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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2012
Nicholas Hayden Herron, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Hill Leutheuser, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Weintraub, San Carlos, CA (US);
Dustin Grace, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bruce Philip Edwards, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicolas Verzeni, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Mardall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Hayden Herron, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Hill Leutheuser, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Weintraub, San Carlos, CA (US);
Dustin Grace, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bruce Philip Edwards, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicolas Verzeni, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Mardall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system is provided that minimizes the effects of thermal runaway within a battery pack. The system is comprised of a sealed battery pack enclosure configured to hold a plurality of batteries, where the battery pack enclosure is divided into a plurality of sealed battery pack compartments. The system also includes a plurality of battery venting assemblies, where at least one battery venting assembly is integrated into each of the sealed battery pack compartments, and where each of the battery venting assemblies includes an exhaust port integrated into an outer wall of the battery pack compartment and a valve, the valve being configured to seal the exhaust port under normal operating conditions and to unseal the exhaust port when at least one of the batteries within the battery pack compartment enters into thermal runaway.