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US 9,806,306 B2Granted
Impact resistant battery enclosure systems
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsWaterloo Tsutsui, Yuezhong Feng, Weinong Wayne Chen, Thomas Heinrich Siegmund
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Abstract
Battery enclosure arrangements for a vehicular battery system. The arrangements, capable of impact resistance include plurality of battery cells and a plurality of kinetic energy absorbing elements. The arrangements further include a frame configured to encase the plurality of the kinetic energy absorbing elements and the battery cells. In some arrangements the frame and/or the kinetic energy absorbing elements can be made of topologically interlocked materials.
Claims11
An enclosure arrangement system for a vehicular battery system, comprising:
- at least one enclosure arrangement module comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells;
- a plurality of kinetic energy absorbing elements, wherein each battery cell is surrounded by more than one kinetic energy absorbing element which is cylindrical;
- and
- a frame configured to encase the plurality of the kinetic energy absorbing elements and the battery cells.
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