US 11,721,852 B2
Apparatus and method for lithium-ion cells
Gregory R. Day, Madison, AL (US); Dwaine K. Coates, Madison, AL (US); Stephanie D. Babiak, Huntsville, AL (US); and David E. Hall, Madison, AL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/533,806.
Application 17/533,806 is a continuation of application No. 15/941,141, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,217,837.
Prior Publication US 2022/0085434 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/617 (2014.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H01M 50/213 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/617 (2015.04) [H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
supporting a plurality of lithium-ion cells disposed within respective isolation chambers of a thermally insulating cell support structure; and
disposing a thermal dissipation member between a housing and the plurality of lithium-ion cells so as to collectively form a heat sink with each lithium-ion cell of the plurality of lithium-ion cells and the housing, wherein:
the plurality of lithium-ion cells are disposed within the housing;
the thermal dissipation member closes a respective open end of each of the respective isolation chambers to physically isolate each isolation chamber from each other isolation chamber; and
the thermal dissipation member is thermally coupled to the plurality of lithium-ion cells so as to dissipate thermal energy from one of the plurality of lithium-ion cells to the housing and at least another of the plurality of lithium-ion cells, through the thermal dissipation member.