BATTERY ASSEMBLY WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
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1. A battery assembly comprising:
- a battery housing;
a plurality of battery packs positioned inside said housing, each of said battery packs having a plurality of cells disposed in each said battery pack and enclosed with a cover portion; and
a fluid circulation system defined by at least one inlet port in said battery housing for receiving fluid introduced into said housing as fluid enters in each of said battery packs through an intake port defined in each of said cover portion and at least one outlet port defined in said battery housing for allowing fluid to escape from said housing as fluid manipulates temperature of each battery packs by removing heat therefrom as fluid enters each of said battery housings through said inlet port and escapes therefrom through an escape port.
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Abstract
A battery module of the present invention is adaptable to be utilized in various configurations including and not limited to an overlapping battery cell packaging configuration and a vertical stack battery cell packaging configuration used in an automotive and non-automotive applications. The battery module has a plurality of battery heatsink assemblies with the cells disposed therebetween. A plurality of rods extend through the each heatsink assemblies to secure the heatsink assemblies and the cell with one another to form the battery module.
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21 Claims
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1. A battery assembly comprising:
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a battery housing; a plurality of battery packs positioned inside said housing, each of said battery packs having a plurality of cells disposed in each said battery pack and enclosed with a cover portion; and a fluid circulation system defined by at least one inlet port in said battery housing for receiving fluid introduced into said housing as fluid enters in each of said battery packs through an intake port defined in each of said cover portion and at least one outlet port defined in said battery housing for allowing fluid to escape from said housing as fluid manipulates temperature of each battery packs by removing heat therefrom as fluid enters each of said battery housings through said inlet port and escapes therefrom through an escape port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A battery assembly as set forth in 4 including at least one cell retaining element extending between two of said prismatic cells and presenting a pair of mechanical devices with one of said devices mechanically engaging one of said prismatic cells and another of said devices mechanically engaging the other of said prismatic cells thereby locking said prismatic cells with said cell retaining element and forming contact between said at least one cell retaining element and said prismatic cells for manipulating temperature of said prismatic cells through said at least one cell retaining element.
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20. A battery assembly comprising:
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a battery housing having a bottom portion and a top portion, said bottom portion is separated into halves by a bridge; a plurality of battery packs positioned inside said housing, each of said battery packs having a plurality of prismatic cells disposed in each said battery pack and enclosed with a cover portion; a fluid circulation system defined by at least one inlet port in said battery housing for receiving fluid introduced into said housing as fluid enters in each of said battery packs through an intake port defined in each of said cover portion and at least one outlet port defined in said battery housing for allowing fluid to escape from said housing as fluid manipulates temperature of each battery packs by removing heat therefrom as fluid enters each of said battery housings through said inlet port and escapes therefrom through an escape port; and at least one cell retaining element extending between two of said prismatic cells and presenting a pair of mechanical devices with one of said devices mechanically engaging one of said prismatic cells and another of said devices mechanically engaging the other of said prismatic cells thereby locking said prismatic cells with said cell retaining element and forming contact between said at least one cell retaining element and said prismatic cells for manipulating temperature of said prismatic cells through said at least one cell retaining element.
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21. A battery assembly, comprising:
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at least one battery housing defining at least one inlet port for receiving fluid and at least one outlet port for removing fluid; and at least one battery pack at least substantially positioned within the at least one battery housing, each of the at least one battery backs comprising at least one cell therein, the at least one cell enclosed with at least one cover portion defining at least one intake port; wherein the fluid may circulate through the battery assembly through the at least one inlet port, the at least one intake port, and the at least one outlet port to lower a temperature of the at least one battery pack.
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