Battery Module Pressing Jig With Switchable Heating and Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery module manufacturing processes are inefficient due to separate hardening and cooling processes, leading to prolonged production times and temperature deviations, which increase overall process time and reduce productivity.
Innovation Solution
A battery module manufacturing apparatus with a temperature conversion unit that can switch between heating and cooling functions using a thermoelectric device, such as a Peltier element, to simultaneously harden adhesives and cool the module, eliminating the need for additional cooling processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a separate cooling apparatus is used to cool the battery module after high-temperature hardening, then temperature uniformity is improved, but production time is lengthened and process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cooling function with the pressing apparatus by integrating a cooling device into the pressing jig, allowing the same apparatus to perform both pressing and cooling operations. This eliminates the need for a separate cooling apparatus and reduces process time while maintaining temperature uniformity through coordinated control of pressing and cooling functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions: it can apply pressing force to the battery module and simultaneously provide cooling through the integrated cooling device. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate apparatuses needed and streamlines the manufacturing process.
2Productivity
If high-temperature hardening is used to reduce adhesive hardening time, then productivity is improved, but temperature deviation between cells occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates temperature sensors to detect the temperature of each cell during the hardening process. The control unit receives this temperature information and adjusts the heating and cooling operations to maintain temperature uniformity across all cells, preventing temperature deviation while achieving rapid hardening.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts heating and cooling parameters based on real-time temperature measurements. By changing the temperature parameters of the heating and cooling devices according to the actual state of each cell, the system achieves both rapid hardening and temperature uniformity.
3Reliability
If multiple separate processes (hardening then cooling) are used, then each process can be optimized, but overall process complexity and production time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the hardening and cooling processes into a single integrated operation by combining the heating device and cooling device within the same pressing apparatus. This allows both processes to be optimized simultaneously while reducing overall process complexity and eliminating the need for separate processing steps.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach simplifies the manufacturing process, reduces production time, and improves efficiency by integrating heating and cooling functions in a single apparatus, thereby enhancing productivity and quality by preventing temperature deviations and movement-related impacts.
Implementation Method 1
The temperature convertor may include a thermoelectric device, and the thermoelectric device may heat or cool a battery module located at an upper end of the base jig by changing a direction in which current is supplied to the thermoelectric device
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AI summary
A battery module manufacturing apparatus is capable of switching between a heating function and a cooling function and a manufacturing method using the same, and more particularly to a battery module manufacturing apparatus including a pressing jig and a base jig located under the pressing jig. The base jig includes a temperature conversion unit capable of switching between a heating function and a cooling function, and a battery module manufacturing method using the same.