Battery heat management
US11121419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing and utilizing heat associated with battery charge and/or discharge cycles are described herein. A system as described herein includes a battery array comprising one or more batteries, a heat collector physically coupled to respective batteries of the battery array that captures heat associated with at least one of charge cycles or discharge cycles of the respective batteries of the battery array, and a routing controller communicatively coupled to the heat collector that initiates transference of the heat captured by the heat collector as an energy source to one or more subsystems that are distinct from the heat collector.
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