Bus bar assembly carrier

A battery module, comprising:

• a housing having an opening;
• a carrier nested within the housing and comprising:
• an outer periphery corresponding to a dimension of the opening;
• a plurality of terminal openings corresponding to a position of electrode terminals associated with a plurality of electrochemical cells disposed within the housing;
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• springs disposed on an inner surface of the carrier, wherein the springs are configured to abut an electrochemical cell surface between the electrode terminals;
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• a bus bar assembly coupled to an outer surface of the carrier substantially opposite the inner surface, wherein the bus bar assembly comprises bus bars configured to couple to the electrode terminals of one of the plurality of electrochemical cells with a respective electrode terminal of another one of the plurality of electrochemical cells such that the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically coupled, the bus bars comprise a first electrode receptacle and a second electrode receptacle spaced apart from the first electrode receptacle, and wherein the first and second electrode receptacles are sized to receive the electrode terminal of one of the plurality of electrochemical cells.

A battery module, comprising:

• a housing having an opening;
• a carrier disposed in the opening, wherein the carrier comprises:
• fasteners on an outer periphery of the carrier configured to secure the carrier to the housing;
• one or more vias corresponding to an anticipated position of electrochemical cell terminals associated with electrochemical cells disposed within the housing;
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• bus bar recesses configured to accommodate bus bars configured to couple to the electrode terminals of one of the plurality of electrochemical cells with a respective electrode terminal of another one of the plurality of electrochemical cells such that the plurality of electrochemical cells are electrically coupled, wherein the bus bar recesses include a first recess and a second recess, wherein the first recess is angled with respect to the second recess to accommodate different bus bar configurations.