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  • Battery life extender
    Patent number: 4840855
    Abstract: A battery life extender is provided and consists of a housing disposed around the battery with terminals of the battery extending through top of the housing so that battery clamps can be attached thereto and structure for stabilizing temperature of the battery within the housing during hot and cold weather conditions so as to extend operating life of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Inventors: Michael Foti, James Embry
  • Thermal Management Structures for Battery Packs
    Publication number: 20130183566
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells. Damage caused by thermal energy generated in the battery pack is minimized by a one or more graphite sheets in contact with a portion of each cylindrical battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Wayne, Jonathan Taylor, Martin D. Smalc, Elliott Fishman
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20110318626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module with a housing and at least one battery disposed in the housing. At least one element for cooling and/or heating the at least one battery is provided. According to the invention, the at least one element is embodied by at least one heat pipe for tempering the at least one battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Ursula Bartenschlager
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20120231316
    Abstract: A battery pack having improved heat dissipation characteristics. A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each including a plurality of battery cells aligned in a direction, and a plurality of barriers, each being between a respective pair of adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and including a connection portion protruded to the outside of the adjacent battery cells. The battery pack further includes a heat dissipation member connected to connection portions of the plurality of connection portions, and a heat conducting member connected to the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Kwon SOHN
  • Variable Insulating Battery Pack System and Method
    Publication number: 20120244393
    Abstract: A variable insulating battery pack system includes a battery pack enclosure sized and configured to contain the battery pack, an enclosure space in the battery pack enclosure and a fluid pump disposed in fluid communication with the enclosure space and adapted to evacuate and pressurize the enclosure space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Joe Stanek, Chris Adam Ochocinski
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20120231315
    Abstract: A battery module capable of improving low-temperature performance and heat dissipation characteristics. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a heat conducting member. The plurality of battery cells are aligned in one direction. The heat conducting member is interposed between the neighboring battery cells, and has at least one electronic element that generates a change in temperature of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SB LiMotive Co., Ltd..
    Inventor: Ji-Hyoung Yoon
  • BATTERY ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20110151300
    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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: MANFRED HERRMANN
  • Battery module adapter
    Patent number: 11024915
    Abstract: A battery module adapter for a vehicle or other equipment including at least one battery module and a housing assembly having a pair of battery terminals and a metal receiver functioning as an electrical connector defining a receptacle for receiving the battery module. The exterior dimensions of the housing assembly may be the same as the exterior dimensions of a standard battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventor: Miklos Bende
  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20110318625
    Abstract: A battery module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries; a housing incorporating the rechargeable batteries; and a plurality of protrusions allowing the rechargeable batteries to be spaced from each other in order to acquire a stable cooling function, wherein the rechargeable batteries are stacked and arranged to form a plurality of battery arrays and the battery arrays stacked in a flow direction of the cooing medium are different from each other in the number of protrusions located between the rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Seijiro Yajima, Tae-Yong Kim, Kwon Sohn
  • METHOD FOR EMERGENCY COOLING AND EXTINGUISHING A BATTERY OF A WATER VEHICLE, BATTERY AND WATER VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140102731
    Abstract: In a method tor the emergency cooling of a battery or an emergency extinguishing of the battery of a water vehicle including such a battery with a watertight containment, upon determination of an emergency, the battery is flooded by ambient water drawn from around the water vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Riegger, Gerhard Filip
  • HV BATTERY THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140144160
    Abstract: A battery thermal control system includes a battery, a heater core disposed in fluid communication with the battery and a vehicle HVAC system having an evaporator thermally interfacing with the heater core. A battery thermal control method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Jackson
  • BATTERY PACK WITH EXTENDED OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE
    Publication number: 20100236853
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules mounted within a casing. A liquid heat exchanger and at least one fan are both mounted at a position within the casing such that they are intermediate the plurality of battery modules. An electronic driveline incorporating a battery pack, and a method of operating a battery pack are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Dennis Kramer
  • BATTERY CLAMPING DEVICE, BATTERY HEATING DEVICE, BATTERY DRYING DEVICE, BATTERY COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY
    Publication number: 20140356659
    Abstract: A battery clamping device includes: interposition member configured to be interposed between rectangular parallelepiped batteries such that interposition member is stacked with a plurality of the batteries alternately; clamping portion configured to clamp by pressing the stacked batteries and interposition member in a stacking direction of the batteries and the interposition member from outside in the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyasu KADO
  • BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140038009
    Abstract: A battery temperature regulating device is applied to a battery pack configured by parallely connecting battery groups, each of which is a series connection of battery cells capable of charge and discharge. The device regulates temperatures of the battery groups. The battery temperature regulating device includes a heat transfer unit that transfers heat of a part of the battery groups to another battery group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Okawa, Hiroshi Kishita, Yasumitsu Omi, Masayuki Takeuchi, Nobuharu Kakehashi, Kouji Miura
  • STRUCTURE OF PRISMATIC BATTERY MODULES WITH SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20100247997
    Abstract: A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of battery subunits comprises a first battery cell, a heatsink, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad in that order with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with the compliant pad abutting the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. HOSTLER, Mujeeb IJAZ, Shazad M. BUTT
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20140322580
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first battery module group including one or more battery modules, a second battery module group including one or more battery modules, and aligned with the first battery module group, a housing accommodating the first and second battery module groups therein, and a guide member between the first and second battery module groups, and adjacent to one of the battery modules of the first battery module group. The guide member divides a flow path of a heat exchange medium passing through the first battery module group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Woo YANG, In-Hwan CHA
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 8956752
    Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction; and barriers interposed between respective battery cells, wherein the barrier has a shape that crosses at a central portion of the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ji-Hyoung Yoon
  • VEHICLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20140004404
    Abstract: In a vehicle battery of the invention, a second battery module (13C) and another battery module having a greater height than the second battery module (13C) are placed below a floor panel (8) of a vehicle and adjacent to each other in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. Thin heater modules (22, 23) configured to heat the second battery module (13C) are provided in front of and behind the second battery module (13C) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Yukiko Kinoshita, Naoto Todoroki
  • BATTERY SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC RAILCARS, AND BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20120223576
    Abstract: A battery system is configured by connecting a plurality of battery modules in series, and each of the plurality of battery modules is configured by stacking a plurality of unit batteries. A connecting terminal through which electricity is obtained is provided between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of at least one of the plurality of battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Tsutsumi, Kazuya Nishimura
  • BATTERY TRAY DESIGN
    Publication number: 20130209857
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells configured to generate an electrical current from an electrochemical reaction and a battery tray. The battery tray includes a channel formed from a plurality of walls. The channel is configured to receive at least a portion of the battery cells therein and permits at least an axial translation of the battery cells in respect of a longitudinal axis of the battery tray to accommodate an expansion and a contraction of the battery cells during an operation of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Leonid C. Lev, Mark A. Smith