A thermal management control circuit for an electric vehicle having a power electronics component to supply the drive motor and a battery includes a heat pump loop comprising a condenser and an evaporator a cooling-heating circuit configured to carry a fluid and comprising a first circuit portion comprising the condenser and the power electronics component, and configured to maintain the power electronics component within a power electronics component target temperature range, a second circuit portion comprising the evaporator, a first auxiliary communication circuit portion configured to carry some fluid heated by the condenser from the first circuit portion to the second circuit portion, and cooperating with the second circuit portion to maintain the battery within a battery target temperature range which is different from the power electronics component target temperature range.

A thermal management control circuit for an electric vehicle having a power electronics component to supply the drive motor and a battery includes a heat pump loop comprising a condenser and an evaporator a cooling-heating circuit configured to carry a fluid and comprising a first circuit portion comprising the condenser and the power electronics component, and configured to maintain the power electronics component within a power electronics component target temperature range, a second circuit portion comprising the evaporator, a first auxiliary communication circuit portion configured to carry some fluid heated by the condenser from the first circuit portion to the second circuit portion, and cooperating with the second circuit portion to maintain the battery within a battery target temperature range which is different from the power electronics component target temperature range.

A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, end plates for covering front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, a heat sink formed on a bottom part of the module frame, and a cooling port configured to supply a refrigerant to the heat sink, the module frame includes a module frame protrusion part, which is extended and formed so as to pass through the end plates on the bottom part of the module frame, and the cooling port is disposed in a shape protruding upward from an upper surface of the module frame protrusion part.

A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, end plates for covering front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, a heat sink formed on a bottom part of the module frame, and a cooling port configured to supply a refrigerant to the heat sink, the module frame includes a module frame protrusion part, which is extended and formed so as to pass through the end plates on the bottom part of the module frame, and the cooling port is disposed in a shape protruding upward from an upper surface of the module frame protrusion part.

A heat exchanger for cooling battery cells includes a plurality of first heat exchange plates each including a first water jacket, and a plurality of second heat exchange plates each including a second water jacket. A second water supply inlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water supply inlet in the flow direction, and a second water discharge outlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water discharge outlet in the flow direction.

A heat exchanger for cooling battery cells includes a plurality of first heat exchange plates each including a first water jacket, and a plurality of second heat exchange plates each including a second water jacket. A second water supply inlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water supply inlet in the flow direction, and a second water discharge outlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water discharge outlet in the flow direction.

The present disclosure provides a cell cooling cover for covering and fluid-cooling a battery module. The cell cooling cover includes: a cover plate and a channel system fixedly arranged at the cover plate. The channel system including a plurality of main channels configured to guide a coolant. The main channels are arranged such that two of the main channels extend along a stack of battery cells. The two main channels are positioned in the area of the terminal sides of the battery cells, and the venting outlets of the battery cells are arranged between the two main channels.

The present disclosure provides a cell cooling cover for covering and fluid-cooling a battery module. The cell cooling cover includes: a cover plate and a channel system fixedly arranged at the cover plate. The channel system including a plurality of main channels configured to guide a coolant. The main channels are arranged such that two of the main channels extend along a stack of battery cells. The two main channels are positioned in the area of the terminal sides of the battery cells, and the venting outlets of the battery cells are arranged between the two main channels.

Provided are a battery module and an energy storage device. The battery module includes cylindrical cells arranged in at least two rows and a liquid-cooled assembly including at least one liquid-cooled unit each including a liquid-cooled tube and a cooling fin; the liquid-cooled tube includes a first tube arranged at an upper end of the cooling fin, a second tube, and a third tube arranged at a lower end of the cooling fin; the second tube connects one end of the first tube with one end of the third tube; the cooling fin is arranged between two adjacent rows and is connected to circumferential side surfaces of cells in the two adjacent rows; the first tube and the third tube each have an opening defined in another end thereof facing away from the second tube.

A thermal regulation system for electric vehicle configured to convert an external source of electrical energy to an alternative supply of on board stored energy for use in conditioning a temperature of a battery pack, the thermal regulation system including a fluid circuit configured to circulate a heat conducting fluid medium, the fluid circuit comprising at least one mechanism for affecting at least one of a temperature change, pressure change, or a combination thereof to the heat conducting fluid medium, wherein the at least one mechanism is powered by electrical power from an external charging station, and a heat exchanger configured to enable a transfer of thermal energy between heat conducting fluid medium and a battery pack of an electric vehicle.