Patent ID: 8986872
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A battery cell assembly, comprising: a ganged plurality of battery cells electrically connected in series and coupled via a plurality of first hinges, each battery cell coupled to an adjacent battery cell via one of the first hinges, each battery cell including a cathode and an anode, the plurality of battery cells configured to be stacked upon a folding of the battery cell assembly using the plurality of first hinges; and a ganged plurality of cooling plates coupled via a plurality of second hinges, each cooling plate coupled to an adjacent cooling plate via one of the second hinges, each cooling plate including an inlet and an outlet fluidly coupled to a coolant flow field, the inlet and the outlet of each cooling plate located together on one side of the cooling plate with the second hinge located on another side of the cooling plate, the plurality of cooling plates configured to be stacked upon a folding of the battery cell assembly using the plurality of second hinges; wherein the ganged plurality of battery cells and the ganged plurality of cooling plates are interlaced and folded together to form a stack of alternating battery cells and cooling plates.