COOLING ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED ASSEMBLY PRODUCTIVITY AND BATTERY MODULES INCLUDING SAME

Title:

COOLING ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED ASSEMBLY PRODUCTIVITY AND BATTERY MODULES INCLUDING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/102496

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a battery module wherein a plurality of unit modules consisting of one or more battery cells are arranged on a side surface of the battery module or a cooling element which is mounted on the top or the bottom of a battery pack wherein a plurality of battery modules are arranged on a side surface thereof, and removes heat generated from the battery cell during charging and discharging, and the cooling element includes a heat conduction medium which is located on the top or the bottom of the battery module or the battery pack and comprises an upper plate and a lower plate of which the top and bottom are separated; and refrigerant pipes are formed with a hollow structure to allow refrigerants to flow inside, and include a first pipe mounted between the upper plate and the lower plate, and a second pipe which is integrally connected to the first pipe, and located on the front surface and/or the rear surface of the battery module or the battery pack.

Inventors:

KIM MIN JUNG (KR)
KANG DAL MO (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2012/000103

Publication Date:

October 18, 2012

Filing Date:

January 05, 2012

Export Citation:

Click for automatic bibliography generation Help

Assignee:

LG CHEMICAL LTD (KR)
KIM MIN JUNG (KR)
KANG DAL MO (KR)

International Classes:

H01M10/50; B60K11/00; B60L11/18; H01L23/36

Foreign References:

JP2001044347A	2001-02-16
KR20100041452A	2010-04-22
JP2004228386A	2004-08-12
JP2007166820A	2007-06-28
KR20100081942A	2010-07-15
JP2003247790A	2003-09-05

Other References: