Integrated Heat Exchange Plate for Battery and Electronics Cooling

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing battery systems face challenges in efficiently managing the temperature of both battery cells and electronic components, leading to increased costs and complexity due to separate heat exchange systems, which occupy additional space and require higher manufacturing costs.

Innovation Solution

A heat exchange assembly with a single integrated heat exchange plate that accommodates both battery cells and electronic components, featuring separate flow channels for heat exchange fluid to manage temperature effectively, with distinct flow rates and profiles for optimized thermal management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If separate heat exchange systems are provided for battery cells and electronic components, then temperature control of electronic components is improved, but manufacturing costs increase and system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetemperature control of electronic componentVSAvoidcomplexity of heat exchange system

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the heat exchange systems for battery cells and electronic components into a single integrated heat exchange assembly. The first and second heat exchange circuits are merged into one physical structure with separate flow channels, allowing both components to be cooled by the same system while maintaining independent temperature control through differentiated fluid flow paths.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

Within the integrated heat exchange assembly, the patent segments the flow channels into distinct first and second channels that are spatially separated. The first flow channel is dedicated to battery cell cooling while the second flow channel serves electronic components, allowing independent thermal management within the unified structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Temperature

If separate heat exchange systems are provided for battery cells and electronic components, then temperature control of electronic components is improved, but manufacturing costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetemperature control of electronic componentVSAvoidmanufacturing cost of heat exchange system

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the heat exchange systems for battery cells and electronic components into a single integrated heat exchange assembly. The first and second heat exchange circuits are merged into one physical structure with separate flow channels, allowing both components to be cooled by the same system while maintaining independent temperature control through differentiated fluid flow paths.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Temperature

If separate heat exchange systems are provided for battery cells and electronic components, then temperature control of electronic components is improved, but space for accommodating the system increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetemperature control of electronic componentVSAvoidspace occupied by heat exchange system

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the heat exchange systems for battery cells and electronic components into a single integrated heat exchange assembly. The first and second heat exchange circuits are merged into one physical structure with separate flow channels, allowing both components to be cooled by the same system while maintaining independent temperature control through differentiated fluid flow paths.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a nested arrangement where the first and second flow channels are positioned adjacent to each other within the same heat exchange assembly structure. The channels are arranged such that they share common structural support and can be integrated into a compact configuration, with one channel potentially positioned within or alongside the other channel's structural envelope.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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 solution reduces manufacturing costs and complexity while improving the compactness and energetic efficiency of the battery system by integrating thermal management for both battery cells and electronic components, minimizing the need for additional heating power and enhancing discharge capacity.

Implementation Method 1

a heat exchange plate, the heat exchange plate comprising a first plate and a second plate arranged to face the first plate... the heat exchange plate being arranged to accommodate the plurality of battery cells on at least one of the first plate and the second plate

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 2

the heat exchange plate comprising further at least one first flow channel for accommodating a heat exchange fluid and formed between the first plate and the second plate in the first portion of the heat exchange plate

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Data Source

PatentUS20250239686A1Heat exchange assembly

Publication Date: 2025.07.24 RIMAC TECH LLC

AI summary

There is provided a heat exchange assembly for a battery system, the battery system comprising a plurality of battery cells and at least one electronic component, the heat exchange assembly comprising: a heat exchange plate comprising a first plate and a second plate arranged to face the first plate, the heat exchange plate being arranged to accommodate the plurality of battery cells on at least one of the first plate and the second plate in a first portion of the heat exchange plate and to accommodate the at least one electronic component on at least one of the first plate and the second plate in a second portion of the heat exchange plate, the heat exchange plate comprising further at least one first flow channel for accommodating a heat exchange fluid and formed between the first plate and the second plate in the first portion of the heat exchange plate.