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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

May. 18, 2022
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Erik B. Golm, Warren, MI (US);

Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Troy, MI (US);

Gustavo Cibrian Salazar, Belle River, CA;

Bhavesh Shah, Troy, MI (US);

Xiaosong Huang, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/42 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/425 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

A containment system for a rechargeable energy storage device (RESS) is described includes an enclosure having a first compartment adjoining a second compartment. The first compartment is arranged to house a plurality of power electronics devices, and the second compartment is arranged to house a plurality of battery cells. The second compartment includes a tub that defines a bottom portion, and a floor plate. The tub includes opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls. A top plate is arranged overtop of the first compartment and the second compartment. A first one of the end walls and the top plate define a first slot between the first compartment and the second compartment. A first removable panel is arranged to enclose the first compartment. The plurality of battery cells connect to the plurality of power electronics devices via a high-voltage DC power bus that is arranged to pass through the first slot.


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