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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Giriraj Srinivasan, Troy, MI (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kanchana Pentapati, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Giriraj Srinivasan, Troy, MI (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kanchana Pentapati, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery assembly having a plurality of battery modules capable of powering a traction motor of a vehicle. First and second end frames are provided on the battery modules. A plurality of battery cells is disposed between the first and second end frames. The first end frame of one of the battery modules has a first pocket. The second end frame of an adjacent battery module has a second pocket. The first and second pockets are aligned when the battery assembly is assembled to define a receptacle. A thermistor is disposed in the receptacle. The thermistor extends through the first pocket of the first end frame and at least partially into the second pocket of the second end frame.