An electrical energy supply system for use in an electric vehicle. The electrical energy supply system comprises a tank configured to contain a multiplicity of batteries which are not fastened to each other, and configured to deliver electrical energy from the batteries to other systems of the vehicle, the tank comprising a release system configured to release or otherwise disperse some or all of the batteries from the tank. The system further comprises a detector configured to detect undesirable heating or thermal runaway of a battery within the multiplicity of batteries, and to cause the release system to release the batteries in response to detecting said undesirable heating or thermal runaway.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SAFETY
2018-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |