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US 2014/0349145 A1Published application
Fast thermal dumping for batteries
AssigneeElwha LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Abstract
A cooling system includes a fluid delivery system configured to bring a working liquid (such as water) into thermal contact with a battery where it vaporizes into an exhaust gas, and an exhaust system configured to vent the exhaust gas.
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A cooling system for cooling thermal runaway in a battery, the system comprising:
- a fluid delivery system configured to transport a working liquid into thermal contact with the battery and further configured to permit the working liquid to vaporize to form an exhaust gas;
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- an exhaust system configured to vent the exhaust gas.
A method of cooling a battery, comprising:
- bringing a working liquid into thermal contact with at least a portion of the battery;
- allowing heat from the battery to vaporize the working liquid;
- and
- venting the vaporized working liquid.
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A system for cooling a battery, comprising:
- means for bringing a working liquid into thermal contact with at least a portion of the battery;
- means for allowing heat from the battery to vaporize the working liquid;
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- means for venting the vaporized working liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.