Cps Technology Holdings LLC

Johnson Controls-saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Johnson Controls Technology LLC

Johnson Controls Advanced Power Solutions Gmbh

Clarios Germany Gmbh & Co. Kg

Clarios Advanced Solutions Gmbh

Clarios Germany Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Clarios Advanced Soltuions LLC

Johnson Controls—saft Power Solutions Llc

Jason Daniel Fuhr

Xugang Zhang

Gary P Houchin-Miller

Richard M DeKeuster

Robert J Mack

Jennifer L Czarnecki

Jonathan Paul Lobert

Dale B Trester

John P Dinkelman

Gerald K Bowen

Arunraj Varatharajah

Matthew Russell Tyler

Christopher M Bonin

Jeffrey L Troxel

Thomas J Dougherty

Kem M Obasih

Dharmendra Patel

Chris Bonin

Rengaraj Balakrishnan

Tyler Anthony Thiel

Nicholas E Elison

Donald J Caldwell

David R Boone

Michael J Koop

Martin Wiegmann

Ken Nakayama

Ruediger Jaeppelt

Alex Molinaroli

John P Dinkleman

Wataru Tsutsui

Chang Liu

Steven J Wood

Liang Cheng

Jason David Searl

Binbin Fan

Kathryn Marie Ciurlik

Yingyao Fu

Wei Qu

Peng Song

Peter A Selthafner

William R Murray

Alex A Molinaroli

Dhavalkumar Patel

William M Murray

Perry M Wyatt

Daniel B Le

Marco Jansen

Mark R Johnson

Joerg Birkholz

Waterloo Tsutsui

Christian Kuper

Abed Al Fattah Isam Shafie

Frederic C Bonhomme

Anthony C Pacheco

Richard Mark De Keuster

Vladimir Garcia Hernandez

Judson W Riggins

Fredrick C Ellner

Matt Tyler

Roderique Duell

Jonathan P Lobart

Dhaval Patel

Rajesh Kumar

Jennifer Lynn Czarnecki

David Patel

An electrical conduction assembly comprising a flexible layer, an interface being associated with and electrically coupled to a terminal of an external electrical element, and a circuit trace coupled to the flexible layer and to the interface. The circuit trace includes a fuse as part of the trace, and the fuse is associated with the interface. Also disclosed is a battery including the electrical conduction assembly. Further disclosed is a bus bar holder for a battery. The bus bar holder includes a lead-in structure coupled with a main body on a first side. The lead in structure includes a first lead-in wall to be disposed between a first plurality of battery cells and a second lead-in wall orthogonal to the first lead-in wall. The bus bar holder can also include a plurality of pockets, each or which includes a respective aperture and a respective recess.

Bus bar holder including a lead-in structure, electrical conduction assembly having a bus bar, and battery including the same

Disclosed is a lead acid battery including a housing having an exterior. The battery also includes a lead terminal extending through the housing to the exterior of the housing. A coating covers the lead terminal such that there is no exposed lead exterior to the housing.

Battery terminal

Systems and methods are disclosed for battery cells with positive polarity rigid containers. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cell may include a container and a lid piece that couple together to form a rectangular prismatic geometry. An electrode assembly having positive and negative coils may be disposed within the cell, and the positive coil may be conductively coupled to the cell. In this way, the cell (e.g., both the lid and the container) may be positively polarized. Further, the electrode assembly may incorporate a jelly-roll or a stacked structure. In one embodiment, the lid piece may include a vent that opens in response to pressure in the cell surpassing an established threshold. The lid may further include a positive terminal, negative terminal, and a method for filling the cell with electrolyte. Another embodiment may provide a battery module include multiple cells with positive polarity rigid containers.

Prismatic lithium ion cell with positive polarity rigid container

A battery system having a housing configured to receive a battery cell that is configured to generate thermal energy. The housing includes a first wall and a second wall, both of which are positioned proximate to the battery cell. The first wall and the second wall form in part a cell compartment. The battery system further includes a unitary heat sink having a first portion embedded into the first wall and a second portion embedded into the second wall.

Battery system having a passive heat sink

Battery bushing

Disclosed is a non-lead conductive cap for a battery terminal and battery. The battery may comprise a battery housing and a positive and negative terminal, the positive and negative terminal being accessible through the battery housing; wherein the positive and negative terminal further comprise an electrically conductive cap mounted on both the positive and negative terminal, wherein the electrically conductive cap does not comprise lead.

Cap for battery terminal

An overcharge protection device cover assembly for use with a battery cell housing. The battery cell housing has a first terminal and a second terminal, the overcharge protection device cover assembly including a first terminal pad having a first length. The first terminal pad is contactable with the first terminal of the battery cell housing. The assembly also includes a second terminal pad having a second length that is greater than the first length. The second terminal pad is contactable with the second terminal of the battery cell housing. A reversal device of the assembly is deflectable toward the first and second terminal pads. A conductive element of the assembly is positioned between the reversal device and the first and second terminal pads.

Overcharge protection device with uneven terminal pads

Facing panel of a battery housing

A battery system includes an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a cover having an opening. The electrochemical cell also includes an aluminum terminal pad disposed proximate an outer surface of the cover. The pad opening includes a tapered surface such that the pad opening has a larger cross-sectional width proximate an upper surface of the aluminum terminal pad than proximate a lower surface of the aluminum terminal pad opposite the upper surface and facing the outer surface of the cover. The electrochemical cell also includes a rivet having a body portion extending through the opening in the cover, a head portion disposed in the pad opening of the aluminum terminal pad, and a shoulder extending between the body portion and the head portion. The head portion includes an inverted cone shape corresponding with the tapered surface of the pad opening.

Weldable aluminum terminal pads of an electrochemical cell

Battery housing cover

A battery terminal bushing is disclosed. The battery terminal bushing comprises a body having an insertion end and an exterior end opposite the insertion end. One or more sealing rings surround the body between the insertion end and the exterior end. A terminal post connector segment is provided on the insertion end of the body. An anti-torque pattern is provided on one or more surfaces of the body configured to engage and be contained within the battery housing material. A lead acid battery comprising the battery terminal bushing is also disclosed.

Battery terminal bushing and lead acid battery

A method for bonding components of a lithium ion battery module includes positioning an energy absorbing insert adjacent to a first thermoplastic layer of the lithium ion battery module and to a second thermoplastic layer of the lithium ion battery module. Energy is applied to the energy absorbing insert to melt the energy absorbing insert and thereby fuse the first thermoplastic layer to the second thermoplastic layer. The first thermoplastic layer is a transmissive or semi-transmissive layer configured to allow the energy the pass through the first thermoplastic layer for absorption by the energy absorbing insert.

Method for bonding thermoplastic components in a battery module

A battery system includes a housing configured to receive a battery cell, where the battery cell is configured to output thermal energy as a byproduct of electrical energy generation and/or consumption, a wall of the housing positioned proximate to the battery cell, and a plurality of fins extending from the wall, where the plurality of fins is configured to absorb thermal energy from the battery cell and dissipate the thermal energy to air, or a heat sink, or both, and where a fin of the plurality of fins comprises a channel configured to facilitate a flow of the air between the fin of the plurality of fins and an adjacent fin of the plurality of fins.

Thermal management system for a battery module

The present disclosure provides a battery pack for a hybrid vehicle. The battery pack includes: multiple battery cells, a housing, a first end plate, a second end plate, a bearing plate and an upper cover, wherein the housing is provided with a bottom portion and side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom portion and forming an upper portion opening; the housing is configured for accommodating the multiple battery cells and the two end plates, when the multiple battery cells are sequentially arranged and mounted into the housing, the first end plate and the second end plate are located at two end sides of the sequentially arranged multiple battery cells to laterally fix the multiple battery cells; the bearing plate is mounted above the top portions of the multiple battery cells; and the upper cover is mounted above the housing to cover the upper portion opening of the housing.

Battery pack

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Sussex, WI, United States of America

Jason Daniel Fuhr