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Battery system including batteries that have a plurality of positive terminals and a plurality of negative terminals

US8632898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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79Claims

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Assignee

Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Dougherty · Los Altos, US
James S. Symanski · Greenfield, US
Joerg A. Kuempers · Großburgwedel, DE
Uwe Koehler · Kassel, DE
Ronald C. Miles · Milwaukee, US
Scott A. Hansen · Holland, US
Nels R. Smith · Holland, US
Majid Taghikhani · Franklin, US
Edward N. Mrotek · Grafton, US
Michael G. Andrew · Menomonee Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 2004
Grant date	Jan 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/70
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lithium battery for use in a vehicle includes a container, a plurality of positive terminals extending from a first end of the lithium battery, and a plurality of negative terminals extending from a second end of the lithium battery. The plurality of positive terminals are provided in a first configuration and the plurality of negative terminals are provided in a second configuration, the first configuration differing from the second configuration. A battery system for use in a vehicle may include a plurality of electrically connected lithium cells or batteries.

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