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US 2021/0280929 A1Published application
Fire suppressant enclosures for battery cell systems
OwnerLuis PEREZinventor
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Abstract
Battery systems and associated methods are described herein. A representative battery system includes: a plurality of individual battery units that each include a battery cell enclosed in a housing with a sensor therein configured to sense a physical characteristic of the battery cell, such as output voltage, output current, battery temperature, etc.; and a controller configured to connect/disconnect each battery cell according to its physical status to/from a device/system monitoring the battery system, such as an overarching vehicle control system.
Claims24
1-21. (canceled)
A battery system comprising:
- an energy storage cell;
- a cell container surrounding the energy storage cell, the cell container comprising at least one power output terminal and a test port;
- an external housing defining an enclosure configured to encompass the cell container;
- a conduit attached to the test port of the cell container and accessible through the external housing;
- and
- a valve positioned within the conduit and controlling fluidic flow through the conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.