Battery with compression and prevention of thermal runaway propagation features
US10873111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery includes a metal can having a bottom, a top opening, and four sides. The battery also includes a plurality of cells stacked inside the metal can, wherein at least two opposing sides of the four sides of the metal can are biased inward against the plurality of cells to provide compression.
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