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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
John N. Oenick, Madison, WI (US);
Eric S. Mueller, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Steven J. Gonring, Slinger, WI (US);
Trevor George, Savoy, IL (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine battery pack including an enclosure defining a cavity, a plurality of cell modules within the cavity, each comprising a plurality of battery cells, and at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a presence of water, and a gas content within the cavity. A controller is configured to detect an event warranting decommission of the battery pack based on the temperature, the pressure, the presence of water, and/or the gas content within the cavity, and then to automatically operate a pump to intake water from outside of the enclosure and pump water through the cavity from an inlet port in the enclosure to an outlet port in the enclosure so as to cool the plurality of battery cells.