Circulating current battery heater
Abstract
A circuit for heating energy storage devices such as batteries is provided. The circuit includes a pair of switches connected in a half-bridge configuration. Unidirectional current conduction devices are connected in parallel with each switch. A series resonant element for storing energy is connected from the energy storage device to the pair of switches. An energy storage device for intermediate storage of energy is connected in a loop with the series resonant element and one of the switches. The energy storage device which is being heated is connected in a loop with the series resonant element and the other switch. Energy from the heated energy storage device is transferred to the switched network and then recirculated back to the battery. The flow of energy through the battery causes internal power dissipation due to electrical to chemical conversion inefficiencies. The dissipated power causes the internal temperature of the battery to increase. Higher internal temperatures expand the cold temperature operating range and energy capacity utilization of the battery. As disclosed, either fixed frequency or variable frequency modulation schemes may be used to control the network.
- Inventors:
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- West Bloomfield, MI
- Toledo, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873850
- Patent Number(s):
- 6259229
- Assignee:
- DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI); University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- circulating; current; battery; heater; circuit; heating; energy; storage; devices; batteries; provided; pair; switches; connected; half-bridge; configuration; unidirectional; conduction; parallel; switch; series; resonant; element; storing; device; intermediate; loop; heated; transferred; switched; network; recirculated; flow; causes; internal; power; dissipation; due; electrical; chemical; conversion; inefficiencies; dissipated; temperature; increase; temperatures; expand; cold; operating; range; capacity; utilization; disclosed; fixed; frequency; variable; modulation; schemes; control; operating range; power dissipation; resonant element; variable frequency; storage device; energy storage; storage devices; frequency modulation; series resonant; switches connected; unidirectional current; cold temperature; fixed frequency; internal temperature; current conduction; chemical conversion; temperature operating; /320/
Citation Formats
Ashtiani, Cyrus N, and Stuart, Thomas A. Circulating current battery heater. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web.
Ashtiani, Cyrus N, & Stuart, Thomas A. Circulating current battery heater. United States.
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"Circulating current battery heater". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873850.
@article{osti_873850,
title = {Circulating current battery heater},
author = {Ashtiani, Cyrus N and Stuart, Thomas A},
abstractNote = {A circuit for heating energy storage devices such as batteries is provided. The circuit includes a pair of switches connected in a half-bridge configuration. Unidirectional current conduction devices are connected in parallel with each switch. A series resonant element for storing energy is connected from the energy storage device to the pair of switches. An energy storage device for intermediate storage of energy is connected in a loop with the series resonant element and one of the switches. The energy storage device which is being heated is connected in a loop with the series resonant element and the other switch. Energy from the heated energy storage device is transferred to the switched network and then recirculated back to the battery. The flow of energy through the battery causes internal power dissipation due to electrical to chemical conversion inefficiencies. The dissipated power causes the internal temperature of the battery to increase. Higher internal temperatures expand the cold temperature operating range and energy capacity utilization of the battery. As disclosed, either fixed frequency or variable frequency modulation schemes may be used to control the network.},
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