraffins in the C17-C18 range, based on the total weight of the composition, is described. The ratio of the amount of C18 i-paraffins to the amount of C18 n-paraffins is more than 40, based on the weight of the C18 i-paraffins and the weight of the C18 n-paraffins in the composition.

A method for a battery system for a vehicle is provided. The battery system can include a plurality of battery modules and a heat transfer assembly. Each of the battery modules can include one or more cells. The battery modules are selectively electrically connectable to a terminal of the battery system in order to provide electrical power to the vehicle. The heat transfer assembly can selectively adjust thermal energy levels of one or more of the battery modules. The method can include determining a desired capacity of the battery system, determining a number of the battery modules to have thermal energy levels adjusted by the heat transfer assembly according to the desired capacity of the battery system, and operating the heat transfer assembly to adjust thermal energy levels of the determined number of battery modules.

A method for a battery system for a vehicle is provided. The battery system can include a plurality of battery modules and a heat transfer assembly. Each of the battery modules can include one or more cells. The battery modules are selectively electrically connectable to a terminal of the battery system in order to provide electrical power to the vehicle. The heat transfer assembly can selectively adjust thermal energy levels of one or more of the battery modules. The method can include determining a desired capacity of the battery system, determining a number of the battery modules to have thermal energy levels adjusted by the heat transfer assembly according to the desired capacity of the battery system, and operating the heat transfer assembly to adjust thermal energy levels of the determined number of battery modules.

An electrical energy store for the storage of electrical energy for a motor vehicle, includes a housing which delimits a receptacle space, storage cells which are arranged in the receptacle space for the storage of the electrical energy, and a line element, which accommodates a through-flow of a coolant fluid for cooling the energy store. The line element has at least one longitudinal region which is routed in the receptacle space and is constituted of a first material having a first melting temperature, and at least one outflow opening that terminates in the receptacle space. A closure element closes the outflow opening and is constituted of a second material, which differs from the first material and has a second melting temperature which is lower than the first melting temperature. The closure element is to be melted for the release of the outflow opening. The storage cells are constituted as solid-body accumulators.

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 busbar for a battery pack, intended to electrically connect at least one electrochemical accumulator battery of the pack, preferably to electrically connect several electrochemical accumulator batteries of the pack to one another, including an electrically conductive and sealtight envelope itself intended to channel the current of the accumulator batteries and designed to contain a heat transfer liquid whose vaporization temperature is chosen so as to be between a value close to 90% of the self-heating temperature and a value close to 110% of the thermal runaway temperature of the accumulator batteries of the pack, the sealtight envelope being designed to guarantee an injection of heat transfer liquid as close as possible to each accumulator battery to which it is intended to be connected, preferably close to at least one of its output terminals.

A battery module of the present invention is adaptable to be utilized in various configurations including and not limited to an overlapping battery cell packaging configuration and a vertical stack battery cell packaging configuration used in an automotive and non-automotive applications. The battery module has a plurality of battery heatsink assemblies with the cells disposed therebetween. A plurality of rods extend through the each heatsink assemblies to secure the heatsink assemblies and the cell with one another to form the battery module.

A vehicle climate control system includes a cooling system including a chiller, a coolant circuit, a refrigerant circuit, a pump, and a compressor. The coolant circuit bypasses the chiller. The refrigerant circuit incorporates the chiller. The pump is configured to move coolant through the coolant circuit. The compressor is configured to move refrigerant through the refrigerant circuit. The vehicle climate control system also includes a controller configured to, in response to a temperature of a battery exceeding a threshold while the pump is moving fluid through the coolant circuit, activate the chiller and the compressor.

A vehicle climate control system includes a cooling system including a chiller, a coolant circuit, a refrigerant circuit, a pump, and a compressor. The coolant circuit bypasses the chiller. The refrigerant circuit incorporates the chiller. The pump is configured to move coolant through the coolant circuit. The compressor is configured to move refrigerant through the refrigerant circuit. The vehicle climate control system also includes a controller configured to, in response to a temperature of a battery exceeding a threshold while the pump is moving fluid through the coolant circuit, activate the chiller and the compressor.