Battery system, vehicle with such a battery system, and method for operation of such a battery system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10873112-B2
Application number	US-201816142413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2018
Priority date	Sep 26, 2017
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a battery system with a battery module ( 2 ) comprising a plurality of battery cells ( 3 ), wherein the battery cells ( 3 ) take the form, in particular, of lithium-ion battery cells or lithium-polymer battery cells, wherein the battery system ( 1 ) exhibits a first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) which is designed to be capable of being flowed through by a first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) and, moreover, exhibits a first conveying unit ( 6 ) designed for a conveyance of the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) through the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ), and wherein the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) is connected to the battery module ( 2 ) in heat-conducting manner, wherein the battery system ( 1 ) exhibits a second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) which is designed to be capable of being flowed through by a second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ) and, moreover, exhibits a second conveying unit ( 9 ) designed for an uptake of kinetic energy from the second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ), wherein the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) exhibits at least one port ( 10 ) designed for a fluid-conducting connection to a further temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ), wherein the battery system ( 1 ) exhibits, moreover, a heat-exchanger unit ( 12 ) designed to the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) and to the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) in heat-conducting manner, which is designed to transfer heat between the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) and the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ), wherein the first conveying element ( 6 ) and the second conveying element ( 9 ) are connected to one another in coupled manner in such a way that mechanical work can be transferred from the second conveying element ( 9 ) to the first conveying element ( 6 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery system ( 1 ), with a battery module ( 2 ) comprising a plurality of battery cells ( 3 ),
wherein the battery system ( 1 ) includes a first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) which is configured to be flowed through by a first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) and includes a first conveying element ( 6 ) configured for propelling the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) through the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ),
wherein the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) is connected to the battery module ( 2 ) in heat-conducting manner,
wherein the battery system ( 1 ) includes a second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) which is configured to be flowed through by a second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ), and includes a second conveying element ( 9 ) configured for uptake of kinetic energy from the second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ),
wherein the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) includes at least one port ( 10 ) configured for a fluid-conducting connection to a third temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ), and
wherein the battery system ( 1 ) further includes a heat-exchanger unit ( 12 ) which is connected to the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) and to the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) in heat-conducting manner, and which is configured to transfer heat between the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) and the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ),
characterized in that the second conveying element ( 9 ) is coupled to the first conveying element ( 6 ) and is configured to transfer kinetic energy from the second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ) to the first conveying element ( 6 ), and the first conveying element ( 6 ) is configured to transfer kinetic energy from the second conveying element ( 9 ) to the first temperature-control fluid ( 4 ).

2. The battery system according to the preceding claim 1 , characterized in that the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) is received in the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ), the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) taking the form of a water/glycol mixture or a dielectric temperature-control fluid.

3. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the battery module ( 2 ) includes a temperature-control plate ( 14 ) connected to the plurality of battery cells ( 3 ) in heat-conducting manner, wherein
the temperature-control plate ( 14 ) is configured to be flowed through by the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ).

4. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the battery module ( 2 ) includes an interior space ( 15 ) in which the plurality of battery cells ( 3 ) are accommodated, wherein the interior space ( 15 ) is configured to be flowed through by the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ).

5. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the second conveying element ( 9 ) takes the form of a turbine, an impeller or a blade wheel.

6. The battery system according to claim 5 , characterized in that the first conveying element ( 6 ) and the second conveying element ( 9 ) are connected to one another in mechanically coupled manner.

7. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ) and the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) are separated in fluid-conducting manner.

8. A vehicle ( 100 ) including a battery system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one port ( 10 ) of the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) is connected in fluid-conducting manner to the third temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ), wherein the third temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ) is part of the vehicle ( 100 ), characterized in that the third temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ) includes a third conveying element ( 16 ) which is configured for propelling of the second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ) through the third temperature-control-fluid guide ( 11 ) and the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ).

9. A method for operating a battery system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that
in a first method step, the battery system ( 1 ) is provided,
in a second method step, the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ) is received in the first temperature-control-fluid guide ( 4 ), and
in a third method step, the second temperature-control-fluid guide ( 7 ) is flowed through by a second temperature-control fluid ( 8 ), whereby mechanical work is transferred from the second conveying element ( 9 ) to the first conveying element ( 6 ).

10. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the battery system is in a vehicle, and wherein the battery cells ( 3 ) are lithium-ion battery cells.

11. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the battery system is in a vehicle, and wherein the battery cells ( 3 ) are lithium-polymer battery cells.

12. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the battery module ( 2 ) includes an interior space ( 15 ) in which the plurality of battery cells ( 3 ) are accommodated, wherein the interior space ( 15 ) is configured to be flowed through by the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ), and wherein the plurality of battery cells ( 3 ) are configured to be flowed around immediately by the first temperature-control fluid ( 5 ).

13. The battery system according to claim 6 , characterized in that the first conveying element ( 6 ) and the second conveying element ( 9 ) are also connected to one another in magnetically coupled manner.

14. The battery system according to claim 5 , characterized in that the first conveying element ( 6 ) and the second conveying element ( 9 ) are connected to one another in magnetically coupled manner.

15. The battery system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first conveying element ( 6 ) takes the form of an impeller or a blade wheel.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Koller Torsten

Classifications

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/6568

  characterised by flow circuits, e.g. loops, located externally to the cells or cell casings · CPC title

• H01M10/625 Primary

  Vehicles · CPC title