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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Eric Villarreal, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Eric Villarreal, Las Vegas, NV (US);
K2 Energy Solutions, Inc., Henderson, NV (US);
Abstract
A lithium ion battery pack battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack comprises a housing, the housing having a sidewall and a sidewall opening extending there through, a plurality of lithium ion battery cells disposed within the housing, the battery cells having an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, first and second current collectors disposed in the housing, the first and second current collectors electrically engaging respective ones of the anode and the cathode terminals, a metal plate disposed in the sidewall opening adjacent one of the current collectors, and an electrically non-conductive barrier disposed between the adjacent one of the current collectors and the metal plate, wherein the metal plate draws heat from the adjacent one of the current collectors outwardly into the ambient environment.