Duplex Pipe Battery Cooling System With Reinforcement Ribs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery cooling systems require significant space and lack mechanical strength, particularly when used in vehicles, due to the need for multiple pipes and brackets, which complicates packaging and thermal management.
Innovation Solution
A duplex pipe cooling system that integrates a unitary pipe for inducing and discharging cooling fluid, reducing package space requirements and incorporating reinforcement ribs for enhanced mechanical strength, allowing for efficient thermal management and flexible installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If multiple separate pipes are used for inducing and discharging cooling fluid, then the cooling system can perform its thermal management function, but the cooling package space increases and mechanical strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two separate pipes (induction pipe and discharge pipe) into a single integrated duplex pipe structure. The duplex pipe contains an inner pipe for fluid induction and an outer pipe for fluid discharge, merging multiple cooling functions into one unified component. This reduces the overall cooling package space while the nested structure with reinforcement ribs maintains mechanical strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The duplex pipe employs a nested configuration where the inner pipe is positioned within the outer pipe. The inner pipe carries cooling fluid for induction, while the outer pipe handles discharge, creating a space-efficient nested arrangement that minimizes package volume while maintaining separate fluid pathways for effective thermal management.
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate pipes and brackets are used, then fluid induction and discharge can be achieved, but the number of components increases and installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The duplex pipe integrates multiple functions (fluid induction and discharge) into a single component, eliminating the need for separate pipes and multiple brackets. This reduces the total number of components from four (two pipes + two brackets) to one integrated structure, simplifying installation and reducing operational complexity.
3Volume of moving object
If the duplex pipe structure is used to reduce space, then cooling package space is minimized, but mechanical strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The duplex pipe incorporates reinforcement ribs at specific locations where mechanical strength is most needed. These ribs are strategically positioned to provide structural support without compromising the space-efficient nested design, creating local strengthening zones that maintain overall pipe integrity while preserving the compact configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The duplex pipe structure combines different structural elements (inner pipe, outer pipe, and reinforcement ribs) to create a composite configuration that optimizes both space efficiency and mechanical strength. The reinforcement ribs act as structural strengtheners within the nested pipe system, providing the necessary mechanical properties for vehicle installation.
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 duplex pipe system minimizes cooling package space by concurrent fluid induction and discharge, while reinforcement ribs improve mechanical strength, enabling efficient thermal management and reduced space requirements in battery cooling systems.
Implementation Method 1
an internal pipe through which a cooling fluid is induced and a cooling fluid is discharged
Implementation Method 2
a cooling system for a battery... capable of inducing the cooling fluid and discharging the cooling fluid
Data Source
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AI summary
A cooling system for a battery reduces a cooling package space using a duplex pipe and can reinforce mechanical strength of the duplex pipe by forming reinforcement ribs in the duplex pipe. The cooling system includes a duplex pipe, and an internal unitary pipe connected to the duplex pipe and arranged at a side of a battery cell, the internal unitary pipe including an internal inlet to flow a cooling fluid into the internal unitary pipe and an internal outlet to flow the cooling fluid from the internal unitary pipe.