Granted Patent B2

US 12,211,985 · App. 17/123,026 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Inventors: Buwei Wu (Ningde, CN); Yincheng Huang (Ningde, CN); Yongqiang Su (Ningde, CN); Linggang Zhou (Nindge, CN); Fenggang Zhao (Nindge, CN); Songqiao Chen (Ningde, CN)

Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED

H01M10/6555H01M10/647H01M10/6557H01M50/209

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. A temperature control assembly disposed in a battery pack, the temperature control assembly comprising:

a first side plate abutting a first battery of the battery pack, the first side plate comprises a first body, configured to extend in a vertical direction; and two first extension portions, each of the first extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the first body and extend in a longitudinal direction;

a second side plate abutting a second battery of the battery pack, disposed relative to the first side plate along a longitudinal direction of the temperature control assembly, wherein the second side plate is connected to the first side plate and forms a cavity together with the first side plate; and

at least one elastic thermal pad, movably disposed in the cavity to divide the cavity into a plurality of passages, wherein

the elastic thermal pad comprises a main body, and the main body comprises:

a first plate section, configured to be close to the first side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in a vertical direction of the temperature control assembly, wherein the first plate section is distanced from the second side plate;

a second plate section, configured to be close to the second side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in the vertical direction; and

a connection section, configured to extend obliquely from the first side plate toward the second side plate and be connected to the first plate section and the second plate section, wherein the main body of the elastic thermal pad is deformed under an action of extrusion of the first side plate and the second side plate to absorb expansion forces of the first battery and/or the second battery,

wherein the elastic thermal pad further comprises a compression portion disposed between and connected to one of the first extension portions and one end of the main body, the compression portion is formed as an arch structure and comprises: a third plate section, configured to extend in the vertical direction and be spaced from the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction; a first extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and the main body; and a second extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and one of the first extension portions.

2. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

two ends of the elastic thermal pad in the vertical direction are respectively abutted against the corresponding first extension portion of the first side plate.

3. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the compression portion is disposed so that when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the compression portion is compressed by the main body and deformed.

4. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic thermal pad further comprises a connecting portion, configured to be located between the compression portion and the first extension portion in the vertical direction and connected to the second extrusion section of the compression portion; and

when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the connecting portion abuts against the first extension portion of the first side plate, and the first extension portion compresses the compression portion together with the main body via the connecting portion.

5. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

there is one elastic thermal pad.

6. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

there are at least two elastic thermal pads, and the at least two elastic thermal pads comprise a first elastic thermal pad and a second elastic thermal pad;

the temperature control assembly further comprises a partition plate, configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and be connected to the first side plate and the second side plate; and

the first elastic thermal pad is disposed above the partition plate, and the second elastic thermal pad is disposed below the partition plate.

7. A battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries and a temperature control assembly, wherein the plurality of batteries is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the temperature control assembly and comprises a first battery and a second battery, and the temperature control assembly is disposed between the first battery and the second battery, wherein the temperature control assembly comprises:

a first side plate abutting the first battery and directly facing a large surface of the first battery along the longitudinal direction, the first side plate comprises a first body, configured to extend in a vertical direction; and two first extension portions, each of the first extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the first body and extend in the longitudinal direction;

a second side plate abutting the second battery and directly facing a large surface of the second battery along the longitudinal direction, wherein the second side plate is connected to the first side plate and forms a cavity together with the first side plate; and

an elastic thermal pad, disposed in the cavity to divide the cavity into a plurality of passages, wherein

the elastic thermal pad comprises a main body, and the main body comprises:

a first plate section, configured to be close to the first side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in a vertical direction of the temperature control assembly;

a second plate section, configured to be close to the second side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in the vertical direction; and

a connection section, configured to extend obliquely from the first side plate toward the second side plate and be connected to the first plate section and the second plate section, wherein the main body of the elastic thermal pad is deformed under an action of extrusion of the first side plate and the second side plate to absorb expansion forces of the first battery and/or the second battery

wherein the elastic thermal pad further comprises a compression portion disposed between and connected to one of the first extension portions and one end of the main body, the compression portion is formed as an arch structure and comprises: a third plate section, configured to extend in the vertical direction and be spaced from the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction; a first extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and the main body; and a second extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and one of the first extension portions.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first plate section is in contact with the first side plate, and the second plate section is in contact with the second side plate.

9. An apparatus comprising a battery pack, wherein the battery pack is configured to provide electrical energy and the battery pack comprises a plurality of batteries and a temperature control assembly, wherein the plurality of batteries is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the temperature control assembly and comprises a first battery and a second battery, and the temperature control assembly is disposed between the first battery and the second battery, and the temperature control assembly comprises:

a first side plate abutting the first battery and directly facing a large surface of the first battery along the longitudinal direction, the first side plate comprises a first body, configured to extend in a vertical direction; and two first extension portions, each of the first extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the first body and extend in the longitudinal direction;

a second side plate abutting the second battery and directly facing a large surface of the second battery along the longitudinal direction, wherein the second side plate is connected to the first side plate and forms a cavity together with the first side plate; and

an elastic thermal pad, disposed in the cavity to divide the cavity into a plurality of passages, wherein

the elastic thermal pad comprises a main body, and the main body comprises:

a first plate section, configured to be close to the first side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in a vertical direction of the temperature control assembly;

a second plate section, configured to be close to the second side plate in the longitudinal direction and extend in the vertical direction; and

a connection section, configured to extend obliquely from the first side plate toward the second side plate and be connected to the first plate section and the second plate section, wherein the main body of the elastic thermal pad is deformed under an action of extrusion of the first side plate and the second side plate to absorb expansion forces of the first battery and/or the second battery

wherein the elastic thermal pad further comprises a compression portion disposed between and connected to one of the first extension portions and one end of the main body, the compression portion is formed as an arch structure and comprises: a third plate section, configured to extend in the vertical direction and be spaced from the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction; a first extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and the main body; and a second extrusion section, configured to extend obliquely from the third plate section toward the first side plate and be connected to the third plate section and one of the first extension portions.

10. The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein the first plate section is in contact with the first side plate, and the second plate section is in contact with the second side plate.

11. The temperature control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second side plate further comprises a second body configured to extend in the vertical direction; and two second extension portions, each of the second extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the second body and extend in the longitudinal direction, where the second extension portions are connected to and abut against the first extension portions of the first side plate, respectively.

12. The battery pack according to claim 7 , wherein the second side plate further comprises a second body configured to extend in the vertical direction; and two second extension portions, each of the second extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the second body and extend in the longitudinal direction, where the second extension portions are connected to and abut against the first extension portions of the first side plate, respectively.

13. The battery pack according to claim 7 , wherein

the compression portion is disposed so that when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the compression portion is compressed by the main body and deformed.

14. The battery pack according to claim 7 , wherein

the elastic thermal pad further comprises a connecting portion, configured to be located between the compression portion and the first extension portion in the vertical direction and connected to the second extrusion section of the compression portion; and

when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the connecting portion abuts against the first extension portion of the first side plate, and the first extension portion compresses the compression portion together with the main body via the connecting portion.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second side plate further comprises a second body configured to extend in the vertical direction; and two second extension portions, each of the second extension portions is configured to be connected to one end of the second body and extend in the longitudinal direction, where the second extension portions are connected to and abut against the first extension portions of the first side plate, respectively.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

the compression portion is disposed so that when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the compression portion is compressed by the main body and deformed.

17. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, the elastic thermal pad further comprises a connecting portion, configured to be located between the compression portion and one of the first extension portions in the vertical direction and connected to the second extrusion section of the compression portion; and when the first plate section and the second plate section of the main body are compressed by the first side plate and the second side plate in the longitudinal direction, the connecting portion abuts against one of the first extension portions of the first side plate, and one of the first extension portions compresses the compression portion together with the main body via the connecting portion.

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