High capacity battery with integrally-powered cooling assembly
First Claim
1. A high capacity battery including:
- terminals on a terminal-bearing face thereof;
a plate member coupled in spaced-apart relationship to the terminal-bearing face to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communication with an exterior environment of the battery; and
one or more motive coolant gas drivers mounted on the plate member and arranged for effecting flow of coolant gas through the coolant gas flow space and the peripheral gap, wherein the motive coolant gas drivers are electrically coupled with the terminal-bearing face for powering of the motive coolant gas drivers.
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Abstract
A high capacity battery including terminals on a terminal-bearing face thereof, and a plate member coupled in spaced-apart relationship to the terminal-bearing face to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communication with an exterior environment of the battery. One or more motive coolant gas drivers is mounted on the plate member and arranged for effecting flow of coolant gas through the coolant gas flow space and the peripheral gap, and the motive coolant gas drivers are electrically coupled with the terminal-bearing face for powering of such drivers. Such high capacity battery can be substituted for a conventional battery in a battery-powered apparatus such as a forklift vehicle, to provide extended use operation as a result of the on-board thermal management capability of the battery.
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20 Claims
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1. A high capacity battery including:
- terminals on a terminal-bearing face thereof;
a plate member coupled in spaced-apart relationship to the terminal-bearing face to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communication with an exterior environment of the battery; and
one or more motive coolant gas drivers mounted on the plate member and arranged for effecting flow of coolant gas through the coolant gas flow space and the peripheral gap, wherein the motive coolant gas drivers are electrically coupled with the terminal-bearing face for powering of the motive coolant gas drivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- terminals on a terminal-bearing face thereof;
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19. A method of cooling a high capacity battery, including:
- coupling a plate member in spaced-apart relationship to a terminal-bearing face of the battery to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communication with an exterior environment of the battery;
mounting one or more motive coolant gas drivers on the plate member to effect flow of coolant gas through the coolant gas flow space and the peripheral gap; and
electrically coupling the motive coolant gas drivers with the terminal-bearing face for powering of the motive coolant gas drivers. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- coupling a plate member in spaced-apart relationship to a terminal-bearing face of the battery to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communication with an exterior environment of the battery;
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