Patent · US Active

Battery having reduced condensate formation due to water separation

US9531044B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

1References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · KR

Inventors

Florian Engel · Munich, DE
Michael Gless · Kornwestheim, DE
Conrad Bubeck · Eßlingen, DE
Andreas Ruehle · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2011
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A battery includes an essentially airtight housing having an air-permeable opening for pressure compensation. The battery also includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in the housing. The battery also includes an active cooling device configured to cool the battery cells in the housing. The cooling device includes a coolant and a distributor block configured to distribute the coolant. The battery also includes an air duct integrated in the distributor block. The air duct is configured and arranged such that the air-permeable opening of the housing is connected to ambient air via the air duct.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.