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US 12,749,726 B2Granted
Battery pack assembly with a heater integrated voltage sense
AssigneeOur Next Energy, Inc.
InventorJason Davis
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Abstract
A battery pack assembly that includes a heater integrated into a voltage sense circuit. The heater integrated voltage sense also includes a heat spreader that transfers thermal energy away from the heater. An array of cells is arranged on the base of the assembly and below the heater integrated voltage sense to allow the heater of the heater integrated voltage sense to be serviced without removing the cells.
Claims17
A battery pack assembly comprising:
- a heater integrated voltage sense including:
- a heater;
- a heat spreader affixed to the heater and configured to transfer thermal energy away from the heater;
- and
- a voltage sense circuit affixed to the heat spreader;
- and
- a plurality of cells arranged in the battery pack assembly below the heater integrated voltage sense;
- wherein the voltage sense circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of cells through one or more busbars, and configured to measure a terminal voltage of one or more cells of the plurality of cells;
- and
- wherein the heat spreader is thermally connected to the one or more cells of the plurality of cells through said one or more busbars or through contact with a top portion of the one or more cells.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.