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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Michael Franz Schink, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vamsi Krishna Pathipati, San Carlos, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermal normalization system for battery cells is described. The thermal normalization system normalizes temperatures across battery cells to reduce temperature gradients and hot zones within battery cells to improve performance and lifespan. The thermal normalization system includes parallel heat transfer paths for heat from cells, including a first path through an end of the cells in contact with a cooling element, such as a cold plate, and a second path through a heat bridge that couples a portion of the cell remote from the cooling element to the cooling element along a path thermally isolated from the first end of the cells.