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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chih-Hung Yen, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David R. Clark, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Su Jung Han, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kuo-huey Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Gustavo Cibrian Salazar, Belle River, CA;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells encased in an outer shell. The outer shell has disposed on an inner surface a flame retardant layer that comprises expandable graphite. The expandable graphite is operative to expand during an thermal event that results in an increase in battery module temperature. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising disposing in a battery module a flame retardant layer; where the battery module comprises a plurality of battery cells encased in an outer shell. The outer shell has disposed on an inner surface a flame retardant layer that comprises expandable graphite. The expandable graphite is operative to expand during an thermal event that results in an increase in battery module temperature.