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US 2013/0157100 A1Published application
Carbon fiber thermal interface for cooling module assembly
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAxel HEISE, Alastair Gordon ANDERSON, Stefan TOEPFER
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Abstract
A cooling system includes a cooling plate configured to abut a battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink. The cooling system may be employed in a battery pack for a propulsion system of an electric vehicle.
Claims20
A cooling system for a battery cell, comprising:
- a cooling plate configured to abut the battery cell;
- and
- a heat sink in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.
A battery pack, comprising:
- at least one battery cell;
- and
- a cooling system including a cooling plate abutting the battery cell, and a heat sink in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.
A propulsion system for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a battery pack having at least one battery cell, and a cooling system including a cooling plate abutting the battery cell, and a heat sink in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.