Encapsulations for thermal management system for battery
First Claim
1. An encapsulation apparatus for a thermal management system for at least one electric battery, the apparatus comprising a housing including an inner wall defining a receptacle for the at least one battery, the inner wall being positioned in thermal contact with the at least one battery, an outer wall in spaced-apart relationship with the inner wall to define an enclosure therebetween for receiving a phase change material, and a plurality of fins extending from the inner wall into the enclosure to facilitate heat transfer between the inner wall and the phase change material in the enclosure.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An encapsulation apparatus is provided for a thermal management system for at least one battery. The apparatus comprises a housing including an inner wall defining a receptacle for the battery. The inner wall is positioned in thermal contact with the battery. The housing further comprises an outer wall in spaced-apart relationship with the inner wall to define an enclosure therebetween for receiving a phase change material.
63 Citations
7 Claims
-
1. An encapsulation apparatus for a thermal management system for at least one electric battery, the apparatus comprising a housing including an inner wall defining a receptacle for the at least one battery, the inner wall being positioned in thermal contact with the at least one battery, an outer wall in spaced-apart relationship with the inner wall to define an enclosure therebetween for receiving a phase change material, and a plurality of fins extending from the inner wall into the enclosure to facilitate heat transfer between the inner wall and the phase change material in the enclosure.
-
2. An encapsulation apparatus for a thermal management system for at least one electric battery, the apparatus comprising a housing including an inner wall defining a receptacle for the at least one battery, the inner wall being positioned in thermal contact with the at least one battery, an outer wall in spaced-apart relationship with the inner wall to define an enclosure therebetween for receiving a phase change material, and a plurality of fins extending from the outer wall to facilitate heat transfer from the outer wall to the surrounding environment.
-
3. An encapsulation apparatus for a thermal management system for at least two electric batteries, the apparatus comprising a housing including an inner wall positioned in thermal contact with the at least two batteries and an outer wall in spaced-apart relationship with the inner wall to define an enclosure there between for receiving a phase change material, the inner wall being configured to define at least two receptacles in spaced-apart relative relationship to accommodate the at least two electric batteries.
-
4. An encapsulation apparatus for a thermal management system for at least one electric battery, the electric battery including a case having a plurality of faces, the apparatus comprising
at least one panel formed to include an interior region for receiving a phase change material, means for affixing the at least one panel to a face of the electric battery case to place the phase change material in heat transfer relationship with the face, and a plurality of divider walls positioned in the interior region in spaced-apart parallel relationship to divide the interior region into a plurality of channels for receiving the phase change material.
-
5. A battery case comprising
an exterior shell, an interior shell positioned in spaced apart relationship with the exterior shell to define a region for receiving phase change material, and a plurality of divider walls positioned in the region in spaced-apart parallel relationship to divide the region into a plurality of channels for receiving the phase change material.
-
6. A battery case comprising
an exterior shell, an interior shell positioned in spaced apart relationship with the exterior shell to define a region for receiving phase change material, and a plurality of fins extending from the exterior shell to facilitate heat transfer from the exterior shell to the surrounding environment.
-
7. In a thermal management system for an electric battery, the electric battery including a case having a plurality of faces, the improvement comprising at least one panel contacting at least one of the plurality of faces and being formed to include an interior region for receiving a phase change material, and a plurality of divider walls positioned in the interior region in spaced-apart parallel relationship to divide the interior region into a plurality of channels for receiving the phase change material.
Specification