# US 12,181,510 B2 · Insulation detection device and insulation detection method for cooling plate of battery pack

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- Number: US 12,181,510 B2
- Document ID: US12181510B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/956,026
- Filed: 2022-09-29
- Published: 2023-10-19
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2022-04-14
- Assignees: Lucky Link (Jia Xing) EV Technology Co., Ltd
- Applicants: Lucky Link (Jia Xing) EV Technology Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Li Guo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181510B2

## CPC

- G01R 31/1227: {of components, parts or materials (G01R31/1209, G01R31/1218, G01R31/18 take precedence; circuits therefor G01R31/14; testing vessels of electrodes G01R31/16)}
- G01R 31/1263: {of solid or fluid materials, e.g. insulation films, bulk material; of semiconductors or LV electronic components or parts; of cable, line or wire insulation}
- H01M 6/5038: {Heating or cooling of cells or batteries}
- H01M 6/5044: {Cells or batteries structurally combined with cell condition indicating means}
- H01M 10/4285: {Testing apparatus}
- H01M 10/48: Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569)
- H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold
- H01M 10/6554: Rods or plates
- G01R 1/02: General constructional details
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12)
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An insulation detection device and an insulation detection method for a cooling plate of a battery pack are provided. The device includes a detection position for placing the cooling plate of the battery pack, conductive cotton, a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and an insulation detector. The cooling plate of the battery pack is hollow, and an outer surface of the cooling plate of the battery pack is coated with an insulation coating. The conductive cotton is arranged in the detection position for wrapping the cooling plate of the battery pack. The first conductive element is connected to an inner wall of the cooling plate of the battery pack. The second conductive element is connected to the conductive cotton. A first end of the insulation detector is connected to the first conductive element, and a second end of the insulation detector is connected to the second conductive element.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An insulation detection device for a cooling plate of a battery pack, comprising:
a detection position for placing the cooling plate of the battery pack, wherein the cooling plate of the battery pack is hollow, and an outer surface of the cooling plate of the battery pack is coated with an insulation coating;
conductive cotton, arranged in the detection position for wrapping the cooling plate of the battery pack;
a first conductive element for connecting to an inner wall of the cooling plate of the battery pack;
a second conductive element for connecting to the conductive cotton;
an insulation detector, wherein a first end of the insulation detector is connected to the first conductive element, and a second end of the insulation detector is connected to the second conductive element; and
a pressing apparatus, configured to increase a contact tightness between the conductive cotton and the cooling plate of the battery pack; wherein
the pressing apparatus comprises a pressure transmission element; and wherein
the pressure transmission element comprises a sliding shaft, a slideway, and a spring;
the sliding shaft passes through at least two detection positions, and the spring is sleeved on the sliding shaft between adjacent detection positions; and
the slideway is configured, when a detection position moves along the sliding shaft, to perform auxiliary positioning on the detection position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The insulation detection device according to claim 1, wherein the insulation detection device comprises at least two detection positions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The insulation detection device according to claim 2, wherein the at least two detection positions are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, or the at least two detection positions are arranged side by side in a vertical direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The insulation detection device according to claim 1, wherein
the cooling plate of the battery pack comprises a first surface and a second surface, and a width of the first surface is greater than a width of the second surface; and
a width of a slot formed by the detection position matches the width of the first surface or the width of the second surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The insulation detection device according to claim 1, wherein
the pressing element comprises at least one of a first type of pressing element and a second type of pressing element; and
manual pressurization is performed with the first type of pressing element, and mechanical power pressurization is performed with the second type of pressing element.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An insulation detection method for a first cooling plate of a battery pack, wherein the method is applied to the insulation detection device according to claim 1, and the method comprises:
placing the first cooling plate of the battery pack wrapped with a first conductive cotton in the detection position, wherein the first cooling plate of the battery pack is hollow, and the outer surface of the first cooling plate of the battery pack is coated with the insulation coating;
connecting the first conductive element to the inner wall of the first cooling plate of the battery pack;
connecting the second conductive element to the first conductive cotton;
connecting the first end of the insulation detector to the first conductive element, and connecting the second end of the insulation detector to the second conductive element; and
turning on the insulation detector, and determining a dielectric strength of the insulation coating of the first cooling plate of the battery pack based on a measured value obtained by the insulation detector; wherein
the insulation detection device comprises at least two detection positions arranged side by side in the vertical direction; and
placing the first cooling plate of the battery pack wrapped with the first conductive cotton in the detection position comprises:
placing the first cooling plate of the battery pack wrapped with the first conductive cotton in a lowest detection position;
placing a first baffle plate above the lowest detection position;
placing a second cooling plate of the battery pack wrapped with a second conductive cotton on the first baffle plate, and then placing a second baffle plate; and
placing a cover plate on an uppermost detection position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The insulation detection method according to claim 6, wherein
the insulation detection method further comprises:
clamping the first conductive cotton and the first cooling plate of the battery pack in the horizontal direction by using a pressing apparatus arranged in the horizontal direction; and
clamping the first conductive cotton and the first cooling plate of the battery pack in the vertical direction by using a pressing apparatus arranged in the vertical direction.