BATTERY UNIT

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BATTERY UNIT

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250096349 titled 'BATTERY UNIT

Original Abstract Submitted

a battery unit having a cooling device for dissipating heat includes a fluid-tight battery housing, a battery cell stack, and a battery disconnect unit having power electronics. the cooling device has a heat sink and at least one heat pipe. the battery cell stack, the battery disconnect unit, and the heat pipe are disposed in the battery housing. the battery cell stack and the battery disconnect unit are electrically connected to each other, and the heat pipe is thermally connected to the power electronics of the battery disconnect unit. the heat sink is disposed on an outer side of the battery housing, and the battery housing includes a heat sink opening. a connecting element of the heat sink extends into the battery housing via the heat sink opening, and the connecting element is thermally connected to the at least one heat pipe to discharge heat generated in operation.