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Title: Thermal regulation of batteries

Abstract

A battery thermal management system for an air vehicle includes a liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one battery in thermal communication with the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes a controller operatively connected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The controller is configured and adapted to variably select whether heat will be rejected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one heat exchanger positioned on the liquid heat exchange circuit. The at least one heat exchanger is a liquid-air heat exchanger or a liquid-liquid heat exchanger. A method for controlling a thermal management system for an air vehicle includes determining an expected temperature of at least one battery, and cooling the at least one battery with a cooling device if the expected temperature exceeds a pre-determined expected temperature threshold.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI Identifier:
2222094
Patent Number(s):
11721857
Application Number:
16/824,602
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
DOE Contract Number:  
NNC14CA32C
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/19/2020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Rheaume, Jonathan, Macdonald, Malcolm, and Lents, Charles E. Thermal regulation of batteries. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Rheaume, Jonathan, Macdonald, Malcolm, & Lents, Charles E. Thermal regulation of batteries. United States.
Rheaume, Jonathan, Macdonald, Malcolm, and Lents, Charles E. Tue . "Thermal regulation of batteries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222094.
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abstractNote = {A battery thermal management system for an air vehicle includes a liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one battery in thermal communication with the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes a controller operatively connected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The controller is configured and adapted to variably select whether heat will be rejected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one heat exchanger positioned on the liquid heat exchange circuit. The at least one heat exchanger is a liquid-air heat exchanger or a liquid-liquid heat exchanger. A method for controlling a thermal management system for an air vehicle includes determining an expected temperature of at least one battery, and cooling the at least one battery with a cooling device if the expected temperature exceeds a pre-determined expected temperature threshold.},
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