Electric vehicle thermal management system, battery thermal management method and electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12304352-B2
Application number	US-201917780023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2019
Priority date	Dec 3, 2019
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are an electric vehicle thermal management system, a battery thermal management method and an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle thermal management system comprises a first loop, a second loop, a first temperature control mechanism, a second temperature control mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a release mechanism, wherein the first loop transmits a first heat conducting agent; a battery and the first temperature control mechanism are respectively connected to the first loop; the second loop transmits a second heat conducting agent; the second temperature control mechanism and a driving motor are respectively connected to the second loop; the conveying mechanism is respectively connected to the first loop and the second loop; and the release mechanism is connected to the first loop, such that a battery fire disaster is effectively prevented from occurring, and the safety of the vehicle is improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric vehicle thermal management system, comprising:
a first loop, a second loop, a first temperature control mechanism, a second temperature control mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a release mechanism;
wherein the first loop is configured for transmitting a first heat conducting agent, a battery and the first temperature control mechanism are respectively connected to the first loop, and the first loop transmits the first heat conducting agent to circulate between the first temperature control mechanism and the battery;
the second loop is configured for transmitting a second heat conducting agent, a driving motor and the second temperature control mechanism are respectively connected to the second loop, and the second loop transmits the second heat conducting agent to circulate between the second temperature control mechanism and the driving motor;
the conveying mechanism is respectively connected to the first loop and the second loop;
the release mechanism is connected to the first loop, and a release port of the release mechanism faces the battery.

2. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first loop comprises a first circulating line and a first control device, and the first control device is arranged on the first circulating line.

3. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 2 , wherein the first loop further comprises a first expansion tank, and the first expansion tank is connected to the first circulating line.

4. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 2 , wherein the first control device comprises a first switch and a first driving member.

5. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first temperature control mechanism comprises a refrigerator.

6. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the second loop comprises a second circulating line and a second control device, and the second control device is arranged on the second circulating line.

7. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 6 , wherein the second control device comprises a second switch and a second driving member.

8. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 6 , wherein the second loop further comprises a second expansion tank, and the second expansion tank is connected to the second circulating line.

9. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the second temperature control mechanism comprises a radiator.

10. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying line and a conveying control device arranged on the conveying line, an outlet end of the conveying line is connected to the first loop, and an inlet end of the conveying line is connected to the second loop.

11. The electric vehicle heat management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first temperature control mechanism comprises a beat exchange apparatus, the heat exchange apparatus is respectively connected to the first loop and the second loop, such that the first heat conducting agent and the second heat conducting agent enter the heat exchange apparatus for heat exchange.

12. The electric vehicle heat management system according to claim 11 , wherein the heat exchange apparatus comprises a heat exchange line, a heat exchanger and a heat exchange control device arranged on the heat exchange line, the heat exchanger comprises a first flow passage and a second flow passage, and the first flow passage and the second flow passage are isolated from each other by a heat exchange plate; the first flow passage is connected in series to the first loop; two ends of the second flow passage are connected to the second loop through the heat exchange line, and the heat exchange control device controls the flow of the second heat conducting agent in the heat exchange line.

13. The electric vehicle heat management system according to claim 11 , wherein the heat exchange apparatus comprises a heat exchange line, a heat exchanger and a heat exchange control device arranged on the heat exchange line, the heat exchanger comprises a first flow passage and a second flow passage, and the first flow passage and the second flow passage are isolated by a heat exchange plate; the second flow passage is connected in series to the second loop; two ends of the first flow passage are connected to the first loop through the heat exchange line, and the heat exchange control device controls the flow of the first heat conducting agent in the heat exchange line.

14. The electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism comprises a nozzle and a release switch, the release switch is arranged on the nozzle, an inlet end of the nozzle is connected to the first loop, and an outlet end is provided with the release port.

15. A battery thermal management method using the electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 , comprising:
the first loop transmits the first heat conducting agent to the first temperature control mechanism, and the first temperature control mechanism cools down the first heat conducting agent, the first loop transmits the cooled first heat conducting agent to the battery for heat exchange to cool the battery;
the conveying mechanism transmits the second beat conducting agent to the first loop, such that the second heat conducting agent converges with the first heat conducting agent, and the release mechanism releases the first heat conducting agent and the second heat conducting agent that are converged to the battery for occurrence of a thermal runaway in the battery.

16. The battery thermal management method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
the first loop transmits the first heat conducting agent to the first temperature control mechanism, the first temperature control mechanism heats the first heat conducting agent, and the first loop transmits the heated first heat conducting agent to the battery for heat exchange to heat the battery.

17. An electric vehicle comprising the electric vehicle thermal management system according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Microvast Power Systems Co Ltd
• Microvast Inc

Inventors

• Tian Yanfeng
• Li Bin
• Wu Shengxian
• Mattis Wenjuan Liu
• Wu Yang

Classifications

• 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

• H01M10/6556

  Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange (closed pipes H01M10/6552) · CPC title

• H01M10/625 Primary

  Vehicles · CPC title

• H01M10/615

  Heating or keeping warm · CPC title