Battery system including batteries that have a plurality of positive terminals and a plurality of negative terminals
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1. A battery system comprising:
- a plurality of electrically connected lithium batteries, wherein each lithium battery includes a first positive terminal and a second positive terminal extending from a first end thereof and a first negative terminal and a second negative terminal extending from a second end thereof, wherein the first positive terminal and the second positive terminal of each lithium battery are separated by a first distance and the first negative terminal and the second negative terminal of each lithium battery are separated by a second distance, the first distance differing from the second distance to assure correct orientation of each lithium battery.
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Abstract
A lithium battery for use in a vehicle includes a container, a plurality of positive terminals extending from a first end of the lithium battery, and a plurality of negative terminals extending from a second end of the lithium battery. The plurality of positive terminals are provided in a first configuration and the plurality of negative terminals are provided in a second configuration, the first configuration differing from the second configuration. A battery system for use in a vehicle may include a plurality of electrically connected lithium cells or batteries.
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1. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of electrically connected lithium batteries, wherein each lithium battery includes a first positive terminal and a second positive terminal extending from a first end thereof and a first negative terminal and a second negative terminal extending from a second end thereof, wherein the first positive terminal and the second positive terminal of each lithium battery are separated by a first distance and the first negative terminal and the second negative terminal of each lithium battery are separated by a second distance, the first distance differing from the second distance to assure correct orientation of each lithium battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A battery system comprising:
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a plurality of electrically connected lithium batteries, wherein each lithium battery comprises a container, a first positive terminal and a second positive terminal extending form a first end of the container, and a first negative terminal and a second negative terminal extending from a second end of the container; wherein the first positive terminal and the second positive terminal are separated by a first distance and the first negative terminal and the second negative terminal are separated by a second distance, the first distance differing from the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of lithium-ion cells electrically connected in series, wherein each lithium-ion cell includes a first positive terminal and a second positive terminal extending from a first end thereof and a first negative terminal and a second negative terminal extending from a second end thereof, wherein the first positive terminal and the second positive terminal of each lithium-ion cell are separated by a first distance and the first negative terminal and the second negative terminal of each lithium-ion cell are separated by a second distance to assure that the plurality of lithium-ion cells are properly connected. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of electrically connected cells, wherein each electrically connected cell comprises a container, a first terminal set having a first terminal and a second terminal, and a second terminal set having a third terminal and a fourth terminal, wherein the first terminal set is provided on a first end of the container and the second terminal set is provided on a second end of the container, wherein the first terminal set and second terminal set of each electrically connected cell are configured different from one another, such that the distance between the first and second terminals is different than the distance between the third and fourth terminals to assure that the plurality of electrically connected cells are properly connected. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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