Patent ID: 8852780

Claim:
A battery support, comprising: a rigid, thermally conductive upper plate having first and second opposing major surfaces, the upper plate supporting a battery on the upper surface; at least one lower plate disposed on the second major surface side of the upper plate and providing a plurality of protrusions extending away from the second major surface and in fluid communication, the plurality of protrusions defining a first manifold portion, a second manifold portion, and plurality of non-linear passages extending along a first direction between the first and second manifolds, a cross-section of the plurality of protrusions defining the plurality of non-linear passages having a curved portion with a width that is at least about twice the height of the curved portion, wherein the plurality of non-linear passages are spaced apart from the battery; a first conduit in fluid communication with the first manifold portion; and a second conduit in fluid communication with the second manifold portion.