Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fusible bimetallic bus bars for battery arrays
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Application No.: US16153897Application Date: 2018-10-08
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Publication No.: US10964988B2Publication Date: 2021-03-30
- Inventor: Francisco Fernandez-Galindo , Daniel Paul Roberts
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds
- Agent David B. Kelley
- Main IPC: H01M50/502
- IPC: H01M50/502 ; H01M10/0525 ; H01M10/647 ; H01B1/02 ; H01M50/20 ; H01M50/528 ; H01M50/543 ; H01M50/581

Abstract:
This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery arrays that may be incorporated into electrified vehicle battery packs may include a grouping of battery cells and a circuit connector module configured for electrically connecting the grouping of battery cells. The circuit connector module may include a first bus bar made of a single material and a second bus bar that is fusible and made of at least two dissimilar materials.
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