US 11,791,515 B2
Battery assembly for an aircraft
Stuart Denson Schreiber, Essex, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,365.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058402 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/647 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01)
CPC H01M 50/249 (2021.01) [H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/647 (2015.04); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly, wherein the battery assembly comprises:
a plurality of first battery cells;
a plurality of second battery cells; and
an electrical bridging device disposed between the plurality of first battery cells and the plurality second battery cells, wherein a top of each first battery cell of the plurality of first battery cells is coupled to a first side of the electrical bridging device, and a top of each second battery cell of the plurality of second battery cells is coupled to a second side of the electrical bridging device, wherein the electrical bridging device comprises:
a sense board, wherein the sense board is configured to detect cell failure of a battery cell of the battery assembly, wherein the sense board comprises a gas sensor configured to detect a gaseous discharge emitted from the battery cell that is indicative of cell failure; and
at least a shunt configured to create a low resistance path for an electric current to prevent a current overload of the battery assembly;
a cooling element disposed between the plurality of first battery cells and the plurality of second battery cells, wherein the cooling element comprises a cold plate including a plurality of holes.