Electrical battery comprising flexible generating elements and a system for the mechanical and thermal conditioning of said elements
First Claim
1. An electrical battery comprising:
- a first frame defining an upstream channel;
a second frame defining a downstream channel;
a plurality of flat cross-members each extending between said first frame and said second frame and each in fluid communication with said upstream channel and said downstream channel substantially along an entire length of said upstream channel and said downstream channel, said plurality of cross-members being spaced apart from one another in a flow direction along said upstream channel and said downstream channel to define a plurality of housings between adjacent cross-members; and
a plurality of electrical energy generating elements disposed within respective ones of said plurality of housings.
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Abstract
An electrical battery includes a plurality of electrical energy generating elements formed by at least one electrochemical cell that is packaged in a flexible sealed envelope, and a system for the mechanical and thermal conditioning of the elements. The conditioning system forms a structural body made from thermally conductive material. The body has two longitudinal members and a plurality of cross-members connecting the longitudinal members so as to form between the cross-members housings in which respectively a generating element is disposed. The body includes a circulation path for a thermal conditioning fluid. The path has two channels, respectively upstream and downstream, that are formed respectively in a longitudinal member and passages formed in each of the cross-members. The passages are in fluid communication on each side with respectively the upstream channel and the downstream channel.
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35 Claims
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1. An electrical battery comprising:
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a first frame defining an upstream channel; a second frame defining a downstream channel; a plurality of flat cross-members each extending between said first frame and said second frame and each in fluid communication with said upstream channel and said downstream channel substantially along an entire length of said upstream channel and said downstream channel, said plurality of cross-members being spaced apart from one another in a flow direction along said upstream channel and said downstream channel to define a plurality of housings between adjacent cross-members; and a plurality of electrical energy generating elements disposed within respective ones of said plurality of housings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical battery comprising:
a structural body including a plurality of modules, an upstream channel extending along a first longitudinal axis of said structural body, a downstream channel extending along a second longitudinal axis of said structural body and substantially parallel to said first longitudinal axis, and at least one housing disposed between adjacent ones of said modules, said modules each comprising; a first frame having a first aperture formed therethrough, said first aperture cooperating with a first aperture of an adjacent module to form said upstream channel; a second frame having a second aperture formed therethrough, said second aperture cooperating with a second aperture of said adjacent module to form said downstream channel; and a cross-member extending between said first frame and said second frame, said cross-member cooperating with a cross-member of said adjacent module to form said at least one housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electrical battery comprising:
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a first frame defining an upstream channel; a second frame defining a downstream channel; a plurality of cross-members extending between said first frame and said second frame and each in fluid communication with said upstream channel and said downstream channel; a plurality of housings formed between adjacent cross-members; and a plurality of electrical energy generating elements disposed within respective ones of said plurality of housings, said electrical energy generating elements retained within said housings via a structural matrix. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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Specification