Battery system with heat exchange device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059165-B2
Application number	US-201615348490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A battery pack is provided including: a plurality of battery cells arranged in multiple battery cell rows; one or more heat exchange spaces; and a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack. Further, the device includes a heat conduction medium passage arranged in the heat exchange spaces, such that the heat conduction medium passage surrounds multiple battery cells each battery cell row. The heat conduction medium passage is provided with at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, which are in contact with the surface of each battery cell, and a heat conduction medium is provided in the first group of channels and the second of channels. The heat conduction medium flows in the first group of channels in a direction opposite from the flow of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery system, comprising:
a battery pack, wherein the battery pack includes:
a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells are arranged in multiple battery cell rows, and each battery cell row comprises multiple battery cells,
a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack, wherein the device includes a heat conduction medium passage, the heat conduction medium passage comprising at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, wherein

the first group of channels and the second group of channels are in contact with a surface of each battery cell,
the first group of channels and the second group of channels are each provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, such that a heat conduction medium in the first group of channels flows directly into the first group of channels at the same time or substantially at the same as the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels flows directly into the second group of channels in an opposite direction, and wherein the second group of channels and first group of channels are distinct and separate from each other such that the second group of channels and first group of channels are not connected through a turnaround section within a housing containing the plurality of battery cells, and
a heat insulation layer is arranged between the first group of channels and the second group of channels such that the first group of channels and the second group of channels are not in fluid communication with each other;
a sensor to detect a temperature of the battery pack;
a controller configured to determine and send a control signal according to a temperature value detected by the sensor; and
a pump configured to control the flow rate of the heat conduction medium according to the control signal sent by the controller.

2. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the heat insulation layer comprises a thermal insulating material made from at least one of glass fiber, asbestos, rock wool, and aerogel felt.

3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the first group of channels and the second group of channels are spaced apart, and air in the space between the first group of channels and the second group of channels forms the heat insulation layer.

4. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein a flow direction of the heat conduction medium in the first group of channels is opposite to a flow direction of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels.

5. An electric vehicle, comprising:
an electric motor;
a battery pack configured to power the electric motor, the battery pack including:
a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells are arranged in multiple battery cell rows, and each battery cell row comprises multiple battery cells,
a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack, wherein the device includes a heat conduction medium passage, the heat conduction medium passage comprising at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, wherein

the first group of channels and the second group of channels are in contact with a surface of each battery cell,
the first group of channels and the second group of channels are each provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, such that a heat conduction medium in the first group of channels flows directly into the first group of channels at the same time or substantially at the same as the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels flows directly into the second group of channels in an opposite direction, and wherein the second group of channels and first group of channels are distinct and separate from each other such that the second group of channels and first group of channels are not connected through a turnaround section within a housing containing the plurality of battery cells, and
a heat insulation layer is arranged between the first group of channels and the second group of channels such that the first group of channels and the second group of channels are not in fluid communication with each other;
a sensor to detect a temperature of the battery pack;
a controller configured to determine and send a control signal according to a temperature value detected by the sensor; and
a pump configured to control the flow rate of the heat conduction medium according to the control signal sent by the controller.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the heat insulation layer comprises a thermal insulating material made from at least one of glass fiber, asbestos, rock wool, and aerogel felt.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the first group of channels and the second group of channels are spaced apart, and air in the space between the first group of channels and the second group of channels forms the heat insulation layer.

8. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein a flow direction of the heat conduction medium in the first group of channels is opposite to a flow direction of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels.

Assignees

• Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ho Ming-Hui

Classifications

• H02J7/56

  Active balancing, e.g. using capacitor-based, inductor-based or DC-DC converters · CPC title

• H01M10/486

  for measuring temperature · CPC title

• H01M10/625

  Vehicles · CPC title

• H01M10/63

  Control systems (charging or discharging in response to temperature H01M10/44 {, H01M10/443}; measurement of temperature H01M10/48 {, H01M10/486}) · CPC title

• B60H1/3227

  characterised by the arrangement or the type of heat exchanger, e.g. condenser, evaporator (condensed liquid drainage means B60H1/3233) · CPC title