US20130248151A1 - Apparatus for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

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US20130248151A1
US20130248151A1 US13/989,135 US201113989135A US2013248151A1 US 20130248151 A1 US20130248151 A1 US 20130248151A1 US 201113989135 A US201113989135 A US 201113989135A US 2013248151 A1 US2013248151 A1 US 2013248151A1
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Hans-Georg Herrmann
Dieter Engelhardt
Lars Ludwig
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
    • F28F1/04—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular polygonal, e.g. rectangular
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00271—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00271—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit
    • B60H1/00295—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit for trim components, e.g. panels, dashboards, liners
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/61—Types of temperature control
    • H01M10/613—Cooling or keeping cold
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/62—Heating or cooling; Temperature control specially adapted for specific applications
    • H01M10/625—Vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/64—Heating or cooling; Temperature control characterised by the shape of the cells
    • H01M10/647—Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/65—Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells
    • H01M10/655—Solid structures for heat exchange or heat conduction
    • H01M10/6556—Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/65—Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells
    • H01M10/655—Solid structures for heat exchange or heat conduction
    • H01M10/6556—Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange
    • H01M10/6557—Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange arranged between the cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/60—Heating or cooling; Temperature control
    • H01M10/65—Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells
    • H01M10/656—Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells characterised by the type of heat-exchange fluid
    • H01M10/6561—Gases
    • H01M10/6566—Means within the gas flow to guide the flow around one or more cells, e.g. manifolds, baffles or other barriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00271—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit
    • B60H2001/00307—Component temperature regulation using a liquid flow
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle.
  • WO 2009/146876 A1 discloses an apparatus for cooling a vehicle battery.
  • the apparatus has a heat sink, wherein the heat sink is designed as at least one extruded profile.
  • a collector for collecting or distributing the cooling fluid is arranged at each of the ends of the at least one extruded profile.
  • an apparatus for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle has a hollow heat sink, an inlet for introducing a cooling fluid, an outlet for discharging a cooling fluid, a first collecting region for collecting the cooling fluid introduced, a second collecting region for collecting the cooling fluid to be discharged, and an insert part for guiding the cooling fluid from the first to the second collecting region.
  • the insert part is preferably designed as a separate part.
  • the feature “heat source” is taken, for example, to include a vehicle battery, in particular a lithium-ion battery, which releases lost heat to the heat sink.
  • the heat sink is of tubular design, in particular is designed as a flat tube with a first and a second end.
  • Flat tubes of this kind can be produced easily and at low cost.
  • the “sheet-like” side thereof forms a flat surface for the attachment of a heat source to the heat sink.
  • the flat tube is preferably produced from metal, in particular from aluminum or an aluminum alloy. As an alternative, however, it is also possible to form the flat tube as an extruded profile made of plastic.
  • the flat tube is closed fluidtightly at both of the ends thereof.
  • a dedicated closing element made, for example, of plastic, which is connected materially, in particular adhesively bonded, to the heat sink is a preferred and suitable option for this purpose.
  • the insert part is designed as a corrugated rib.
  • the corrugated rib By means of the corrugated rib, individual subducts are formed, enabling the cooling fluid to be passed from the first to the second collecting space.
  • the corrugated rib is preferably made of metal, in particular aluminum, and is connected materially, in particular soldered, to the flat tube or heat sink.
  • the individual subducts are preferably not connected to one another fluidically.
  • the longitudinal extent of the insert part is smaller than the longitudinal extent of the heat sink or flat tube, at least in a certain region or regions, i.e. the extent from the first to the second end.
  • the two collecting regions are thus formed by the shortened insert part.
  • a plurality of insert parts is provided between the first and second collecting spaces.
  • provision can be made for the cooling fluid to flow from a first collecting space into an intermediate collecting space and then into the second collecting space.
  • a first insert part is arranged between the first collecting space and the intermediate collecting space
  • a second insert part is arranged between the intermediate collecting space and the second collecting space.
  • the cooling fluid is a coolant of a cooling circuit.
  • the fluid can also be a refrigerant of a refrigerating circuit, wherein the heat sink is designed as an evaporator for the refrigerant.
  • a coolant is understood to be a heat transfer fluid, in particular but not necessarily in the liquid phase, which undergoes substantially no phase change as it flows through the heat sink.
  • evaporation of the refrigerant generally takes place in the heat sink, the heat sink being part of a refrigerating circuit comprising a compressor, a gas cooler/condenser and an expansion member.
  • the refrigerating circuit can comprise an air conditioning system of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 shows a detail of an apparatus according to the invention for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle
  • FIG. 1 shows a detail of an apparatus 1 according to the invention for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle.
  • a vehicle battery in particular a lithium-ion battery, could be provided as a heat source (not shown), for example.
  • FIG. 1 shows a heat sink 2 , on the upper side 2 a of which a multiplicity of battery cells of a lithium-ion battery which require cooling are arranged.
  • the battery is held on the heat sink by means of straps or the like, for example, giving good heat-conducting contact between the battery and the heat sink.
  • heat-conducting foils or similar could be provided between the heat sink and the battery in order to further improve heat conduction.
  • the heat sink 2 is designed as a flat tube made of metal.
  • the flat tube has an inlet 3 for introducing a cooling fluid and an outlet for discharging (not shown) a cooling fluid.
  • the flat tube is closed fluidtightly at both of the ends 6 thereof by a closing element 7 .
  • a first collecting space 4 for collecting and distributing the cooling fluid is arranged on the outflow side of the inlet 3 , while a second collecting space (not shown) is arranged on the inflow side of the outlet.
  • an insert part 5 designed as a corrugated rib is provided between the first and second collecting spaces.
  • the corrugated rib is arranged in such a way that individual subducts 5 a are formed by the troughs of the corrugated rib, through which subducts the cooling fluid flows from a first collecting space 4 to a second collecting space.
  • the first and second collecting spaces and the insert part 5 designed as a corrugated rib are thus arranged within the heat sink 2 .
  • the insert part 5 is furthermore of “shorter” design than the flat tube.
  • the shortened form of the insert part is used to form the two collecting spaces for collecting and distributing the cooling fluid.
  • the cross section in the collecting space 4 is chosen in such a way that the flow is slightly accelerated.
  • the collecting space tapers in cross section upstream in accordance with the outflows into the individual subducts 5 a.

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