Structure of prismatic battery modules with scalable architecture

US8999546B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999546-B2
Application numberUS-62873309-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 1, 2009
Priority dateJan 12, 2009
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of battery subunits comprises a first battery cell, a heatsink, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad in that order with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with the compliant pad abutting the second battery cell.

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What is claimed is: 1. A battery system comprising: a plurality of repeating battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of repeating battery subunits comprises: a first battery cell, a heatsink, wherein the heatsink is in contact with each neighboring heatsink in the stack, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad, in that order, with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with th…

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What does patent US8999546B2 cover?
A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of battery subunits comprises a first battery cell, a heatsink, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad in that order with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with the compliant pad abutting the second battery cell.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hostler Jonathan E, Ijaz Mujeeb, Butt Shazad M, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/613. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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