| CPC H01M 50/569 (2021.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); G01R 31/3835 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/519 (2021.01); H05K 1/0268 (2013.01); H05K 1/147 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A traction battery assembly comprising:
a pair of battery cell arrays disposed adjacent to one another, each of the battery cell arrays including a plurality of cells, flexible printed circuit boards electrically connected with voltage sense leads associated with the cells, and a receiving connector electrically connected with at least one of the flexible printed circuit boards;
a rigid printed circuit board carried by and bridging between the battery cell arrays;
a plurality of integrated circuits mounted on the rigid printed circuit board;
a pair of sense lead connectors at opposite ends of the rigid printed circuit board, each of the sense lead connectors electrically connected with at least one of the integrated circuits and configured to mate with one of the receiving connectors to establish an electrical connection between the at least one of the flexible printed circuit boards and the at least one of the integrated circuits;
a case defining a cavity occupied by the rigid printed circuit board and integrated circuits, wherein at least one of the battery cell arrays includes bracketry defining locating pins that project through an exterior surface and a flange of the case to locate the case relative to the at least one of the battery cell arrays and wherein the bracketry spans between the battery cell arrays; and
a center wall between the battery cell arrays, wherein the bracketry further defines additional pins extending into the center wall to prevent rotation of the bracketry relative to the center wall.
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