A method for thermal conditioning at least one thermal buffer of a thermal system of a vehicle, the thermal system being a rechargeable energy storage system, RESS, and/or an energy transformation system comprising fuel cells, the thermal buffer having an operating window defined by the preferred operating temperature of the thermal buffer. The method includes providing predictive power utilization of the thermal buffer as a function of time, conditioning the thermal buffer in response to the predictive power utilization, such that the thermal buffer is thermally conditioned to be within the operating window of the thermal buffer. The operating window is varying as a function of the predictive power utilization over time.

A method for thermal preconditioning at least one thermal buffer in a thermal system of a vehicle, the thermal system being a rechargeable energy storage system, RESS, and/or an energy transformation system comprising fuel cells. The method includes providing scheduled operational information of the thermal buffer, the scheduled operational information comprising a scheduled initialization time and scheduled operational load of the thermal buffer, determining whether the thermal buffer is in need of cooling or heating in order to reach a pre-determined temperature level, preconditioning the thermal buffer in accordance with the scheduled operational information such that the thermal buffer is thermally preconditioned by cooling or heating to the pre-determined level in accordance with the scheduled operational load at a time in accordance with the scheduled initialization time.

A vehicle includes a first heat exchanger plate and a second heat exchanger plate. The first heat exchanger plate includes a first coolant layer in which a coolant flows and a refrigerant layer in which a refrigerant flows, and the second heat exchanger plate includes a second coolant layer in which the coolant flows. The first coolant layer and the second coolant layer are connected to each other via a coolant layer connection passage.

A battery temperature control apparatus for electric vehicles, the battery temperature control apparatus including a temperature measurement unit configured to measure a temperature of a battery mounted in an electric vehicle, a display unit configured to display state information of the battery based on temperature information of the battery measured by the temperature measurement unit, and a controller configured to perform control such that a preconditioning function to maintain the temperature of the battery at a predetermined optimum temperature is selectively turned ON/OFF by a user based on the state information displayed on the display unit.

A battery temperature control apparatus for electric vehicles, the battery temperature control apparatus including a temperature measurement unit configured to measure a temperature of a battery mounted in an electric vehicle, a display unit configured to display state information of the battery based on temperature information of the battery measured by the temperature measurement unit, and a controller configured to perform control such that a preconditioning function to maintain the temperature of the battery at a predetermined optimum temperature is selectively turned ON/OFF by a user based on the state information displayed on the display unit.

Disclosed herein are systems and method for temperature management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that can include a supercapacitor. The system can include at least one heating unit coupled to the plurality of supercapacitors. The system can include at least one cooling unit coupled to the plurality of supercapacitors. The system can include at least one temperature sensor coupled to the plurality of supercapacitors. The system can include a controller, including a processor and a memory, configured to determine if a measured temperature from the at least one temperature sensor is within a predetermined range. The controller can also engage the heating unit, when the measured temperature is below the predetermined range. The controller can also engage the cooling unit, when the measured temperature is above the predetermined range.

A method for regulating a heater including at least one heating element having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance is disclosed. The method may include determining, with a regulating unit of the heater, a current heating behaviour of the heating element based on a time profile of the resistance of the heating element. The heating element may exhibit (i) an NTC heating behaviour at temperatures below a transition temperature, (ii) a PTC heating behaviour at temperatures above the transition temperature, and (iii) a transition between the NTC heating behaviour and the PTC heating behaviour at the transition temperature and a resistance minimum. The method may further include determining, with the regulating unit, at least one input parameter for the heating element based on the current heating behaviour. The method may also include regulating, with the regulating unit, the heating element via the at least one input parameter.

A thermal management device for a battery pack 104 of an UAV is disclosed. The thermal management device 100 comprises an insulating enclosure 102 that is made of a material comprising at least an EPP foam for enclosing the battery pack 104, and one or more heating coils 110. The heating coils 110 are electrically powered from an external power source 112 for pre-heating the insulating enclosure 102 to a predefined temperature before flight of the UAV. The EPP foam of the insulating enclosure 102 provides high thermal insulation for retaining the heat of the insulating enclosure 102 for heating the battery pack 104 and maintaining the temperature of the battery pack 104 above a threshold temperature when the UAV flies in a sub-zero ambience temperature. The insulating enclosure 102 with the one or more heating coils 110 are configured to provide uniform heat distribution across the battery pack 104.

A thermal management device for a battery pack 104 of an UAV is disclosed. The thermal management device 100 comprises an insulating enclosure 102 that is made of a material comprising at least an EPP foam for enclosing the battery pack 104, and one or more heating coils 110. The heating coils 110 are electrically powered from an external power source 112 for pre-heating the insulating enclosure 102 to a predefined temperature before flight of the UAV. The EPP foam of the insulating enclosure 102 provides high thermal insulation for retaining the heat of the insulating enclosure 102 for heating the battery pack 104 and maintaining the temperature of the battery pack 104 above a threshold temperature when the UAV flies in a sub-zero ambience temperature. The insulating enclosure 102 with the one or more heating coils 110 are configured to provide uniform heat distribution across the battery pack 104.

An electric vehicle battery disconnect bracket configured disconnect one or more battery cells or modules experiencing a thermal event within a battery pack to mitigate propagation of the thermal event throughout the battery pack, including a bracket body formed of a first material on a first major surface of the body, and a second material on an opposing second major surface of the body, the first material having a larger coefficient of thermal expansion than the second material, such that an increase in temperature above a defined threshold experienced by the body causes the first material to expand more than the second material, thereby transitioning the body from a first equilibrium state representing a closed, conductive position to a second equilibrium state representing an open, isolation position.