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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ATIEVA, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/34 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery enclosure is provided that externally shorts the enclosed battery, or batteries, immediately prior to the battery being punctured. As a result, the battery's state-of-charge is decreased, leading to a less severe reaction when the battery case is punctured.