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US 2016/0111757 A1Published application
Battery module with fusible conductors
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsSukkyum KIM, Byungdon KWON
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Abstract
A battery module including at least one battery cell, a shunt resistor above a safety vent of the battery cell, and a plurality of fusible conductors connecting the shunt resistor to a charging/discharging current path. The shunt resistor measures a charging/discharging current of the battery cell. The fusible conductors include a material which melts when heated by a gas discharged through the safety vent.
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A battery module, comprising:
- at least one battery cell;
- a shunt resistor above a safety vent of the battery cell, the shunt resistor to measure a charging/discharging current of the battery cell;
- and
- a plurality of fusible conductors connecting the shunt resistor to a charging/discharging current path, the fusible conductors including a material which melts when heated by a gas discharged through the safety vent.
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A battery module, comprising:
- at least one battery cell;
- a sensor to measure a current of the battery cell;
- a circuit breaker connected between the sensor and a current path,
- wherein the current of the battery cell flows through the current path and wherein the circuit breaker disrupts the current path when pressure inside the battery cell exceeds a predetermined level.
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A battery cell, comprising:
- a vent;
- terminals;
- a sensor to measure a current between the terminals;
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- a circuit breaker connected between the sensor and a current path,
- wherein the current of the battery cell flows through the current path and wherein the circuit breaker includes a conductor which is to melt when heated gas is released from the vent, the heated gas to be released from the vent when pressure inside the battery cell exceeds a predetermined level, the melting of the conductor to disrupt the current path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.