Patent ID: 8720625
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B60H,B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising a cooling system for electric apparatus mounted in the vehicle, wherein the cooling system comprises: a lower cell; an upper cell that is disposed above the lower cell; and a converter that is disposed above and on the lower cell and that converts a voltage of electric power input to or output from the lower cell and the upper cell, wherein the upper cell and the lower cell are constructed in two layers as a cell pack; and a blower that is disposed on the lower cell in order to cool the converter; and wherein the lower cell, the upper cell, and the converter are cooled by a refrigerant; the vehicle further comprising: a chassis on which the cell pack of the lower cell and the upper cell are mounted; and a tunnel that is disposed in the chassis to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in which a wiring is disposed to be connected to the converter; wherein: the converter is disposed, on the lower cell, on the near side to the tunnel, the blower is disposed, on the lower cell, on the further side from the tunnel, and refrigerant inlets of the converter are disposed in the vicinity of a refrigerant outlet of at least one of the upper cell and the lower cell.