Battery system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025112295-A1
Application number	US-202418762926-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 3, 2024
Priority date	Sep 28, 2023
Publication date	Apr 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A case constituting an outer shape of a second cooler disposed between the battery cells and containing a second fluid having a lower thermal conductivity than the first fluid therein is constituted by a buffer member capable of expanding and contracting in accordance with a flow rate of the second fluid in the case, and the control unit increases a flow rate of the second fluid to be supplied to the second cooler when the temperature of the battery cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value than when the temperature of the battery cell is lower than the threshold value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery system comprising:
a plurality of battery cells; a first cooler disposed between the battery cells and accommodating a first fluid containing at least one of a gas and a liquid therein; a second cooler disposed between the battery cells and accommodating a second fluid having a lower thermal conductivity than the first fluid therein; and a control unit that controls supply of the first fluid to the first cooler and discharge of the first fluid from the first cooler and supply of the second fluid to the second cooler and discharge of the second fluid from the second cooler, wherein: a case that constitutes an outer shape of the second cooler is constituted by a buffer member capable of expansion and contraction according to a flow rate of the second fluid in the case; and the control unit increases the flow rate of the second fluid to be supplied to the second cooler when a temperature of the battery cells is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value compared to when the temperature of the battery cells is less than the threshold value.

2 . The battery system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first pipe which is connected to the first cooler and in which the first fluid flows; and a second pipe which is connected to the second cooler and in which the second fluid flows.

3 . The battery system according to claim 1 , further comprising a first pump that generates a force that enables supply of the first fluid to the first cooler and discharge of the first fluid from the first cooler, and a second pump that generates a force that enables supply of the second fluid to the second cooler and discharge of the second fluid from the second cooler, the pumps being controlled by the control unit.

4 . The battery system according to claim 2 , wherein the first pipe and the second pipe are part of a circulation system that circulates the first fluid and the second fluid.

5 . The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the second fluid is a gas.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Utsumi Shintaro
• Ono Masato
• Kato Kazuhito
• Kintsu Yusuke
• Yamanaka Atsushi
• Goto Takaaki
• Awano Hiroki

Classifications

• H01M50/211

  adapted for pouch cells · 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

• H01M10/6568 Primary

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

• H01M10/613

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

• H01M10/6561

  Gases · CPC title