Thermal management systems for energy storage cells having high charge/discharge currents and methods of making and using thereof
First Claim
1. An energy storage pack or array comprising a plurality of energy storage cells and a thermal management systemwherein the thermal management system comprises one or more thermal conductive microfibrous media and one or more active cooling structures,wherein the microfibrous media are porous networks comprising sintered micron-size fibers, wherein one or more phase change materials are dispersed within the microfibrous media, andwherein the microfibrous media is machined and/or deformed to match one or more surfaces of the cells and the one or more active cooling structures.
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Abstract
Thermal management systems for high energy density batteries, particularly arrays of such batteries, and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The system includes one or more thermal conductive microfibrous media with one or more phase change materials dispersed within the microfibrous media and one or more active cooling structures. Energy storage packs or arrays which contain a plurality of energy storage cells and the thermal management system are also described. Further described are thermal or infrared shielding blankets or barriers comprising one or more thermal conductive microfibrous media comprising one or more phase change materials dispersed within the microfibrous media.
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1. An energy storage pack or array comprising a plurality of energy storage cells and a thermal management system
wherein the thermal management system comprises one or more thermal conductive microfibrous media and one or more active cooling structures, wherein the microfibrous media are porous networks comprising sintered micron-size fibers, wherein one or more phase change materials are dispersed within the microfibrous media, and wherein the microfibrous media is machined and/or deformed to match one or more surfaces of the cells and the one or more active cooling structures.
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