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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2019
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kyle O'Neil, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ehsan Baseri, Irvine, CA (US);
Kyle Butterfield, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Nathaniel C. Wynn, Tustin, CA (US);
Tyler Collins, Irvine, CA (US);
Todd Putnam, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Vignesh Sekar, Westland, MI (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A battery enclosure is provided having unswitched positive and negative terminals that are physically separated. The unswitched positive and negative terminals may be connected to circuit protection components, such as contactors and fuses. The contactors are set to an opened or closed state via a contactor control module. The battery enclosure includes external terminals that electrically couple the battery and circuit protection devices to external components, such as charging ports and electrical loads.