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Battery interconnects

  • US 10,211,443 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2016
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interconnect for interconnecting a set of battery cells, the interconnect comprising:

  • a conductor, comprising a first portion and a second portion, electrically isolated from the first portion,wherein the first portion comprises a first contact, a second contact, and a fuse, the fuse forming electrical connection between the first contact and the second contact and being monolithic with the first contact and the second contact, andwherein thicknesses of the first contact, the second contact, and the fuse are same;

    a first insulator, adhered to the conductor and mechanically supporting the first portion and the second portion of the conductor relative to each other,wherein the first insulator comprises a first opening such that the fuse fully overlaps with the first opening;

    a second insulator, adhered to the conductor and mechanically supporting the first portion and the second portion of the conductor relative to each other,wherein the second insulator comprises a second opening such that the fuse fully overlaps with the second opening, andwherein the conductor is positioned between the first insulator and the second insulator; and

    a heat sink, adhered and thermally coupled to the second insulator such that the second insulator is disposed between the heat sink and the conductor and the conductor is electrically insulated from the heat sink.

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