An intelligent thermoelectric-battery integrated structure, which belongs to the field of new energy device, is provided. The structure intelligently controls the temperature of the single cells inside the battery pack by means of direct contact, so as to reduce the temperature and cut off the occurrence of thermal runaway from the root cause. In addition, the Seebeck voltage generated based on the temperature difference can directly store energy inside the battery when charging, and can increase the overall output voltage when discharging. The advantage of this structure solves the contradiction between the difficulty of achieving high energy density and high safety performance for traditional batteries at the same time, and provides a practical solution for the development and utilization of a new generation of high-performance batteries.

An intelligent thermoelectric-battery integrated structure, which belongs to the field of new energy device, is provided. The structure intelligently controls the temperature of the single cells inside the battery pack by means of direct contact, so as to reduce the temperature and cut off the occurrence of thermal runaway from the root cause. In addition, the Seebeck voltage generated based on the temperature difference can directly store energy inside the battery when charging, and can increase the overall output voltage when discharging. The advantage of this structure solves the contradiction between the difficulty of achieving high energy density and high safety performance for traditional batteries at the same time, and provides a practical solution for the development and utilization of a new generation of high-performance batteries.

Thermal sensor for a battery. In an exemplary embodiment of a battery docking connector of the present disclosure, the connector comprises exposed battery contacts, and a circuit sensor electrically coupled to the exposed battery contacts for sensing the temperature at the exposed battery contacts, wherein the circuit sensor is configured to switch off an electrical load coupled thereto once a threshold temperature has been reached, to prevent overheating of a battery providing power to the electrical load.

Thermal sensor for a battery. In an exemplary embodiment of a battery docking connector of the present disclosure, the connector comprises exposed battery contacts, and a circuit sensor electrically coupled to the exposed battery contacts for sensing the temperature at the exposed battery contacts, wherein the circuit sensor is configured to switch off an electrical load coupled thereto once a threshold temperature has been reached, to prevent overheating of a battery providing power to the electrical load.

A battery unit includes at least one battery module that includes at least one battery cell, at least one battery heat flow detector that detects a heat flow of the at least one battery cell and the battery unit, at least one reference heat flow detector that detects a heat flow of the battery unit as a reference heat flow, and a battery state estimator that estimates a state of the at least one battery cell, based on a heat flow of the at least one battery cell given by subtracting the reference heat flow detected by the at least one reference heat flow detector from the heat flow detected by the at least one battery heat flow detector. The at least one reference heat flow detector is disposed in the battery unit at a location where temperature fluctuation is small and heat capacity is large.

Provided is a rechargeable battery comprising an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, a protective housing that at least partially encloses the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, a heat-spreader element disposed at least partially inside the protective housing and configured to receive heat from an external heat source at a desired heating temperature T.sub.h to heat up the battery to a desired temperature Tc for battery charging. Preferably, the heat-spreader element does not receive an electrical current from an external circuit (e.g. battery charger) to generate heat for resistance heating of the battery. Charging the battery at Tc enables completion of the battery in less than 15 minutes, typically less than 10 minutes, and more typically less than 5 minutes without adversely impacting the battery structure and performance.

Various systems for cooling a battery cell array are described. In one example an energy storage system includes a housing enclosing a battery cell array, an evaporator, and a circulating pump. In another example, an evaporator is adjacent to battery cells to facilitate heat transfer. In another example, thermoelectric elements are positioned adjacent to battery cells to facilitate heat transfer.

Various systems for cooling a battery cell array are described. In one example an energy storage system includes a housing enclosing a battery cell array, an evaporator, and a circulating pump. In another example, an evaporator is adjacent to battery cells to facilitate heat transfer. In another example, thermoelectric elements are positioned adjacent to battery cells to facilitate heat transfer.

The present application discloses a household energy storage constant temperature battery system, comprising: a battery module including a battery pack and at least one group of battery cores; the battery pack includes a heat conducting plate, the heat conducting plate includes a battery end and a first heat dissipation end, and each group of the battery cores are arranged in contact with the battery end and enclosed in the battery pack; a heat dissipation module, including at least one TEC module, a temperature sensor and a control module, wherein each TEC module is arranged in contact with the first heat dissipation end, the temperature sensor is configured to sense temperature of each group of the battery cores, and the control module is configured to control current magnitude and current direction provided to the at least one TEC module according to the temperature of each group of the battery cores.

The present application discloses a household energy storage constant temperature battery system, comprising: a battery module including a battery pack and at least one group of battery cores; the battery pack includes a heat conducting plate, the heat conducting plate includes a battery end and a first heat dissipation end, and each group of the battery cores are arranged in contact with the battery end and enclosed in the battery pack; a heat dissipation module, including at least one TEC module, a temperature sensor and a control module, wherein each TEC module is arranged in contact with the first heat dissipation end, the temperature sensor is configured to sense temperature of each group of the battery cores, and the control module is configured to control current magnitude and current direction provided to the at least one TEC module according to the temperature of each group of the battery cores.