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US 9,425,444 B2Granted
Traction battery assembly with plenum arranged to promote development of more uniform pressure therein
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorThomas A. Wagner
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Abstract
A vehicle battery assembly includes a housing defining a plenum having an inlet, and a plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing. The plenum has an effective cross-sectional area that decreases as a distance from the inlet increases and is arranged to promote development of generally uniform pressure within the plenum.
Claims6
A battery assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a body and a plenum having an inlet;
- a plurality of battery cells each having an end portion and disposed within the body;
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- a wedge disposed within the plenum adjacent to the end portions, the plenum and wedge cooperating such that an effective cross-sectional area of the plenum decreases as a distance from the inlet increases to promote development of generally uniform pressure within the plenum.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an electric machine configured to generate motive power for the vehicle;
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- a battery assembly including (i) a housing defining a body and a plenum having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of air, (ii) a plurality of battery cells each having an end portion, disposed within the body, and electrically connected with the electric machine, and (iii) a wedge disposed within the plenum adjacent to the end portions, the plenum and wedge cooperating such that an effective cross-sectional area of the plenum decreases as a distance from the inlet increases to promote development of generally uniform air pressure within the plenum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.