Systems and methods for battery thermal management on a vehicle

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab coupled to the chassis;
• a body supported on the chassis rearward of the cab and including a refuse compartment that defines a storage volume;
• a lift actuator coupled to the body and configured to raise and lower the body relative to the chassis;
• an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis, the energy storage system including a battery;
• a sensor configured to detect a thermal event within the refuse compartment, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor or an imaging sensor;
• an external port accessible from an exterior of the cab or the body;
• and
• a cooling conduit connected between the external port and the body, wherein the external port is configured to receive a fluid from a fluid source and supply the fluid along the cooling conduit to the body.

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab coupled to the chassis;
• a body supported on the chassis rearward of the cab and including a refuse compartment that defines a storage volume;
• an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis, the energy storage system including a battery;
• an external port accessible from an exterior of the cab or the body;
• a cooling conduit connected between the external port and the body;
• a sensor configured to detect a thermal event within the refuse compartment, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor or an imaging sensor;
• and
• a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller being configured to provide an indication to connect a fluid source to the external port, in response to the temperature sensor or the imaging sensor detecting the thermal event, so that fluid is supplied along the cooling conduit to the body.