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US 2012/0073797 A1Published application
Battery cooling apparatus for vehicle and control method thereof
AssigneesKia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
InventorsHeesang Park, Sangha Kim, Hoseok Jeon, Junmo Ku, Junekyu Park, Junghwan Yun, Hyun Kim
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Abstract
A battery cooling apparatus for a vehicle comprises a battery mounted in a first line through which cooling air can pass and a PE device mounted in a second line through which cooling air can pass. The first line and the second line are connected in parallel as opposed to in series. With the configuration, it possible to implement the optimal cooling function.
Claims11
A battery cooling apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a battery and a PE device which are mounted in separate spaces, respectively;
- an intake duct provided to separately supply air from the interior of the vehicle to the battery and the PE device;
- a discharge duct provided to discharge the air passing through the battery from the intake duct to the outside;
- a PE discharge duct discharging the air passing through the PE device from the intake duct into the interior of the vehicle or the outside;
- a first valve provided in the intake duct separately supplying the air from the interior of the vehicle to the battery and the PE device;
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- a second valve provided in the PE discharge duct and adjusting the air passing through the PE device to be discharged to the interior of the vehicle or the outside.
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A battery cooling apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a battery mounted in a first line through which cooling air can pass;
- and
- a PE device mounted in a second line through which cooling air can pass,
- wherein the first line and the second line are connected in parallel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.