Patent ID: 11904713
Assignee: TESLA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. A method of mitigating effects of a thermal event within a non-metal-air battery pack, the method comprising:
opening a first valve that controls an air flow from a hot gas outlet of the non-metal-air battery pack, wherein the opening of the first valve is performed in response to a non-metal-air battery pack temperature within the non-metal-air battery pack exceeding a first valve opening threshold; and
closing a second valve that controls air flow from a primary air source through an air inlet of a metal-air battery pack and through a plurality of metal-air cells within the metal-air battery pack, wherein the primary air source is different from the hot gas outlet, and wherein the closing of the second valve is performed in response to the non-metal-air battery pack exceeding the first valve opening threshold.