US 12,275,314 B2
Traction battery pack having compartmentalized battery arrays and thermal management method for same
Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,835.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198818 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 58/27 (2019.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/615 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6566 (2015.04); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A traction battery pack assembly, comprising:
an enclosure having a plurality of compartments;
a plurality of battery arrays, each battery array disposed in a compartment within the plurality of compartments;
an intake manifold that delivers air to the plurality of compartments;
an exhaust manifold that receives air from the plurality of compartments; and
a plurality of intake runners and a plurality of exhaust runners, each intake runner within the plurality of intake runners fluidly coupling the intake manifold to one of the compartments within the plurality of compartments, each exhaust runner within the plurality of exhaust runners fluidly coupling the one of the compartments within the plurality of compartments to the exhaust manifold.