Battery with blended battery cells

A battery system comprising:

• a battery including:
• S battery cells of a first type, wherein each of the S battery cells includes a plurality of first cathode electrodes and a plurality of first anode electrodes;
• and
• T battery cells of a second type, wherein each of the T battery cells includes a plurality of second cathode electrodes and a plurality of second anode electrodes, where S and T are greater than one;
• a first voltage sensor configured to sense a first output voltage of the S battery cells of the first type connected together;
• a second voltage sensor configured to sense a second output voltage of the T battery cells of the second type connected together;
• and
• a DC-DC converter including an input and output, the input of the DC-DC converter coupled only to the T battery cells of the second type, the DC-DC converter configured to receive the first output voltage from the first voltage sensor and boost the second output voltage of the T battery cells of the second type to the first output voltage, wherein the output of the DC-DC converter is coupled to an output of the S battery cells of the first type connected together,
• wherein the T battery cells are arranged between the S battery cells,
• wherein a volumetric energy density ratio of the S battery cells of the first type to T battery cells of the second type is 2,
• wherein each S battery cell of the first type is defined by a first thickness, each T battery cell of the second type is defined by a second thickness, the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and the second thickness of each T battery cell of the second is one quarter of the first thickness of each S battery cell of the first type, and
• wherein at least one of:
• the plurality of first cathode electrodes includes a first cathode active material that is different than a second cathode active material of the plurality of second cathode electrodes, and
• the plurality of first anode electrodes includes a first anode active material that is different than a second anode active material of the plurality of second anode electrodes,
• wherein the first cathode active material has an onset temperature that is less than or equal to 200° C.,
• the second cathode active material has an onset temperature that is greater than or equal to 250° C.,
• the first anode active material has an onset temperature that is less than or equal to 150° C., and
• the second anode active material has an onset temperature that is greater than or equal to 180° C.

A battery system comprising:

• a battery including:
• S battery cells of a first type, wherein each of the S battery cells includes a plurality of first cathode electrodes and a plurality of first anode electrodes, the first cathode electrodes have a loading of 5 mAh/cm2, a specific capacity of 200 mAh/g, and a density of 3.3 g/cc, and the first anode electrodes have a loading of 5.5 mAh/cm2, a specific capacity of 500 mAh/g, and a density of 1.5 g/cc;
• and
• T battery cells of a second type, wherein each of the T battery cells includes a plurality of second cathode electrodes and a plurality of second anode electrodes, the second cathode electrodes have a loading of 5 mAh/cm2, a specific capacity of 150 mAh/g, and a density of 2.0 g/cc, and the second anode electrodes have a loading of 5.5 mAh/cm2, a specific capacity of 160 mAh/g, and a density 2.4 g/cc, and where S and T are integers greater than one;
• a first voltage sensor configured to sense a first output voltage of the S battery cells of the first type connected together;
• a second voltage sensor configured to sense a second output voltage of the T battery cells of the second type connected together;
• and
• a DC-DC converter including an input and output, the input of the DC-DC converter coupled only to the T battery cells of the second type, the DC-DC converter configured to receive the first output voltage from the first voltage sensor and boost the second output voltage of the T battery cells of the second type to the first output voltage,
• wherein the output of the DC-DC converter is coupled to an output of the S battery cells of the first type connected together,
• wherein the T battery cells are arranged between the S battery cells,
• wherein each S battery cell of the first type is defined by a first thickness, each T battery cell of the second type is defined by a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and
• wherein at least one of:
• the plurality of first cathode electrodes includes a first cathode active material that is nickel cobalt manganese aluminum (NOMA) and the plurality of second cathode electrodes includes a second cathode active material that is lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP), and
• the plurality of first anode electrodes includes a first anode active material that is graphite/silicon oxide (Gr/SiOx) and the plurality of second anode electrodes includes a second anode active material that is lithium titanium oxide (LTO).