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Patent No.:

US 10483603 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2017

Peristaltic pump for traction battery thermal management system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Alvaro Masias, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Brian Joseph Robert, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David Kelley

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Raymond Alejandro

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/52 (2006.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/6567 (2014.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); H01M 10/6568 (2014.01); H01M 10/657 (2014.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); B60L 58/21 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/63 (2015.04); B60L 58/21 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); F04B 43/12 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/657 (2015.04); H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 10/6567 (2015.04); H01M 10/6568 (2015.04); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2210/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/112 (2013.01); F04B 2205/09 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y10S 903/907 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle including a traction battery pack, a conduit system, a sensor, an emitter, and a control system is provided. The conduit system may provide a path for coolant to enter and exit the pack and includes a conduit. The sensor may measure conditions of the pack and conduit system. The emitter may be arranged with the conduit to form a peristaltic pump. The control system may activate the pump based on sensor signals to adjust a conduit portion to influence a flow rate of the coolant flowing therethrough. The emitter may be an electromagnet to output a magnetic field. The emitter may be a voltage emitter or electric field emitter. The sensor may measure a flow rate of at least a portion of the conduit system or a temperature of the pack.

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