Battery system and method for coupling a battery cell assembly to an electrically non-conductive base member
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1. A battery system, comprising:
- a first battery cell assembly having a bottom side and first and second interconnect members disposed on the bottom side, the first and second interconnect members having first and second blades, respectively;
an electrically non-conductive base member having a top side with first and second grooves extending from the top side into the electrically non-conductive base member, the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member having an outer periphery larger than an outer periphery of the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly, the electrically non-conductive base member further having first, second, third, and fourth walls;
the first and second walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another;
the third and fourth walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second walls;
the third and fourth walls being coupled to the first and second walls such that the first, second, third, and fourth walls define a central open region;
the first wall having the first and second grooves extending therein; and
first and second bus bar members disposed in the first and second grooves, respectively, of the electrically non-conductive base member, the first bus bar member having a first aperture configured to removably receive the first blade therein, the second bus bar member having a second aperture configured to removably receive the second blade therein; and
the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly being disposed on and supported by the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member such that the first blade is removably received within the first aperture, and the second blade is removably received in the second aperture.
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Abstract
A battery system is provided. The battery system includes a first battery cell assembly having first and second interconnect members. The first and second interconnect members have first and second blades, respectively. The battery system further includes an electrically non-conductive base member having first and second grooves. The battery system further includes first and second bus bar members disposed in the first and second grooves, respectively. The first bus bar member has a first aperture configured to removably receive the first blade therein. The second bus bar member has a second aperture configured to removably receive a second blade therein.
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1. A battery system, comprising:
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a first battery cell assembly having a bottom side and first and second interconnect members disposed on the bottom side, the first and second interconnect members having first and second blades, respectively; an electrically non-conductive base member having a top side with first and second grooves extending from the top side into the electrically non-conductive base member, the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member having an outer periphery larger than an outer periphery of the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly, the electrically non-conductive base member further having first, second, third, and fourth walls;
the first and second walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another;
the third and fourth walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second walls;
the third and fourth walls being coupled to the first and second walls such that the first, second, third, and fourth walls define a central open region;
the first wall having the first and second grooves extending therein; andfirst and second bus bar members disposed in the first and second grooves, respectively, of the electrically non-conductive base member, the first bus bar member having a first aperture configured to removably receive the first blade therein, the second bus bar member having a second aperture configured to removably receive the second blade therein; and the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly being disposed on and supported by the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member such that the first blade is removably received within the first aperture, and the second blade is removably received in the second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
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10. A method for coupling a first battery cell assembly to an electrically non-conductive base member, the first battery cell assembly having a bottom side and first and second interconnect members disposed on the bottom side, the first and second interconnect members having first and second blades, respectively, the method comprising:
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providing an electrically non-conductive base member having a top side with first and second grooves extending from the top side into the electrically non-conductive member, the first and second grooves holding first and second bus bar members, respectively, therein, the first bus bar member having a first aperture, the second bus bar member having a second aperture, the top side having an outer periphery larger than an outer periphery of the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly, the electrically non-conductive base member further having first, second, third, and fourth walls;
the first and second walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another;
the third and fourth walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second walls;
the third and fourth walls being coupled to the first and second walls such that the first, second, third, and fourth walls define a central open region;
the first wall having the first and second grooves extending therein;disposing the electrically non-conductive base member on a surface; and disposing the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly on the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member such that the top side supports the bottom side, and the first blade is removably received in the first aperture, and the second blade is removably received in the second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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15. A battery system, comprising:
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a first battery cell assembly having a bottom side and first and second interconnect members disposed on the bottom side, the first and second interconnect members having first and second blades, respectively; an electrically non-conductive base member having first, second, third and fourth walls defining a top side;
the first and second walls being disposed substantially to parallel to one another;
the third and fourth walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second walls;
the third and fourth walls being coupled to the first and second walls such that the first, second, third, and fourth walls define a central open region;
the first wall having first and second grooves extending from the top side into the first wall; andfirst and second bus bar members disposed in the first and second grooves, respectively, of the first wall, the first bus bar member having a first elongated aperture, the second bus bar member having a second elongated aperture; and the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly being disposed on and supported by the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member such that the first blade is removably received within the first elongated aperture, and the second blade is removably received in the second elongated aperture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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