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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurent Souliac, Saint Benoit, FR;
Gerard Rigobert, Poitiers, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 61 ; 429-7 ;
Abstract
A safety device for an electrochemical storage cell or a module of electrochemical cells, said safety device comprising at least one means for detecting anomalous operation of said storage cell or of a storage cell in said module, said detection means for detecting being associated with a pyrotechnic device, said pyrotechnic device being associated both with at least one means for shearing a portion of an electrical connection strip of said storage cell or of said module, and with at least one means for bypassing the portion which can be sheared.