US 12,476,327 B2
Battery assembly for aerospace vehicles
Matthew Barnard, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Matthew Barnard, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,141.
Prior Publication US 2024/0039124 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 50/503 (2021.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B64C 19/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/296 (2021.01); H01M 50/298 (2021.01); H01M 50/516 (2021.01); H01M 50/522 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/503 (2021.01) [B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B64C 19/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6563 (2015.04); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/296 (2021.01); H01M 50/298 (2021.01); H01M 50/516 (2021.01); H01M 50/522 (2021.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly, the battery assembly comprising:
a first battery assembly terminal;
a second battery assembly terminal;
a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells are arranged in groups, wherein
each group of battery cells has a stacked arrangement of n by m battery cells orientated in a same direction corresponding to an electrode placement of each battery cell of the n by m battery cells, wherein n is at least two and m is at least two;
a first subset of the groups of battery cells form a first linear arrangement of the groups, wherein at least one group of the first subset of groups is connected to the first battery assembly terminal, and wherein the first subset of the groups are arranged end-to-end in a first direction common to each group of the first subset; and
a second subset of the groups of battery cells form a second linear arrangement of the groups, wherein at least one group of the second subset of groups is connected to the second battery assembly terminal, wherein the second subset of the groups of the second subset are arranged end-to-end in a second direction, and wherein the second direction is different than the first direction;
a plurality of group connectors, each group connector being configured to connect two respective battery cell groups within each of the first linear arrangement or the second linear arrangement, wherein each group connector connects cathodes of a first battery cell group to anodes of a second battery cell group; and
a linear arrangement connector configured to connect the first linear arrangement to the second linear arrangement.