Tech Acquisition Proposal: Thermal Management/Battery Cooling Technology

Rechargeable batteries in all applications suffer the same problem: when under load or being charged they give off heat, if this heat is not managed then the batteries suffer from:

• Reduced life, reduction in number of charge cycles
• Lower storage capacity
• Risk of fire / explosion

To overcome these problems most battery users cool them using blown air, cooling plates or a combination of both. However, both approaches suffer the same problem, that a cooling fluid passing over the cells gains heat as it passes and so the cells later in the pack receive a poorer level of cooling leading to a wide range of temperatures across the pack in turn having a detrimental effect on the cells and their performance.