Battery pack for transportation and operation
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1. A battery pack comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of cells disposed in said housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity with a lithium content, said plurality of cells being separated into a first battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected and a second battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected; and
said plurality of cells having at least three battery contacts exposed to an exterior of said housing, said at least three battery contacts including a positive terminal, a negative terminal and an intermediate terminal dividing the battery pack into a pair of batteries.
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Abstract
A battery pack with a housing and a plurality of cells disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity between about 2.17 and 2.67 ampere hours with an equivalent lithium content between about 6.5 and 8.0. The plurality of cells includes a first battery disposed in the housing and including a first plurality of cells connected in series and a second battery disposed in the housing and including a second plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the first battery and the second battery are operable in a storage mode and a use mode.
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19 Claims
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1. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of cells disposed in said housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity with a lithium content, said plurality of cells being separated into a first battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected and a second battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected; and said plurality of cells having at least three battery contacts exposed to an exterior of said housing, said at least three battery contacts including a positive terminal, a negative terminal and an intermediate terminal dividing the battery pack into a pair of batteries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of cells disposed in said housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity with a lithium content, said plurality of cells being separated into a first battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected and a second battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected; and said plurality of cells having at least three battery contacts exposed to an exterior of said housing, wherein said first battery is disposed in said housing and including a first plurality of cells connected in series and said second battery disposed in said housing and including a second plurality of cells connected in series, wherein said first battery and second battery are operable in a storage mode and a use mode, said storage mode including isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells, said use mode including electrically connecting said first plurality of cells to said second plurality of cells and defining a voltage and a storage capacity for the battery pack, and said plurality of cells provides 36 volts. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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7. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of cells disposed in said housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity with a lithium content, said plurality of cells being separated into a first battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected and a second battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected; and said plurality of cells having at least three battery contacts exposed to an exterior of said housing, and said plurality of cells is operable to provide 36 volts; and a controller electrically connected to at least one of said first plurality of cells and said second plurality of cells, wherein said controller controls one or more of the following functions;
charging, discharging, communication, identification, status, diagnostic, logging and switching.
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11. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of cells disposed in said housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity with a lithium content, said plurality of cells being separated into a first battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected and a second battery including a plurality of said cells permanently connected; and said plurality of cells having at least three battery contacts exposed to an exterior of said housing, wherein said plurality of cells include multiple two-cell units, wherein each cell of said two-cell unit is wired in parallel to the other cell and said multiple two-cell units are wired in series to provide 36 volts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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