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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Satoshi Atsuchi, Rexford, NY (US);
Andrey I Meshkov, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Svetlana Selezneva, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The battery cell design includes a battery cell component comprises a current conducting element, that includes at least a portion that is hollow, further component is configured to be located within a battery cell. Another embodiment of the component comprises a first element that defines a first fluid path therein; and a second element that defines a second fluid path, wherein the two fluid paths are in communication with each other, further wherein the battery cell component is configured to conduct electric current. A battery cell and battery cell assembly that uses the component, and a method of cooling a battery assembly is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.