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Carbon fiber thermal interface for cooling module assembly

US8945749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Axel Heise · Mainz, DE
Alastair Gordon Anderson · Munich, DE
Stefan Toepfer · Hochheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2011
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cooling system includes a cooling plate configured to abut a battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush, the carbon fiber brush coupled to one of the cooling plate and the heat sink and flexible at a free end.

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