Patent ID: 11876250
Assignee: PALATOV GROUP LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery module for a modular battery pack, said modular battery pack having a positive power bus, a negative power bus, a control bus, and a plurality of battery modules, wherein the plurality of battery modules are each connected in parallel between the positive power bus and the negative power bus of the modular battery pack, and wherein each battery module comprises:
an enclosure,
a plurality of series connected battery cells contained within said enclosure, said plurality of series connected battery cells being electrically isolated from said enclosure, and wherein the plurality of series connected battery cells is defined by a first battery cell, at least one intervening battery cell, and a last battery cell;
a positive terminal configured to be coupled to the positive power bus of the modular battery pack via a first connector;
a negative terminal configured to be coupled to the negative power bus of the modular battery pack via a second connector;
a first relay contained within said enclosure and connected between a positive terminal of the last battery cell and the positive terminal of the battery module, wherein the first relay controls connection of said plurality of cells to said positive terminal;
a second relay contained within said enclosure and connected between a negative terminal of the first battery cell and the negative terminal of the battery module, wherein the second relay controls connection of said plurality of battery cells to said negative terminal; and
a control bus connection configured to be coupled to the control bus of the modular battery pack, said control bus connection providing a control signal input for activating said first relay and said second relay,
wherein the plurality of series connected battery cells are connected to the positive terminal of the battery module and the negative terminal of the battery module in response to said first relay and said second relay receiving the control signal input.