One-Piece Battery Incorporating A Circulating Fluid Type Heat Exchanger
- Bordeaux, FR
A one-piece battery comprises a tank divided into cells each receiving an electrode assembly, closure means for the tank and a circulating fluid type heat exchanger facing the relatively larger faces of the electrode assembly. The fluid flows in a compartment defined by two flanges which incorporate a fluid inlet orifice communicating with a common inlet manifold and a fluid outlet orifice communicating with a common outlet manifold. The tank comprises at least two units and each unit comprises at least one cell delimited by walls. The wall facing a relatively larger face of the electrode assembly constitutes one of the flanges. Each unit further incorporates a portion of an inlet and outlet manifold. The units are fastened together so that the flanges when placed face-to-face form a sealed circulation compartment and the portions of the same manifold are aligned with each other.
- Research Organization:
- US ADVANCED BATTERY CONSORTIUM
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC02-91CE50336
- Assignee:
- Alcatel (Paris, FR)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6,296,968
- Application Number:
- 09/327534
- OSTI ID:
- 879599
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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