SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTENTIONAL OPENING OF MODULAR BATTERY CIRCUIT PROTECTION

Abstract

A battery system includes a plurality of battery packs and a battery management system (BMS). The battery packs include a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The first battery pack includes a first plurality of battery cells, a first fuse, and first terminals. The second battery pack includes a second plurality of battery cells, a second fuse, second terminals, and a short circuit path extending between the second terminals. The second terminals are electrically connected in parallel with the first terminals. The BMS is configured to monitor operational parameters of the battery packs, detect a fault condition in at least one of the battery packs; and initiate a short circuit across the second terminals of the second battery pack via the short circuit path. The short circuit results in a current that causes the first fuse or second fuse to blow to electrically isolate the battery packs.

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