Battery System And Method
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1. A battery system comprising:
- a housing that defines an internal volume and a vent that fluidly couples said internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding said housing; and
a support structure within said internal volume, said support structure being configured to support a plurality of battery cell modules in said internal volume.
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Abstract
A battery system including a housing that defines an internal volume and a venting system that fluidly couples the internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding the housing and a support structure within the internal volume, the support structure being configured to support a number of battery cell modules in the internal volume.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery system comprising:
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a housing that defines an internal volume and a vent that fluidly couples said internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding said housing; and a support structure within said internal volume, said support structure being configured to support a plurality of battery cell modules in said internal volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery system comprising:
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a housing that defines an internal volume and at least one vent that fluidly couples said internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding said housing; a plurality of battery cell modules received in said internal volume; and a charging system configured to identify malfunctioning cell modules and non-malfunctioning cell modules within said plurality of battery cell modules and to electrically isolate said malfunctioning cell modules from said non-malfunctioning cell modules, wherein said charging system supplies a charging voltage to said non-malfunctioning cell modules and increases said charging voltage to maintain operating ratings when said malfunctioning cell modules are isolated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a battery system at a target voltage comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing that defines an internal volume and a vent that fluidly couples said internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding said housing; placing a plurality of battery cell modules into said internal volume; applying a charging voltage to said plurality of battery cell modules; monitoring each battery cell module of said plurality to identify a malfunctioning battery cell module within said plurality; and when said malfunctioning battery cell module is identified, electrically isolating said malfunctioning battery cell module from said other battery cell modules of said plurality; and increasing said charging voltage applied to said other battery cell modules of said plurality.
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