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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mladen Marjanovic, Windsor, CA;
Rajaram Subramanian, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kimberley King, Northville, MI (US);
Saravanan Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Eric Yoo, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary battery assembly includes, among other things, a frame, and a thermal fin extending through an aperture in the frame. The thermal fin is configured to transfer thermal energy between a battery cell and a thermal exchange plate. An exemplary method of thermal energy transfer within a battery pack includes, among other things, transferring thermal energy between at least one battery cell and a thermal exchange plate using a thermal fin that extends through an aperture in a frame.