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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Kurt Russell Kelty, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Clay Hajime Kishiyama, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kurt Russell Kelty, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Clay Hajime Kishiyama, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for actively cooling the battery pack of an electric vehicle after the vehicle has been turned off, thereby limiting the adverse effects of temperature on battery life, is provided. Different battery pack cooling techniques are provided, thus allowing the cooling technique used in a particular instance to be selected not only based on the thermal needs of the battery pack, but also on the thermal capacity and energy requirements of the selected approach.