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  • BUS BAR FOR BATTERY PACKS
    Publication number: 20140255748
    Abstract: A battery pack has bus bars at one end, freeing the other end of the battery pack for cooling or other arrangements. A plurality of battery cells has first terminals of the battery cells at first ends of the battery cells. Portions of second terminals of the battery cells are at the first ends of the battery cells. The first ends of the battery cells are in a coplanar arrangement. A plurality of bus bars is assembled proximate to the first ends of the battery cells. The bus bars are coupled to the first terminals and the second terminals of the battery cells at the first ends of the battery cells to place the battery cells in one of a series connection, a parallel connection or a series and parallel connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Atieva, Inc.
  • Battery assemblies
    Patent number: 8765282
    Abstract: A battery module includes first, second, and third stacked battery cells, the second battery cell being arranged between the first battery cell and the third battery cell. The battery module further includes a first heat transfer layer arranged between the first battery cell and the second battery cell and a second heat transfer layer arranged between the second battery cell and the third battery cell. The battery module may further include a fluid conduit coupled to the first heat transfer layer and the second heat transfer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Manfred Herrmann
  • BATTERY TEMPERATURE UNEVENNESS SUPPRESSING POWER SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20110104547
    Abstract: A power supply device is provided that includes a battery module 3 and a cooling mechanism. The battery module is composed of a plurality of batteries 20 arranged side by side. The cooling mechanism cools the batteries 20. A thermally-insulating member 70 is arranged on a part of a battery module surface, and thermally insulates heat generated from the batteries 3. This power supply device can reduce the temperature unevenness ?T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Masao SAITO, Shinsuke NAKAMURA, Akinobu WAKABAYASHI
  • Battery assembly including structural foamed materials
    Patent number: 11264667
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a battery array and a foam shell that surrounds the battery array. The battery array may be housed within a foam shell, and a barrier can be secured to the foam shell to establish a battery assembly. The battery assembly may then be secured to a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Hyung Min Baek, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Amar Marpu
  • POUCH TYPE BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20090023057
    Abstract: A pouch type battery pack, including: a first pouch battery and a second pouch battery adjacent to the first pouch battery, wherein the first and second pouch batteries are combined by bonding an edge of the first pouch battery and an edge of the second pouch battery to each other. Accordingly, the bare cell can be separated without being damaged when the pouch battery is separated from the battery pack. Furthermore, the heat radiation performance is improved by including a heat radiation member between the two pouch batteries when the pouch batteries are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joongheon KIM
  • BATTERY PACK HEAT TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20080182156
    Abstract: A battery pack for thermal conduction of heat from a battery cell to a portable computer system is described. The battery pack comprises a housing, a battery cell within the housing, at least one electrode, and a thermal transfer contact separate from the at least one electrode. The thermal transfer extends through the housing and transfers heat from the battery cell to external of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Lee Atkinson, Darien Chen
  • Vehicle battery cooling structure
    Patent number: 9919591
    Abstract: A vehicle battery cooling structure is provided with a vehicle body, a battery unit and a cooling jacket. The vehicle body includes a floor panel and a vehicle body frame member. The battery unit is attached to the vehicle body frame member. The battery unit is arranged below the floor panel. The battery unit includes a battery case and a battery. The cooling jacket is attached to an upper surface of the battery case that houses the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Mizoguchi, Hirofumi Uchiyama, Shinya Ogata
  • HEAT-DISSIPATING MODLUE FOR AUTOMOBILE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20110200861
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating module for an automobile battery includes an automobile battery and at least one heat-dissipating device. The heat-dissipating device is adhered to one side of the automobile battery. The heat-dissipating device has a channel located to correspond to the automobile battery and a heat-absorbing surface opposite to the automobile battery. A cooling liquid is in the channel for circulation therein. The cooling liquid circulates in the channel to absorb the heat of the automobile battery to cool the battery, thereby increasing the efficiency and lifetime of the battery greatly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Min Lin
  • Battery Module
    Publication number: 20120040226
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of batteries stacked together; a plate between adjacent ones of the batteries, the plate comprising a plate body; and a connecting tab extending from an edge of the plate body; and a first connection member extending along the batteries, wherein the first connection member has a coupling portion through which the connecting tab extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Myung-Chul Kim, Hyun-Ye Lee
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20100151309
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises a plurality of battery modules and a holding spacer which holds the battery module. A plurality of projections are provided on the holding spacer. The projections contact the battery module to hold the battery module and form a flow path for a coolant. A heat generating structure is embedded in the holding spacer or inserted into a hollow section of the holding spacer. In a cold climate, electricity is applied to the heat generating structure, to heat the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Marukawa, Toshiaki Nakanishi
  • Battery pack and vehicle including same
    Patent number: 11342623
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules, each having at least one battery cell, and a battery tray to which the plurality of battery modules are mounted. The plurality of battery modules are coupled to each other by sliding and make surface contact with each other on at least one side surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Hak Kong, Dong-Yeon Kim, Yong-Seok Choi
  • Design of a Large Low Maintenance Battery Pack for a Hybrid Locomotive
    Publication number: 20080264291
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for prolonging battery life, such as maintaining battery cell temperatures in battery packs within specified limits, providing vibration and shock resistance, and/or electrically isolating groups of batteries from nearby conductive surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: RAIL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CORP
    Inventors: James A. Pike, Brian L. Jarrett
  • Battery pack injected with phase change material
    Publication number: 20150086832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery pack injected with phase change material, comprising a plurality of battery modules consisting of a plurality of stacked battery cells and a pack case housing the battery modules. The battery pack is hermetic, and injected with hydrofluoroether. The pressure in the pack case is between ?0.09 MPa and ?0.01 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Congming Yang
  • Battery cell cooling plate with cell vents
    Patent number: 10476115
    Abstract: Methods and systems for creating a battery module. A battery cell can include a vent in the bottom of the battery. To allow the battery to be attached to a cooling plate and allow the vent to function properly, an opening is formed in the cooling plate under the battery. The opening can vent gasses from the vent in the battery to atmosphere through a chamber in the cooling plate or a conduit in the cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Smith, Austin L. Newman
  • Battery pack heat transfer
    Patent number: 8329323
    Abstract: A battery pack for thermal conduction of heat from a battery cell to a portable computer system is described. The battery pack comprises a housing, a battery cell within the housing, at least one electrode, and a thermal transfer contact separate from the at least one electrode. The thermal transfer extends through the housing and transfers heat from the battery cell to external of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lee Atkinson, Darien Chen
  • Secondary battery module and battery spacer of secondary battery module
    Publication number: 20110135985
    Abstract: A secondary battery module and a battery spacer, the secondary battery module including a plurality of unit cells; and a battery spacer between the unit cells, the battery spacer including a base portion, the base portion including a portion contacting a large side surface of a unit cell, a wing portion projecting from the base portion toward an adjacent battery spacer and enclosing at least a portion of a small side surface of the unit cell, and a fastening portion on the wing portion, the fastening portion being for coupling the battery spacer to an adjacent battery spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Miso Kim
  • MECHANISM TO REDUCE THERMAL GRADIENTS IN BATTERY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120321928
    Abstract: A device and method are disclosed for providing substantially uniform temperatures to at least a first and second battery cell in a battery pack. A heat transfer control element is operatively coupled to the at least first and second battery cells. The heat transfer control element is adapted to transfer heat between the battery cells and insulate the battery cells from a flow of heat transfer medium. The first battery cell is insulated to a greater amount than the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Coda Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Broc William TenHouten, Satish Anantharaman
  • battery thermal management using phase change material
    Publication number: 20140004394
    Abstract: A device for thermal management of a battery, including a battery and a latent heat storage material, which may change its phase from liquid to solid, and which may give off heat of crystallization in the process to heat up the battery, and the crystallization may be triggered by a pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Ingo Kerkamm
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 11476532
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of batteries and at least one spacer disposed between adjacent batteries among the plurality of batteries. The spacer includes at least one reflection layer which reflects at least 60% of an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 0.7 to 3 ?m. The at least one reflection layer faces to one of the adjacent batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsutoshi Takeda
  • Battery pack and battery pack system
    Patent number: 10790559
    Abstract: A battery pack relating to the field of batteries includes a battery module, a coolant and a battery box. The battery module and the coolant are disposed in the battery box. The battery module is at least partially immersed in the coolant. A sealing layer containing a barrier liquid is covered on the coolant. The heat generated by the battery cell which occurs thermal runaway is taken away rapidly by using the vaporization latent heat of the coolant, to thereby avoid heat accumulation and prevent propagation of thermal runaway among battery cells, thereby protecting the safety of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MICROVAST POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Tong, Hui Li, Lingyan Fu