Temperature Control Patents (Class 429/62)
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Patent number: 12237533Abstract: A battery pack includes battery cell including a discharge valve, and case housing battery cell. Case includes a plurality of fume ventilation holes through which discharged gas jetted from the discharge valve is expelled out of the case, and diffusion gap is provided between discharge valve side end surface of battery cell and a case inner surface, with flameproof cover disposed in diffusion gap. Additionally, expansion space for the discharged gas diffused by flameproof cover is provided inside case, and the direction of expelling the discharged gas is changed to a direction intersecting a direction in which the discharged gas is jetted form the discharge valve. Expansion space communicates with diffusion gap and with fume ventilation holes, and a direction changing portion that changes a direction of the flowing gas is provided at corners of the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeaki Wakabayashi, Kensaku Takeda
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Patent number: 12222396Abstract: A battery internal temperature information processing method, a computer device, and a storage medium that first acquire off-line testing data for off-line testing a battery module and construct an equivalent thermal network model from the off-line testing data, determine optimal model parameters of the equivalent thermal network model based on a multi-objective function fitting method; thereafter, a first battery internal temperature estimate of the battery of the vehicle at a first moment in actual operation of the vehicle is determined, in turn, based on the acquired initial state vector values of the battery of the vehicle, first operational data at a first moment in actual operation of the vehicle, and an equivalent thermal network model including the optimal model parameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Linwang Deng, Xiaoqian Li, Tianyu Feng, Sijia Liu
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Patent number: 12218390Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for heating a fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) comprising at least one fuel cell stack (2) with an anode portion (3) and a cathode portion (4), and a reformer (5) upstream of the anode portion (3) for steam reforming using a fuel, the reformer (5) comprising a nickel-based catalyst, said method having the following steps: starting a heating process for heating the fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) with a heating device (6) and conducting a carbon-containing fluid and conducting steam through the nickel-based catalyst of the reformer (5) during the heating process. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) which is designed to carry out a method according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: AVL List GmbHInventors: Nikolaus Soukup, Martin Hauth, Michael Seidl, Stefan Weissensteiner
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Patent number: 12211982Abstract: An electrical energy store for the storage of electrical energy for a motor vehicle, includes a housing which delimits a receptacle space, storage cells which are arranged in the receptacle space for the storage of the electrical energy, and a line element, which accommodates a through-flow of a coolant fluid for cooling the energy store. The line element has at least one longitudinal region which is routed in the receptacle space and is constituted of a first material having a first melting temperature, and at least one outflow opening that terminates in the receptacle space. A closure element closes the outflow opening and is constituted of a second material, which differs from the first material and has a second melting temperature which is lower than the first melting temperature. The closure element is to be melted for the release of the outflow opening. The storage cells are constituted as solid-body accumulators.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Raimund Koerver, Sebastian Scharner
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Patent number: 12206127Abstract: In the battery pack, battery cell including a discharge valve is housed in case, and flame-retardant cap is disposed at a position facing discharge valve side end surface of battery cell. Flame-retardant cap includes collision plate disposed at a position facing discharge valve side end surface and wall formed around collision plate, the discharge valve of the battery cell and a region in proximity are arranged inside peripheral wall, and reverse ejection gap is provided between battery cell and peripheral wall. An expansion space of the discharge gas flowing in from reverse ejection gap is provided inside case. In the expansion space, the discharge gas ejected from the discharge valve collides with collision plate of flame-retardant cap, and fills the expansion space via diffusion gap and reverse ejection gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeaki Wakabayashi, Kensaku Takeda
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Patent number: 12206080Abstract: A modular energy storage system including an enclosure having at least one thermally conductive sidewall; a battery module housed inside of the enclosure and including a plurality of battery submodules, each battery submodule including a plurality of battery cells, at least some of the plurality of battery cells being electrically interconnected to each other; at least one heat pipe thermally coupled to the plurality of battery cells of at least one of the plurality of battery submodules to channel heat from the plurality of battery cells thermally coupled thereto to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure; and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure to cool the at least one heat pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: GE Grid Solutions LLCInventors: Alistair Martin Waddell, Richard Hayes Cutright, Ralph Teichmann, Todd Garrett Wetzel
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Patent number: 12181531Abstract: A warning method for battery thermal runaway includes: acquiring current temperature data of each temperature sensor arranged in a battery pack, current voltage data of each voltage sensor arranged in the battery pack, and current sensor disconnection data of each temperature sensor; calculating a number of occurrences of a primary feature at a current moment according to the current temperature data; calculating a number of occurrences of a secondary feature at the current moment according to the current voltage data and the current sensor disconnection data in a case that the number of occurrences of the primary feature is greater than 0; calculating a sum of the number of occurrences of the primary feature and the number of occurrences of the secondary feature at the current moment; and sending a warning for battery thermal runaway when the sum is greater than a preset feature number threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Linwang Deng, Yonggang Yin, Tianyu Feng, Sijia Liu
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Patent number: 12155049Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage system supported by the chassis, and a battery cooling system. The energy storage system includes a battery positioned within a battery housing. The battery cooling system includes a conduit positioned adjacent at least one of the battery or the battery housing and a fluid diverter positioned along the conduit. The fluid diverter is configured to facilitate selectively providing fluid communication between the conduit and the battery housing so that a fluid flowing through the conduit flows out of the conduit and at least one of into or around the battery housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Eric Linsmeier, David Archer, David Fieber, John Schultz, Jason Shively, Bob Schulz
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Patent number: 12148952Abstract: A multilayer separator (200) for a lithium-ion battery having a structure including at least a polyolefin based substrate layer (204) forming the inner layer of the multilayer separator (200); a resin layer (203) stacked on both surface of the polyolefin substrate layer (204), the resin layer (203) being formed from a polyolefin; a cellulose fibers based outer layer (202) stacked on the surface of each resin layer (203).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: RENATA AGInventors: Oussama El Baradai, Pascal Haering
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Patent number: 12148910Abstract: Presented are thermal management systems with passive quenching sacks for cooling battery assemblies, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A passive thermal management (PTM) system is presented for cooling a battery assembly, such as a traction battery pack with a battery case containing stacked battery cells. The PTM system includes a fluid container that mounts inside the battery assembly, interposed between the battery case and battery cells. The fluid container stows therein a dielectric coolant fluid and has multiple fluid ports that fluidly connect to the battery cells to dispense thereto the coolant fluid. Thermomechanical plugs, such as wax, film, or smart-material barriers, seal the fluid container ports and passively open (e.g., melt, bend, disintegrate, expand, etc.) at a predefined temperature to thereby unseal the fluid ports such that the coolant fluid is fed from the fluid container into the battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jermain E. Onye, Ryan P. Hickey, Pooja Suresh, Andrew P. Oury
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Patent number: 12111197Abstract: A quality control system analyzes the quality of a battery cell, with the battery cell defining a gas pouch configured to expand from a deflated configuration to an inflated configuration when filled with a gas formed during a cell formation process. The system comprises a computational system comprising a processor and a memory and a measurement instrument in electronic communication with the computational system. The measurement instrument is arranged to measure a distance defined by the gas pouch and transmit a signal to the computational system corresponding to the distance. The computational system is arranged to analyze the distance with the processor and determine a volumetric measurement of the gas within the gas pouch and compare the volumetric measurement to a threshold in the memory to assess a quality score for the battery cell. A corresponding method analyzes the quality of the battery cell with the quality control system.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Dmitriy Bruder, James R. Salvador, Raffaello Ardanese, Ryan C. Sekol, Thomas A. Yersak, Sean Robert Wagner, Ronald M Lesperance
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Patent number: 12107225Abstract: An electrolyte solution containing a compound represented by the following formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masakazu Kinoshita, Tomoya Hidaka, Yoshiko Kuwajima, Yuuki Suzuki, Akiyoshi Yamauchi, Kotaro Hayashi, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Kenzou Takahashi, Takaya Yamada
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Patent number: 12107302Abstract: An overcharge protection device cover assembly for use with a battery cell housing. The battery cell housing has a first terminal and a second terminal, the overcharge protection device cover assembly including a first terminal pad having a first length. The first terminal pad is contactable with the first terminal of the battery cell housing. The assembly also includes a second terminal pad having a second length that is greater than the first length. The second terminal pad is contactable with the second terminal of the battery cell housing. A reversal device of the assembly is deflectable toward the first and second terminal pads. A conductive element of the assembly is positioned between the reversal device and the first and second terminal pads.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Xugang Zhang, Jason D. Fuhr
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Patent number: 12107246Abstract: A thermal runaway suppression element, adapted for a lithium battery having an electrochemical reaction system. The thermal runaway suppression element includes: a passivation composition supplier, having a metal ion and an aluminum etching ion; and a polar solution supplier, configured to release a polar solvent to carry the metal ion and the aluminum etching ion to an aluminum current collector of the lithium battery. The aluminum current collector is configured to be etched by the aluminum etching ion to provide an aluminum ion. The metal ion and the aluminum ion are carried by the polar solvent to the electrochemical reaction system to terminate an electrochemical reaction.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignees: PROLOGIUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., PROLOGIUM HOLDING INC.Inventor: Szu-Nan Yang
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Patent number: 12095063Abstract: A battery system incudes battery stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells and cooling plate thermally coupled to battery cell of battery stack. Heat insulating material is disposed between battery cells of battery stack, which are adjacent to each other, and heat insulating material insulates heat between battery cells adjacent to each other. In addition, cooling plate cools battery cell, is used in combination with an endothermic material having heat capacity to absorb thermal runaway energy of battery cell, and prevents induction of thermal runaway.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naotake Yoshida, Tomoaki Ito, Takuya Egashira
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Patent number: 12083877Abstract: A vehicle floor for an energy-store floor assembly of a motor vehicle, is arranged on the top of an electrical energy-store device which comprises a plurality of battery modules and is accommodated in a multi-part store housing. A main floor of the vehicle floor extends, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, forward at least up to a transition region to a front bulkhead and rearward at least up to a floor region below and behind a front row of vehicle seats. In order to provide a vehicle floor for an energy-store floor assembly of a motor vehicle, the vehicle floor having an additional function and contributing to the fulfillment of characteristics required of a store housing with regard to the sealing tightness of the store housing, the vehicle floor is a housing part of the store housing and at least the main floor of the vehicle floor is formed as a single piece.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jan Danneberg, Roccy Steffen Grahl, Ronny Grosse, Juergen Leschhorn
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Patent number: 12046730Abstract: A cooling system includes a container and a number of battery packaging modules submerged in a first coolant fluid contained in the container. The cooling system includes a supply channel and a return channel coupled respectively to at least a supply end and at least a return end of the battery packaging modules to accelerate a second coolant fluid through any of the battery packaging modules. The cooling system includes one or more pairs of fluid valves secured to the supply and return channels, each pair to control the second coolant fluid flowing through a subset of the plurality of battery packaging modules. The cooling system includes a fluid pump disposed at the channels to accelerate the second coolant fluid supplied to any of the battery packaging modules which are in activated modes.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: BAIDU USA LLCInventor: Tianyi Gao
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Patent number: 12046939Abstract: Disclosed is an expansion member for a probe for battery charging and discharging. The expansion member includes a first fluid accommodation part configured to form a space in which a fluid is introduced and stored and a fluid supply pipe equipped with a path along which the fluid is introduced and discharged and connected to the first fluid accommodation part. The first fluid accommodation part includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are bonded together to form a first fluid accommodation space in which the fluid is accommodated. The first fluid accommodation space is surrounded by a first junction region in which the first cover and the second cover are bonded together. A penetration hole is formed on the top of the first junction region.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: WONIK PNE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeongmok Lee, Soojeong You, Woosik Han
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Patent number: 12036877Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relates to a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a battery cell, the battery cell including a pressure relief mechanism; a fire-fighting pipeline configured to accommodate a fire-fighting medium, the fire-fighting pipeline including a first region corresponding to the pressure relief mechanism and a second region located at a periphery of the first region, the first region being configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the fire-fighting medium is discharged; and a protective component disposed between the fire-fighting pipeline and the battery cell and configured to protect the second region. The battery, the power consumption device, and the method and device for producing the battery in the embodiments of the present application could improve the safety performance of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Yuqun Zeng, Zhanyu Sun, Xiaoteng Huang, Haiqi Yang, Wenli Wang, Jiarong Hong, Langchao Hu
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Patent number: 12034175Abstract: In general, one aspect disclosed features a battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising: multiple battery modules, wherein each battery module comprises one or more battery cells, and wherein each battery module comprises an exhaust port; and one or more structural members mechanically coupled to the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members and the multiple battery modules define an exhaust chamber; wherein the exhaust chamber is in fluid communication with the exhaust ports of the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members comprise an outlet port in fluid communication with the exhaust chamber and an exterior of the exhaust chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Ampaire, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Spitzer
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Patent number: 12034138Abstract: A battery module improves performance of secondary batteries through effective thermal control. The battery module includes at least one secondary battery, a module case having an empty space formed therein to accommodate the at least one secondary battery in the inner space and at least one heat pressure exchange member disposed to face the secondary battery in the inner space of the module case. The at least one heat pressure exchange member is configured to absorb and retain heat when a pressure applied from the secondary battery is equal to or less than a reference value and release the retained heat when the pressure applied from the secondary battery is higher than the reference value.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventor: Sun-Kyu Kim
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Patent number: 12015132Abstract: An energy storage device cooling system includes a housing, at least one energy storage device within the housing, and a coolant circuit including a first flow portion extending through the housing, the coolant circuit configured to supply coolant for heat exchange with the at least one energy storage device. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a chiller system including: a coolant supply, a heat exchanger, and an outlet in fluid communication with the first flow portion. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a controller configured to alter a function of the chiller system when a sensed temperature does not exceed a first temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, Nirag Sheth, Neil A. Terry, Adam C. Grove, John M. Tanner, Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler
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Patent number: 12002984Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage technologies, and provides a battery, an apparatus, a preparation method of battery, and a preparation apparatus of battery. The battery includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell. The first battery cell includes a first pressure relief mechanism, the second battery cell includes a second pressure relief mechanism, an energy density of the first battery cell is greater than an energy density of the second battery cell, and an area of the first pressure relief mechanism is greater than an area of the second pressure relief mechanism. The apparatus includes the foregoing battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Quanguo Li, Yonghuang Ye, Chengdu Liang, Haizu Jin, Qian Liu, Xia Hu
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Patent number: 11996525Abstract: A device triggers thermal runaway of an electrochemical accumulator, including a flexible package that contains at least once electrochemical cell. A part of the current collectors that form the output terminals of the accumulator pass through the flexible package. The device includes two electrical current conducting elements, each respectively in electrical contact with the exterior of a part of a metal layer of the flexible package or of the metal housing, and an electrical power supply independent from the accumulator. The electrical power supply is designed to drive a current, referred to as a heating current, between the two elements so as to heat up the flexible package or the housing of the accumulator by Joule effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: RĂ©mi Vincent, Maxime Hubert
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Patent number: 11967693Abstract: An assembly and a method of manufacturing a battery pack with airgap sizing for preventing ejecta debris clogging for an electric aircraft are disclosed. The assembly includes a battery module configured to house a battery unit, wherein the battery module includes a battery cell and a cooling plate configured to stabilize battery cell temperature. The assembly includes a fire wall configured to intercept ejecta debris from the battery cell. The assembly includes an airgap configured to contain the ejecta debris between the firewall and the battery cell. The assembly includes a headspace configured to tolerate the ejecta debris on top of the battery cell, wherein the headspace includes an ejecta vent configured to vent the ejecta debris.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Sam Wagner, Nathan Goldsberry
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Patent number: 11964588Abstract: A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to restrain a coolant pipe from being elongated. This accordingly makes it possible to improve mountability to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Watanabe, Keisuke Shibata, Kenta Miyahara
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Patent number: 11942650Abstract: Provided is a battery module including: a metal module housing that has a closed interior space; and multiple secondary batteries that have a vertically long shape and are housed vertically in the interior space and juxtaposed parallel to each other. The module housing has an upper excess space above the secondary batteries in the interior space, the upper excess space being capable of mitigating a pressure increase in the module housing due to ignition of gas generated in the event of an abnormality in the secondary batteries.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Gonda, Keiichi Mori, Seiji Hayakawa
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Patent number: 11936018Abstract: A thermal regulating unit for regulating the temperature of a pouch cell battery is provided. The thermal regulating unit is formed as a container having: one or more internal cooling channels for conveying a liquid coolant through the unit; a flexible outer covering which contains the cooling channels; and inlet and outlet ports which penetrate the covering for respectively providing liquid coolant to and removing the liquid coolant from the cooling channels. The flexible outer covering forms a substantially flat major external surface of the unit corresponding in shape to, and for pressing against, a major external surface of the pouch cell battery such that the unit and the pouch cell battery can be held in face-to-face contact. The cooling channels are arranged in the flexible outer covering such that when the provided liquid coolant is pressurized it causes the unit to expand and press against the major external surface of the pouch cell battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventor: Michael A. Zagrodnik
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Patent number: 11936233Abstract: A charging control apparatus measures a first temperature of a first secondary battery selected from the plurality of secondary batteries, a second temperature of a coolant flowing into the cooling device, a charging current of the secondary battery pack, a first terminal voltage of the first secondary battery and a second terminal voltage of a second secondary battery closest to the cooling device, estimates a temperature of a temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery from a lumped thermal model having a thermal resistance between two points selected from the temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery, the first temperature measurement point and the second temperature measurement point, and measurement data about temperature, current and voltage, and determines the estimated temperature as a minimum temperature of the secondary battery pack, and varies a charging power provided to the secondary battery pack according to the minimum temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jin-Hyung Lim, Gi-Min Nam, Kyu-Chul Lee, Hyoung Jun Ahn, Won-Tae Joe
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Patent number: 11936016Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell including an electrode, a housing, a cell interior inside the housing, a temperature sensor, and a heat-conducting part which differs from the electrode, is entirely or partially disposed inside the housing of the battery cell, and is thermally connected to the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christoph Born, Christian Kulp, Arne Menck, Sebastian Paul, Jan Philipp Schmidt, Benno Schweiger, Werner Seliger, Jens Vetter, Hermann Zehentner, Dieter Ziegltrum
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Patent number: 11912164Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle with a thermal management system for a battery. A corresponding method is also disclosed. An example electrified vehicle includes a battery and a thermal management system configured to thermally condition the battery at one of a plurality of thermal conditioning levels. Each of the thermal conditioning levels corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of battery temperature thresholds. The electrified vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine which of the plurality of battery temperature thresholds is met or exceeded based on a temperature of the battery and to command the thermal management system to thermally condition the battery at corresponding one of the plurality of thermal conditioning levels. Further, when a state of health of the battery is outside a predefined range, the controller is configured to adjust each of the plurality of battery temperature thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Xiaohong Nina Duan, Yanan Zhao, Ming Lang Kuang
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Patent number: 11916244Abstract: A battery module includes a module housing including a first plate in which one side is open, a second plate coupled with the first plate to form an internal space, and a partition member disposed across the internal space to couple the first plate with the second plate; and a battery cell stack disposed in the internal space, in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Hwan Lee, Hae Ryong Jeon, Seung Hoon Ju, Young Sun Choi, Myeong Hwan Ma, Sol San Son
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Patent number: 11916257Abstract: A high energy density rechargeable (HEDR) battery employs a combined current limiter/current interrupter to prevent thermal runaway in the event of internal discharge or other disruption of the separator. The combined current limiter/current interrupter is interior to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: American Lithium Energy CorporationInventors: Jiang Fan, Dengguo Wu
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Patent number: 11909006Abstract: In accordance with at least selected aspects, objects or embodiments, optimized, novel or improved membranes, battery separators, batteries, and/or systems and/or related methods of manufacture, use and/or optimization are provided. In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is related to novel or improved battery separators that prevent dendrite growth, prevent internal shorts due to dendrite growth, or both, batteries incorporating such separators, systems incorporating such batteries, and/or related methods of manufacture, use and/or optimization thereof. In accordance with at least certain embodiments, the present invention is related to novel or improved ultra thin or super thin membranes or battery separators, and/or lithium primary batteries, cells or packs incorporating such separators, and/or systems incorporating such batteries, cells or packs.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Celgard, LLCInventors: Paul M. Halmo, Xiaomin Zhang, Paul D. Vido, Zhengming Zhang, Lie Shi, Daniel R. Alexander, Jill V. Watson
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Patent number: 11909022Abstract: An apparatus can include one or more valves to couple with a thermal line of a battery pack. The apparatus can include one or more coolant channels to couple with one or more thermal components of the battery pack. The one or more valves can modify coolant flow from the thermal line to the one or more coolant channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Amilkar Abraham Soto Infante
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Patent number: 11909067Abstract: In a battery pack, a housing includes an exhaust portion provided on an upper side in a gravity direction with respect to a housing portion that houses a live part. The exhaust portion includes: a storage portion configured to store a liquid; a first communication portion that communicates between an interior of the housing portion and an interior of the exhaust portion; and a second communication portion that communicates between an outside of a housing and an inside of the exhaust portion. When the battery pack is viewed from the upper side in the gravity direction, an opening of the second communication portion on an inner side of the exhaust portion is provided at a position that overlaps the storage portion and that does not overlap an opening of the first communication portion on the inner side of the exhaust portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuya Ishihara
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Patent number: 11901590Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell and a casing assembly for receiving the battery cell. The battery cell includes a first electrode tab. The battery further includes an insulating member and a conductive member, the insulating member is connected between the casing assembly and the conductive member. The casing assembly defines a first through hole, and the insulating member defines a second through hole connected to the first through hole. The first electrode tab is electrically connected to the conductive member. A power consuming device including the battery is further provided. The conductive member of the present disclosure substitutes for the terminal post of existing art, increasing the energy density of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd.Inventors: Peipei Guo, GuoWen Zhang
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Patent number: 11901533Abstract: A battery module includes a housing, assembled from a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end plate, and a second end plate, is configured to support a plurality of battery cells. The battery module also includes a heating pad and a cooling plate that are configured to regulate a thermal state of the plurality of battery cell. The heating pad is disposed substantially adjacent to the plurality of battery cells and the cooling plate is disposed adjacent to the heating pad opposite the plurality of battery cells. A controller associated with the battery module is configured receive an indication of battery temperature and active one of the heating pad or the cooling plate based at least on the battery temperature of the plurality of battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Adam R. Rosenberger, Brian R. Bell
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Patent number: 11894573Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage technologies, and provides a battery, an apparatus, a preparation method of battery, and a preparation apparatus of battery. The battery includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell. The first battery cell includes a first pressure relief mechanism, the second battery cell includes a second pressure relief mechanism, an energy density of the first battery cell is greater than an energy density of the second battery cell, and an area of the first pressure relief mechanism is greater than an area of the second pressure relief mechanism. The apparatus includes the foregoing battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Quanguo Li, Yonghuang Ye, Chengdu Liang, Haizu Jin, Qian Liu, Xia Hu
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Patent number: 11878565Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an electrically drivable motor vehicle includes a first vehicle component to be temperature-controlled, a second vehicle component to be temperature-controlled, which is arranged on at least one cooling body, and a heat transport medium-carrying first circuit, which is provided for controlling the temperature of the vehicle components and to which the first vehicle component and the at least one cooling body of the second vehicle component are connected. A heating device which is configured to release heating energy to the heat transport medium is arranged on the at least one cooling body, wherein via the heat transport medium, the heating energy can be transported at least partially to the first vehicle component for the purpose of heating the first vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Allgaeuer, Alexander Lichtenberger, Christian Schardax, Alexander Schulze
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Patent number: 11870365Abstract: An AC generation circuit is attached to a secondary battery, and includes a circuit configured to generate an alternating current at both ends of the secondary battery, a current limiting element connected between a positive electrode side of the circuit and a positive element of the secondary battery and/or between a negative electrode side of the circuit and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, and a capacitor connected in parallel to the current limiting element.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasumichi Onuki
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Patent number: 11852068Abstract: A hybrid heat transfer assembly includes operating equipment having a coolant loop including a cooling fluid inlet and a cooling fluid outlet. A radiator has a radiator inlet connected to the cooling fluid outlet, and a radiator outlet connected to the cooling fluid inlet. A radiator fan proximate the radiator directs air across the radiator. A chiller includes an evaporator having an evaporator inlet connected to the cooling fluid outlet, and an evaporator outlet connected to the cooling fluid inlet. A compressor is connected to the evaporator, a condenser is connected to the compressor, and an expansion valve is connected to the condenser and evaporator. A refrigerant loop connects the evaporator and compressor, the condenser and compressor, and the expansion valve to the condenser and the evaporator. A condenser fan proximate the condenser directs air across the condenser.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: L & M Radiator, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas F. Takes, Aaron Patrick Morgan, Charles Eugene Cedar, Jr.
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Patent number: 11817597Abstract: In general, one aspect disclosed features a battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising: multiple battery modules, wherein each battery module comprises one or more battery cells, and wherein each battery module comprises an exhaust port; and one or more structural members mechanically coupled to the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members and the multiple battery modules define an exhaust chamber; wherein the exhaust chamber is in fluid communication with the exhaust ports of the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members comprise an outlet port in fluid communication with the exhaust chamber and an exterior of the exhaust chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Ampaire, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Spitzer
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Patent number: 11817566Abstract: An apparatus for a fire suppressant system on a server rack includes an integrated battery feature, a manifold, a conduit, and a control card, where the integrated battery feature includes a plurality of battery cells in an enclosure. A first end of the conduit coupled to a control valve on the manifold and a second end of the conduit coupled to the integrated battery feature. The control card configured to open the control valve on the manifold, where the control valve is configured to release a fire suppressant into the enclosure of the integrated battery feature. In one embodiment, the fire suppressant is contained within a pressurized fire suppressant reservoir mounted on the server rack. In another embodiment, the fire suppressant is a cooling fluid diverted from a radiator cooling unit on the server rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John S. Werner, Noah Singer, John Torok, Arkadiy O. Tsfasman
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Patent number: 11807092Abstract: A vehicular battery unit includes a lower case including a pair of battery-receiving sections disposed at two lateral sides of a vehicle, and a connecting section, which is disposed between the pair of battery-receiving sections and is bent so as to be convex upwards, battery modules respectively mounted in the pair of battery-receiving sections, cooling blocks, which are disposed under the battery modules and which receive and discharge cooling water to cool the battery modules, at least one cooling water hose configured to exchange cooling water with the cooling blocks, and an upper case, which is disposed on the lower case and includes a cooling water hose coupler unit configured to connect the cooling water hose to the cooling blocks.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Sang Wan Kim, Kyung Ho Kim, Hyeon Su Jin
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Patent number: 11811041Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of batteries, a cooling portion through which a refrigerant for cooling the plurality of the batteries flows, a housing that has a bottom plate, a top plate, and side walls, the housing accommodating the plurality of the batteries and the cooling portion, and a compressor configured to pump the refrigerant to the cooling portion. In the housing, a strength member that extends in a direction in which the side walls face each other and reinforces the housing is mounted on the bottom plate or the top plate. The compressor is disposed in a position in which the compressor and the strength member are overlapped in the upright direction of the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventor: Yusuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11791479Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for manufacturing a membrane separator for a redox flow battery. In one example, the membrane separator is fabricate by a calendering process. The membrane separator may be configured with a polymer network to provide selectivity for ion transport across the membrane separator. The membrane separator may be further adapted with an integrated spacer in contact with a negative electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ESS TECH, INC.Inventors: Yang Song, Craig E. Evans
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Patent number: 11784366Abstract: A battery module with a battery cell stack which is formed from a plurality of battery cells, with deformable foam plates which are arranged between in each case adjacent battery cells for the compensation of deformations of the battery cells during their charging and discharging or on account of their aging. A cooling medium is conducted between respective adjacent battery cells in order to cool the battery cells. The cooling medium is a cooling liquid which makes direct contact with the battery cells. A cooling structure for conducting the cooling liquid to the battery cell and along the latter is arranged between the respective battery cell and the foam plate which faces it. The foam plate makes contact with the cooling structure, and the cooling structure making contact with the battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventors: RĂ¼diger Klutinus, Dominik Grass, Christian Wendland, Michael Englmeier, Tim Schmidt, Jens Maurer
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Patent number: 11754631Abstract: A chargeable battery temperature estimation apparatus estimating an internal temperature of a chargeable battery includes a processor performing when executing the instructions stored in a memory: acquiring a detected current value output from a current sensor configured to detect a current flowing in the chargeable battery; calculating a heating value on the basis of the detected current value, the heating value estimating heat generated inside the chargeable battery; acquiring a detected external temperature value output from a temperature sensor configured to detect an external temperature of the chargeable battery; estimating the internal temperature of the chargeable battery based on the calculated heating value and the detected temperature value; and outputting the estimated internal temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Masashi Matsushita, Katsuhide Hamada
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Patent number: 11749870Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode plate and an electrochemical device. The positive electrode plate comprises a current collector, a positive active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the positive active material layer, wherein the safety coating comprises a polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler, wherein the polymer matrix comprises at least two types of polymer materials, and the first type of polymer material is fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin, and the solubility of the second type of polymer material in oil solvent is smaller than the solubility of the first type of polymer material; and the weight percentage of the first type of polymer material relative to the total weight of the polymer matrix, the conductive material and the inorganic filler is 17.5% or more. The positive electrode plate improves high temperature safety of electrochemical device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yaohui Wang, Zhenhua Li, Xing Li