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US 2024/0258656 A1Published application
Electrochemical battery module and method therefor
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorChristopher Schlaupitz
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Abstract
A battery module composed of a plurality of electrochemical cells has selected positive and negative terminals being electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined employing a first adhesive material having electrically conductive properties and a second adhesive material having electrically isolative properties.
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A battery assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of electrochemical cells, each respective one of the electrochemical cells having positive and negative terminals;
- a plurality of interconnect boards (ICBs);
- and
- a first adhesive material;
- wherein a first set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined to a first set of the ICBs employing the first adhesive material;
- and
- wherein a second set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined to a second set of the ICBs employing the first adhesive material.
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A battery assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of electrochemical cells, each respective one of the electrochemical cells having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- and
- a first adhesive material;
- wherein a first set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined employing the first adhesive material;
- and
- wherein a second set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined employing the first adhesive material.
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A method for assembling a multicell battery, the method comprising:
- arranging a plurality of electrochemical cells, wherein each of the electrochemical cells includes positive and negative terminals;
- joining, via a first set of interconnect boards, a first set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells, wherein the first set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined to the first set of interconnect boards employing a first adhesive material, wherein the first adhesive material comprises an electrically conductive mechanically adhesive material;
- and
- joining, via a second set of interconnect boards, a second set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells, wherein the second set of the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically connected and weldlessly mechanically joined to the second set of interconnect boards employing the first adhesive material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.