摘要 |
A cooling duct connects a passenger compartment of a vehicle and an energy storage system in fluid communication, and directs a flow of air from the passenger compartment to the energy storage system to cool the energy storage system. The cooling duct includes a first portion that is formed from a non-porous material, and a second portion that is formed from a porous material. The first portion and the second portion are attached to define an enclosed flow path. The second portion includes an airflow resistivity that allows air infiltration into the second portion, through the porous material, at a rate of between zero percent (0%) and twenty percent (20%) of a minimum flow rate when an inlet of the cooling duct is unobstructed, and at a rate of at least thirty percent (30%) when the inlet is completely obstructed.
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