Abstract: An application for a battery pack that includes a set of walls made of sturdy material, power interface terminals and battery cells/electronics held within the walls. The battery cells are separated from the walls by a highly insulating material, thereby reducing the temperature that the battery cells reach during heat sterilization cycles performed on the battery pack after, for example, exposure of the battery pack to pathogens.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a set of walls made of sturdy material, power interface terminals and battery cells and optionally electronics held within the walls. A spring-loaded check valve installed in a wall of the enclosure fluidly connects an area within the enclosure with an atmosphere outside of the enclosure. The one-way check valve allows pressurized fluids to flow out of the enclosure while preventing pressurized fluids from flowing from the atmosphere into the enclosure.

Abstract: An application for a battery pack that includes walls made of sturdy material, power interface terminals and battery cells/electronics held within the walls. A protective layer contains the battery cells. The protective layer reduces external harm from heat, out-gassing and/or explosion of one or more of the battery cells.

Abstract: A battery terminal strip for connecting to a terminal of at least one battery cell where the battery terminal strip includes four weld points formed in a strip of metal for each battery cell. Each of the weld points has a protrusion on a first surface of the strip of metal such that the protrusion contacts a terminal of the battery cell. The result is an air gap between the first surface of the strip of metal and the terminal of the battery cell. The air gap reduces heat transfer from the strip of metal to the battery during welding. A cross-cut is formed/cut in the strip of metal. Each segment of the cross-cut creates a gap in the strip of metal such that each gap is between two different weld points of the four weld points.

Abstract: An application for a battery terminal strip for connecting to a terminal of at least one battery cell describes a battery terminal strip that is a strip of metal that has at least one weld point formed in the strip of metal. Each of the weld points having a protrusion on a first surface of the strip of metal such that the protrusion contacts a terminal of a battery cell of the at least one battery cell thereby forming an air gap between the first surface of the strip of metal and the terminal of the battery cell, thereby reducing heat transfer from the strip of metal to the battery during welding.

Abstract: An application for a battery terminal interface includes a battery terminal interface shield made of a conductive metal having a lower impedance than an impedance of lead. The battery terminal interface shield has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface contacts substantially all of an outer surface of a battery terminal and the outer surface contacts a cable connector, thereby distributing electrical current to/from the cable connector to substantially the entire outer surface of the battery terminal. Since the battery terminal is made from lead and the battery terminal interface shield is made from a better conductor, electric current is better distributed across a greater surface area of the battery terminal.

Abstract: An application for a battery pack that includes a set of walls made of sturdy material, power interface terminals and battery cells/electronics held within the walls. The battery cells are separated from the walls by a highly insulating material, thereby reducing the temperature that the battery cells reach during heat sterilization cycles performed on the battery pack after, for example, exposure of the battery pack to pathogens.

Abstract: An application for a battery shield including a set of walls made of a resilient, elastomeric material and a base made of the same resilient, elastomeric material. A bottom edge of the walls connects to an edge of the base forming a rectangular cavity having a width and a depth. The width is substantially equivalent to the width of a battery pack and the depth is substantially equivalent to the depth of the battery pack, thereby the battery shield snuggly fits around the battery pack, reducing shock and vibration of the battery pack from external shock and vibration and insulating the battery pack from ambient temperature extremes.