Storage battery temperature regulator having thermoelectric transducer, and vehicle including the storage battery temperature regulator
First Claim
1. A temperature regulator for regulating temperature of a storage battery, said temperature regulator comprising:
- a thermoelectric transducer having a first face and a second face, said thermoelectric transducer being arranged to selectively provide one of heat dissipation and heat absorption via said first and second faces, respectively, and heat dissipation and heat absorption via said second and first faces, respectively;
a storage battery holding member arranged to hold the storage battery at a storage battery location; and
a thermal action accelerating fluid flow room containing a thermal action accelerating fluid thermally coupled with said second face of said thermoelectric transducer, said thermal action accelerating fluid including either of brine and water;
wherein said first face of said thermoelectric transducer is arranged relative to said storage battery holding member so as to be thermally coupled with the storage battery when the storage battery is held in the storage battery location.
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Abstract
A temperature regulator efficiently regulates a temperature of a storage battery. The regulator includes a thermoelectric transducer having a first face and a second face. The first face is thermally coupled with one or plural storage batteries, and the second face is thermally coupled with a thermal action accelerating medium that accelerates thermal action on the second face. The first face and the second face do two jobs contradictory to each other, i.e., heat dissipation and heat absorption, responsive to a polarity in exciting the battery. This structure allows the temperature regulator to cool down and warm up the storage battery.
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25 Claims
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1. A temperature regulator for regulating temperature of a storage battery, said temperature regulator comprising:
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a thermoelectric transducer having a first face and a second face, said thermoelectric transducer being arranged to selectively provide one of heat dissipation and heat absorption via said first and second faces, respectively, and heat dissipation and heat absorption via said second and first faces, respectively; a storage battery holding member arranged to hold the storage battery at a storage battery location; and a thermal action accelerating fluid flow room containing a thermal action accelerating fluid thermally coupled with said second face of said thermoelectric transducer, said thermal action accelerating fluid including either of brine and water; wherein said first face of said thermoelectric transducer is arranged relative to said storage battery holding member so as to be thermally coupled with the storage battery when the storage battery is held in the storage battery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle comprising:
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a storage battery; a motor arranged to be driven by said storage battery; and a temperature regulator comprising a thermoelectric transducer having a first face and a second face, said thermoelectric transducer being arranged to selectively provide one of heat dissipation and heat absorption via said first and second faces, respectively, and heat dissipation and heat absorption via said second and first faces, respectively; a storage battery holding member arranged to hold the storage battery at a storage battery location; and a thermal action accelerating fluid flow room containing a thermal action accelerating fluid thermally coupled with said second face of said thermoelectric transducer, said thermal action accelerating fluid including either of brine and water; wherein said first face of said thermoelectric transducer is arranged relative to said storage battery holding member so as to be thermally coupled with the storage battery when the storage battery is held in the storage battery location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A temperature regulating arrangement comprising:
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a thermoelectric transducer having a first face and a second face, said thermoelectric transducer being arranged to selectively provide one of heat dissipation and heat absorption via said first and second faces, respectively, and heat dissipation and heat absorption via said second and first faces, respectively; a storage battery holding member; a storage battery held by said storage battery holding member at a storage battery location; a thermal action accelerating fluid flow room containing a thermal action accelerating fluid thermally coupled with said second face of said thermoelectric transducer, said thermal action accelerating fluid including either of brine and water; wherein said first face of said thermoelectric transducer is arranged relative to said storage battery holding member so as to be thermally coupled with said storage battery held by said storage battery holding member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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