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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2012
David Gordon Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Weintraub, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gregory Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Gordon Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Weintraub, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gregory Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling the relative humidity within a battery pack enclosure is provided in which the volume of air within the battery pack is exposed to a volume of desiccant contained within a desiccant enclosure. The system is configured to heat and reactivate the desiccant at predetermined time intervals or when the humidity within the system reaches a preset level, thereby allowing the desiccant to regain its potential for absorbing/adsorbing water vapor.