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US 2010/0075213 A1Published application
Cell thermal runaway propagation resistant battery pack
AssigneeTesla Motors, Inc.
InventorsVineet Haresh Mehta, Weston Arthur Hermann, Nicholas Robert Kalayjian
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Abstract
A means for inhibiting the propagation of thermal runaway within a plurality of batteries is provided, wherein the means is comprised of a layer of intumescent material covering the interior surfaces of the battery pack.
Claims10
A battery pack, comprising:
- a plurality of batteries;
- a first housing member configured to hold said plurality of batteries, wherein said first housing member is comprised of a first housing member inner surface and a first housing member outer surface;
- a second housing member configured to be coupled to said first housing member, wherein said second housing member is comprised of a second housing member inner surface and a second housing member outer surface;
- a plurality of battery interconnects electrically coupled to said plurality of batteries;
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- a layer of intumescent material coating said first housing member inner surface, said second housing member inner surface, said plurality of batteries, and said plurality of battery interconnects.
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