NZ781669A - Apparatus for mitigation of thermal event propagation for battery systems - Google Patents

Apparatus for mitigation of thermal event propagation for battery systems

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NZ781669A
NZ781669A NZ781669A NZ78166919A NZ781669A NZ 781669 A NZ781669 A NZ 781669A NZ 781669 A NZ781669 A NZ 781669A NZ 78166919 A NZ78166919 A NZ 78166919A NZ 781669 A NZ781669 A NZ 781669A
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battery module
battery
module assembly
sheets
cell
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Mitch Mabrey
Jamie Andes
Rick Kehler
Shane Corlman
Joe Meehan
Eliot Myers
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Spear Power Systems Inc
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Abstract

A battery module assembly comprising a battery module housing (10) configured to house a plurality of battery cells. The housing (10) comprises at least one composite panel (30) comprising an outboard metallic or non-metallic structural layer (38), an inboard layer (40) of an FR4-rated sheet material, and at least one graphitic carbon sheet (42) positioned therebetween. The composite panel defines at least in part a passageway (44) configured to conduct a flow of ejecta and gas from a thermal event associated with one or more battery cells within the battery module housing (10) toward an outlet (46) formed in the housing (10). The assembly also comprises a layered barrier material positioned between adjacent battery cells (48). The assembly prevents a runaway thermal event within one battery cell (48) from triggering a fire or other thermal event within another battery cell within the battery module assembly (10).

Claims (15)

We claim:
1. A battery module assembly comprising a battery module housing 5 configured to house a plurality of battery cells, the battery module housing comprising at least one composite panel comprising an outboard metallic or non-metallic structural layer, an inboard layer of an FR4-rated sheet material, and at least one graphitic carbon sheet positioned therebetween, wherein the composite panel defines at least in part a passageway configured to conduct a flow of ejecta and gas from a thermal event associated with one or 10 more battery cells within the battery module housing toward an outlet formed in the housing.
2. The battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises at least one side panel positioned transversely relative to the composite 15 panel, the outlet being formed in the at least one side panel.
3. The battery module assembly of claim 2, wherein the outlet is normally covered with a rupturable diaphragm configured to open in response to the thermal event and permit communication between the passageway and the exterior of the 20 housing.
4. The battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the outboard structural layer comprises aluminum, carbon fiber, or a synthetic resin material. 25
5. The battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the FR4-rated sheet material comprises a woven fiberglass and epoxy resin laminate material.
6. The battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the battery module assembly further comprises one or more busbars operable to connect the plurality of battery 30 cells located within the housing.
7. The battery module assembly of claim 6, wherein the battery module assembly further comprises one or more busbar shields configured to at least partially cover the one or more busbars and shield electrical components located outboard of the one or more busbars and within the passage from contacting the one or more busbars during a thermal event associated with one or more of the plurality of battery cells. 5
8. The battery module assembly of claim 7, wherein the one or more busbar shields comprise an FR4-rated sheet material.
9. The battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more battery cells comprise lithium ion battery cells.
10. The battery module assembly of claim 1 further comprising: a layered barrier material disposed in between at least two of the plurality of battery cells, the layered barrier material configured to thermally isolate and control or prevent cell-to-cell propagation of a thermal 15 event occurring within at least one of the battery cells, the layered barrier material comprising – (i) at least two sheets of an anisotropic material, at least one of the sheets of anisotropic material being in direct facing contact with one of the at least two battery cells, and at least one other of the sheets 20 of anisotropic material being in direct facing contact with one other of the at least two battery cells; (ii) optionally at least two sheets of a thermal insulation material, one of the at least two sheets of thermal insulation material being positioned in direct facing contact with one of the at least two sheets 25 of anisotropic material, and the other of the at least two sheets of thermal insulation material being positioned in direct facing contact with the other of the at least two sheets of anisotropic material; and (iii) a compliant material positioned between the at least two sheets of thermal insulation material under compression, the compliant 30 material being operable for maintaining the at least two sheets of anisotropic material in direct facing contact with the at least two battery cells.
11. The battery module assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least two 5 sheets of anisotropic material have a high thermal conductivity in the in-plane direction and are operable to direct thermal energy away from a surface of the cell with which the sheet is in contact, the at least two sheets of anisotropic material are operable to prevent and/or retard penetration of a flame originating from the battery cell with which it is in contact in a direction toward the at least one other battery cell.
12. The battery module assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least two sheets of thermal insulation material are operable to retard and/or impede the flow of heat originating within one of the battery cells in a direction toward the at least one other battery cell.
13. The battery module assembly of claim 10, wherein the compliant material is operable for maintaining the at least two sheets of anisotropic material in direct facing contact with the at least two of the plurality of battery cells regardless of thermally- induced changes in volume that the at least two of the plurality of battery cells may 20 experience during normal cell operation.
14. A battery module assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of battery cells comprises a plurality of prismatic battery cells, one or more of the prismatic battery cells 25 comprising: (i) an outer cell case in which the contents of the battery cell are contained, the cell case presenting a pair of opposed, generally planar surfaces interconnected by opposed sidewall segment pairs; 30 (ii) a compressive wrap disposed around the cell case in covering relationship to at least a portion of the planar surfaces and at least a portion of one of the sidewall segment pairs, the compressive wrap being operable to constrain hoop stresses acting upon the cell case during thermal expansion of the cell, there being at least one sidewall segment of one of the sidewall segment pairs that is uncovered by the compressive wrap and configured to create at 5 least one predetermined point of cell case failure during a thermal event in the cell through which ejecta and gas are released from the cell.
15. A vehicle comprising a battery module assembly according to any of claims 1-14.
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