Patent ID: 9306252
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a battery assembly that includes a plurality of rechargeable battery cells, the method comprising: monitoring one or more operational parameters of the plurality of battery cells; cooling the battery cells by flowing a coolant between neighboring battery cells within the plurality of battery cells; monitoring a pressure applied to the battery cells by the coolant flowing between neighboring battery cells; and dynamically varying the pressure applied to the plurality of battery cells to yield a monitored pressure having a target value that changes based at least in part on the one or more monitored operational parameters, wherein dynamically varying pressure applied to the plurality of battery cells involves dynamically varying pressure of the coolant flowing between neighboring battery cells to dynamically vary the pressure applied to the plurality of battery cells and wherein dynamically varying the pressure comprises applying a bias pressure to the plurality of battery cells and varying pressure applied to the plurality of battery cells relative to the bias pressure.