公开(公告)号：US20240297393A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18589542

申请日：2024-02-28

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE Plc.

Inventor： Anand Prabhu MATHIVANAN ,  Pei Sin NG ,  Mohankumar PALANISAMY ,  Michael A. ZAGRODNIK ,  Yang Yueng Melvin YAP ,  Amit K. GUPTA

IPC: H01M50/291 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M50/213

CPC classification number: H01M50/291 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M50/213

Abstract: A battery cooling block, including: a housing defining a flow chamber and including a first and second port configured to allow flow of coolant through flow chamber along a first axis; the housing further including a plurality of compartments disposed in the flow chamber, each compartment extending along a respective compartment axis perpendicular to first axis and each compartment configured to receive respective cylindrical battery cell; wherein each compartment is defined by partially open compartment wall within flow chamber, compartment wall including a plurality of wall segments extending parallel to compartment axis and which are circumferentially spaced apart around compartment axis wherein respective battery cell is partially exposed to flow of coolant. A battery assembly, including: plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and battery cooling block as described above. Each of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells is received in respective one of the plurality of compartments of battery cooling block.