IP Library Granted Patent US 10,396,409
Granted Patent B2
US 10,396,409 · App. 15/499,503 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Heat sink and power battery system

Inventors: Zhiwei Tong (Shenzhen, CN); Qing Lai (Shenzhen, CN); Jianhua Zhu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
H01M10/613H01M2/1077H01M10/653H01M10/6551H01M10/6556H01M10/6563
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Patent No.
US 10,396,409
App. No.
15/499,503
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heat sink and power battery system are provided. The heat sink includes a heat dissipation plate and a cover plate. The heat dissipation plate includes a bottom plate and a plurality of fins arranged on the bottom plate in a comb-like pattern. The cover plate is fixedly connected to the heat dissipation plate. The fins of the heat dissipation plate are disposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate, and an air duct is formed among the bottom plate, the fins, and the cover plate.

Claims (26)

1. A heat sink, comprising: a heat dissipation plate and a cover plate, wherein,

the heat dissipation plate comprises a bottom plate and a plurality of fins on the bottom plate such that a cross-section of the heat dissipation plate has a comb pattern;

the cover plate is fixedly connected to the heat dissipation plate, and includes an inner surface facing the fins and a rib portion protruding from the inner surface, wherein the rib portion and the inner surface include grooves for receiving the fins, wherein a groove on the rib portion receives a first fin having a first height and a groove on the inner surface receives a second fin having a second height greater than the first height;

the fins of the heat dissipation plate are disposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate; and

an air duct is formed among the bottom plate, the fins and the cover plate.

2. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation plate and the cover plate is fixedly connected through at least one of welding, bonding with thermal conductive adhesive, and mechanical fixing.

3. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein free ends of the fins are inserted in the grooves of the cover plate.

4. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein, a left side and a right side of the bottom plate bend upwards to form lower side surfaces; a left side and a right side of the cover plate bend downwards to form upper side surfaces; the lower side surfaces located on the left and right sides of the heat dissipation plate are connected with the upper side surfaces located on the left and right sides of the cover plate to form a hollow structure; and the fins of the heat dissipation plate are disposed in the hollow structure.

5. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of thermotubes are formed on an outer surface of the bottom plate along a longitudinal direction.

6. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of semiconductor heating and cooling chips are formed on an outer surface of the bottom plate.

7. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein an insulating protective coating layer is coated on an outer surface of the bottom plate.

8. The heat sink according to claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the insulating protective coating layer is 0.05-1 mm.

9. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fins is 0.8-1.5 mm, and a distance between two adjacent fins is 2-4 mm.

10. A power battery system, comprising a battery module and a heat dissipation module, wherein the heat dissipation module comprises a heat sink that comprises a heat dissipation plate and a cover plate; wherein the heat dissipation plate comprises a bottom plate and a plurality of fins arranged on the bottom plate such that a cross-section of the heat dissipation plate has a comb pattern; the cover plate is fixedly connected to the heat dissipation plate, and includes an inner surface facing the fins and a rib portion protruding from the inner surface, wherein the rib portion and the inner surface include grooves for receiving the fins, wherein a groove on the rib portion receives a first fin having a first height and a groove on the inner surface receives a second fin having a second height greater than the first height; the fins of the heat dissipation plate are disposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate; and an air duct is formed among the bottom plate, the fins and the cover plate.

11. The power battery system according to claim 10 , wherein, the battery module comprises a frame and a plurality of single batteries disposed in the frame, and

the battery module has an upper surface, a lower surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, a front end surface and a back end surface; and

wherein the heat dissipation module comprises an upper heat sink and an lower heat sink, the upper heat sink is disposed on the upper surface of the battery module, and the lower heat sink is disposed on the lower surface of the battery module.

12. The power battery system according to claim 10 , wherein the heat dissipation module also comprises a protective cover disposed on the front end surface of the battery module, and a cooling fan is disposed on the protective cover.

13. The power battery system according to claim 11 , wherein, the frame comprises two side frames located on the left and right sides of the battery module, and two end frames located on the front and back ends of the battery module; the side frames and the end frames connected with each other are formed as a rectangle; and the single batteries are transversely arranged between the two side frames, the electrode terminals of the single batteries extend into the side frames.

14. The power battery system according to claim 13 , wherein, the heat dissipation module also comprises a left air duct cover and a right air duct cover; the left air duct cover and the right air duct cover are disposed on the outside of the two side frames, a left air duct is formed between the left air duct cover and the side frames, and a right air duct is formed between the right air duct cover and the side frames.

15. The power battery system according to claim 13 , wherein the side frames are formed by splicing a plurality of splicing units.

16. The power battery system according to claim 15 , wherein, a buckle male end and a buckle female end are formed on every splicing unit, and the buckle male end and the buckle female end of the adjacent splicing units are connected with each other by a buckle connection.

17. The power battery system according to claim 16 , wherein, a bolt and a socket are disposed on every splicing unit, and the bolt and the socket of the adjacent splicing units are connected with each other.

18. The power battery system according to claim 17 , wherein the splicing unit is of central symmetry.

19. The power battery system according to claim 11 , wherein the single battery is coated with an insulating protective film.

20. The power battery system according to claim 11 , wherein, a heat conduction insulating layer is disposed between the upper heat sink and the upper surface of the battery module, and also disposed between the lower heat sink and the lower surface of the battery module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2017
From: TONG, ZHIWEI; LAI, QING; ZHU, JIANHUA
To: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 042169/0408 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 2 0645806 U · Oct 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2015091856 · Oct 13, 2015
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