公开(公告)号：US20250001903A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18883087

申请日：2024-09-12

Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.

Inventor： William A. Amante

IPC: B60L58/26 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B64C1/38 ,  B64D27/24 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/6556

Abstract: A nonintegral cold plate is described for providing cooling of battery charging. The nonintegrated cold plate can receive and circulate coolant against a surface of a battery or of a vehicle. After charging the nonintegrated cold plate can be removed to save weight on the vehicle's payload.

公开(公告)号：US20250087784A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18953452

申请日：2024-11-20

Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.

Inventor： William A. Amante ,  Jeffrey B. Cloud

IPC: H01M10/6554 ,  F28D1/03 ,  F28D21/00 ,  F28F3/12 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/6556

Abstract: A cold plate is couplable with a component for dissipating heat from a component. The cold plate includes a top plate coupled with a bottom plate to receive a cooling medium therebetween. The top plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls includes a recess extending within the wall. The bottom plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body such that an end portion of each wall of the bottom plate is inserted within the recess of each wall of the top plate to form an interlocking joint.

公开(公告)号：US20240021948A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17812752

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.

Inventor： William A. Amante

IPC: H01M50/284 ,  H01M10/42

CPC classification number: H01M50/284 ,  H01M10/425

Abstract: A compact battery module incorporating a dual-sided printed circuit board (PCB) bus is presented. The present disclosure provides for an increase in battery cells per given volume by utilizing both sides of a PCB bus. In one embodiment, a PCB bus can be configured to receive battery cell terminals on both sides of the PCB via one or more connectors, thereby providing for a more compact battery module that is simpler and eliminates interconnections. By having a single PCB disposed between battery cells having both the positive negative terminals on one side, a more compact design can be realized with fewer printed circuit boards and lower weight.

公开(公告)号：US20240021943A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17812759

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.

Inventor： William A. Amante ,  Tjepke Heeringa

IPC: H01M50/249 ,  H01M50/271 ,  H01M50/233 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L50/64

CPC classification number: H01M50/249 ,  H01M50/271 ,  H01M50/233 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L50/64 ,  H01M2220/20

Abstract: A modular airfoil-shaped battery disposed in a wing of an aircraft is presented. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a system configured to have batteries or battery modules stored and accessible through access openings in the forward wing spar. The access openings in the forward spar can provide access for battery insertion and removal, as well as electrical and thermal management connections. Such forward spar access openings can be a relatively small, as the access opening need to only be as large as the battery cross section. A battery can comprise one or more battery modules based on the application requirements. The aircraft battery can be distributed among more, smaller battery modules. The battery modules can be placed in different locations in the wing. For example, the battery modules can be placed proximate an aircraft fuselage to achieve a better center of gravity.