Battery pack and method for protecting batteries
US7671565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49108
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method links batteries in parallel to conductors using wire bonds that act as fuses in the event of an overcurrent condition in a battery. To protect the wire bonds in the case of a larger overcurrent condition, a fuse may be added in series to the parallel batteries.
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