Swapping cells for cooler temp?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Christopher Kim, Sep 21, 2023.

  1. Christopher Kim

    Christopher Kim Junior Member

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    Hey guys. So on area temp 2 is where it usually gets the hottest. I was wondering if I was to swap out cells from temp 3 and move them to temp 2 location, would that help any with lower temps??
     
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    So then what will happen to the cells that wind up in the temp to or the other temp area that's hot You're going to move some modules from where it's hot to where it's cooler in the rack and then what goes over in the hot space other module so they can get hot seems to me we need to come up with a way to cool the battery better I don't know what that would be not air conditioning but something more air flow a larger squirrel cage fan and some holes in the side of the case four and aft and blow more air through the case don't have the answer but it doesn't seem like just rearranging modules because of where heat might be We need to get the heat out seemingly.