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A battery module for insulating a battery from the heat of the engine of a motor vehicle, the module including a battery compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet, a first air flow path connecting the air inlet to the air outlet and a second air flow path around the outside of the battery compartm

A battery module for insulating a battery from the heat of the engine of a motor vehicle, the module including a battery compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet, a first air flow path connecting the air inlet to the air outlet and a second air flow path around the outside of the battery compartment connecting the air inlet to the air outlet, a damper positioned in the housing for movement between a first position wherein the first air flow path is open and the second air flow path is closed and a second position wherein the first air flow path is closed and the second air flow path is open, a shape memory alloy member for moving the damper from the first position to the second position when the ambient temperature exceeds a predetermined minimum and a spring for biasing the damper to the first position when the ambient temperature is less than the predetermined temperature.

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In a front section of a motor vehicle having an engine compartment enclosed by a hood, an engine having an air inlet mounted in the compartment, a battery module mounted in the engine compartment, said module comprising: a housing for enclosing a battery within the engine compartment separately from

In a front section of a motor vehicle having an engine compartment enclosed by a hood, an engine having an air inlet mounted in the compartment, a battery module mounted in the engine compartment, said module comprising: a housing for enclosing a battery within the engine compartment separately from the engine, said housing including an air inlet, an air outlet and a battery compartment, said air outlet being connected to the air inlet to the engine, a first air flow path through said housing between said air inlet and said air outlet, a second air flow path between said air inlet and said air outlet around the outside of said battery compartment, and temperature responsive means in said first air flow path including a shape memory alloy member and a damper for diverting air from said first air flow path to said second air path when the ambient air temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature.