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US 2026/0100471 A1Published application
Coolant plate modulation for battery modules of an electrified vehicle
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsSoumya Gudiyella, Shui Yu, Fadi Estefanous, Tamer Badawy
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Abstract
A system includes a first battery module, a first cooling plate disposed adjacent to the first battery module, a second battery module spaced apart from the first battery module, a second cooling plate disposed adjacent to the second battery module and spaced apart from the first battery module and a first coolant path fluidically coupling the first cooling plate and the second cooling plate.
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A system comprising:
- a first battery module;
- a first cooling plate disposed adjacent to the first battery module;
- a second battery module spaced apart from the first battery module;
- a second cooling plate disposed adjacent to the second battery module and spaced apart from the first battery module;
- and
- a first coolant path fluidically coupling the first cooling plate and the second cooling plate.
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A method comprising:
- communicating coolant into a first cooling plate having a battery module associated therewith;
- communicating coolant into a first pipe toward a second cooling plate;
- communicating coolant into a second pipe from the first pipe, at least a portion of the first pipe;
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- releasing coolant vapor in a coolant path including the second pipe through a valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.