US 12,005,810 B2
Cooling strategy for battery systems
Zhihong Jin, Pewaukee, WI (US); Brian C. Sisk, Mequon, WI (US); Kem M. Obasih, Brookfield, WI (US); Mark R. Johnson, Milwaukee, WI (US); Perry M. Wyatt, Fox Point, WI (US); Timur L. Aliyev, Chicago, IL (US); and Zhenli Zhang, Glendale, WI (US)
Assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/350,725.
Application 17/350,725 is a division of application No. 16/160,369, filed on Oct. 15, 2018, granted, now 11,040,624.
Application 16/160,369 is a continuation of application No. 14/788,223, filed on Jun. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,099,562, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/075,140, filed on Nov. 4, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/064,318, filed on Oct. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0309111 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 58/24 (2019.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 7/10 (2013.01) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/24 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); G01R 31/36 (2013.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2260/40 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01); Y02T 10/64 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automotive battery module, comprising:
a housing;
a first battery terminal and a second battery terminal coupled to the housing, wherein the first battery terminal and the second battery terminal are configured to enable the automotive battery module to be electrically coupled to an electrical system comprising an electrical generator;
a first plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing and electrically coupled to the second battery terminal;
a relay disposed within the housing and electrically coupled between the first plurality of battery cells and the first battery terminal;
one or more sensors configured to, in operation, measure operational parameters of the automotive battery module; and
a battery control unit communicatively coupled to the relay and the one or more sensors, wherein the battery control unit comprises processing circuitry configured to:
determine temperature of the automotive battery module measured by the one or more sensors;
determine a first temperature threshold;
instruct the relay to switch to, maintain, or both a closed position to enable the automotive battery module to utilize a first amount of storage capacity to capture higher electrical power output from the electrical generator when the temperature of the automotive battery module is not greater than the first temperature threshold; and
instruct the relay to switch to, maintain, or both the closed position to enable the automotive battery module to utilize a second amount of the storage capacity less than first amount to capture lower electrical power output from the electrical generator when the temperature of the automotive battery module is greater than the first temperature threshold.