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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Gary P. Houchin-miller, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James S. Symanski, Greenfield, WI (US);
Craig W. Rigby, Bayside, WI (US);
Thomas J. Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gary P. Houchin-Miller, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James S. Symanski, Greenfield, WI (US);
Craig W. Rigby, Bayside, WI (US);
Thomas J. Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Johnson Controls—SAFT Advanced Power Solutions LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery system includes a plurality of electrochemical cells provided within a housing. The battery system also includes a thermal management system configured to provide at least one of heating or cooling to the electrochemical cells. The thermal management system includes a solid state coating having a first metal and a second metal different from the first metal. The solid state coating is configured to pass a current therethrough to create a temperature differential across a first surface of the solid state coating and a second surface of the solid state coating to provide the at least one of heating or cooling to the cells.