This application claims the priority benefit of China application no. 202211483276.0, filed on Nov. 24, 2022. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this specification.
The disclosure belongs to the technical field of new energy, and in particular relates to a battery pack.
In the related art, a battery pack (also called pack) adopts an integral water-cooling plate, and the integral water-cooling plate is arranged at the top or bottom of the battery pack. The disadvantage of this cooling method is that a single cooling plate can only cool one surface of a cell stack, and the cooling efficiency is low and unable to meet the cooling requirements during fast charging. If a cooling plate is disposed between the cell stacks, the space utilization of the battery pack will be reduced, and the overall energy density of the battery pack will be decreased.
In view of the above shortcomings of the related art, a purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a battery pack capable of improving cooling efficiency while ensuring space utilization.
To achieve the above purpose and other related purposes, the present disclosure provides a battery pack, including: a tray, which includes a base plate and a guard beam surrounding the base plate, the base plate and guard beam form an accommodation space; and a cell stack, a plurality of cell stacks are arranged side by side in the accommodation space, and each cell stack includes: a housing, which includes a body with two open ends, and a first end cover and a second end cover respectively closing the two ends of the body, the body includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall; and a cell array, which is accommodated in the housing, the cell array includes a plurality of cell groups stacked vertically, each cell group includes one or more cells, and a large surface of each cell is parallel to the base plate of the tray; a cooling channel is formed on at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall; and an output electrode connected to a tab of the cell array is disposed on the first end cover, and all the output electrodes are disposed in a coplanar arrangement.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first side wall is arranged separately from the top wall, the bottom wall and the second side wall, and the cooling channel is disposed on the first side wall.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are provided on one end of the first side wall where the second end cover is located, and the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are respectively communicated with the cooling channel.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cooling channel is formed on the top wall or the bottom wall.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a heat-conducting structural adhesive is filled between the cell array and the inner surface of the housing.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the heat-conducting structural adhesive is at least filled between the cell array and the first side wall formed with the cooling channel.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, one end of the first side wall close to the second end cover protrudes from the second end cover to form an extending portion, and the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are arranged on the extending portion.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, adjacent liquid inlets are connected to form a main liquid inlet pipeline, adjacent liquid outlets are connected to form a main liquid outlet pipeline, and the main liquid inlet pipeline and the main liquid outlet pipeline are arranged close to one side of the second end cover.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a structural adhesive is filled between various cell stacks and the base plate of the tray; and the heat-conducting structural adhesive is filled between the adjacent cell stacks.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a detachable hot-pressing film is provided between each of the cell stacks and the structural adhesive and/or the heat-conducting structural adhesive.
The technical effects in the embodiments of the present disclosure are: in the battery pack provided by the present disclosure, the cooling channels are integrated in the side walls of the cell stacks, and there is no need to set a separate cooling plate between the adjacent cell stacks, thereby saving space and improving the space utilization and energy density of the battery pack. The side wall where the cooling channel is located is set opposite to a side surface in the thickness direction of various cells, so that the cooling channel is able to cool each cell and improve the cooling efficiency.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present disclosure can also be implemented or applied through different specific implementation modes, and various modifications or changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
It should be noted that the diagrams provided in the following embodiments are only schematically illustrating the basic concepts of the present disclosure, and thus only the components related to the present disclosure are shown in the diagrams, rather than the number, shape and dimension of the components in actual implementation. The type, quantity and proportion of various components can be changed freely during actual implementation, and the component layout may also be more complicated in practice.
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The power battery of an electric vehicle is generally disposed under the chassis of the vehicle, or directly used as a structural member of the chassis of the vehicle, so the power battery has to be designed with a flat appearance with high space utilization and energy density. However, the high-density arrangement of the cell and the cell stack will affect the heat dissipation of the battery pack, especially in the process of high-power charging and discharging, the battery temperature will rise dramatically, so an efficient heat dissipation system is needed to dissipate heat from the battery pack. However, a conventional heat dissipation method is carried out generally by arranging a cooling plate at the bottom surface or top surface of the battery pack. The cooling plate can only contact the top surface and bottom surface of various cell stacks, and the heat of the side surface of the cell stack cannot be effectively dissipated. In order to solve the heat dissipation problem of the side surface of the cell stack, there is also a heat dissipation scheme that sandwiches the cooling plate between the adjacent cell stacks. However, this solution will increase the distance between the cell stacks and reduce space utilization and energy density of the battery pack.
The battery pack 100 provided in this disclosure integrates the cooling channel 1115 into the housing of the cell stack 10, and the housing of the cell stack 10 is directly used as a heat dissipation component. The cooling channel 1115 can not only dissipate heat for the cell stack 10 where the cooling channel 1115 itself is located, but also can dissipate heat for the cell stack 10 adjacent thereto. While realizing heat dissipation for the side surface of the cell stack 10, the distance between the adjacent cell stacks 10 is minimized to the greatest extent. In this way, the space utilization and energy density of the battery pack 100 are improved.
The following describes the technical solution of the present disclosure in detail in conjunction with several specific embodiments:
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Further, a heat-conducing structural adhesive is filled between the cell 12 and the inner wall of the housing 11. It can be understood that when a soft-packed cell is adopted, the edge of the cell 12 has an irregular shape, and the heat-conducing structural adhesive can fill the gap between the cell 12 and the inner wall of the housing 11, thus improving heat conduction efficiency, and the heat-conducting structural adhesive can effectively fix the cell 12 as well.
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To sum up, the battery pack 100 provided by the present disclosure integrates the cooling channel 1115 into the side wall of the cell stack 10, and there is no need to set a separate cooling plate between the adjacent cell stacks 10. With such design, it is possible to save space and improve space utilization and energy density of the battery pack 100. The side wall where the cooling channel 1115 is located is set opposite to the side surface in the thickness direction of each cell 12, so that the cooling channel 1115 is able to cool each cell 12, thus improving the cooling efficiency.
The battery pack 100 provided by the present disclosure integrates the cooling channel 1115 in the housing of the cell stack 10. The cooling channel 1115 can not only dissipate heat for the cell stack 10 where the cooling channel 1115 itself is located, but also dissipate heat for the adjacent cell stacks 10. While realizing heat dissipation for the side surface of the cell stack 10, the distance between the adjacent cell stacks 10 is minimized to the greatest extent. In this way, the space utilization and energy density of the battery pack 100 are improved.
In the present disclosure, the liquid inlet 115 and the liquid outlet 116 adopt a design similar to a three-way pipe. When multiple cell stacks 10 are stacked in the battery pack 100, the liquid inlet 115 and the liquid outlet 116 of various modules are in a coaxial state respectively. Under the circumstances, it is only required to use short pipes 25 to connect the liquid inlets 115 and the liquid outlets 116 respectively to realize parallel connection of the cooling channels 1115. Such configuration avoids redundant pipeline layout and further improves space utilization.
The hot-pressing interface of the detachable hot-pressing film 27 of the present disclosure has a reliable bonding strength at the normal operating temperature of the battery pack 100. The bonding strength between the non-hot pressing interface and the structural adhesive 22 is good. Under the circumstances, the cell stack 10 is reliably fixed. Between 60° C. and 100° C., there is a temperature point at which the bonding strength reduces dramatically. When the temperature exceeds the above range, the bonding strength is considerably reduced, and the hot-pressing interface is easy to disassemble. Under the circumstances, the cell stack 10 may be easily separated from the detachable hot-pressing film 27. The heat of the cooling channel 1115 may be conducted to the surface of the detachable hot-pressing film 27. The present disclosure is able to heat the detachable hot-pressing film 27 through the cooling channel 1115. In the case where there is no external heating device, disassembly of the cell stack 10 is also possible.
The above-mentioned embodiments are only illustrative to illustrate the principles of the present disclosure and effects thereof, but are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Anyone skilled in the art can modify or change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in the present disclosure shall still be covered by the claims of the present disclosure.
In the description herein, many specific details are provided, such as examples of components and/or methods, to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. However, one skilled in the art will recognize that embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented without one or more of the specific details, or through other devices, systems, assemblies, methods, components, materials, parts, and the like. In other instances, commonly known structures, materials, or operations are not specifically shown or described in detail to avoid shifting focus from aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure.
Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or “a specific embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure and does not necessarily in all examples. Thus, various descriptions of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” or “in a specific embodiment” in various paragraphs throughout the specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics of any particular embodiment disclosed herein may be combined in any suitable manner with one or more other embodiments. It should be understood that other variations and modifications of the disclosed embodiments described and illustrated herein are possible in light of the teachings herein and are to be considered part of the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
It should also be understood that one or more of the elements shown in the figures may also be implemented in a more separate or integrated manner, or even removed as inoperable in certain circumstances or provided as may be useful depending on a particular application.
In addition, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any marking arrows in the drawings should be regarded as illustrative only, and not limiting. In addition, as used herein, the term “or” is generally intended to mean “and/or” unless stated otherwise. Combinations of parts or steps are also considered to be clearly described where terms are foreseen because it is unclear to show separation or combination.
As used in the description herein and throughout the claims below, “a,” and “the” include plural references unless otherwise indicated. Likewise, as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless otherwise specified.
The above description of illustrated embodiments of the disclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed herein. While specific embodiments of the disclosure, and Examples of the disclosure are described herein for illustrative purposes only, various equivalent modifications are possible within the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as those skilled in the art will recognize and appreciate. As noted, these modifications can be made to the disclosure in light of the above description of the described embodiments of the disclosure and will be within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
Systems and methods have been described herein generally in detail to facilitate an understanding of the present disclosure. Furthermore, various specific details have been given to provide a general understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one skilled in the relevant art will recognize that the disclosed embodiments may be implemented without one or more of the specific details, or with other devices, systems, assemblies, methods, components, materials, sections, etc. practice. In other instances, commonly known structures, materials, and/or operations are not specifically shown or described in detail to avoid shifting focus from aspects of the disclosed embodiments.
Thus, although the disclosure has been described herein with reference to specific embodiments thereof, freedom of modification, changes and substitutions are intended to be within the foregoing disclosure, and it should be understood that in some cases, these can be achieved without departing from the scope and spirit of the presented disclosure. Some features of this disclosure will be employed without a corresponding use of other features in the spirit of the present disclosure. Accordingly, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the true scope and spirit of the disclosure. The disclosure is not intended to be limited to the specific terms used in the following claims and/or to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out the disclosure, but the disclosure will include any and all examples and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure is to be determined only by the appended claims.
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202211483276.0 | Nov 2022 | CN | national |