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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2011
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas C. Pederson, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Howard William Cox, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Paula D. Fasulo, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Ingrid A. Rousseau, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas C. Pederson, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Howard William Cox, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Paula D. Fasulo, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Ingrid A. Rousseau, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
One embodiment includes a rechargeable charge storage device including a microcapsule disposed within said rechargeable charge storage device; and a thermal retardant chemical species contained within said microcapsule, wherein said microcapsule is adapted to release said chemical species upon being exposed to a triggering event either prior to or during an unstable rise in temperature of said charge storage device.