A vehicle electric power supply apparatus includes: a battery case; a battery that is arranged in the battery case; a first electric device that is arranged in the battery case and that is connected to at least the battery; and a battery cooling circuit that is configured to allow a refrigerant to flow through a pipe and cool at least the battery. A lower surface of the first electric device is lower than an upper surface of the battery and is positioned higher than a fluid level of the refrigerant in a state where the refrigerant that flows through the pipe is accumulated inside the battery case.
VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE
2018-12-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY |
Vehicle electric power supply apparatus and electric vehicle
European Patent Office | 2019
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