Energy Storage Device Coupler and Method
First Claim
1. A method for electrically-coupling and transferring heat from a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device, the method comprising:
- connecting an energy storage device coupler to a first terminal on the first energy storage device, wherein the energy storage device coupler is both electrically and thermally conductive, and wherein the energy storage device coupler includes a first terminal interface, a second terminal interface, and a heat sink interface;
connecting the energy storage device coupler to a second terminal on the second energy storage device;
placing the energy storage device coupler in contact with a thermally conductive material, wherein the thermally conductive material is not electrically conductive; and
,placing the thermally conductive material in contact with a heat sink.
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Abstract
An energy storage device coupler for transferring heat away from ends of ultracapacitors of an ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack without shorting out terminals to cases of the ultracapacitors. The energy storage device coupler includes an ultracapacitor engagement member configured to be in thermal contact with the end of the ultracapacitor and including and holes configured to receive terminals of adjacent ultracapacitors; and a heat sink engagement member connected to the ultracapacitor engagement member and configured to be coupled to one or more heat sink devices for removing heat from the ultracapacitor.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for electrically-coupling and transferring heat from a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device, the method comprising:
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connecting an energy storage device coupler to a first terminal on the first energy storage device, wherein the energy storage device coupler is both electrically and thermally conductive, and wherein the energy storage device coupler includes a first terminal interface, a second terminal interface, and a heat sink interface; connecting the energy storage device coupler to a second terminal on the second energy storage device; placing the energy storage device coupler in contact with a thermally conductive material, wherein the thermally conductive material is not electrically conductive; and
,placing the thermally conductive material in contact with a heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An energy storage device coupler that is both electrically and thermally conductive, the energy storage device coupler comprising:
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a first energy storage device interface configured to connect to a first terminal on a first energy storage device; a second energy storage device interface configured to connect to a second terminal on a second energy storage device; and
,a heat sink interface comprising an electrical barrier. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for cooling a plurality of energy storage devices, the system comprising:
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at least one heat sink; at least one thermally-conductive electrical barrier, which is thermally coupled with the at least one heat sink; at least one energy storage device coupler configured to electrically couple a first energy storage cell to a second energy storage cell, and further configured to thermally couple the first energy storage cell and the second energy storage cell to the at least one thermally-conductive electrical barrier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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