A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a barrier beam disposed between neighboring battery modules among the plurality of battery modules; and a housing accommodating the plurality of battery modules and the barrier beam.

A battery system with a passive thermal management system is formed from a plurality of battery cells arranged on a printed circuit board assembly. In some cases, the printed circuit board assembly may include a flexible printed circuit board that is folded along an axis forming an upper and lower portion of the printed circuit board assembly. The thermal management system may include fire-blocking foam members individually attached to each battery cell. The battery cells may be arranged in a grid-like pattern to allow for a spacing arrangement between the battery cells to keep a failing battery cell from negatively affecting an adjacent battery cell. In addition, the flexible printed circuit card may include a fuse for each battery cell to shut off any current flow to a faulty battery cell if it begins to fail causing current flow to exceed beyond a predetermined current limit. The battery system may be a conformal wearable battery.

A cylindrical secondary battery configured to have a structure to which an adhesion unit, including an adhesive material, a conductive material, and a gas-generating material, is provided. The adhesion unit is configured to couple a cap assembly, which functions as a positive electrode terminal of the cylindrical secondary battery, and a positive electrode tab of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly to each other.

The battery rack includes a plurality of battery packs vertically arranged, each battery pack including a plurality of secondary batteries stacked in a direction, and a pack housing having an internal space to receive the plurality of secondary batteries and configured to be supplied with a fire extinguishing liquid when an internal temperature equals or rises above a predetermined temperature, and a rack case having a receiving space to receive the plurality of battery packs, and including a plurality of rack plates, each having a mounting surface on which the battery pack is mounted, the mounting surface sloping at a predetermined angle with declining height as it goes in any one direction, and an extension portion having an end of any one direction extending further outward than the lower battery pack.

A boat having an electric motor coupled with an electrical store is disclosed. The electrical store includes a storage element, and positive and negative poles in current-conducting connection with the storage element. An isolating circuit element is operatively connected to a user activatable emergency stop switch. The isolating circuit element is configured to, upon activation of the emergency stop switch, isolate the current-conducting connection between the storage element and at least one of the poles.

The invention relates to a cell coil (30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 200) for a lithium-ion battery, comprising at least two sub-cells (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82), which are wound in a space-saving manner and are thermally coupled to each other. According to the invention, the at least two sub-cells (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) are electrically connected in parallel in normal operation, and, in the event of a fault, in particular in the event of an internal short circuit in at least one defective sub-cell (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82), at least one defective sub-cell (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) can be electrically separated from the at least one intact sub-cell (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82). Because of the at least one defective sub-cell (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) that can be immediately electrically separated from the intact sub-cells (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) by means of an electronic monitoring device (36) in the “event of a fault”, a high level of robustness of the cell coil (30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 200) in respect of internal short circuits is achieved. Among other things, the intact sub-cells (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) act, because of the thermal coupling between the sub-cells (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82), as a damage-reducing heat sink for the waste heat that is released during the fast discharge of the affected defective sub-cell (10, 32, 42, 44, 52, 54, 68, 70, 80, 82) generally occurring in the event of a short circuit.

An apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery in an eco-vehicle includes: a detector detecting the overcharge of the battery; and a signal processor controlling a high voltage relay according to an output signal output from the detector to block a charge of the battery.

Multi-cell battery packs can be made safer with certain features that mitigate the consequences of cell failure. Parameters of a cell are monitored to determine when the cell should be disconnected from the pack in case of a fault. The battery is reconfigured to continue operating in a safer mode. An over-charging prevention system reduces the maximum voltage that remaining battery pack can be charged to, so that the cells do not overcharge. Additional circuitry allows the disconnected cell to be periodically reconnected to the battery pack to determine if its conditions have sufficiently improved. The cells also include components for self-powering these cell functions while it is disconnected from the rest of the circuit.

A battery protection board includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a tab connecting portion. The first circuit board includes a first substrate, electronic components and an insulation layer. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The electronic components are disposed on the first surface and the insulation layer covers the electronic components on the first surface. The second circuit board includes a second substrate. The second substrate includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other. The third surface is connected with the second surface. The tab connecting portion is disposed on the fourth surface. The first substrate has sufficient space reserved for welding the second substrate improving reliability of connection between the first and the second circuit boards, optimizing spatial layout of the battery protection board and ensuring versatility of first circuit board.

The invention relates to a compartment for an apparatus likely to emit heat during its operation, in particular for an electrical energy storage device for a motor vehicle, this compartment having at least one cooling plate arranged to have a cooling fluid flowing through it and arranged to cool said apparatus, this compartment also including an upper housing arranged to receive said electrical equipment, and a lower housing in which at least one fluid connection element for supplying fluid to the cooling plate is placed, the lower and upper housings being insulated from one another in a fluid-tight manner.