Modular battery configured for wire bonding

A battery module for a battery pack assembly, the battery module comprising:

• a base plate;
• and
• a plurality of modular clips coupled to the base plate, each of the plurality of modular clips including:
• a housing configured to receive a plurality of battery cells, the housing including:
• a retainer plate including a plurality of top cell recesses, wherein each of the plurality of top cell recesses comprises:
• an opening extending through the retainer plate and shaped to open around at least a portion of a first electrical terminal of a battery cell and to open around at least a portion of a second electrical terminal of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing,
• wherein the opening includes a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side and the bottom side have different shapes, wherein at the bottom side of the opening, the retainer plate comprises a cell recess shaped to surround an exterior of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing.

A battery pack comprising:

• a plurality of battery modules, each battery module including:
• a base plate;
• and
• a plurality of modular clips coupled to the base plate, each of the plurality of modular clips including:
• a housing configured to receive a plurality of battery cells, the housing including:
• a retainer plate including a plurality of top cell recesses, wherein each of the plurality of top cell recesses comprises:
• an opening extending through the retainer plate and shaped to open around at least a portion of a first electrical terminal of a battery cell and to open around at least a portion of a second electrical terminal of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing,
• wherein the opening includes a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side and the bottom side have different shapes, wherein at the bottom side of the opening, the retainer plate comprises a cell recess shaped to surround an exterior of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing.