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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Temam Kedir, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven Droste, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Debbi Callicoat, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including an array of pouch battery cells, a pair of carriers, and a plurality of busbars is provided. The array of pouch battery cells may each have terminal tabs of opposite polarity extending from opposing cell faces. The pair of carriers may extend along the cell faces and each may define a plurality of apertures sized to receive the terminal tabs. The plurality of busbars may be arranged with the carriers and terminal tabs such that an electrical connection across the cells includes parallel and series connections. The pouch battery cells may be arranged in clusters of adjacent cells connected in parallel, and the busbars may be arranged in spaced apart groups on each of the carriers and joined to adjacent terminal tabs to connect the clusters in series.