A thermal management system for electric vehicle batteries

The present invention relates to a thermal management system for a battery module (102) of a vehicle, comprising a heat exchanger (101) for removing heat from the battery module (102); a heat transfer medium (103); a regulator (104); a temperature sensor (105); a compressor (106); a condenser (107);...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam
Format: Patent
Language:English
English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/46973/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46973/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46973/1/PTA7.98-2-Patent-Thermal%20Management%20System.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46973/2/Certificate%20of%20patent%20filling-ThMS.pdf
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Summary:The present invention relates to a thermal management system for a battery module (102) of a vehicle, comprising a heat exchanger (101) for removing heat from the battery module (102); a heat transfer medium (103); a regulator (104); a temperature sensor (105); a compressor (106); a condenser (107); and characterised by an expansion valve (108) connected to regulator (104) and the inlet of the heat exchanger (101) wherein the expansion valve is provided with a fuzzy logic system for regulating the flow of refrigerant in response to temperature changes in the heat exchanger (101). The present invention also relates to a method for regulating the temperature of the battery module (102) using the thermal management system; and characterised in that the closing and opening of the expansion valve (108) is controlled by the fuzzy logic system in response to a specified temperature range.