Apparatus for magnetic flux generation on busbars of a reconfigurable battery

1 . An apparatus for magnetic flux generation on two parallel extending busbars, the apparatus comprising:

two clasps that are configured to be connected to one another, and which are formed from a magnetic material,

wherein a respective clasp of the two clasps comprises at its two ends a respective connection region for contacting a respective other clasp of the two clasps,

wherein the two clasps are configured such that, in a state where the two clasps are connected to one another, a central region of the respective clasp has a specified spacing from the central region of the respective other clasp,

wherein the respective clasp is formed such that, in a condition where the respective clasp is inserted perpendicular to and between the parallel extending busbars, a first part of the respective clasp extends below one of the two busbars and a second part of the respective clasp extends above another of the two busbars, whereby the entirety of the apparatus is configured to enclose the two busbars in a direction of a busbar path in the form of an eight by the two clasps in a condition where the two clasps are connected to one another after a successful insertion, and

wherein, perpendicular to the busbar path, the two clasps have the specified spacing relative to one another in a respective center part.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the two clasps are configured to contact one another by a plug connection, so that the connection region of the respective clasp comprises a plug pin at its one end and a plug opening at its other end.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection region of a respective clasp comprises at its one end a first contact surface and at its other end a second contact surface that is configured to be connected to the first contact surface in a form-fit manner.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the two clasps are configured to be fixedly connected to one another by way of adhesion or by respective clamps around the respective connection regions or by at least one frame surrounding both of the two clasps.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the two clasps are identically shaped and wherein the two clasps are configured to be connected to one another in a twisted manner relative to one another.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the two clasps comprises an insulating upper layer outside the respective connection region.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the respective clasp comprises two opposing bends in a shape of a letter “S” or the respective clasp only has one bend in the shape of a letter “J”.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic material of the two clasps is selected from a group of materials with high permeability counts according to the following list: ferrite, soft-magnetic composite, nanocrystalline ferromagnetic alloys, and laminated steel sheets.

9 . A method of generating magnetic flux in a reconfigurable battery, the reconfigurable battery comprising multiple battery modules, a respective battery module comprises at least one electrical terminal, on which two busbars are brought up to one another while extending parallel to one another, the method comprising:

arranging, at one location of the two busbars, the apparatus according to claim 1 , and

in a case of a high current flowing in an opposite direction in the respective busbars, generating a magnetic flux dampening the current by the apparatus.

10 . A reconfigurable battery having multiple battery modules, wherein at least one pair of busbars brought up to a respective terminal of a respective battery module comprises at a respective location the apparatus according to claim 1 .

11 . A system, the system comprising:

two parallel extending conductors; and

an apparatus for magnetic flux generation on the conductors, the apparatus comprising:

two clasps that are connected to one another, and which are formed from a magnetic material,

wherein a first clasp of the clasps comprises at its two ends a respective connection region for contacting a second clasp of the clasps,

wherein a central region of the first clasp has a specified spacing from a central region of the second clasp,

wherein the first clasp is perpendicular to and between the two conductors, a first part of the first clasp extends below a first conductor of the two conductors and a second part of the first clasp extends above a second conductor of the two conductors, whereby the entirety of the apparatus encloses the two conductors in a direction of a conductor path in the form of an eight by the clasps, and

wherein, perpendicular to the conductor path, the clasps have the specified spacing relative to one another in the central region.