Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Jian Gao

Scott E Parrish

SeungHwan Keum

Xiaofeng Yang

Farzad Samie

Yue-Yun Wang

Derek F Lahr

Anthony M Coppola

Robert J Moran

Ronald O Grover, Jr

Jeremie Dernotte

Velmurugan Ayyanar

A rechargeable energy storage system (RES S) including a thermal runaway propagation (TRP) mitigation system includes a housing having at least one outlet, a plurality of energy storage cells arranged in the housing, and at least one duct extending along the plurality of energy storage cells. The at least one duct is fluidically connected to the at least one outlet. A gas delivery system including a gas generation system is operable to deliver an amount of inert gas into the housing to purge gases from one or more of the plurality of energy storage cells through the at least one outlet.

Thermal runaway mitigation system for a rechargeable energy storage system arranged in a vehicle

Systems and methods for responding to in a battery. A battery cell for a battery system includes a core of a known battery type, and a cell film having an initial thickness, the cell film configured as a pouch enclosing the core. The battery cell has at least one engraved groove in the cell film, the at least one engraved groove characterized by a groove thickness that is less than the initial thickness. The groove thickness configured to break open responsive to a predetermined gas pressure or target temperature in the pouch.

Systems and methods for responding to thermal excursions in a battery

A method for detecting thermal runaway of a cell includes: positioning a battery pack having multiple cells in an automobile vehicle; measuring a cell voltage of the multiple cells at a predetermined sample rate; and identifying if the cell voltage decreases and modulates coincident with a cell surface temperature increase indicating initiation of a cell short.

Thermal runaway detection methods and warning systems

According to several aspects of the present disclosure, a battery module housing cooling assembly is disclosed. The battery module housing cooling assembly can include an endwall including a first polymer plate and a second polymer plate that define a slot therebetween. At least one of the first polymer plate or the second polymer plate define a channel therein that is configured to receive a coolant fluid, and the slot is configured to receive an electrical connector. The battery module housing cooling assembly can also include a cooling plate defining a first connection port and a second connection port, wherein the first connection port and a second connection port are configured to provide the coolant fluid to the channel.

Battery module housing cooling assembly

An engine structure configured to a control swirl in a diesel engine combustion chamber and a diesel engine assembly including the engine structure defines first and second intake ports and a connecting passage connecting the first and second intake ports. The first intake port is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and configured to direct a first intake airflow into the combustion chamber, and the second intake port is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and configured to direct a second intake airflow into the combustion chamber. The connecting passage connects the first intake port to the second intake port and is defined by the engine structure outside of the combustion chamber.

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