BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BATTERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A battery system, comprising:
- an evaporative cooling member having a conduit therein;
a battery module having a housing, a battery cell, and a solid cooling fin;
the housing configured to hold the battery cell therein, the solid cooling fin having first and second panel portions, the first panel portion being disposed against the battery cell, the second panel portion extending through the housing and being disposed on the evaporative cooling member, the solid cooling fin configured to conduct heat energy from the battery cell to the evaporative cooling member; and
the evaporative cooling member configured to receive a gaseous-liquid refrigerant in the conduit and to transition the gaseous-liquid refrigerant into a gaseous refrigerant utilizing the heat energy received from the solid cooling fin.
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Abstract
A battery system and a method for cooling the battery system are provided. The system includes an evaporative cooling member, and a battery module having a housing, a battery cell, and a solid cooling fin. The housing holds the battery cell therein. The solid cooling fin has first and second panel portions. The first panel portion is disposed against the battery cell. The second panel portion extends through the housing and is disposed on the evaporative cooling member. The solid cooling fin conducts heat energy from the battery cell to the evaporative cooling member. The evaporative cooling member receives a gaseous-liquid refrigerant and transitions the gaseous-liquid refrigerant into a gaseous refrigerant utilizing the heat energy received from the solid cooling fin.
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14 Claims
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1. A battery system, comprising:
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an evaporative cooling member having a conduit therein; a battery module having a housing, a battery cell, and a solid cooling fin;
the housing configured to hold the battery cell therein, the solid cooling fin having first and second panel portions, the first panel portion being disposed against the battery cell, the second panel portion extending through the housing and being disposed on the evaporative cooling member, the solid cooling fin configured to conduct heat energy from the battery cell to the evaporative cooling member; andthe evaporative cooling member configured to receive a gaseous-liquid refrigerant in the conduit and to transition the gaseous-liquid refrigerant into a gaseous refrigerant utilizing the heat energy received from the solid cooling fin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for cooling a battery system, the battery system having a battery module and an evaporative cooling member, the battery module having a housing, a battery cell, and a solid cooling fin, the evaporative cooling member having a conduit therein, the solid cooling fin having first and second panel portions, the first panel portion being disposed against the battery cell, the second panel portion extending through the housing and being disposed on the evaporative cooling member, the method comprising:
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receiving a gaseous-liquid refrigerant in the conduit of the evaporative cooling member; conducting heat energy from the battery cell to the evaporative cooling member utilizing the solid cooling fin to cool the battery module; and transitioning the gaseous-liquid refrigerant in the evaporative cooling member into a gaseous refrigerant utilizing the heat energy received by the evaporative cooling member from the solid cooling fin. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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