System for providing cooling air in a battery system
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorJihun Kim
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Abstract
The system for controlling a flow of cooling air in a battery system for cooling the battery system includes: an air conditioning system which includes an outlet discharging cooling air for reducing a temperature of the plurality of battery modules, and an inlet taking in cooling air, of which a temperature is increased, after reducing the temperature of the plurality of battery modules; and a pipe which includes a plurality of module cooling ports connected to the outlet, forming a flow path of the cooling air, and corresponding to the plurality of battery modules, respectively, and makes the cooling air discharged through the outlet pass through each battery module through each module cooling port to cool the plurality of battery modules.
Claims10
A system comprising:
- a battery system, wherein the battery system includes a plurality of battery modules;
- an air conditioning system which includes an outlet configured to discharge cooling air passing through the plurality of battery modules for reducing a temperature of the plurality of battery modules, and an inlet configured to take in cooling air;
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- a pipe which includes a plurality of module cooling ports connected to the outlet, wherein the module cooling ports form a flow path of the cooling air and correspond to the plurality of battery modules, respectively, wherein the pipe is configured to discharge cooling air through each battery module through each module cooling port to cool the plurality of battery modules,
- wherein each of the battery modules includes:
- an air inlet connected to a respective module cooling port;
- an air outlet;
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- an opening/closing device configured to open/close the air inlet, wherein the opening/closing device includes:
- a servo motor;
- an opening/closing plate formed in a surrounding area of the air inlet and configured to open/close the air inlet;
- a circular plate which is connected to the servo motor, wherein the servo motor is configured to rotate the circular plate;
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- a connecting rod connecting the circular plate to the opening-closing plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.