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Power supply unit and heat radiation method therefor
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1997-05-21
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Granted: 1999-03-09
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Expires: 2017-05-21
Abstract
Abstract A power supply unit of the present invention comprises a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series. The power supply unit further comprises refrigerant passages comprising main refrigerant passages exposed to the cells arranged in each row of cells and auxiliary refrigerant passages, the upstream sides of the auxiliary refrigerant passages being isolated from the rows of cells, and the downstream sides thereof being connected to the main refrigerant passages at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream sides of the rows of cells.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumihiko Yoshii
- 👤 Tadao Kimura
- 👤 Munehisa Ikoma
- 👤 Manabu Kakino
- 👤 Takao Matsunami
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CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/60; H01M10/61; H01M10/613; H01M10/64; H01M10/643; H01M10/65; H01M10/655; H01M10/6551; H01M10/6556; H01M10/6557; H01M10/656; H01M10/6561; H01M10/6563; H01M10/6566; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/213; H01M50/289; H01M8/00; H01M8/04; H01M8/04007; H01M8/04067; H01M8/04074; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and refrigerant passages for passing a refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein said refrigerant passages includes: main refrigerant passages exposed to said cells arranged in the row of cells; and auxiliary refrigerant passages, the upstream sides thereof being isolated from said rows of cells, and the downstream sides thereof being connected to said main refrigerant passages at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream sides of said rows of cells.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and refrigerant passages for passing a refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein said refrigerant passages includes: main refrigerant passages exposed to said cells arranged in the row of cells; and auxiliary refrigerant passages, the upstream sides thereof being isolated from said rows of cells, and the downstream sides thereof being connected to said main refrigerant passages at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream sides of said rows of cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The power supply unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said auxiliary refrigerant passage is composed of a cylindrical container having: an external shape generally made identical to that of said row of cells; one closed end; and a through hole formed on the circumferential wall thereof, and said cylindrical containers are arranged in parallel with said rows of cells with said closed ends directed toward the downstream side of said refrigerant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
86 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein cross-sectional areas of the space portions among said rows of cells on the downstream side are made smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the space portions on the upstream side with respect to the flowing direction of said refrigerant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein cross-sectional areas of the space portions among said rows of cells on the downstream side are made smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the space portions on the upstream side with respect to the flowing direction of said refrigerant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein surface areas of the cells exposed to said refrigerant on the downstream side of said rows of cells are larger than surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant on the upstream side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein surface areas of the cells exposed to said refrigerant on the downstream side of said rows of cells are larger than surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant on the upstream side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein said interval between said rows of cells adjoining each other at the central portion of a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the arrangement direction of said rows of cells is larger than the interval between said rows of cells adjoining each other at the peripheral portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A power supply unit comprising: a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series; and cooling means for passing a battery cooling refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells, wherein said interval between said rows of cells adjoining each other at the central portion of a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the arrangement direction of said rows of cells is larger than the interval between said rows of cells adjoining each other at the peripheral portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
The power supply unit in accordance with claim 5, wherein said power supply unit further comprises battery holding members for regularly arranging said rows of cells in parallel at predetermined positions, and said rows of cells are not accommodated at any given battery accommodation positions of said battery holding members to increase the spaces between said rows of cells at the central portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
A heat radiation method of a power supply unit, applied to a power supply unit comprising a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series, comprising a step of: passing a refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells in the direction of said rows of cells in order to cool said cells in said rows of cells; and simultaneously passing a refrigerant only at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream side of each row of cells and thereafter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A heat radiation method of a power supply unit, applied to a power supply unit comprising a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series, comprising a step of: passing a refrigerant through space portions formed between said rows of cells in the direction of said rows of cells in order to cool said cells in said rows of cells; and simultaneously passing a refrigerant only at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream side of each row of cells and thereafter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
107 words
A heat radiation method of a power supply unit, applied to a power supply unit comprising a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series, comprising a step of passing a refrigerant through said rows of cells in the direction of said rows of cells, wherein surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant on the upstream side of said rows of cells are made smaller than surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream side of each row of cells and thereafter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
107 words
A heat radiation method of a power supply unit, applied to a power supply unit comprising a group of batteries including plural rows of cells arranged in parallel, each row of cells including plural cylindrical cells connected in series, comprising a step of passing a refrigerant through said rows of cells in the direction of said rows of cells, wherein surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant on the upstream side of said rows of cells are made smaller than surface areas of said cells exposed to said refrigerant at positions corresponding to the midstream or downstream side of each row of cells and thereafter.
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