Battery pack for a vehicle
US11424498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A battery pack for a vehicle is provided. The battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules and a liquid cooling circuit. At least one of the battery modules is arranged in two different levels from among a plurality of levels of the battery pack, the levels of the battery pack being adjacent each other in a vertical direction. The liquid cooling circuit is in thermal contact with the battery modules in the two different levels of the battery pack, and the liquid cooling circuit includes a bypass tube having an inlet opening at a highest point of the liquid cooling circuit in the vertical direction and an outlet opening within the liquid cooling circuit at a lower point of the liquid cooling circuit than the highest point of the liquid cooling circuit.
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