Patent classifications
H01M10/667
Battery module including Peltier element and compensation element between temperature regulating element and battery cell
A battery module having at least one battery cell is disclosed, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a housing, in which the at least one battery cell is accommodated, and a temperature-regulating element, wherein a Peltier element is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, which Peltier element is thermally conductively connected in each case to the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, and which Peltier element is furthermore connected to a voltage source in such a way that heat transfer between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element is able to be formed by means of the Peltier element, wherein a compensation element for homogenizing the temperature, said compensation element being formed from a metallic material, is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the Peltier element, wherein preferably the at least one battery cell is directly or cohesively connected to the compensation element.
Power storage device
A power storage device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a casing including a bottom wall and a top wall opposite to the bottom wall; a storage battery; an electrical unit; and a cooling unit. The storage battery is disposed in the casing and separated from the bottom wall. The electrical unit is disposed in the casing and located closer to the top wall than the storage battery is. A first fan is disposed between the storage battery and the electrical unit and configured to direct air from the storage battery toward the electrical unit.
Power storage device
A power storage device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a casing including a bottom wall and a top wall opposite to the bottom wall; a storage battery; an electrical unit; and a cooling unit. The storage battery is disposed in the casing and separated from the bottom wall. The electrical unit is disposed in the casing and located closer to the top wall than the storage battery is. A first fan is disposed between the storage battery and the electrical unit and configured to direct air from the storage battery toward the electrical unit.
Integrated heat management system for vehicle
An integrated heat management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circulation line configured to cool or heat a passenger compartment while operating in an air conditioner mode or a heat pump mode according to a flow direction of a refrigerant, an electric component module side cooling water circulation line configured to circulate the cooling water through the electric component module to cool the electric component module, a water-cooled outdoor heat exchanger configured to allow the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circulation line to exchange heat with the cooling water circulating through the electric component module side cooling water circulation line, and a cooling water flow control unit configured to control a cooling water flow in the electric component module side cooling water circulation line.
Temperature control system for electric vehicle and method of controlling temperature of electric vehicle
A temperature control system to be installed in an electric vehicle includes a water circuit, a coolant circuit, a radiator, a heat exchanger, a water pump, and a controller. The water circuit circulates cooling water to cool an electric device. The coolant circuit circulates a coolant to control a temperature of a cabin or battery of the electric vehicle. The radiator is disposed in the water circuit. The heat exchanger is disposed in the coolant circuit and receives heat released from the radiator through cooling air delivered from the radiator. The water pump regulates a flow rate of the cooling water circulating in the water circuit. The controller increases the number of rotations of the water pump to a greater value in a condition where an increase in temperature of the cabin or the battery is requested than in a normal condition where the increase in temperature is not requested.
AUTOMOBILE BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AUTOMOBILE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE
A vehicle battery thermal management system includes a heat conducting element connected to a vehicle air conditioning system and a self-heating circuit connected to a vehicle power battery. The heat conducting element, a compressor of the vehicle air conditioning system, and an outdoor condenser of the vehicle air conditioning system form a battery refrigeration loop, and the battery refrigeration loop absorbs heat from the vehicle power battery through a refrigerant in the heat conducting element to cool down the vehicle power battery. The self-heating circuit and the vehicle power battery form a battery self-heating loop, and the self-heating circuit is configured to control the vehicle power battery to perform high-frequency alternating charging and discharging for self-heating in the battery self-heating loop.
BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
A battery pack includes a battery module in which a plurality of battery cells are mounted; and a discharge member electrically connected to the battery module, wherein the discharge member comprises a frame member having an open upper portion and containing a coolant, an upper cover for covering the upper portion of the frame member, and a resistor mounted in the frame member, and wherein both ends of the resistor are exposed to the outside of the discharge member, and are electrically connected to the battery module.
Battery device with immersion cooling and motor vehicle
A battery device has a battery housing, a plurality of battery cells arranged therein, around which a dielectric thermal management medium can flow in the battery housing at least in some areas in an immersion circuit inside the battery for the purpose of immersion thermal management, and thermally conductive elements. The thermally conductive elements are each arranged between two adjacent battery cells which each bear with at least one side against the respective thermally conductive element in thermally conductive contact with the latter. The thermally conductive elements here project in at least one direction beyond the battery cells and through a housing wall of the battery housing to the outside. The thermal management medium can likewise flow around those sections of the thermally conductive elements running from the battery cells to the corresponding housing wall.
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A thermal management system includes refrigeration cycle equipment and a heating medium circuit. The heating medium circuit includes a high-temperature-side circuit connecting with the heating medium channel of the high-temperature-side water-refrigerant heat exchange portion, a low-temperature-side circuit connecting with a heating medium channel of a low-temperature-side water-refrigerant heat exchange portion, and a heat transfer portion connecting the high-temperature-side circuit and the low-temperature-side circuit. The low-temperature-side circuit includes a first heat exchange portion, a second heat exchange portion, a heating medium bypass channel, and a low-temperature-side circuit switching portion. While the heat transfer portion is transferring heat, the low-temperature-side circuit switching portion switches a circuit configuration of the low-temperature-side circuit to a circuit configuration that circulates the heating medium between the first heat exchange portion and the heating medium bypass channel.
Battery fire suppressant system
An apparatus for a fire suppressant system on a server rack includes an integrated battery feature, a manifold, a conduit, and a control card, where the integrated battery feature includes a plurality of battery cells in an enclosure. A first end of the conduit coupled to a control valve on the manifold and a second end of the conduit coupled to the integrated battery feature. The control card configured to open the control valve on the manifold, where the control valve is configured to release a fire suppressant into the enclosure of the integrated battery feature. In one embodiment, the fire suppressant is contained within a pressurized fire suppressant reservoir mounted on the server rack. In another embodiment, the fire suppressant is a cooling fluid diverted from a radiator cooling unit on the server rack.