Apparatus and method for discharge of battery, battery, battery system and vehicle

• Main Authors: PETER FEUERSTACK, MICHAEL GANSEMER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.02.2016
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

The invention relates to a device for discharge of a battery (10; 10') comprising a plurality of battery cells (1001, ... 100n), characterized by: a load element (2001, ... 200n) for the selective discharge of a battery cell (1002) of the plurality of battery cells (1001, ... 100n) by means of conversion of electrical energy into thermal energy, a heat storage element (300) which is thermally connected to the load member (2001, ... 200n) for receiving and temporarily storing the converted thermal energy, and a control device (400) for monitoring the battery (10; 10') and initiative of the discharge of the battery cell (1002) by means of the load element (2001, ... 200n). The invention further relates to a battery (10; 10'), a battery system, a vehicle and a method for discharge of a battery (10; 10').