ACTIVE INTERNAL AIR COOLED VEHICLE BATTERY PACK

A vehicle battery thermal management system and method providing active internal air cooling includes a heat exchanger mounted within an exterior wall of the battery enclosure. The heat exchanger has a first set of heat exchanger elements extending externally to the battery enclosure and in fluid co...

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Hauptverfasser: KOSTEVA, Stephen, J, LYONS, Arthur, P
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A vehicle battery thermal management system and method providing active internal air cooling includes a heat exchanger mounted within an exterior wall of the battery enclosure. The heat exchanger has a first set of heat exchanger elements extending externally to the battery enclosure and in fluid communication with external ambient air. The heat exchanger has a second set of heat exchanger elements extending internally to the battery enclosure and in fluid communication with internal air within the battery enclosure. The system includes at least one of an external damper door and an internal damper door. The external damper door is configured to control the flow of the external ambient air into the first set of heat exchanger elements. The internal damper door is configured to control the flow of the internal air into the first set of heat exchanger elements.