Accumulator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11390175-B2
Application number	US-201916724158-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2019
Priority date	Dec 21, 2018
Publication date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022

Abstract

An accumulator for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a housing having two shell-shaped housing parts abutting one another in a Z direction and forming an interior of the housing, a plurality of battery modules having a plurality of battery cells arranged in the interior of the housing, and at least one cooling device having a cooling chamber, through which a fluid is flowable, a fluid inlet for introducing the fluid into the cooling chamber, and a fluid outlet for discharging the fluid from the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber may be formed in a respective one of the two housing parts via a heat-conducting limiting plate, which may be spaced apart from a bottom of the respective housing part and may be aligned transversely to the Z direction and may separate the cooling chamber from the interior in a fluid-tight manner inside the respective housing part. At least some of the battery modules may abut on the limiting plate facing away from the cooling chamber so as to transfer heat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An accumulator for a hybrid or electric vehicle, comprising:
a housing having two shell-shaped housing parts, which abut on one another in a Z direction and form an interior of the housing;
a plurality of battery modules having a plurality of battery cells, which are arranged in the interior of the housing; and
at least one cooling device, which has a cooling chamber, through which a fluid is flowable, a fluid inlet for introducing the fluid into the cooling chamber, and a fluid outlet for discharging the fluid from the cooling chamber;
wherein the cooling chamber is formed in a respective one of the two housing parts via a heat-conducting limiting plate;
the limiting plate is spaced apart from a bottom of the respective one of the two housing parts and is aligned transversely to the Z direction and separates the cooling chamber from the interior in a fluid-tight manner inside the respective one of the two housing parts; and
at least some of the battery modules abut on the limiting plate facing away from the cooling chamber so as to transfer heat.

2. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein:
the limiting plate is fluidically sealed from the respective one of the two housing parts via a circumferential floating seal; and
the limiting plate is floatingly supported on the respective one of the two housing parts via the floating seal.

3. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein a flow pattern is formed at least one of in the bottom of the respective one of the two housing parts and at the limiting plate, facing the cooling chamber.

4. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein a heat-transferring layer, which facilitates a heat-transferring contact between the limiting plate and the at least some of the battery modules arranged at the limiting plate, is arranged at the limiting plate, facing away from the cooling chamber.

5. The accumulator according to claim 1 , further comprising a battery electric box arranged inside the interior of the housing, the battery electric box abutting on the limiting plate so as to transfer heat.

6. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein the two housing parts are formed as identical parts.

7. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein:
the battery modules inside the housing are arranged in two planes arranged on top of one another, and the at least one cooling device includes a cooling device in each of the two housing parts; and
one of the two planes is arranged in one housing part at the one respective cooling device, and the other of the two planes is arranged in the other housing part at the other respective cooling device so as to transfer heat.

8. The accumulator according to claim 7 , characterized in wherein:
a plurality of spacers is arranged inside the housing; and
at least one of (i) the battery modules of each respective plane are secured to one another and spaced apart from the respective housing part via the spacers, and (ii) the two planes of the battery modules are secured spaced apart from one another via the spacers.

9. The accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein:
the two housing parts are clamped to one another via a plurality of threaded rods, which penetrate the housing, and are thus secured to one another;
the battery modules are secured to the housing via the respective threaded rods at at least at two initial fastening points; and
the limiting plate is clamped between the respective abutting battery modules and the bottom of the respective one of the two housing parts.

10. The accumulator according to claim 1 , the at least some of the battery modules are secured to the respective one of the two housing parts at at least at two fastening points.

11. The accumulator according to claim 9 , wherein:
a battery electric box is arranged inside the interior of the housing, the battery electric box abutting on the limiting plate so as to transfer heat;
the battery modules are secured to the respective one of the two housing parts at at least at two, secondary fastening points; and
at least one of (i) the initial fastening points and (ii) the secondary fastening points for the battery modules ( 4 ) and are identical to at least one of initial fastening points and secondary fastening points of the battery electric box.

12. The accumulator according to claim 2 , wherein the circumferential floating seal is a silicon-based adhesive.

13. The accumulator according to claim 3 , wherein the flow pattern includes a plurality of burls or a plurality of turbulence ducts.

14. The accumulator according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of spacers are secured spaced apart from one another at at least one holding frame.

15. The accumulator according to claim 10 , wherein the at least some of the battery modules are screwed to the respective one of the two housing parts at the at least at two fastening points via self-tapping screws.

16. An accumulator for a hybrid or electric vehicle, comprising:
a housing having two shell-shaped housing parts, which abut on one another in a Z direction and form an interior of the housing;
a plurality of battery modules having a plurality of battery cells, which are arranged in the interior of the housing in two planes arranged one on top of the other; and
two cooling devices each in one of the two housing parts, each having a cooling chamber, through which a fluid is flowable, a fluid inlet for introducing the fluid into the cooling chamber, and a fluid outlet for discharging the fluid from the cooling chamber;
wherein the cooling chamber is formed in a respective one of the two housing parts via a heat-conducting limiting plate;
wherein the limiting plate is spaced apart from a bottom of the respective one of the two housing parts and is aligned transversely to the Z direction and separates the cooling chamber from the interior in a fluid-tight manner inside the respective one of the two housing parts; and
wherein one of the two planes is arranged in one housing part at the one respective cooling device, and the other of the two planes is arranged in the other housing part at the other respective cooling device so as to transfer heat.

17. The accumulator according to claim 16 , wherein:
a plurality of spacers is arranged inside the housing; and
at least one of (i) the battery modules of each respective plane are secured to one another and spaced apart from the respective housing part via the spacers, and (ii) the two planes of the battery modules are secured spaced apart from one another via the spacers.

18. The accumulator according to claim 16 , wherein:
each limiting plate is fluidically sealed from the respective one of the two housing parts via a circumferential floating seal; and
each limiting plate is floatingly supported on the respective one of the two housing parts via the floating seal.

19. The accumulator according to claim 17 , wherein a flow pattern is formed at least one of in the bottom of each housing part and at each limiting plate, facing the respective cooling chamber.

20. The accumulator according to claim 17 , wherein, for each limiting plate, a heat-transferring layer, which-facilitates a heat-transferring contact between the respective limiting plate and the at least some of the battery modules arranged at the respective limiting plate, is arranged at the respective limiting plate, facing away from the respective cooling chamber.

Assignees

• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Janzen Caroline
• Nowak Peter
• Stehlik Daniel

Classifications

• H01M50/289

  characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs (spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms H01M50/471) · CPC title

• H01M50/262

  with fastening means, e.g. locks · CPC title

• H01M50/209

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/264

  for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title