LAYERED BATTERY MODULE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
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1. A method of manufacturing a battery module for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- disposing a plurality of battery cells into a lower housing;
disposing a lid assembly over the plurality of battery cells in the lower housing, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid and a plurality of bus bar interconnects disposed on the lid;
disposing a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly onto the lid assembly; and
electrically coupling portions of the lid assembly, portions of the PCB assembly, and the plurality of battery cells to each other.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a battery module for use in a vehicle is presented. The method may include disposing battery cells into a lower housing and disposing a lid assembly over the battery cells. The lid assembly may include a lid and bus bar interconnects disposed on the lid. The method may also include disposing a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly onto the lid assembly and electrically coupling portions of the lid assembly, portions of the PCB assembly, and the battery cells to each other.
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1. A method of manufacturing a battery module for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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disposing a plurality of battery cells into a lower housing; disposing a lid assembly over the plurality of battery cells in the lower housing, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid and a plurality of bus bar interconnects disposed on the lid; disposing a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly onto the lid assembly; and electrically coupling portions of the lid assembly, portions of the PCB assembly, and the plurality of battery cells to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery module comprising:
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a lower housing; a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells are electrically coupled together to produce a voltage; a lid assembly disposed over the battery cells and coupled to the lower housing, wherein the lid assembly comprises a lid and a plurality of bus bar interconnects mounted on the lid; a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly disposed on and coupled to the lid assembly, wherein the PCB assembly comprises a PCB; and a cover disposed over and coupled to the lower housing to hermetically seal the battery module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for use in a vehicle battery module, comprising:
a PCB configured to be layered over a plurality of battery cells in the vehicle battery module, wherein the PCB comprises; a distributed power layer; a distributed ground layer; one or more signal layers disposed between the distributed power layer and the distributed ground layer, wherein all circuit signals are routed on the one or more signal layers; a first external ground cage layer disposed on a side of the distributed power layer opposite the one or more signal layers; and a second external ground cage layer disposed on a side of the distributed ground layer opposite the one or more signal layers; wherein the first and second external ground cage layers are configured to shield the circuit signals routed throughout the PCB from electrical noise from the plurality of battery cells. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A battery module comprising:
a multi-layered printed circuit board (PCB) comprising; circuitry disposed on at least one internal layer of the multi-layered PCB; a first external ground cage layer forming a first external layer of the multi-layered PCB; and a second external ground cage layer forming a second external layer of the multi-layered PCB; wherein the first and second external ground cage layers are configured to shield the circuitry from electrical noise. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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