Patent ID: 11936014
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery cell system comprising:
a plurality of battery cells having an annular shape that form a plurality of stacks of battery cells, wherein each battery cell is defined by an outer annular housing, wherein each stack of battery cells includes a respective stack interface;
one or more sensors positioned within the outer housing of at least one of the plurality of battery cells;
a plurality of secondary battery systems (sBMS), wherein each of the one or more sensors is configured and adapted to be operatively connected to at least one of the plurality of sBMS to provide data regarding at least one characteristic of the at least one of the plurality of battery cells thereto, wherein each stack interface includes one of the sBMS; and
a main BMS operatively connected to each of the plurality of the sBMS, wherein the main BMS includes an annular housing and a motor drive assembly positioned within an inner diameter hole of the annular housing configured and adapted to drive circulation of a heat transfer fluid around the plurality of stacks.