Coolant and power storage pack using same

US11380946B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11380946-B2
Application numberUS-201816769440-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 13, 2018
Priority dateDec 8, 2017
Publication dateJul 5, 2022
Grant dateJul 5, 2022

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Abstract

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A coolant includes a refrigerant, a porous plate-shaped heat insulator, and an enclosure in which the refrigerant and the heat insulator are enclosed in a sealed state, and the heat insulator has a thermal conductivity per unit area of 300 W/(K·m 2 ) or less and a thickness equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and equal to or less than 10.0 mm.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A coolant comprising a refrigerant, a porous plate-shaped heat insulator, and an enclosure in which the refrigerant and the heat insulator are enclosed in a sealed state, wherein the heat insulator has a thermal conductivity per unit area of 300 W/(K·m 2 ) or less and a thickness equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and equal to or less than 10.0 mm. 2. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator has a thermal conductivity per unit area of 100 W/(K·m 2 ) or less. 3. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator has a thermal conductivity per unit area of 60 W/(K·m 2 ) or less. 4. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator has a thickness equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and equal to or less than 5.0 mm. 5. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator has a thickness equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and equal to or less than 2.0 mm. 6. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator is a glass wool, a microbead porous body, or a nonwoven fabric. 7. The coolant according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulator is a glass wool, the refrigerant is a fluorinated organic solvent, and the enclosure is composed of a sheet member containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy. 8. A power storage pack comprising a plurality of power storage modules, wherein each of the power storage modules includes a plurality of power storage cells, and the power storage pack comprises the coolant according to claim 1 at least between the plurality of power storage cells. 9. The power storage pack according to claim 8 , wherein each of the power storage cells includes an organic electrolytic solution as an electrolytic solution. 10. A power storage pack comprising a plurality of power storage modules, wherein each of the power storage modules includes a plurality of power storage cells, and the power storage pack comprises the coolant according to claim 1 at least between the plurality of power storage modules. 11. The power storage pack according to claim 10 , wherein each of the power storage cells includes an organic electrolytic solution as an electrolytic solution.

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  • adapted for pouch cells · CPC title

  • by thermal insulation or shielding · CPC title

  • against thermal overloads, e.g. heating, cooling or ventilating · CPC title

  • Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

  • H01M10/613Primary

    Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

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What does patent US11380946B2 cover?
A coolant includes a refrigerant, a porous plate-shaped heat insulator, and an enclosure in which the refrigerant and the heat insulator are enclosed in a sealed state, and the heat insulator has a thermal conductivity per unit area of 300 W/(K·m 2 ) or less and a thickness equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and equal to or less than 10.0 mm.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/613. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 05 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).