Patent ID: 9680188
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60L,H01G,H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A removable modular battery pack comprising: a first housing having a volume of at least 0.125 cubic feet; a plurality of battery cells enclosed in the first housing, wherein the plurality of battery cells provides at least 1 kW of power; a processing system enclosed in the housing that aggregates power from the plurality of battery cells; a first interface that communicates a status of the modular battery pack to a second housing, wherein the second housing is configured to removably receive a plurality of modular battery packs; a second interface that transmits the aggregated power from the plurality of battery cells from the processing system to the second housing, wherein the aggregated power from the plurality of battery cells is transmitted from the second housing to power a motor of an electric or hybrid electric vehicle; and a first thermally conductive fluid enclosed in the first housing, wherein the first thermally conductive fluid is arranged in the housing adjacent to the plurality of battery cells to transfer heat away from the plurality of battery cells and to transfer the heat to the second housing, wherein the second housing comprises a second thermally conductive fluid that is circulated around the removable modular battery pack to absorb the heat transferred from the removable modular battery pack and transfer the heat away from the removable modular battery pack.