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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Lg Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
LG CHEM, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a heat sink with two or more separated channels. The heat sink according to the present disclosure includes a cooling channel through which a refrigerant passes to cool a secondary battery by an indirect cooling method, the secondary battery including a cell assembly in which at least two unit cells are stacked, each unit cell including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate, and a plurality of positive and negative electrode tabs protruding from the positive and negative electrode plates of each unit cell is electrically connected to positive and negative leads, respectively, wherein the cooling channel has two or more separated channels, the two or more separated channels have branches inside to allow a coolant to flow in each of the channels, and the branches are vertically arranged. According to the present disclosure, provision of a heat sink having a uniform cooling effect is enabled.