Power supply system
CA 2600595 C · Owner: Ford Global Technologies, Llc · Inventors: Maguire, Patrick; Paramasivam, Saravanan; Patel, Dharmendra
Overview
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A power supply system includes a number of battery cells connected in rows in an end-to-end fashion to form a battery module. A number of these battery modules are placed into a housing to form a battery brick which is a basic , building block that can be used to create a larger battery assembly. The power supply system may include locators to position individual battery cells within a row, to help ensure proper alignment of battery terminals extending outside the battery housing. Terminal connectors can be used to reduce the magnitude of the voltage seen across exposed terminals . The terminal connectors connect two of the battery terminals, while covering and inhibiting access to, …
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- Filed March 16, 2006 and granted July 23, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 16, 2026.
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