Module maintenance system
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1. A module maintenance system comprising:
- a battery module comprising an enclosure and at least a first battery cell and a second battery cell, the first and second battery cells being disposed in a cavity of the enclosure;
a rig comprising a lid and a set of buses, the set of buses being attached to the lid;
a charging device for charging the first and second battery cells;
wherein the battery module has a series configuration and a parallel configuration;
wherein, in the series configuration, the lid of the rig is spaced apart from the enclosure and the set of buses of the rig is spaced apart and unattached from the first and second battery cells such that the set of buses of the rig does not couple to the first and second battery cells;
wherein, in the series configuration, one or more bus bars couple the first and second battery cells in series and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the one or more bus bars; and
wherein, in the parallel configuration, the lid of the rig attaches to the enclosure of the battery module such that the set of buses of the rig couples to the first and second battery cells and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the set of buses.
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Abstract
A module maintenance system includes a battery module, a charging device, and a rig. The battery module has a series configuration and a parallel configuration. In the parallel configuration, the rig connects each battery cell of the battery module in parallel and the charging device charges each battery cell of the battery module using the rig. In the series configuration, the battery module serially connects each battery cell of the battery module to a first terminal and a second terminal and the charging device charges each battery cell of the battery module using the first terminal and the second terminal.
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1. A module maintenance system comprising:
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a battery module comprising an enclosure and at least a first battery cell and a second battery cell, the first and second battery cells being disposed in a cavity of the enclosure; a rig comprising a lid and a set of buses, the set of buses being attached to the lid; a charging device for charging the first and second battery cells; wherein the battery module has a series configuration and a parallel configuration; wherein, in the series configuration, the lid of the rig is spaced apart from the enclosure and the set of buses of the rig is spaced apart and unattached from the first and second battery cells such that the set of buses of the rig does not couple to the first and second battery cells; wherein, in the series configuration, one or more bus bars couple the first and second battery cells in series and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the one or more bus bars; and wherein, in the parallel configuration, the lid of the rig attaches to the enclosure of the battery module such that the set of buses of the rig couples to the first and second battery cells and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the set of buses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A module maintenance system comprising:
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a battery module comprising at least a first battery cell and a second battery cell; a rig comprising a set of buses for connecting with the first and second battery cells; one or more bus bars; a charging device comprising a bulk output and an equalization output; wherein the battery module has a series configuration and a parallel configuration; wherein, in the parallel configuration, the rig is disposed onto the battery module such that the set of buses couples the first and second battery cells in parallel; wherein, in the parallel configuration, the equalization output is coupled to the set of buses and the charging device outputs a first voltage to the equalization output to equalize charge levels of the first and second battery cells; wherein, in the series configuration, the one or more bus bars couple the first and second battery cells in series with the bulk output and the charging device outputs a second voltage to the bulk output to modify charge levels of the first and second battery cells; wherein, in the series configuration, the set of buses of the rig does not couple the first and second battery cells; and wherein the second voltage is greater than the first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A module maintenance system comprising:
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a battery module comprising an enclosure and at least a first battery cell and a second battery cell both disposed in a cavity of the enclosure, wherein the first battery cell has a first anode and a second anode, and wherein the second battery cell has a second anode and a second cathode; a rig comprising a lid, a first bus attached to the lid, and a second bus attached to the lid; a charging device for charging the first and second battery cells, wherein the charging device comprises a bulk output and an equalization output; wherein the battery module has a series configuration and a parallel configuration; wherein, in the series configuration, the lid of the rig is spaced apart from the enclosure and the first bus and the second bus are spaced apart and unattached from the first and second battery cells such that the first bus and the second bus do not couple to the first and second battery cells; wherein, in the series configuration, one or more bus bars couple the first and second battery cells in series and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the one or more bus bars; and wherein, in the parallel configuration, the lid of the rig attaches to the enclosure of the battery module such that the first bus couples the first connector of the equalization output to the first cathode and the second cathode, and the second bus couples the second connector of the equalization output to the first anode and the second anode and the charging device modifies charge levels of the first and second battery cells using the first bus and the second bus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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