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US 8,263,244 B2Granted
Isolation tray for a battery system
AssigneeCobasys, LLC
InventorSatish Anantharaman
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Abstract
A battery assembly includes a housing and N charge storage devices within the housing. The system also includes a first tray includes a first side that includes X areas that transfer first current from electrolyte leaked from a first one of the N charge storage devices to a current detector. The tray includes a second side that insulates the housing from the electrolyte. N and X are integers greater than or equal to 1.
Claims21
A battery system, comprising:
- a housing;
- N charge storage devices within said housing;
- and
- a first tray comprising a first sheet having a first surface and a second surface, wherein said second surface of said first tray is arranged opposite to said first surface of said first tray, wherein said first surface includes X areas transferring a first current to a current detector from electrolyte that is leaked along a surface of a first one of said N charge storage devices, and wherein said second surface insulates said housing from said electrolyte, wherein N and X are integers greater than or equal to 1.
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A battery system, comprising:
- A plurality of battery subpacks that communicate in at least one of series and parallel, wherein each of said battery subpacks comprises:
- a housing,
- N charge storage devices within said housing, and
- a tray comprising a rectangular portion including a first side and a second side, wherein said second side of said tray is arranged opposite to said first side of said tray, and wherein said first side includes X areas that transfer a first current from electrolyte leaked along a surface of a first one of said N charge storage devices, and wherein said second side insulates said housing from said electrolyte, wherein N and X are integers greater than or equal to 1;
- at least one current detector that generates detection signals based on said first current;
- and
- a control module that selectively controls each of said plurality of battery subpacks based on said detection signals,
- wherein at least one of said housings comprises a conductive “L”-shaped band that communicates with said X areas and said at least one current detector.
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A battery system, comprising:
- a plurality of battery subpacks that communicate in at least one of series and parallel, wherein each of said battery subpacks comprises:
- a housing,
- N charge storage devices within said housing, and
- a tray comprising a first side that includes X areas that transfer a first current from electrolyte leaked along a surface of a first one of said N charge storage devices, and a second side that insulates said housing from said electrolyte, wherein N and X are integers greater than or equal to 1;
- at least one current detector that generates detection signals based on said first current;
- and
- a control module that selectively controls each of said plurality of battery subpacks based on said detection signals,
- wherein each battery subpack comprises conductive clips that clip the first side and the second side of the tray together at one or more of the X areas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.