Patent ID: 8673472
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery pack comprising: a first module array that includes a first frame and a first cassette of battery modules disposed within the first frame, the first cassette of battery modules including a first plurality of prismatic cells and a first plurality of module terminals; a second module array that includes a second frame and a second cassette of battery modules disposed within the second frame, the second cassette of battery modules including a second plurality of prismatic cells and a second plurality of module terminals; a center channel that extends through a center of the battery pack and that connects the first module array to the second module array, wherein the first plurality of module terminals and the second plurality of module terminals are disposed adjacent to the center channel and on opposite sides of the center channel; a power circuit that is disposed along the center channel, the power circuit providing power to and from the first plurality of module terminals and the second plurality of module terminals; and an outer enclosure that encloses the first module array, the second module array, the center channel, and the power circuit.