Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Steve F Chorian

Michael W Degner

Allan Roy Gale

George Albert Garfinkel

Chung-hsing Kuo

Neil Robert Burrows

Dhanunjay Vejalla

Saravanan Paramasivam

Rajaram Subramanian

Steve Droste

Hari Krishna Addanki

Debbi Callicoat

Kimberley King

Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala

Brian Utley

Venkateswa Anand Sankaran

Mazen Hammoud

Thomas Zenner

Yongcai Wang

Chi Paik

Kevin A Montgomery

Yunan Guo

Keith Kearney

Jeffrey Matthew Haag

Mladen Marjanovic

David James Chesney

Vineeth Seshadri Kallur

David Wardzala

An exemplary support assembly for a battery array includes a spacer axially separating a first battery cell from a second battery cell, a frame that holds the spacer, and an insert secured to the frame. The insert is compressed against the first battery cell. An exemplary method of supporting a battery cell includes compressing an insert against a corner region of a battery cell. The insert is secured to a frame made of a first material. The insert is made of a second material that is softer than the first material.

Battery cell support assembly

A battery pack includes a heat dissipating structure, an array frame positioned against the heat dissipating structure, and a battery cell retained by the array frame and arranged so at least one surface of the battery cell is exposed by the array frame and is contiguous with the heat dissipating structure. The heat dissipating structure may be a heat exchanger plate or a thermal interface material (TIM).

Battery pack array frame designs that exclude thermal fins

A battery pack includes a battery cell, a thermal interface material adjacent the battery cell and a heater element integrated with the thermal interface material.

Battery thermal management system including thermal interface material with integrated heater element

An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle including, among other things, a vehicle-mounted battery and a modular battery. The modular battery is selectively removable from the vehicle, and is configured to be charged at a location remote from the vehicle. The vehicle is selectively powered by at least one of the modular battery and the vehicle-mounted battery.

System and method for powering electrified vehicle with modular battery

An exemplary battery pack includes a battery assembly and an enclosure assembly housing the battery assembly. The enclosure assembly is arranged to dissipate heat from at least two sides of the battery assembly.

Sealed battery pack designs

An assembly includes a traction battery of an electrified vehicle, and a blend door moveable between a first position that permits a first flow of air to move toward the traction battery and a second position that permits a second flow of air to move toward the traction battery. The first flow includes more air that has moved through an engine compartment than the second flow.

Battery pack thermal management

An example method of connecting an electric vehicle battery includes welding a landing of a terminal to a bus bar, and pressing a landing of the terminal and the bus bar against one another during the welding. The landing is along a first plane and a base of the terminal is along a second plane that is spaced from the first plane.

Electric vehicle battery attachment assembly and method

An exemplary assembly includes a blend structure moveable between a first position and a second position. The blend structure in the first position permits a first flow of air. The blend structure in the second position permits a second flow of air. The first flow includes more air that has moved through an engine compartment of an electrified vehicle than the second flow.

A bus bar assembly includes a deformable bus bar including a bus bar positive terminal flange, a bus bar negative terminal flange spaced-apart from the bus bar positive terminal flange and a flange connecting portion connecting the bus bar positive terminal flange and the bus bar negative terminal flange. A deformable bus bar frame includes a bus bar frame positive terminal flange carried by the bus bar positive terminal flange of the deformable bus bar and a bus bar frame negative terminal flange carried by the bus bar negative terminal flange of the deformable bus bar. A method of installing a deformable bus bar on positive and negative terminals of a battery cell is also disclosed.

Deformable busbar assembly and bus bar installation method

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Steve F Chorian