A battery module for an electrically-driven aircraft is disclosed. The battery module can house multiple battery cells and prevent a battery cell fire or explosion from one battery cell from damaging neighboring battery cells. The battery module includes: a housing; a plurality of cell tubes housing a plurality of battery cells, each cell tube having an elongated surface and being positioned in the housing spaced apart from each other; a heat absorbing member comprising a heat absorbing material, wherein the heat absorbing member is arranged between at least two neighboring cell tubes; and the heat absorbing material being configured to undergo a phase transition from an initial state of matter into a final state of matter when at least one of the plurality of cell tubes exceeds a predetermined temperature in case of explosion or fire of at least one of the plurality of battery cells.
BATTERY MODULE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFT POWERED BY A BATTERY MODULE
2024-09-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern |