Configurable vehicle battery backplane and modules and methods of operating the same

An apparatus for a multi-voltage configurable module (MVCM) comprising:

• a plurality of burst discs;
• a top cover coupled to the plurality of burst discs;
• a plurality of flame arrestors coupled to the top cover;
• a main housing;
• a plurality of battery cells;
• a cell retention tray coupled to the main housing for retaining the plurality of battery cells;
• a printed circuit board;
• a plurality of conducting nails coupled to the plurality of battery cells and further coupled to the printed circuit board;
• a plurality of battery cell isolation sleeves each coupled to one of the plurality of battery cells and configured to isolate each of the plurality of battery cells;
• the main housing coupled to the top cover and configured to hold the plurality of battery cell isolation sleeves;
• a plurality of conducting springs coupled to a bottom of the main housing;
• the printed circuit board coupled to the plurality of conducting springs;
• a plurality of output terminals coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of output terminals are configured to deliver output voltage generated by the plurality of battery cells to a multi-voltage configurable backplane (MVCB);
• and
• a bottom cover coupled to the main housing.