Configuring battery packs for computer systems
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsYuanchen Hu, Jayapreetha Natesan, Milnes P. David, Noah Singer, Natesan Venkateswaran
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a mesh cooling structure, methods and battery cooling systems for cooling a battery cell, such as used in computer systems. The disclosed mesh cooling structure, method and battery cooling system provide effective battery cell cooling with the cooling mesh structure installed with a given battery cell to improve capacity and performance of the battery cell. The disclosed cooling mesh structure can be provided with selected battery cells in a battery pack to provide optimal battery capacity for the battery pack.
Claims20
A battery cooling structure for cooling a battery cell comprising:
- a mesh structure having a selected configuration to engage a given battery cell to be cooled;
- the mesh structure comprises a porous mesh cooling structure formed of a selected thermal conductivity material to reduce an operating temperature of the engaged battery cell;
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- the porous mesh cooling structure is a deformable structure to be installed and compressed in contact cooling engagement with the given battery cell.
A battery cooling system, comprising:
- a battery chassis;
- a given battery cell to be cooled installed in the battery chassis;
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- a battery cooling structure positioned in the battery chassis in an open space proximate to the given battery cell, wherein the battery cooling structure comprises a deformable porous mesh cooling structure installed and compressed in contact cooling engagement with the given battery cell, and the deformable porous mesh cooling structure is formed of a selected thermal conductivity material to reduce an operating temperature of the engaged battery cell.
A method comprising:
- receiving operating temperature parameters of each battery cell at assigned positions of the battery cells used to form a linear battery cell string for a battery pack;
- determining, for each position of the battery cells in the linear battery cell string, a temperature gradient value of the battery cell;
- identifying positions of battery cells to be cooled based on the temperature gradient value for each position of the battery cells;
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- assigning a cooling mesh structure to be installed at the identified battery cell positions in the linear battery cell string.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.