The present invention provides a battery powered fan assembly (1) for providing motive force, comprising: An electric drive motor (12); a fan (14), connected to and driven by the drive motor (12) and rotatable about a central axis X, for moving a fluid F and to thereby create a flow thereof; a battery (16), electrically connected to and for powering the drive motor (12); a heat management system (18), for managing the temperature T of the battery (16) comprising: a fluid collector (22), for collecting collected fluid Fc from the flow of fluid F moved by the fan (14); a heat exchange means (20), for exchanging thermal energy between the collected fluid Fc and the battery (16); and a fluid director (24) for receiving collected fluid Fc from said fluid collector (22) and directing said fluid Fc to said heat exchange means (20) for thermal management of the battery (16).
INTEGRATED FAN AND BATTERY PROPULSION SYSTEM
2025-04-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
STORAGE BATTERY PROPULSION SYSTEM AND STORAGE BATTERY PROPULSION SHIP
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