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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Koichi Taniyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Tanada, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Tagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Miyashita, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Tsunekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Keigo Atobe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Hibino, Tokyo, JP;
Mao Tamaru, Tokyo, JP;
Kaori Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kitada, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Taniyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Tanada, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Tagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Miyashita, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Tsunekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Keigo Atobe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Hibino, Tokyo, JP;
Mao Tamaru, Tokyo, JP;
Kaori Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kitada, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heat removal unit that removes heat from air in a battery pack in which a battery cell is accommodated to cool or dehumidify the air is provided. Further, a circulation route that connects the battery pack and the heat removal unit to each other to recirculate the air is provided. Furthermore, a direction controller that controls a flow direction of the air in the circulation route in opposite direction upon cooling and upon dehumidification is provided.