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US 8,940,421 B2Granted
Battery module
AssigneesTyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Co., Ltd.
InventorsWeiping Zhao, Young Geun Park
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Abstract
A battery module includes battery cells arranged side-by-side in a stacked configuration, the battery cells having positive and negative cell terminals. Buss bars are electrically connected to corresponding cell terminals to electrically connect adjacent battery cells. A battery cover coupled to the battery cells. A module controller is held by the battery cover and is electrically connected to the buss bars to monitor a voltage of the corresponding buss bar.
Claims16
A battery module comprising:
- battery cells arranged side-by-side in a stacked configuration, the battery cells having positive and negative cell terminals;
- buss bars electrically connected to corresponding cell terminals to electrically connect adjacent battery cells, the bus bars including voltage signal pins extending therefrom;
- a battery cover coupled to the battery cells;
- and
- a module controller held by the battery cover, the module controller including a circuit board and voltage sensing contacts extending from the circuit board, the voltage sensing contacts being directly electrically connected to corresponding voltage signal pins of the buss bars to monitor a voltage of the corresponding buss bar.
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A battery module comprising:
- battery cells arranged side-by-side in a stacked configuration, the battery cells having positive and negative cell terminals, the battery cells having gas pressure valves;
- buss bars electrically connected to corresponding cell terminals to electrically connect adjacent battery cells;
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- a battery cover coupled to the battery cells, the battery cover having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface resting on the battery cells, the top surface of the battery cover holding a module controller that is electrically connected to the buss bars to monitor a voltage of the corresponding buss bar, the battery cover having a gas vent manifold defined by a tunnel in the bottom surface being sealed to the gas pressure valves of the battery cells, the gas vent manifold configured to vent gas exhausted through the gas pressure valves wherein the buss bars include voltage signal pins extending therefrom, the module controller including a circuit board and voltage sensing contacts extending from the circuit board, the voltage sensing contacts being directly electrically connected to corresponding voltage signal pins of the buss bars to monitor a voltage of the corresponding buss bars.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.