Abstract: A battery temperature adjustment device includes batteries and a controller. The batteries are configured to supply power to one or more motors of a vehicle and are different from each other in temperature characteristics. The controller is configured to adjust temperature of one or more batteries determined from the batteries depending on a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a battery pack includes a battery case, an intake duct, and an intake port. The battery case houses a battery module and electronic equipment coupled to the battery module. The intake duct communicates with the battery case and is configured to send cooling air for cooling the battery module. The intake port is disposed in a top plate of the battery case and is configured to send the cooling air into the battery case. The intake duct is coupled to the top plate so as to communicate with the battery case via the intake port and extends from the intake port to an end of the top plate. The intake duct is provided with a bent part that is downwardly bent in a vicinity of the end of the top plate.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a battery pack includes a battery case, an intake duct, and a blower. The battery case contains a battery module. The intake duct communicates with the battery case and is configured to send cooling air for cooling the battery module. The blower is configured to supply the cooling air to the intake duct. The intake duct has a bent section in which the cooling air that is sent from an upper side to a lower side is sent again from the lower side to the upper side. In the bent section of the intake duct, a vibration absorber is provided at least at a collision area to be collided with the cooling air.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a motor, a first accommodation member, and a second accommodation member. The first accommodation member is configured to accommodate a first cell configured to supply electric power to the motor. The second accommodation member is configured to accommodate a second cell configured to supply electric power to the motor. The second accommodation member is disposed so as to cover at least a part of the first accommodation member. A strength of the first accommodation member is greater than a strength of the second accommodation member.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery pack, an air conditioning system, a communication member, a pack humidity detector, an outside air humidity detector, and a controller. The battery pack contains a battery module. The air conditioning system is configured to regulate humidity of air and send the air. The communication member fluidly connects a blowing port of the air conditioning system and an inside of the battery pack. The pack humidity detector is configured to detect humidity in the inside of the battery pack. The outside air humidity detector is configured to detect humidity of an outside air. The controller is configured to control the air conditioning system so that the humidity in the battery pack is equal to or lower than the humidity of the outside air.

Abstract: A battery pack cooling system includes a battery pack case, a cooling fluid passage, a cooling medium passage and a water absorber. The battery pack case houses a battery module. The cooling fluid passage is disposed in a vicinity of the battery module. Cooling fluid for cooling the battery module is to flow through the cooling fluid passage. The cooling medium passage is configured to exchange heat with the cooling fluid. The cooling medium passage is disposed so as to be exposed to a space in the battery pack case. Cooling medium is to flow through the cooling medium passage. The water absorber is made of a water absorbable material. The water absorber is configured to absorb water that is condensed on the cooling medium passage.

Abstract: A battery cover for covering a battery stack stored in a battery pack includes a first cover member, a second cover member, a reinforcement, a gas exhaust passage, and an air exhaust passage. The first cover member covers the battery stack from above. The second cover member is joined to the first cover member from above. The reinforcement extends along a longitudinal direction of the battery stack, and is disposed between the first cover member and the second cover member. The gas exhaust passage is an air passage through which gas generated from the battery stack is to be discharged. The air exhaust passage is an air passage through which air that has exchanged heat with the battery stack is to be discharged. The gas exhaust passage and the air exhaust passage are provided in gaps among the first cover member, the second cover member, and the reinforcement.

Abstract: A battery-module protection structure is configured to protect a battery module accommodated within a vehicle frame of a vehicle from an external impact. The battery-module protection structure includes a rail disposed within the vehicle frame, a pedestal securing the battery module and secured to the rail by using a securing member, and the vehicle frame serving as a housing of the battery module. The pedestal is configured such that, in a case where the vehicle receives the external impact and the securing member breaks, the pedestal moves in an inner direction of the vehicle along the rail while securing the battery module.

Abstract: A battery temperature regulating apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes an onboard battery, a temperature regulating plate configured to allow heat exchange between the onboard battery and a first heat medium flowing into the temperature regulating plate, a heat exchanger, a first passage configured to guide the first heat medium flowing out of the temperature regulating plate to the heat exchanger, and a second passage configured to guide the first heat medium flowing out of the heat exchanger to the temperature regulating plate. The heat exchanger includes a container and a first internal passage. The container is configured to accommodate a heat source that does not use a power supply for the vehicle. The first internal passage is disposed around the container in such a way as to allow heat exchange. The first internal passage is configured to allow the first passage to communicate with the second passage.

Abstract: A battery temperature regulating apparatus includes an onboard battery, a temperature regulating plate, a heat exchanger including a container and a first internal passage, first to third passages, a radiator, a valve, a temperature sensor, and a control device including a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to execute, in cooperation with a program included in the memory, a process including determining whether a temperature of the onboard battery is higher than an upper threshold of a proper temperature range, determining whether a heat source is in the container at least based on the temperature of a first heat medium detected by the temperature sensor, and if the temperature of the onboard battery is higher than the upper threshold and that the heat source is in the container, controlling the valve in such a way as to allow the first heat medium to flow through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An onboard-battery temperature controller to be disposed inside a vehicle, near a battery including a plurality of battery cells, is configured to control the temperature of the battery cells. The onboard-battery temperature controller includes a fluid heater, a heat generating body, and an arithmetic and control unit. The fluid heater is configured to heat the battery cells through heat exchange between a heating fluid circulating therein and the battery cells. The heat generating body is configured to be energized and generate heat, to be conducted to the battery cells to heat the battery cells. The arithmetic and control unit is configured to control operations of the fluid heater and the heat generating body on the basis of the temperature of the battery.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a cooler, a battery temperature detector, a reservoir tank, a fluid pump and an arithmetic and control unit. A cooling fluid to exchange heat with the battery is to circulate through an interior of the cooler. The battery temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the battery. The reservoir tank is configured to store the cooling fluid. The fluid pump is installed in a path along which the cooling fluid is to circulate. Based on the detected temperature, the arithmetic and control unit is configured to, upon cooling the battery, operate the fluid pump to circulate the cooling fluid to exchange heat between the battery and the cooling fluid circulating in the cooler, and upon retaining heat of the battery, store at least part of the cooling fluid in the reservoir tank to reduce the cooling fluid in the interior of the cooler.

Abstract: A vehicle battery heating apparatus is to be mounted in a vehicle that travels with electricity from a battery. The apparatus includes a battery, a heater, a sensor, a controller, and a memory. The battery is mountable in the vehicle to allow the vehicle to travel. The heater heats the battery. The sensor obtains a temperature of the battery. The controller heats the battery with the heater. The memory stores heating target temperatures for respective remaining capacities of the battery. The controller obtains a remaining capacity of the battery, obtains a target temperature from the memory in accordance with the obtained remaining capacity, and sets a target temperature for heating the battery which is not on charge while the vehicle is stopped to the obtained target temperature. The heater heats the battery to the set target temperature.

Abstract: A vehicle battery cooling apparatus configured to cool a battery mounted on a vehicle includes a first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit. In the first fluid circuit, a first cooling fluid to cool the battery is to be circulated while the vehicle is traveling. In a second fluid circuit, a second cooling fluid to cool the battery is to be circulated while the battery is being charged. The first fluid circuit and the second fluid circuit are independent from each other.

Abstract: A battery pack cooling system includes a battery pack case, a cooling fluid passage, a cooling medium passage and a water absorber. The battery pack case houses a battery module. The cooling fluid passage is disposed in a vicinity of the battery module. Cooling fluid for cooling the battery module is to flow through the cooling fluid passage. The cooling medium passage is configured to exchange heat with the cooling fluid. The cooling medium passage is disposed so as to be exposed to a space in the battery pack case. Cooling medium is to flow through the cooling medium passage. The water absorber is made of a water absorbable material. The water absorber is configured to absorb water that is condensed on the cooling medium passage.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery pack, an air conditioning system, a communication member, a pack humidity detector, an outside air humidity detector, and a controller. The battery pack contains a battery module. The air conditioning system is configured to regulate humidity of air and send the air. The communication member fluidly connects a blowing port of the air conditioning system and an inside of the battery pack. The pack humidity detector is configured to detect humidity in the inside of the battery pack. The outside air humidity detector is configured to detect humidity of an outside air. The controller is configured to control the air conditioning system so that the humidity in the battery pack is equal to or lower than the humidity of the outside air.

Abstract: An onboard-battery temperature controller to be disposed inside a vehicle, near a battery including a plurality of battery cells, is configured to control the temperature of the battery cells. The onboard-battery temperature controller includes a fluid heater, a heat generating body, and an arithmetic and control unit. The fluid heater is configured to heat the battery cells through heat exchange between a heating fluid circulating therein and the battery cells. The heat generating body is configured to be energized and generate heat, to be conducted to the battery cells to heat the battery cells. The arithmetic and control unit is configured to control operations of the fluid heater and the heat generating body on the basis of the temperature of the battery.

Abstract: A vehicle battery heating apparatus is to be mounted in a vehicle that travels with electricity from a battery. The apparatus includes a battery, a heater, a sensor, a controller, and a memory. The battery is mountable in the vehicle to allow the vehicle to travel. The heater heats the battery. The sensor obtains a temperature of the battery. The controller heats the battery with the heater. The memory stores heating target temperatures for respective remaining capacities of the battery. The controller obtains a remaining capacity of the battery, obtains a target temperature from the memory in accordance with the obtained remaining capacity, and sets a target temperature for heating the battery which is not on charge while the vehicle is stopped to the obtained target temperature. The heater heats the battery to the set target temperature.

Abstract: A battery pack structure includes a chamber, a cooling duct arranged outside the pack case, and a connector that communicates the chamber and the cooling duct with each other. The connector includes a first opening, which is connected with the chamber in a state of being sealed by a first sealing member, a second opening, which is connected with a cooling duct in a state of being sealed by a second sealing member, a first sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the first opening and is either a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a chamber inlet surface though the first sealing member, and a second sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the second opening and is a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a duct outlet surface through the second sealing member.

Abstract: A battery pack structure includes a chamber, a cooling duct arranged outside the pack case, and a connector that communicates the chamber and the cooling duct with each other. The connector includes a first opening, which is connected with the chamber in a state of being sealed by a first sealing member, a second opening, which is connected with a cooling duct in a state of being sealed by a second sealing member, a first sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the first opening and is either a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a chamber inlet surface though the first sealing member, and a second sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the second opening and is a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a duct outlet surface through the second sealing member.