Housing for receiving at least one battery cell pack, battery, and method for producing a housing and a battery

A battery, comprising:

• a plurality of optical interfaces;
• at least one battery cell pack having one of the plurality of optical interfaces;
• a battery electronics system having another of the plurality of optical interfaces;
• a housing, which surrounds the at least one battery cell pack and the battery electronics system;
• at least one housing wall being part of the housing, the at least one housing wall formed at least partially from a plastic;
• and
• an optical conductor formed in the plastic by selectively heating the at least one housing wall such that the refractive index in the plastic is modified, forming the optical conductor;
• wherein the at least one battery cell pack and the battery electronics system are arranged in the housing such that each of the plurality of optical interfaces is in communication with the optical conductor formed in the housing wall.

A method for producing a housing, comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing;
• providing an optical conductor;
• providing at least one housing wall being part of the housing;
• providing a plastic;
• forming the at least one housing wall from the plastic;
• selectively heating the at least one housing wall such that the refractive index in the plastic is modified, forming the optical conductor.

A method for producing a battery, comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing;
• providing at least one housing wall being part of the housing;
• providing a plastic;
• providing at least one battery cell pack;
• providing at least one battery electronics system;
• providing a plurality of optical interfaces, one of the plurality of optical interfaces being part of the at least one battery cell pack, and another one of the plurality of optical interfaces being part of the at least one battery electronics system;
• forming the at least one housing wall from the plastic;
• selectively heating the at least one housing wall, wherein the refractive index in the plastic is modified by the heating, with the result that an optical conductor is formed;
• inserting at least one battery cell pack and at least one battery electronics system into the housing such that each of the plurality of optical interfaces is in communication with the optical conductor.