Caterpillar Inc.

Jeffrey T Michielutti

Rodwan Tarek Adra

John M Tanner

David A Gleissner

Ralph E Boirum

Frederick Glueck

A battery module may include a housing having a length, a width, and a height. The housing may include four sidewalls, a first open end, and a second open end opposite the first open end. The four sidewalls may extend the length of the housing. The four sidewalls may form a seamless closed channel member. A plurality of battery cells may be stacked lengthwise within the housing. A first endplate may be coupled to the first open end of the housing, and a second endplate may be coupled to the second open end of the housing.

Battery housing systems

A coil for a rotary electric machine includes a plurality of electrically conductive wires defining a group of wires wrapped to define a plurality of turns. The coil further includes a pair of major sections and a compound outer surface along the pair of major sections. The compound outer surface has a first leg section and a second leg section with the first leg section and the second leg section at an angle to each other. A bonding material is positioned along portions of the pair of major sections to define the compound outer surface.

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Jeffrey T Michielutti