US Patent Issued to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals on Oct. 21 for "Multi-mode cooling system for batteries" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,537, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Multi-mode cooling system for batteries" was invented by Obaidallah Mohammad Ali Munteshari (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-mode cooling system includes a first three-way valve, an evaporative cooler, a battery pack chamber with slots for battery main bodies, a second three-way valve, a dehumidifier, and a battery tab chamber with slots for battery tabs. The system operates in closed-circuit mode during vehicle operation, where cool air from the evaporative cooler flows through the battery pac...