Patent ID: 8431263
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A self-contained composite battery for use in an electronic device comprising: a battery comprising an anode and a cathode; a container holding the anode and cathode; a pair of electrical terminals fixed on an outer surface of the container, each of the pair electrically connected to a respective one of the anode and the cathode, the container and the pair of electrical terminals configured as a removable composite battery having the pair of electrical terminals configured as a terminal interface thereof; a sensor affixed to one of an inside and an exterior of the container, wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor; and a switch fixed relative to the container and electrically interposed between one of the anode or cathode and a respective one of the pair of electrical terminals, the switch capable of selectively providing a connection between the one of the anode and the cathode and the one of the electrical terminals in response to a signal indicative of a stimulus sensed by the sensor such that the composite battery is configured to control power output from the pair of electrical terminals; and a processor fixed relative to the container and connected to the switch and to the sensor, the processor configured to control the switch in response to input from the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to open the switch, thereby cutting connection between the one of the anode and the cathode and the one of the pair of electrical terminals, in response to sensor input indicative of a sensor temperature less than a defined threshold.