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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Leonid C. Lev, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nikolay Kondratyev, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Leonid C. Lev, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nikolay Kondratyev, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/50 (2006.01); H01M 6/50 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6569 (2014.01); H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); H01M 10/6565 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 10/6565 (2015.04); H01M 10/6569 (2015.04);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for thermal management of a battery cell or a battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells. One or more fins are in thermal contact with one or more battery cells. A fluid is caused to flow from a high pressure side of a plenum fluidly coupled to each fin, through a cavity in each fin, and back to a low pressure side of the plenum. The fins are fluidly coupled to the plenum using flexible connections that can accommodate movement of the fins with respect to the plenum.