Module Configuration

Patent · 04 June 2002

OSTI ID:879628

Oweis, Salah ^[1]; D'Ussel, Louis ^[2]; Chagnon, Guy ^[3]; Zuhowski, Michael ^[4]; Sack, Tim ^[3]; Laucournet, Gaullume ^[5]; Jackson, Edward J ^[6]

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1. Ellicott City, MD
2. Bordeaux, FR
3. Cockeysville, MD
4. Annapolis, MD
5. Paris, FR
6. Taneytown, MD

A stand alone battery module including: (a) a mechanical configuration; (b) a thermal management configuration; (c) an electrical connection configuration; and (d) an electronics configuration. Such a module is fully interchangeable in a battery pack assembly, mechanically, from the thermal management point of view, and electrically. With the same hardware, the module can accommodate different cell sizes and, therefore, can easily have different capacities. The module structure is designed to accommodate the electronics monitoring, protection, and printed wiring assembly boards (PWAs), as well as to allow airflow through the module. A plurality of modules may easily be connected together to form a battery pack. The parts of the module are designed to facilitate their manufacture and assembly.

• Research Organization: US ADVANCED BATTERY CONSORTIUM
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-95EE50425
• Assignee: Alcatel (Paris, FR)
• Patent Number(s): US 6399238
• Application Number: 09/459455
• OSTI ID: 879628
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English