Abstract: A cold plate for a battery may comprise channels that extend from a first end of the plate to a second end of the plate or from a first side of the plate to a second side of the plate, the channels are located in parallel with each other and between the top surface and the bottom surface. The channels may be separated from each other by walls. The plate may be milled to form a first manifold on each end. The plate may also be milled to form notches in the surface(s) over the manifold. A port for the inlet and a port for the outlet of a working fluid may be inserted into the notches. The plate may have end caps, and the end caps and the ports may be welded or brazed to form a sealed enclosure. In various embodiment, the plate is an extruded plate, a cast plate, or a stamped/formed plate.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2022
Publication date:
March 9, 2023
Applicant:
Romeo Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
W. Porter Harris, Umran Ashraf, Robert Wesley Thibault, Nick Certo, Prahit Dubey, Karlo Galvan
Abstract: Thermal management systems for batteries utilize vapor chambers having wicking components therein. An exemplary thermal management system includes a vapor chamber containing a working fluid and wicking components. A plurality of battery cells are disposed at least partially in the vapor chamber. A cold plate is coupled to the vapor chamber, and a heat pump is coupled to the cold plate. A capillary tube may be utilized to facilitate movement of vapor and working fluid in the thermal management system. Via use of exemplary systems, improved thermal management for batteries is provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 4, 2021
Assignee:
ROMEO SYSTEMS, INC.
Inventors:
W. Porter Harris, Qian Wang, Berton Vite, W. Hunter Greene
Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods enable efficient and reliable positioning, assembly, retention, interconnection, and management of battery cells in battery packs, for example battery packs utilized in electric vehicles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2017
Date of Patent:
July 21, 2020
Assignee:
Romeo Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
W. Porter Harris, Kenneth Kawanishi, W. Hunter Greene, Robert Wesley Thibault, Arun Gunasekaran