US Patent Application 17752117. APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE BATTERY PACK COOLING simplified abstract

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APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE BATTERY PACK COOLING

Organization Name

BETA AIR, LLC

Inventor(s)

Nathan Goldsberry of SOUTH BURLINGTON VT (US)

Stuart Denson Schreiber of ESSEX VT (US)

APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE BATTERY PACK COOLING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17752117 titled 'APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE BATTERY PACK COOLING

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an apparatus for actively cooling a battery pack.

  • The apparatus includes a battery pack with multiple battery modules.
  • It also includes an active cooling system with a coolant channel that contains a coolant fluid.
  • The active cooling system is designed to be in thermal communication with more than one of the battery modules.
  • The apparatus further includes multiple passive heat transfer elements.
  • Each passive heat transfer element is connected to the active cooling system and extends to a battery module.
  • The passive heat transfer elements also extend away from the coolant channel.


Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus for active battery pack cooling including a battery pack with a plurality of battery modules. The apparatus further including an active cooling system with a coolant channel, wherein the coolant channel includes a coolant fluid. The active cooling system is in thermal communication with more than one of the plurality of battery modules. The apparatus also including a plurality of passive heat transfer elements, wherein each of the plurality of passive heat transfer elements is connected to the active cooling system, extends to a battery module of the plurality of battery modules, and extends away from the coolant channel.