Semi-submerged module cooling
AssigneeRimac Technology LLC
InventorKarlo Kramar
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Abstract
A battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells, each having an elongated housing and having a pole at one end of the elongated housing; a module housing arranged to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; and a cell holder arranged to hold the individual ones of the plurality of battery cells and at least forming part of a division of an interior of the module housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber; wherein the cell holder forms around each battery cell a first tight fit around the elongated housing at a first position recessed from the one end of the elongated housing and a second tight fit around the elongated housing at a second position recessed from an opposing end of the elongated housing to form a space between the first and second tight fits.
Claims15
A battery module comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells, each of the plurality of battery cells having an elongated housing and having a pole at one end of the elongated housing;
- a module housing arranged to accommodate the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a cell holder arranged to hold an individual battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and at least forming part of a division of an interior of the module housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber;
- wherein the cell holder forms around each battery cell a first tight fit around the elongated housing at a first position recessed from the one end of the elongated housing and a second tight fit around the elongated housing at a second position recessed from an opposing end of the elongated housing to form a space between the first tight fit and the second tight fit;
- wherein the battery module further comprises:
- a fluid inlet port for allowing a coolant flow into the first fluid chamber;
- and
- a fluid outlet port for allowing a coolant flow from the second fluid chamber;
- wherein the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are connected in a way that a coolant can pass from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a battery module, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells, each of the plurality of battery cells having an elongated housing and having a pole at one end of the elongated housing;
- a module housing arranged to accommodate the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a cell holder arranged to hold individual battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and at least forming part of a division of an interior of the module housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber;
- wherein the cell holder forms around each battery cell a first tight fit around the elongated housing at a first position recessed from the one end of the elongated housing and a second tight fit around the elongated housing at a second position recessed from an opposing end of the elongated housing to form a space between the first tight fit and the second tight fit;
- wherein the battery module further comprises:
- a fluid inlet port for allowing a coolant flow into the first fluid chamber;
- and
- a fluid outlet port for allowing a coolant flow from the second fluid chamber;
- wherein the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are connected in a way that a coolant can pass from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.