MODULAR BATTERY SYSTEM
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1. A battery system comprising:
- a plurality of sleeves modularly coupled together by members provided on an exterior surface of the sleeves, each of the sleeves configured to contain an electrochemical cell and comprising an inner surface, a plurality of features extending from the inner surface to define a space between the inner surface and an electrochemical cell provided within the sleeve, and an end having a plurality of apertures that are aligned with the space to allow a cooling fluid to enter the sleeve through the apertures and pass adjacent the cell via the spaces to cool the cell.
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Abstract
A battery system includes a plurality of sleeves modularly coupled together by members provided on an exterior surface of the sleeves. Each of the sleeves is configured to contain an electrochemical cell and comprises an inner surface. A plurality of features extend from the inner surface to define a space between the inner surface and an electrochemical cell provided within the sleeve. An end has a plurality of apertures that are aligned with the space to allow a cooling fluid to enter the sleeve through the apertures and pass adjacent the cell via the spaces to cool the cell.
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30 Claims
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1. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of sleeves modularly coupled together by members provided on an exterior surface of the sleeves, each of the sleeves configured to contain an electrochemical cell and comprising an inner surface, a plurality of features extending from the inner surface to define a space between the inner surface and an electrochemical cell provided within the sleeve, and an end having a plurality of apertures that are aligned with the space to allow a cooling fluid to enter the sleeve through the apertures and pass adjacent the cell via the spaces to cool the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery system comprising:
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a plurality of sleeves configured for modular coupling with each other, each of the plurality of sleeves configured to contain an electrochemical cell and comprising a plurality of grooves provided in an exterior surface of the sleeve; wherein each of the grooves includes at least one member provided therein for coupling its associated sleeve to an adjacent sleeve by engaging a member provided in a groove of the adjacent sleeve; wherein the plurality of sleeves are configured to be coupled together in a plurality of different configurations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of sleeves each having an electrochemical cell provided therein, wherein a first sleeve of the plurality of sleeves comprises a member configured to mechanically couple the first sleeve to an adjacent second sleeve and for electrically coupling an electrochemical cell provided in the first sleeve to an electrochemical cell provided in the second sleeve, wherein the member extends from an end of the first sleeve and is configured to fit into a channel of the second sleeve when the first sleeve and the second sleeve are coupled together, wherein the member comprises an electrically conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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