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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Poirier, Brownstown, MI (US);
Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/34 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); H01M 2/345 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2200/20 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle battery management system is disclosed. The system may include a cell casing and a tripwire. The cell casing may include connected walls that surround a battery active region. At least one of those walls may define a weakened section. A tripwire may be stretched across the weakened and configured to break to interrupt current flow therethrough responsive to a pressure within the cell casing surpassing a predetermined threshold causing the weakened section to bulge towards the tripwire.