Method for automotive battery cooling
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1. A method of cooling a battery array, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes comprising a low-profile extrusion having a plurality of hollow tubes formed within the low-profile extrusion, each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes comprising an evaporator portion and a condenser portion;
placing the evaporator portion between successive batteries within the battery array;
arranging each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes to maximize thermal exposure of the evaporator portion to the successive batteries;
conducting heat into the evaporator portion of the plurality of heat pipes from the battery array; and
discharging the heat from the condenser portion of the plurality of heat pipes to a heat sink.
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Abstract
A battery-cooling system includes a battery array and a plurality of heat pipes that each include a low-profile extrusion having a plurality of hollow tubes formed therein. A heat transfer fluid is disposed in the plurality of hollow tubes. Each heat pipe includes an evaporator portion and a condenser portion. The evaporator portion is disposed between successive batteries within the battery array and the condenser portion is disposed outside of the battery array and exposed to a heat sink.
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1. A method of cooling a battery array, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes comprising a low-profile extrusion having a plurality of hollow tubes formed within the low-profile extrusion, each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes comprising an evaporator portion and a condenser portion; placing the evaporator portion between successive batteries within the battery array; arranging each heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes to maximize thermal exposure of the evaporator portion to the successive batteries; conducting heat into the evaporator portion of the plurality of heat pipes from the battery array; and discharging the heat from the condenser portion of the plurality of heat pipes to a heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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