Battery Fan System

1 . A battery fan system, comprising:

a frame having a plurality of channels disposed between a plurality of cell receiving spaces; and

a linear fan assembly having a linear fan longitudinally aligned with a first end of one of the plurality of channels.

2 . The battery fan system of claim 1 , wherein the linear fan is disposed within a fan receiving space of the frame.

3 . The battery fan system of claim 2 , wherein the fan receiving space is formed by the frame such that the linear fan assembly is positioned inside the frame.

4 . The battery fan system of claim 3 , wherein the frame has a first wall, a second wall, a pair of side walls connecting the first wall and the second wall, and a fan partition positioned parallel to and between the first wall and the second wall adjacent the first wall.

5 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , wherein the fan receiving space is defined by the first wall, the fan partition, and portions of each of the pair of side walls.

6 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of channels is defined by a pair of channel partitions extending between the fan partition and the second wall of the frame.

7 . The battery fan system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of cell receiving spaces are defined by the fan partition, the pair of side walls, the second wall, and a plurality of channel partitions.

8 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , wherein the fan partition has a fan passageway extending through the fan partition.

9 . The battery fan system of claim 8 , wherein the linear fan is longitudinally aligned with the fan passageway.

10 . The battery fan system of claim 9 , wherein the fan passageway is positioned between the linear fan and the first end of one of the plurality of channels.

11 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , wherein the second wall has an outlet passageway extending through the second wall.

12 . The battery fan system of claim 11 , wherein the outlet passageway is aligned with a second end of one of the plurality of channels.

13 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , wherein the first wall has an inlet passageway extending through the first wall.

14 . The battery fan system of claim 13 , wherein the inlet passageway is positioned at an opposite end of the fan receiving space from the linear fan.

15 . The battery fan system of claim 4 , further comprising a cell partition positioned parallel to and between the fan partition and the second wall.

16 . The battery fan system of claim 15 , wherein the cell partition has a channel passageway extending through the cell partition, the channel passageway aligned with a second end of one of the plurality of channels and a first end of another of the plurality of channels.

17 . The battery fan system of claim 1 , wherein the linear fan assembly has a support plate removably attached to the frame.

18 . The battery fan system of claim 17 , wherein the linear fan is attached to the support plate.

19 . The battery fan system of claim 17 , wherein the linear fan assembly has a thermostat.

20 . The battery fan system of claim 19 , wherein the thermostat is disposed among a plurality of battery cells positioned in the plurality of cell receiving spaces.

21 . The battery fan system of claim 20 , wherein the linear fan assembly has a power regulator attached to the support plate and connected to the linear fan by a plurality of output wires.

22 . The battery fan system of claim 21 , wherein the power regulator is electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells by a negative input wire and a positive input wire extending through the support plate.

23 . The battery fan system of claim 22 , wherein the thermostat is connected to and disposed between a first end and an opposite second end of the positive input wire.

24 . The battery fan system of claim 1 , wherein the linear fan is a crossflow fan.

25 . The battery fan system of claim 7 , wherein the frame has a cover removably disposed to cover the plurality of cell receiving spaces.