Patent ID: 11901532
Assignee: VLTRU SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. The battery module of claim 1, further comprising:
a third plate in contact with a third battery cell from among the plurality of battery cells;
a fourth plate in contact with a fourth battery cell from among the plurality of battery cells; and
a second sensor configured to detect movement of the third plate or movement of the fourth plate caused by expansion of the third battery cell or the fourth battery cell, respectively, the second sensor comprising:
a second flexible section configured to expand or to compress in response to the movement of the third plate or the movement of the fourth plate, and
a second strain gauge, attached to the second flexible section, configured to detect the expanding or the compressing of the flexible section caused by the movement the third plate or the fourth plate.