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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Caleb Jones, Troy, MI (US);
Chih-cheng Hsu, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Charles Hua, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery for an electric vehicle includes first and second pairs of modules in electrical communication with each other. The first pair of modules includes a first module and a second module. The second module is in electrical and thermal communication with the first module via a first plurality of outer bus bars. The second pair of modules includes a third module and a fourth module. The fourth module is in electrical and thermal communication with the third module via a second plurality of outer bus bars. The first and second pairs of modules are coupled to each other via a first inner connecting bus bar and a second inner connecting bus bar proximate to a center region of each of the second and third modules.