CONTACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY MODULE
First Claim
1. A contactor assembly for a battery module, the battery module comprised of a battery housing positive terminal and a battery housing negative terminal, at least one battery cell having a positive battery cell terminal, and a battery control system with a processor located on a circuit board, the contactor assembly comprising;
- a contactor housing separated from the circuit board;
a contactor control terminal attachable to the processor, a contactor first terminal that extends through the contactor housing and is attachable to the battery housing positive terminal, and a contactor second terminal that extends through the contactor housing and is attachable to the positive battery cell terminal; and
a switch with a switch first terminal a switch second terminal, and a switch control input, the switch first terminal and the switch second terminal connected to the contactor first terminal and the contactor second terminal, respectively, and the switch control input coupled to the contactor control terminal;
wherein the switch control input is controlled to allow or prohibit current flow between the at least one battery cell and the battery housing positive terminal.
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Abstract
A contactor with a control terminal, first terminal and a second terminal that each extends through the contactor housing, the switch first terminal and the switch second terminal connected to the contactor first terminal and the contactor second terminal, respectively, and the switch control input coupled to the contactor control terminal and capable of allowing or prohibiting current flow between the contactor first terminal and the contactor second terminal.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A contactor assembly for a battery module, the battery module comprised of a battery housing positive terminal and a battery housing negative terminal, at least one battery cell having a positive battery cell terminal, and a battery control system with a processor located on a circuit board, the contactor assembly comprising;
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a contactor housing separated from the circuit board; a contactor control terminal attachable to the processor, a contactor first terminal that extends through the contactor housing and is attachable to the battery housing positive terminal, and a contactor second terminal that extends through the contactor housing and is attachable to the positive battery cell terminal; and a switch with a switch first terminal a switch second terminal, and a switch control input, the switch first terminal and the switch second terminal connected to the contactor first terminal and the contactor second terminal, respectively, and the switch control input coupled to the contactor control terminal; wherein the switch control input is controlled to allow or prohibit current flow between the at least one battery cell and the battery housing positive terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A contactor for a battery module, the battery module comprised of a battery housing, a battery housing terminal, at least one battery cell, and a battery control system with a processor located on a circuit board, the contactor comprising;
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a contactor housing separated from the circuit board by a media selected from air and a thermal insulator; a contactor control terminal that extends through the contactor housing and coupled to the processor, a contactor first terminal comprising a first metallic conductor that extends through the contactor housing and coupled to the battery housing terminal, and a contactor second terminal comprising a second metallic conductor that extends through the contactor housing and is coupled to the at least one battery cell; and a switch with a switch first terminal and a switch second terminal, and a switch control input, the switch first terminal mounted on the first metallic conductor and the switch second terminal mounted on the second metallic conductor, and the switch control input coupled to the contactor control terminal; wherein the switch control input is controlled to allow or prohibit current flow between the contactor first terminal and the contactor second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification