BATTERY MODULE WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MEMBER

    公开(公告)号:US20230030003A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17386745

    申请日:2021-07-28

    摘要: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a thermal energy storage member in thermal contact with the plurality of battery cells. The thermal energy storage member includes an adsorption chamber and an adsorbent material disposed within the adsorption chamber. The adsorbent material is configured to receive thermal energy generated by the plurality of battery cells during charging and discharge of the plurality of battery cells. The thermal energy received by the adsorbent material during charging and discharge of the plurality of battery cells regenerates the adsorbent material and transitions the adsorbent material from an energy released state, in which an adsorbate is physically adsorbed on surfaces of the adsorbent material, to an energy storage state, in which the adsorbent material is substantially free of the adsorbate.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-DISCHARGE PROGNOSTICS FOR VEHICLE BATTERY CELLS WITH AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230055095A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17405488

    申请日:2021-08-18

    摘要: A system for self-discharge prognostics for vehicle battery cells with an internal short circuit includes a plurality of battery cells and a voltage sensor providing open-circuit voltage data over time for each battery cell. The system further includes a computerized prognostic controller operating programming to monitor the open-circuit voltage data over time for each of the plurality of battery cells and evaluate a voltage drop rate through a time window for each of the plurality of battery cells based upon the open-circuit voltage data. The controller further identifies one of the plurality of battery cells to include the internal short circuit based upon the voltage drop rate and signals an alert based upon the one of the plurality of battery cells including the internal short circuit.

    ENERGY STORAGE ASSEMBLY
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220069380A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17003222

    申请日:2020-08-26

    摘要: An energy storage assembly includes a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other to form a battery pack in which the battery cells are grouped together to form a first stack of cells and a second stack of cells. The energy storage assembly also includes a first barrier disposed between the first stack of cells and the second stack of cells to reduce heat transfer between the first stack of cells and the second stack of cells. The energy storage assembly further includes a coolant plate disposed along the battery cells. The coolant plate defines a channel for guiding a fluid therethrough to thermally transfer heat away from the battery cells. The coolant plate defines a slot spaced from the channel, and the slot axially aligns with the first barrier to reduce heat transfer between the first stack of cells and the second stack of cells.