Patent ID: 11955656
Assignee: BETA AIR LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery pack for use in an electric aircraft, wherein the battery pack comprises:
a plurality of pouch cells within a sealed environment, wherein the plurality of pouch cells comprises:
a first pouch cell and a second pouch cell, wherein the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell each comprise:
a pair of electrodes, wherein the pair of electrodes is configured to carry electrical current;
an insulator layer, the insulator layer located between the pair of electrodes;
an electrolyte within the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell;
a pouch, the pouch substantially surrounding the pair of electrodes, the electrolyte and the insulator layer;
a pair of foil tabs in electrical communication with the pair of electrodes and emanating from the sealed environment; and
a seal, wherein the seal is configured to:
seal about the pair of foil tabs; and
prevent a flow of cell ejecta from a thermal runaway; and

an insulative barrier, wherein the insulative barrier is located between the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell and wherein the insulative barrier prevents a heat transfer between the first pouch cell and an extraneous element, wherein the extraneous element comprises at least the second pouch cell.