Battery pack apparatus with heat supply and discharge
First Claim
1. A battery pack apparatus, comprising:
- a battery pack comprising a plurality of rechargeable batteries arranged in parallel and having heat medium passages formed therebetween;
a heat insulation cover comprising a heat insulation material that covers a circumferential surface of the battery pack substantially entirely, a supply passage and a discharge passage being provided between the heat insulation cover and the battery pack, the supply passage supplying a heat medium to the heat medium passages while the discharge passage discharges the heat medium from the heat medium passages;
a supply device that supplies the heat medium to the supply passage; and
a heating/cooling device coupled to the supply device, wherein the heating/cooling device includes a heating device that heats the heat medium, a heat exchanger that cools the heat medium, and a protection net that collects and discharges drops of dew generated in the heating/cooling device.
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Abstract
A battery pack apparatus includes a battery pack having multiple rechargeable batteries arranged in parallel and heat medium passages formed therebetween. The battery pack apparatus also includes a heat insulation cover formed of a heat insulation material that covers a circumferential surface of the battery pack substantially entirely. A supply passage and a discharge passage are provided between the heat insulation cover and the battery pack. The supply passage supplies a heat medium to the heat medium passages while the discharge passage discharges the heat medium from the heat medium passages. The battery pack apparatus also includes a supply device that supplies the heat medium to the supply passage.
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1. A battery pack apparatus, comprising:
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a battery pack comprising a plurality of rechargeable batteries arranged in parallel and having heat medium passages formed therebetween; a heat insulation cover comprising a heat insulation material that covers a circumferential surface of the battery pack substantially entirely, a supply passage and a discharge passage being provided between the heat insulation cover and the battery pack, the supply passage supplying a heat medium to the heat medium passages while the discharge passage discharges the heat medium from the heat medium passages; a supply device that supplies the heat medium to the supply passage; and a heating/cooling device coupled to the supply device, wherein the heating/cooling device includes a heating device that heats the heat medium, a heat exchanger that cools the heat medium, and a protection net that collects and discharges drops of dew generated in the heating/cooling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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