Abstract: An electrical conduction assembly comprising a bus bar holder and a plurality of bus bars. The bus bar holder includes a lead-in structure coupled with a main body on a first side. The lead in structure includes a first lead-in wall to be disposed between a first plurality of battery cells and a second lead-in wall orthogonal to the first lead-in wall. The bus bar holder can also include a plurality of pockets, each of which includes a respective aperture and a respective recess. Also disclosed is a battery including the electrical conduction assembly.

Abstract: An electrical conduction assembly comprising a flexible layer, an interface being associated with and electrically coupled to a terminal of an external electrical element, and a circuit trace coupled to the flexible layer and to the interface. The circuit trace includes a fuse as part of the trace, and the fuse is associated with the interface. Also disclosed is a battery including the electrical conduction assembly. Further disclosed is a bus bar holder for a battery. The bus bar holder includes a lead-in structure coupled with a main body on a first side. The lead in structure includes a first lead-in wall to be disposed between a first plurality of battery cells and a second lead-in wall orthogonal to the first lead-in wall. The bus bar holder can also include a plurality of pockets, each or which includes a respective aperture and a respective recess.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery assembly including sliding each of a plurality of battery cells into a cavity of a first plurality of cavities of a first panel of a cell stack. Each of the plurality of battery cells has a battery circumference and each cavity has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The method further includes affixing a second cell stack panel to the first cell stack panel to form a cell stack. The second panel has a second plurality of cavities with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of each of the second plurality of cavities is aligned to the first end of a respective cavity of the first plurality of cavities.

Abstract: A battery system having a housing configured to receive a battery cell that is configured to generate thermal energy. The housing includes a first wall and a second wall, both of which are positioned proximate to the battery cell. The first wall and the second wall form in part a cell compartment. The battery system further includes a unitary heat sink having a first portion embedded into the first wall and a second portion embedded into the second wall.

Abstract: A mounting clip for a battery housing is provided. The mounting clip includes a support structure including a recess extending partially into the support structure, wherein the recess is configured to receive a printed circuit board and the recess is configured to enable the printed circuit board to move within the recess to dampen loading.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a battery cover is provided. The valve assembly may advantageously allow for testing prior to installation on a battery cover. A battery is also provided.

Abstract: A mounting clip for a battery housing is provided. The mounting clip includes a support structure including a recess extending partially into the support structure, wherein the recess is configured to receive a printed circuit board and the recess is configured to enable the printed circuit board to move within the recess to dampen loading.

Abstract: A housing and a battery module including a housing. The housing has a frame portion and a base portion. The base portion can include a base that functions as a heat sink to draw heat away from the cell assembly. The frame portion has a first material (e.g., a polymeric material) with a first thermal conductivity and the base has a second material with a second thermal conductivity (e.g., metal) greater than the first thermal conductivity. The base is coupled to the frame portion by an adhesive. In one method of coupling, the frame portion includes a shelf. Formed in the shelf can be a groove, a spillway formed in the shelf, and a channel providing a pathway through the shelf from the groove to the spillway.

Abstract: A battery system includes a housing configured to receive a battery cell, where the battery cell is configured to output thermal energy as a byproduct of electrical energy generation and/or consumption, a wall of the housing positioned proximate to the battery cell, and a plurality of fins extending from the wall, where the plurality of fins is configured to absorb thermal energy from the battery cell and dissipate the thermal energy to air, or a heat sink, or both, and where a fin of the plurality of fins comprises a channel configured to facilitate a flow of the air between the fin of the plurality of fins and an adjacent fin of the plurality of fins.

Abstract: A battery having a first battery cell and a second battery cell with a spacer located between the first and second battery cells. The spacer comprises a polymer layer and one or more foam elements which are positioned in a substantially vertical direction on the polymer layer. The foam elements are positioned on the polymer layer to permit volumetric expansion of the battery cell. A method for allowing for volumetric expansion of battery cells within a battery. The method comprises placing a spacer between a first battery cell and a second battery cell. The spacer comprises a polymer layer and one or more foam elements positioned substantially vertically on the polymer layer so as to permit volumetric expansion of the battery cell.

Abstract: A battery system includes a housing configured to receive a battery cell, where the battery cell is configured to output thermal energy as a byproduct of electrical energy generation and/or consumption, a wall of the housing positioned proximate to the battery cell, and a plurality of fins extending from the wall, where the plurality of fins is configured to absorb thermal energy from the battery cell and dissipate the thermal energy to air, or a heat sink, or both, and where a fin of the plurality of fins comprises a channel configured to facilitate a flow of the air between the fin of the plurality of fins and an adjacent fin of the plurality of fins.

Abstract: A battery module is described herein. The example battery module incldues a housing, a pluarlity of battery cells, and at least one cell-swelling restraint feature. The example cell-swelling restraint feature includes a cradle, side walls, and heat-staking features. The example battery module also includes an isolation feature positioned between the restraint feature and the battery cells to provide electrical insulation.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a battery cover is provided. The valve assembly may advantageously allow for testing prior to installation on a battery cover. A battery is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical conduction assembly comprising a flexible layer, an interface being associated with and electrically coupled to a terminal of an external electrical element, and a circuit trace coupled to the flexible layer and to the interface. The circuit trace includes a fuse as part of the trace, and the fuse is associated with the interface. Also disclosed is a battery including the electrical conduction assembly. Further disclosed is a bus bar holder for a battery. The bus bar holder includes a lead-in structure coupled with a main body on a first side. The lead in structure includes a first lead-in wall to be disposed between a first plurality of battery cells and a second lead-in wall orthogonal to the first lead-in wall. The bus bar holder can also include a plurality of pockets, each or which includes a respective aperture and a respective recess.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a battery module having an outer housing configured to receive a plurality of electrochemical cells, in which the outer housing has a wall including an inner surface facing a cavity formed by the outer housing, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an opening extending through the wall. The battery module also includes a connector barrel configured to be disposed in the opening of the wall, in which the connector barrel has a first open end, a second open end, and a body forming a hollow interior between the first open end and the second open end, in which the connector barrel has a flange disposed on the body and extending outwardly from the body, and in which the flange has a plurality of ridges configured to abut the wall.