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Carbon fiber thermal interface for cooling module assembly

US9261312B2 · 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 19, 2014
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes a battery pack having at least one battery cell. A cooling system includes a cooling plate abutting the battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink.

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