Liquid temperature regulated battery pack for electric vehicles
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsKameron Fraige Saad Buckhout, John Henry Harris, III
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Abstract
Systems and methods for liquid temperature regulated energy storage in electric vehicles are disclosed. Systems can include an enclosure and a channel passing through the enclosure. The channel can include an inlet for liquid inflow and an outlet for outflow of the liquid, the outlet in fluid communication with the inlet. The channel can be defined by at least two thermally conductive plates disposed on opposite sides of the channel. The plates can be configured to be placed in to thermal contact with at least one battery. The channel can be a flow path for a liquid coolant.
Claims20
A battery housing comprising:
- an enclosure;
- and
- a channel passing through the enclosure;
- the channel having an inlet for liquid inflow and an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet, for outflow of the liquid, the channel defined by at least two thermally conductive plates disposed on opposite sides of the channel, both plates configured to be placed into thermal contact with at least one battery.
A method of making a battery housing comprising:
- forming a first support for at least one battery, the first support having a first outwardly exposed thermally conductive surface;
- forming a second support for at least one battery, the second support having a second outwardly exposed thermally conductive surface;
- coupling the first support to the second support to form a channel in between the first and second thermally conductive surfaces, the channel having an inlet for liquid inflow and an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet and for outflow of the liquid.
A system comprising:
- at least one flow path for a liquid coolant;
- at least one pump for circulating the coolant through the flow path;
- at least one heater for heating the coolant in the flow path;
- at least one heat exchanger for cooling the coolant in the flow path;
- and
- at least two battery cell supports spaced apart by a flow path, the at least two battery cell supports containing a plurality of electrochemical cells, the electrochemical cells each having a first end and a second end on an opposite side of the first end, the second ends secured in thermal contact with opposing sides of the flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.