Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery assembly for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle, and to methods associated with such an assembly. As disclosed, there is provided a battery assembly for a vehicle, the assembly having a housing, the housing for containing a coolant fluid and at least one battery cell to be cooled by said coolant fluid, the assembly further having a first container volume having a lower portion in fluid communication with an upper portion of the housing, wherein the first container volume has a smaller cross-sectional area in a horizontal plane than that of the housing, and the assembly further having a second container volume having a lower portion in fluid communication with an upper portion of the first container volume. The disclosed battery assembly provides improved battery performance by virtue of improved cell temperature management, particularly when packaging is constrained.

Abstract: A food transportation system may include a box with a cavity, sensors including a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, one or more temperature manipulation elements, one or more humidity manipulation elements, memory, and a processor is coupled to the memory. When executing one or more instructions stored in the memory, the processor is configured to monitor a temperature within the cavity via the temperature sensor; determine, based on data from the temperature sensor, whether the temperature within the cavity meets a temperature setpoint; control the temperature within the cavity via the temperature manipulation elements to meet the temperature setpoint; monitor a humidity within the cavity via the humidity sensor; determine, based on data from the humidity sensor, whether the humidity within the cavity meets a humidity setpoint; and control the humidity within the cavity via the humidity manipulation elements to meet the humidity setpoint.