Patent ID: 7230404
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery pack apparatus, comprising: a battery pack comprising a plurality of rechargeable batteries arranged in parallel and having heat medium passages formed therebetween; a heat insulation cover comprising a heat insulation material that covers a circumferential surface of the battery pack substantially entirely, a supply passage and a discharge passage being provided between the heat insulation cover and the battery pack, the supply passage supplying a heat medium to the heat medium passages while the discharge passage discharges the heat medium from the heat medium passages; a supply device that supplies the heat medium to the supply passage; and a heating/cooling device coupled to the supply device, wherein the heating/cooling device includes a heating device that heats the heat medium, a heat exchanger that cools the heat medium, and a protection net that collects and discharges drops of dew generated in the heating/cooling device.