Battery Pack Venting Mesh and Duct for Flame-Blocking Relief

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing battery packs face safety concerns due to rapid temperature increases and potential ignition or explosion, exacerbated by blocked venting paths from internal dust and ignition sources.

Innovation Solution

A battery pack design featuring a pack frame with a venting hole covered by a mesh structure, a duct member with an adsorption member to collect ignition sources and particles, ensuring effective venting gas discharge and preventing external flame exposure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a venting hole is formed in the battery pack to discharge venting gas, then the safety is improved by allowing gas discharge, but the venting hole may be blocked by internal dust and ignition sources causing sealing destruction and flame exposure

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoidventing hole blockage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A mesh structure is introduced as an intermediary component between the venting hole and the external environment. The mesh structure allows venting gas to pass through while blocking dust particles and ignition sources, thus maintaining the venting function without the risk of blockage or flame exposure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The mesh structure utilizes a porous configuration with specific aperture sizes that permit gas molecules to pass through while physically blocking larger dust particles and combustion sources. This porous filtering mechanism enables selective passage based on particle size, resolving the contradiction between venting efficiency and contamination prevention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

2Power

If multiple battery cells are stacked in a compact battery module to achieve high output, then the power density is improved, but heat dissipation becomes difficult leading to rapid temperature increase and reduced safety

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveoutputVSAvoidheat dissipation
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The battery pack is divided into multiple modular battery modules, each with its own thermal management capabilities. This segmentation allows heat to be distributed and managed at the module level rather than accumulating in a single large stack, improving overall heat dissipation efficiency while maintaining high power output through parallel configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Cooling channels and thermal interface materials are introduced as intermediary elements between battery cells and the heat dissipation system. These intermediaries facilitate efficient heat transfer from the battery cells to the cooling system, enabling effective thermal management in high-density configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the battery pack uses a sealed structure to protect internal components, then the protection against external contaminants is improved, but internal heat accumulation and pressure buildup occur reducing safety

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotection from contaminantsVSAvoidheat dissipation and pressure relief
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The sealed structure incorporates porous venting components that maintain sealing against liquid contaminants and particles while allowing gas molecules to pass through. This selective permeability enables the structure to remain sealed for protection while providing pathways for heat-related gas expansion and pressure relief.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The sealing structure transitions from a completely static sealed state to a dynamic system with controlled venting capabilities. The venting mechanisms remain closed under normal conditions to maintain sealing but automatically open or allow passage when temperature or pressure thresholds are exceeded, adapting the sealing behavior to operational conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

The design enhances safety by preventing the mesh structure from being blocked, ensuring proper venting gas discharge, and reducing the risk of external flame exposure, thereby protecting users and maintaining battery performance.

Implementation Method 1

an adsorption member on the duct member

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdsorption: Adsorption

Data Source

PatentUS20250038352A1Battery pack and device including the same
Publication Date: 2025.01.30 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

A battery pack includes at least one battery module; a pack frame accommodating the battery module; a venting hole formed in the pack frame; and a mesh structure covering the venting hole, wherein a duct member is formed between the mesh structure and the pack frame, and an adsorption member is formed on the duct member.