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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Andreas Deyda, Lehre, DE;
Andreas Deyda, Lehre, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
An energy store device, especially for a motor vehicle, includes at least two energy sources, which are connected via an electrical connection, and at least one safety element, the safety element being deformable and/or expandable in order to sever the electrical connection between the energy sources. In a method for severing electrical connections of an energy store device having at least two energy sources, a short-circuit risk is determined with the aid of at least one determination device, a propellant is activated following a determination result of the determination device, and at least one safety element is deformed and/or expanded by the activation of the propellant, in order to sever at least one electrical connection of the energy store device.