EP4252308A1 - Dispositif d'équilibrage de pression, procédé d'équilibrage de pression et boîtier, en particulier boîtier de batterie - Google Patents

Dispositif d'équilibrage de pression, procédé d'équilibrage de pression et boîtier, en particulier boîtier de batterie

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EP4252308A1
EP4252308A1 EP21815934.1A EP21815934A EP4252308A1 EP 4252308 A1 EP4252308 A1 EP 4252308A1 EP 21815934 A EP21815934 A EP 21815934A EP 4252308 A1 EP4252308 A1 EP 4252308A1
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closure element
base body
emergency
compensation device
pressure compensation
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Robert Zbiral
Thomas Jessberger
Jürgen KOSICKI
Robert Kusebauch
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Mann and Hummel GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/30—Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
    • H01M50/342—Non-re-sealable arrangements
    • H01M50/3425—Non-re-sealable arrangements in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/30—Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
    • H01M50/308—Detachable arrangements, e.g. detachable vent plugs or plug systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K17/00—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
    • F16K17/02—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side
    • F16K17/04—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded
    • F16K17/0413—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded in the form of closure plates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K17/00—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
    • F16K17/02—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side
    • F16K17/04—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded
    • F16K17/048—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded combined with other safety valves, or with pressure control devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K17/00—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
    • F16K17/40—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves with a fracturing member, e.g. fracturing diaphragm, glass, fusible joint
    • F16K17/403—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves with a fracturing member, e.g. fracturing diaphragm, glass, fusible joint with a fracturing valve member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/30—Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
    • H01M50/317—Re-sealable arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/30—Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
    • H01M50/317—Re-sealable arrangements
    • H01M50/325—Re-sealable arrangements comprising deformable valve members, e.g. elastic or flexible valve members
    • H01M50/333—Spring-loaded vent valves
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/30—Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
    • H01M50/375—Vent means sensitive to or responsive to temperature
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

Definitions

  • Pressure compensation device method for pressure compensation and housing, in particular battery housing
  • the invention relates to a pressure compensation device for a housing, in particular for a battery housing, with a base body through which fluid can flow and with a closure element.
  • the invention also relates to a method for equalizing the pressure between an interior of a housing, in particular a battery housing, and an environment, as well as the housing itself.
  • Housings such as battery housings, are often provided with a pressure equalization device in order to enable pressure equalization between an interior space of the housing and an environment. If the housing were hermetically sealed, pressure differences between the interior and the environment could build up during operation of the housing or a device arranged in the housing, for example an electrochemical energy storage device. Because the pressure equalization device enables pressure equalization, it is avoided that the housing fails mechanically during operation, for example by the housing bulging inwards or outwards or finally bursting. In the case of batteries or accumulators, in particular in the case of high-voltage storage devices such as those used as traction batteries in electric vehicles, battery cells can fail, which leads to a sharp increase in pressure and temperature in the interior of the housing. In order to prevent the housing from bursting, the hot and highly pressurized gas must be evacuated quickly from the interior of the housing to the environment.
  • a pressure compensation device for a housing is known from DE 10 2017 003 360 B3, which comprises a latticed cage with a gas passage opening covered by a gas-permeable membrane.
  • a pressure relief valve in the form of a screen is provided fluidically parallel to the gas passage opening as bursting protection.
  • WO 2020/141044 A1 describes a degassing unit for an electronics housing which has a base body which can be connected in a fluid-tight manner to an edge of a pressure equalization opening in the electronics housing and which has at least one gas passage opening which is covered by a membrane when the degassing unit is in a normal operating state.
  • the membrane is fastened in a fluid-tight manner on a membrane carrier that can be displaced relative to the base body, which in the normal operating state is pressed sealingly against an edge of the gas passage opening of the base body by an axial force, so that the membrane carrier releases a membrane when a predetermined pressure difference between an interior space and an environment is exceeded immediate emergency degassing opening can be lifted from the base body.
  • the two aforementioned pressure compensation devices or input units return to the normal operating state in that the pressure relief valve closes or the membrane carrier is pressed against the edge. A gas exchange between the environment and the interior is therefore still possible through the gas passage opening. If the emergency degassing process was carried out due to a battery cell defect, oxygen from the environment can get into the interior of the housing. This can promote the development or spread of a fire from a defective battery.
  • a sealed battery housing with a valve is known from US Pat. No. 10,128,476 B2.
  • the valve is in a closed state when an internal pressure in the battery case is less than a first pressure, in an opened state when the internal pressure is at least as great as the first pressure and less than a second pressure, and in a closed state , when the internal pressure is at least as great as the second pressure.
  • additional flow shut-off valves are provided at the anode and the cathode. It is an object of the invention to improve the operational reliability of batteries in ventilated housings. Disclosure of Invention
  • a pressure compensation device for a housing, in particular for a battery housing.
  • the pressure compensation device is typically designed to be inserted into a housing wall of the housing.
  • the pressure compensation device has a base body through which a flow can flow and a closure element.
  • the base body can be in one piece or in several parts.
  • the base body is preferably designed with a thread or a bayonet for screwing into the housing wall.
  • a flow path is opened between the base body and the closure element in a normal operating state.
  • the closure element closes the main body through which air can flow
  • a flow opening in the base body, which is located in the flow path, is typically covered by a membrane.
  • the membrane is preferably selectively permeable. In principle, the membrane is permeable to gases.
  • the membrane is preferably impermeable to liquids and solids. In the normal operating state, the membrane can prevent water from entering the housing. In the normal operating state, a (gas) flow can take place through the base body along the flow path.
  • the pressure equalization device is set up to switch to an emergency operating state after an emergency venting process, in which the Closure element closes the base body in a gas-tight manner.
  • the closure element prevents a flow through the base body and thus the pressure compensation device. Because the closure element closes the base body impermeably or tightly, after the emergency venting process is complete, the entry of oxygen—whether in the form of molecular oxygen from the ambient air or in the form of gaseous or liquid water—through the pressure equalization device is prevented.
  • a fire that is developing or has already started in the housing is thus cut off from the supply of the oxidizing agent required for combustion. The outbreak of the fire can thereby be avoided or the resulting fire can be brought to a standstill.
  • the pressure compensation device has a valve arrangement which is connected in series with the flow opening and is formed with the closure element.
  • the valve arrangement In the normal operating state, the valve arrangement is open, i. H. flowable.
  • the valve arrangement is also open during an emergency venting process.
  • the emergency operating state which is set up automatically by the pressure equalization device according to the invention after the emergency venting process has ended, the valve arrangement cannot be flowed through.
  • the base body In the emergency operating state, the base body is tightly closed by the closure element.
  • the emergency venting process can be characterized by a large volume flow, high pressure and/or high temperature of the outflowing gas.
  • the membrane can be destroyed during the emergency venting process. Since the closure element tightly closes the base body after the emergency venting process has ended, there is still no risk of gases, liquids or solids getting into the housing.
  • the pressure equalization device enables a method for pressure equalization according to the invention, described below, to be carried out.
  • the closure element is preferably prestressed against the base body.
  • the base body can be sealed in the emergency operating state by the Closure element are guaranteed particularly reliable.
  • a spring element can be provided in order to pretension the closure element against the base body.
  • the spring element can be a preferably cylindrical helical spring.
  • the spring element can be supported on a cover of the pressure compensation device.
  • the lid is typically held on the base body.
  • the cover has at least one ventilation opening. Such a cover can also be provided if the pressure compensation device does not have a spring element.
  • the closure element preferably rests against projections between which the flow path runs. Recesses formed between the projections therefore allow gas to flow past the closure element.
  • the projections are present on the base body and extend with at least one axial component from a side of the base body facing the closure element.
  • the closure element is spaced apart from the base body at least in regions by a spacer in the normal operating state.
  • the aforementioned projections and recesses can be formed on the spacer.
  • the spacer can be designed or arranged on the base body in such a way that it loses its effect during an emergency ventilation process, so that the closure element can come into sealing contact with the base body in the emergency operating state.
  • the spacer is held at one end on the cover and at the other end on the closure element.
  • gluing, welding with plasma treatment, injection molding and screws and/or rivets come into consideration here.
  • the spacer is held on the cover in such a way that a reliable connection and thus good flowability is ensured during normal operation, with the closure element being axially displaceable in a direction pointing away from the membrane, which leads to an increase in the flow gap.
  • the spacer is in one way with the closure member associated with the fact that it is firmly fixed in a normal operating state with temperatures below 100°C, but loses its adhesion at temperatures that occur in an emergency opening case, for example greater than 200°C. This is possible through a suitable choice of plastic and/or an adhesive that loses its function at correspondingly high temperatures.
  • the spacer can be axially displaceable together with the closure element when the pressure compensation device is transferred into the emergency operating state.
  • the spacer can have a force transmission structure between its closure element end close to the closure element and its end close to the cover, which has at least one predetermined breaking point which is designed to fail under a predetermined pressure load.
  • the power line structure has at least one radial projection, which is designed as an axial stop that can come into contact with an inner surface of the cover in the emergency operating state.
  • the predetermined breaking points can be reliably designed for a predetermined failure pressure force using common methods of strength simulation.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that the spacer is outside (relative to the predetermined assembly direction) of the closure element, so that individual components of the spacer, which result from the irreversible destruction of the same, do not get into an interior of the housing that is freely accessible after the emergency degassing event due to destruction of the membrane. in particular the battery housing to which the pressure equalization device is mounted.
  • the spacer can be in the form of a sleeve and preferably have a plurality of predetermined breaking points distributed over its circumference.
  • the spacer is particularly preferably made of a material which loses its dimensional stability at a temperature of at most 250°C, preferably at most 200°C, particularly preferably at most 150°C.
  • the spacer consists of such a material.
  • the aforementioned temperatures can in particular indicate a softening point or a melting point.
  • the closure element is designed with a bistable spring body.
  • the closure element In the normal operating state, the closure element is in a normal operating configuration.
  • the closure member In the normal operating configuration, the closure member is shaped and oriented such that it is unable to seal the body. Rather, the flow path remains open in the normal operating configuration.
  • the bistable closure element is designed to switch to an emergency operating configuration during an emergency ventilation process under the pressure and/or temperature effect of the gas flowing out of the interior of the housing.
  • the closure element In the emergency operation configuration, the closure element is shaped and aligned in such a way that - after the emergency venting process has been completed - it is able to seal the main body tightly.
  • the closure element is particularly preferably curved towards the flow opening in the normal operating configuration.
  • the closure member In the limp home configuration, the closure member may be bulged away from the flow opening.
  • the closure element can be designed in the shape of a plate.
  • the closure element of the pressure equalization device can be in continuous circumferential contact with the base body in order to seal it tightly.
  • the base body can have a sealing element which can be held in a groove, for example.
  • the base body can be sealed particularly reliably in the emergency operating state by the sealing element.
  • the sealing element is preferably arranged in the flow shadow of a holding structure, for example a groove wall. Damage to the sealing element by hot gas, which flows through the pressure compensation device during an emergency venting process, can be avoided as a result.
  • the pressure compensation device has an emergency degassing mandrel.
  • the emergency degassing mandrel protrudes from the closure element towards the membrane.
  • the membrane is deflected towards the emergency venting mandrel by the sharp and rapid pressure increase in the interior of the housing, which destroys it. Destroying the membrane reduces the flow resistance of the pressure compensation device, so that the emergency venting process can take place particularly quickly.
  • a housing, in particular a battery housing, with a pressure compensation device according to the invention also falls within the scope of the present invention.
  • the pressure compensation device is typically arranged on a housing wall of the housing.
  • the base body is typically held on the housing wall.
  • the housing wall can have a through-hole into which the base body can be inserted. In particular, it can be provided that the base body protrudes through the housing wall.
  • Electrochemical energy storage cells are preferably arranged in the battery housing.
  • the invention also relates to a battery.
  • the energy storage cells can be lithium-ion cells.
  • the scope of the present invention also includes a method for pressure equalization between an interior space of a housing, in particular a battery housing, and an environment surrounding the housing.
  • the housing has a pressure compensation device according to the invention.
  • the housing is therefore a housing according to the invention as described above.
  • a gas exchange is carried out between the interior of the housing and the environment.
  • the gas exchange takes place through the membrane and between the closure element and the base body.
  • the gas flows to equalize the pressure along the flow path that is in the normal operating state of the pressure equalization device between the
  • Closure element and the body is opened.
  • an emergency venting process is carried out.
  • hot gas under high pressure can in particular escape from the interior of the housing into the environment with a large volume flow.
  • the membrane is destroyed by the emergency venting mandrel protruding from the closure element of the pressure compensation device. This can make it easier for the gas to escape from the interior.
  • the base body is closed by the closure element.
  • the pressure compensation device changes to the emergency operating state.
  • the base body By sealing the base body tightly, it is possible to prevent gases and/or liquids, in particular gases or liquids containing oxygen, from flowing into the housing. If the emergency venting process was triggered by a defect in the electrochemical energy storage cells arranged in the housing, the occurrence of a fire can be counteracted by sealing the housing or a fire that has already started can be extinguished.
  • the closure element can be lifted off the base body during the emergency venting process. This can be done against the action of a spring element that pretensions the closure element. By further lifting the closure element from the base body, a particularly large flow cross section can be released in order to facilitate the emergency venting process. If the closure element is spaced apart from the base body by a spacer in the normal operating state, the spacer or the connection of the spacer to the closure element can be destroyed during the emergency venting process. As a result, the spacer loses its effect, so that the closure element can come into sealing contact with the base body after the end of the emergency venting process.
  • Destruction of the spacer or the connection of the spacer to the closure element is understood to mean that it loses its shape and/or strength at least to the extent that it is no longer able to separate the closure element from the base body to keep.
  • the spacer is preferably melted during the emergency venting process. The melted material of the spacer can be blown out of the pressure compensation device with the outflowing gas.
  • closure element is a bistable spring body, the closure element can during the implementation of the emergency venting process
  • Normal operating configuration can be converted into an emergency operating configuration.
  • the closure element can be turned inside out under the effect of the flowing gas.
  • the inversion can be carried out particularly reliably if the
  • Closure element is curved towards the flow opening in the normal operating configuration and is curved away from the flow opening in the emergency operating configuration. By turning it inside out, more space is then made available for the gas emerging from the flow opening. A pressure peak during the emergency venting process can therefore be reduced by turning the closure element inside out. At the same time, the pressure peak occurring during the emergency venting process
  • the closure member In the normal operating configuration, the closure member is shaped and oriented such that it is unable to seal the body. Rather, the flow path remains open in the normal operating configuration.
  • the closure element is shaped and aligned in such a way that it - after the end of the emergency release process - tightly closes the main body in the emergency mode.
  • FIG. 1a a pressure compensation device according to the invention with a base body through which a flow can take place, against which a closure element is pretensioned, with a spacer keeping a flow path between the base body and the closure element open in a normal operating state, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 1b shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 1a in an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view
  • FIG. 2 shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 1a during an emergency venting process, in which escaping gas lifts the closure element further from the base body against the action of a spring element and has removed the spacer, in a schematic sectional view;
  • Fig. 3a shows the pressure compensation device from Figure 1a after the emergency venting process has been completed in an emergency operating state, with the
  • the closure element is pressed by the spring element against the base body so that it closes it tightly, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 3b shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 3a in an enlarged view, partial sectional view
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic flow chart of a method according to the invention for pressure compensation and use of the pressure compensation device from FIG. 1a;
  • FIG. 5a shows another pressure equalization device according to the invention with a base body through which a fluid can flow, against which a bistable closure element is pretensioned, a flow path between the base body and the closure element being open in a normal operating configuration of the closure element, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 5b shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 5a in an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view
  • FIG. 6 shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 5a during an emergency venting process, in which escaping gas lifts the closure element from the base body against the action of a spring element and has turned the closure element inside out into an emergency operating configuration, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 7a shows the pressure equalization device from FIG. 5a after the end of the emergency venting process in an emergency operating state, with the closure element located in the emergency operation configuration being pressed by the spring element against the base body so that it closes it tightly, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 7b shows the pressure compensation device from FIG. 7a in an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematic flowchart of a method according to the invention for pressure compensation using the pressure compensation device from FIG. 5a;
  • FIG. 9 shows a housing according to the invention with an according to the invention Pressure compensation device, several battery cells being arranged in the housing, in a highly abstracted sectional view;
  • FIG. 10 shows a further pressure compensation device according to the invention with a base body through which a flow can flow, against which a closure element is pretensioned, a flow path between the base body and the closure element being open in a normal operating configuration of the closure element, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 11a Detailed view of the pressure compensation device from Fig. 10 in
  • FIG. 11b Detailed view of the pressure compensation device from Fig. 10 in
  • FIG. 12 shows yet another pressure equalization device according to the invention with a base body through which a flow can flow, against which a closure element is pretensioned, a flow path between the base body and the closure element being open in a normal operating configuration of the closure element, in a schematic sectional view;
  • FIG. 13a Detailed view of the pressure compensation device from Fig. 12 in
  • FIG. 13b detailed view of the pressure compensation device from Fig. 12 in
  • FIG. 1a shows a pressure compensation device 10.
  • FIG. 1b shows an enlarged detail of the pressure compensation device 10.
  • FIG. The pressure compensation device 10 has a base body 12 .
  • the base body 12 is designed in one piece here.
  • the pressure equalization device 10 serves to equalize the pressure between an interior space 14 and an environment 16 of a housing 18, see FIG.
  • a seal 22 ensures that the gas exchange during pressure equalization takes place through the pressure equalization device 10 and not past it.
  • the base body 12 has a flow opening 24 .
  • the flow opening 24 is covered by a selectively permeable membrane 26 .
  • the membrane 26 is permeable to gases. Liquids and solids are held back by the membrane 26.
  • the flow opening 24 can be divided into several partial openings in the manner of a grid. The membrane 26 can rest against webs between the partial openings.
  • a cover 28 is held on the base body 10 .
  • the cover 28 has at least one ventilation opening 30, here several ventilation openings.
  • the ventilation openings 30 can be distributed over a circumference of the cover 28 .
  • the pressure compensation device 10 has a closure element 32 .
  • the closure element 32 is prestressed against the base body 12 by a spring element 34, here a helical spring.
  • the spring element 34 can be supported on the cover 28 .
  • the pressure compensation device 10 is in a normal operating state.
  • a flow path 36 is opened between the closure element 32 and the base body 12 .
  • air can flow along the flow path 36 through the flow opening 24 or the membrane 26, between the closure element 32 and the base body 12 and through the ventilation openings 30 in the cover 28 stream. In this way, gas exchange is possible both out of the housing 18 and out of the environment 16 into the housing 18 .
  • a spacer 38 is provided in order to keep the closure element 32 at a distance from the base body 12 in the normal operating state.
  • the spacer 38 is arranged on the base body 12 .
  • the spacer 38 has a plurality of projections 40 .
  • the closure element 32 rests against the projections 40 .
  • Recesses 42 are formed between the projections 40 .
  • the flow path 36 runs through the recesses 42.
  • FIG. 2 shows the pressure compensation device 10 during an emergency venting process.
  • hot gas flows out of the housing 18 under high pressure and with a large volume flow. This releases a large cross-section that can be flowed through. This reduces the flow resistance of the pressure compensation device 10. The emergency venting process can therefore take place quickly.
  • the membrane 26 (compare FIG. 1a) was deflected by the increasing pressure in the interior 14 of the housing 18 and pressed against an emergency venting mandrel 44. As a result, the membrane 26 was destroyed. This further reduces the flow resistance of the pressure compensation device 10 .
  • the emergency degassing mandrel 44 projects here from the closure element 32 to the membrane 26 .
  • the spacer 38 (compare FIGS. 1a and 1b) is destroyed.
  • the spacer 38 consists of a material which has a melting point of less than 200° C., for example a plastic. The spacer 38 is melted during the emergency ventilation process by the hot gas flowing out of the housing 18 and is removed from the base body 12 .
  • FIGS 3a and 3b show the pressure compensation device 10 after the emergency venting process.
  • the pressure compensation device 10 is now in an emergency operating state.
  • the spring element 34 presses the closure element 32 against the base body 12.
  • the closure element 32 closes the base body 12 tightly.
  • the closure element 32 can bear continuously circumferentially on a sealing element 46 of the base body 12 .
  • Substances, in particular liquids or gases, can no longer flow from the environment 16 into the interior 14 of the housing 18 through the pressure equalization device 10 .
  • the pressure in the interior 14 is high enough, a pressure equalization to the outside is also possible in the emergency operating state, in that the closure element 32 is temporarily lifted from the sealing element 46 .
  • Figure 4 shows a flow chart of the pressure equalization between the interior 14 of the housing 18 and the environment 16 using the pressure equalization device 10 described above.
  • a step 102 in a normal operating state, gas is exchanged between the interior 14 and the environment 16, with gas passing through the flow opening 24 or the membrane 26, through the recesses 42 between the closure element 32 and the base body 12 and through the ventilation openings 30 in the cover 28 flows along the flow path 36, compare Figures 1a and 1b.
  • gas passing through the flow opening 24 or the membrane 26, through the recesses 42 between the closure element 32 and the base body 12 and through the ventilation openings 30 in the cover 28 flows along the flow path 36, compare Figures 1a and 1b.
  • the flow can be directed temporarily into the housing 18 and out of the housing 18 .
  • a step 104a an emergency venting process is carried out.
  • a sudden increase in pressure in the interior 14 causes the membrane 26 to be deflected towards the closure element 32 and destroyed by the emergency degassing mandrel 44 .
  • the closing element 32 is lifted off the base body 12 by the hot gas escaping from the interior 14 under high pressure, see FIG. 2.
  • the escaping hot gas also destroys the spacer 38 by melting it.
  • the closure element 32 is pressed against the base body 12 by the spring element 34 .
  • Pressure equalization device 10 and its base body 12 are thus tightly closed in a step 106, compare FIGS. 3a and 3b, so that the emergency operating state is set up.
  • the flow path 36 (compare Figures 1a and 1b) is now blocked.
  • FIGS. 5a and 5b show a further pressure compensation device 50 in the normal operating state.
  • the pressure compensation device 50 is constructed similarly to the pressure compensation device 10 described above and serves the same purpose.
  • the pressure compensation device 50 instead of
  • Pressure compensation device 10 may be arranged on the housing 18 of FIG. The differences between the pressure compensation devices 50 and the pressure compensation device 10 are primarily described below; for the rest, reference is made to the preceding description.
  • the closure element 32 is designed as a bistable spring body.
  • the closure element 32 is in a normal operating configuration.
  • the closure element 32 can be plate-shaped.
  • the closure element 32 is curved towards the flow opening 24 with the membrane 26 in the normal operating configuration.
  • the base body 12 of the pressure compensation device 50 is designed in several parts.
  • the base body 12 has an inner part 52 , an outer part 54 and a holding part 56 . It is understood that the pressure compensation device 50 is also a one-piece
  • Body 12 could be provided; also could at the
  • a multi-part base body 12 may be provided.
  • FIG. 6 shows the pressure compensation device 50 during an emergency venting process.
  • the closing element 32 is displaced away from the base body 12 against the action of the spring element 34 due to the hot gas flowing out of the interior 14 of the housing 18 under high pressure and with a large volume flow.
  • the gas pressure has converted the closure element 32 into an emergency operating configuration.
  • the closure element 32 is curved away from the flow opening 24 .
  • the closure element 32 in the exemplary embodiment shown can be converted from the normal operating configuration into the emergency operating configuration by turning it inside out.
  • the closure member 32 may be referred to as a snap disk.
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b show the pressure compensation device 50 in the emergency operating state after the emergency venting process has been completed. Since the closure element 32 is curved away from the flow opening 24 in the emergency operating configuration, the projections 40 no longer come into contact with the closure element 32. Rather, a radially outer edge of the closure element 32 is pressed continuously circumferentially by the spring element 34 against the base body 12.
  • the base body 12 can have a sealing element 46 for the sealing contact of the closure element 32 . In the emergency operating state, the closure element 32 closes the base body 12 and thus the pressure compensation device 50.
  • Figure 8 shows a flow chart of the pressure equalization between the interior 14 and the environment 16 using the pressure equalization device 50.
  • a step 102 in a normal operating state, gas is exchanged between the interior 14 and the environment 16, with gas passing through the flow opening 24 or the membrane 26, through the recesses 42 between the closure element 32 and the base body 12 and through the ventilation openings 30 in the cover 28 flows along the flow path 36, compare Figures 5a and 5b.
  • the pressure in the interior 14 of the housing 18 is adjusted to the pressure of the environment 16 in this way.
  • the flow can be directed temporarily into the housing 18 and out of the housing 18 .
  • a step 104b an emergency venting process is performed.
  • a sudden increase in pressure in the interior 14 causes the membrane 26 to be deflected towards the closure element 32 and destroyed by the emergency degassing mandrel 44 .
  • the hot gas escaping from the interior 14 under high pressure lifts the closure element 32 off the base body 12, compare FIG. After the excess pressure in the interior 14 has been reduced, the closure element 32 is pressed against the base body 12 by the spring element 34 .
  • the pressure equalization device 50 and its base body 12 are thus tightly closed in a step 106, compare FIGS. 7a and 7b, so that the emergency operating state is set up.
  • the flow path 36 (compare Figures 5a and 5b) is now blocked.
  • the arrangement of the pressure compensation device 10 or 50 in the housing wall 20 of the housing 18 is shown schematically in FIG.
  • the housing wall 20 has a through-hole 58 for accommodating the pressure compensation device 10 or 50 .
  • Electrochemical energy storage cells 60 here lithium-ion cells, are arranged in the housing 18.
  • the overall arrangement of FIG. 9 can therefore also be referred to as a battery 62.
  • FIG. 10 shows yet another embodiment of the pressure compensation device 10 according to the invention. This differs from the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 3b in the different design of the spacer 38.
  • the spacer 38 is provided here between the closure element 32 and the cover 28 and is designed as a sleeve-shaped body.
  • the spacer 38 is connected to the closure element 32 with its closure element end 384 close to the latter and with its end close to the cover 28 connected to the cover 28 .
  • the compressive force exerted by the spring element 34 on the closure element 32 is thus diverted into the cover 28 via the spacer 38, which is subjected to tensile stress.
  • the spacer 38 has, in particular, a plastic material or consists of it, while the Closure element 32 consists in particular of a metal material.
  • the spacer 38 can also consist of a metal material.
  • the spacer 38 can be connected to the closure element 32 in a material or form-fitting manner. In particular, gluing, welding with plasma treatment, injection molding and screws and/or rivets come into consideration here.
  • the spacer 38 On its side facing the cover 28 , the spacer 38 is connected to the cover 28 via snap hooks 382 which engage in corresponding snap openings in the cover 28 . In other embodiments that are not shown in the figures, however, the spacer can also be connected to the cover 28 via other connections that appear suitable to a person skilled in the art.
  • a flow path 36 is released in the normal operating state 38, which is shown in FIG.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that the spacer 38 is outside of the closure element 32 and thus outside of the flow path 36, so that individual components of the spacer 38, which are caused by the irreversible destruction of the same, do not get into an interior space that is freely accessible after the emergency degassing event due to the destruction of the membrane 26 of a housing, in particular a battery housing, to which the pressure compensation device is mounted.
  • FIGS. 12, 13 a-c show a further embodiment of the pressure compensation device 10 according to the invention, which has structural similarities with the embodiment of FIGS. 10, 11 a,b, which is why only the differences are explained.
  • the spacer 38 has a sleeve shape and is connected to the closure element 32 at its closure element end 384 and held at the other end by the axial stop 383 designed as a pin on the cover 28, the spacer 38 being subjected to tensile stress in the normal operating state.
  • the axial stop can also be designed in another way that appears suitable to a person skilled in the art.
  • the connection of the spacer 38 to the closure element 32 at its closure element end 384 can be thermally decomposed above a predetermined limit temperature, in particular above 200° C., so that it is destroyed in the event of an emergency degassing event.
  • the connection can in particular be an adhesive connection or other material connection, such as the spacer 38 being injection molded onto the closure element 28 .
  • Pressure compensation device 10 50 base body 12 interior 14 environment 16 housing 18 housing wall 20 seal 22 flow opening 24 membrane 26 cover 28

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L'invention concerne un dispositif d'équilibrage de pression (10) pour un boîtier, en particulier pour un boîtier de batterie, comprenant un corps principal (12) à travers lequel le flux peut passer et comportant un élément de fermeture (32), dans lequel dans un état de fonctionnement normal, un trajet d'écoulement (36) est ouvert entre le corps principal (12) et l'élément de fermeture (32) et une ouverture d'écoulement (24) dans le corps principal (12), ladite ouverture d'écoulement (24) se situe dans la voie d'écoulement (36), est recouverte d'une membrane (26) et dans lequel le dispositif d'équilibrage de pression (10) est configuré pour passer à un état de fonctionnement d'urgence après une opération de ventilation d'urgence, dans lequel l'élément de fermeture (32) ferme le corps principal (12). L'invention concerne également un boîtier doté d'un tel dispositif d'équilibrage de pression (10). L'invention concerne en outre un procédé d'équilibrage de pression entre un espace intérieur d'un tel boîtier et un environnement (16), comprenant les étapes consistant à effectuer un échange de gaz entre l'espace intérieur (14) du boîtier (18) et l'environnement à travers la membrane (26) et entre l'élément de fermeture (32) et le corps principal (12) ; effectuer une opération de ventilation d'urgence ; et fermer le corps principal (12) au moyen de l'élément de fermeture (32).
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