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BATTERY ASSEMBLY

  • US 20090214941A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2009
  • Published: 08/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A battery assembly for a vehicle comprising:

  • a plurality of prismatic cells arranged to form a battery module;

    a plurality of heat transfer elements between at least a majority of the cells with each heat transfer element presenting at least one thermal transfer edge extending beyond an edge of an adjacent cell; and

    a first compression plate and a second compression plate positioned in generally parallel orientation to the cells and heat transfer elements and each disposed on an opposite side of the battery module relative to the other, the first and second compression plates connected with a plurality of fasteners that extend from the first compression plate to the second compression plate whereby the cells and heat transfer elements are compressed between the compression plates.

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