公开(公告)号：US20200259225A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16272572

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Noah Singer ,  Steven John Ahladas ,  Xiangfei Yu ,  Robert K. Mullady

IPC: H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/653 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M10/6571 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A method for increasing temperature of a battery pack includes determining whether a temperature of a cell in the battery pack is above a lower threshold temperature. The method further includes charging, by a current directly from a charger, a balancing circuit including a resistor in proximity to the cell. The method also includes increasing the temperature of the cell in the battery pack.

公开(公告)号：US10905028B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16405480

申请日：2019-05-07

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Xiangfei Yu ,  Dustin Demetriou

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  G06F1/20

Abstract: A cold plate is provided and includes fins defining first channels, a plenum adjacent to an upstream end of each of the first channels, a lid, ribs and a blocking element. The lid defines an inlet fluidly communicative with the plenum. The ribs extend between the lid and the fins to define second channels oriented transversely relative to the first channels. The second channels include a proximal second channel fluidly communicative with the plenum. The blocking element is configured to normally encourage coolant flowing through the inlet to flow toward the plenum and the upstream end of each of the first channels and to normally discourage the coolant from flowing into the proximal second channel.

公开(公告)号：US11648133B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16911452

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Budy Notohardjono ,  Milnes P. David ,  Roger R. Schmidt ,  Xiangfei Yu ,  Robert K. Mullady

IPC: A61F2/72 ,  A61F2/80 ,  F25B21/02 ,  A45F3/16 ,  A61F2/70 ,  A61F2/50 ,  A61F2/74 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B25J9/16

CPC classification number: A61F2/72 ,  A45F3/16 ,  A61F2/80 ,  F25B21/02 ,  A45F2003/166 ,  A61F2/742 ,  A61F2/748 ,  A61F2002/5081 ,  A61F2002/701 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: Embodiments include a cooling device for a medical device. The cooling device including a controller configured to receive data from one or more temperature sensors and a pump, configured to be operated by the controller, to circulate a cooling fluid through a cooling system and through fluid channels in the medical device. The cooling device is configured to be worn by a user and to be selectively coupled to the medical device by the user.

公开(公告)号：US11145917B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16272572

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Noah Singer ,  Steven John Ahladas ,  Xiangfei Yu ,  Robert K. Mullady

IPC: H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/653 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M10/6571 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: A method for increasing temperature of a battery pack includes determining whether a temperature of a cell in the battery pack is above a lower threshold temperature. The method further includes charging, by a current directly from a charger, a balancing circuit including a resistor in proximity to the cell. The method also includes increasing the temperature of the cell in the battery pack.