Abstract:
According to the present invention, the life of the battery pack is extended by keeping the temperature variance between the cells low. The battery design is simplified by quantitatively calculating the ratio between the outlet area and the inlet area of the cooling duct by means of a mathematical equation.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space ('inlet duct') extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space ('outlet duct') extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, and one or more guide members are disposed in the inlet duct for guiding the flow of the coolant in the direction parallel to the stacking direction of the battery cells.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a medium- to large-sized battery module having a structure in which secondary batteries, or unit modules having two or more secondary batteries built therein, are vertically stacked. The battery module includes: a base plate on which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are vertically stacked; a pair of end plates closely attached to the outer surface of the outermost secondary battery or unit module in when the pair of end plates are fixed to a lower end of the base plate; and a supporting bar connecting both sides of the upper portions or side surfaces of the end plates to each other so as to connect and support the end plates with respect to each other. In the base plate, a pair of uneven, upwardly oriented parts, which prevent the base plate from being deformed by vertical vibrations and which disperse pressure (load), are disposed on both sides of the base plate in the lengthwise direction of the base plate. Both ends of the unit modules are mounted on the uneven, upwardly oriented parts.
Abstract:
Provided is a battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells or unit modules ("unit cells") is mounted, the battery pack case comprising: a coolant inflow port and a coolant discharge port, which are respectively located, in opposite sides of the pack case, that is, at the upper and at the lower portion of a pack case, so that a coolant for cooling the unit cells can flow from one side to the opposite side of the battery module in a direction perpendicular to the cell stacking direction; a pack case respectively formed with a flow area ("coolant inflow portion") comprising the area from the coolant inflow port to the battery module and another flow area ("coolant discharge portion") comprising the area from the battery module to the coolant discharge port, wherein the width of the channel of the coolant inflow portion and/or the coolant out flow portion is wider than that of the unit cells in order to achieve uniform distribution of the coolant.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, an air knife chamber enables water which flows down along a partition wall to fall toward a front part rather than a slit, so that the water is effectively removed by the air knife whereby a defective proportion of a substrate is reduced.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a large or medium battery module having a structure in which secondary batteries or unit modules with built-in two or more secondary batteries are stacked in a vertical direction, wherein the battery module comprises a base plate on which unit modules are stacked in a vertical direction such that the unit modules stand upright; a pair of end plates, each of which having a lower end fixed on the base plate and which tightly contacts the respective outer surfaces of the outermost unit modules; and supporting bars which interconnect upper sides or lateral sides of the end plates so as to interconnect and support the end plates. To distribute the pressure (bending load) applied from the unit modules and the supporting bars, each of the end plates includes a main body which contacts the unit module, and an upper wall, a lower wall and a pair of side walls protrude outwardly from the outer periphery of the main body, wherein each of said side walls has a thickness increasing from the upper wall toward the lower wall.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a battery pack in which a plurality of chargeable/dischargeable battery cells or unit modules (unit cells) are embedded in a pack case. The unit cells are sequentially stacked in the direction (Z-direction) parallel to the ground to form a single battery module, such that a space for the flow of a refrigerant is provided between unit cells. Two or more battery modules, in which the communication of a refrigerant between the battery modules is blocked, are arranged in the horizontal direction (X-direction) on a plane with respect to the refrigerant inlet direction of a refrigerant inlet to form a battery module group. The refrigerant flow space (refrigerant inlet portion), ranging from the refrigerant inlet to the battery module group, and the refrigerant flow space (refrigerant outlet portion), ranging from the battery module group to a refrigerant outlet, are formed in the pack case. The refrigerant flow channel between the refrigerant inlet portion and the refrigerant outlet portion is configured such that the refrigerant fed through the refrigerant inlet portion passes through each of specific battery modules in the vertical direction (Y-direction) on a plane to cool the specific battery modules, and then the refrigerant is discharged through the refrigerant outlet portion.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a jet type battery pack for an electric vehicle, wherein a flux of cooling gas passing through a space between battery cells is constantly maintained, thereby maximal temperature of each battery cell and thermal deviation between battery cells decrease remarkably. Therefore, the lifetime of the battery pack is quite extended as compared with a conventional battery pack, and explosion of the battery pack is prevented.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, and the battery pack case is further provided with beads formed in a concavo-convex shape for improving the structural stability of the battery pack case against an external force, the beads being constructed in a structure in which the beads do not disturb the flow of the coolant from the coolant inlet port along the advancing direction of a fluid in a flow space defined between the coolant inlet port and the battery module.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a shell-and-tube reactor or heat exchanger, which alternately comprises a doughnut-type baffle plate and a first disc-type baffle plate in order to increase heat transfer efficiency. In the reactor or heat exchanger, a second disc-type baffle plate is placed in an empty space inside of the doughnut-type baffle plate, and some tubes, through the inside of which a first object for heat transfer with a heat transfer medium, are present in a region inside of the doughnut-type baffle plate and outside of the second disc-type baffle plate. Also disclosed is a method for producing an oxide, comprising: using said reactor or heat exchanger, and causing a catalytic vapor-phase oxidation reaction in the tubes, through the inside of which the first object for heat transfer with the heat transfer medium is passed.