CELL HOLDER
A cell holder for a battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells, said cell holder comprising a body, said body having: a top surface; a bottom surface; a plurality of side surfaces connecting the bottom surface and the top surface; and a plurality of through holes extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein each through hole is arranged to receive at least one battery cell.
1 . A cell holder for a battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells, said cell holder comprising a body, wherein the body is a solid block, said body having:
a top surface;
a bottom surface;
a plurality of side surfaces connecting the bottom surface and the top surface; and
a plurality of through holes extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein each through hole is arranged to receive at least one battery cell.
2 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the cell holder is a thermally and electrically insulating material.
3 . The cell holder according to claim 2 , wherein the material of the cell holder is any one of composite polymer material, ceramic, mica, alumina, silicon and any blend of one or all.
4 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of battery module mounting means for mounting the battery module in a battery pack housing.
5 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one recess is provided on at least one side surface of the body, said at least one recess being arranged to receive a battery management system board.
6 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , wherein a first electrical mounting point and a second electrical mounting point for mounting electrical connectors are provided on one side surface of the plurality of side surfaces or on two opposite side surfaces of the plurality of side surfaces of the body.
7 . The cell holder according to claim 6 , wherein one or more mounting points are provided on the body for mounting protective members for covering the electrical connectors.
8 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one member for mounting a cooling assembly of the battery module.
9 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one mounting point for mounting at least one temperature sensor.
10 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one first frame, wherein the at least one first frame is arranged on at least one of the plurality of side surfaces of the body.
11 . The cell holder according to claim 10 , wherein the material of the at least one first frame is a composite polymer material.
12 . The cell holder according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one second frame, wherein the at least one second frame is arranged on the top and/or bottom surface of the body.
13 . The cell holder according to claim 12 , wherein the material of the at least one second frame is any one of a composite polymer material, metal or a metal alloy.
14 . A battery module comprising the cell holder according to claim 1 and a plurality of battery cells, wherein each battery cell is fixed in a through hole of the plurality of through holes of the cell holder.
15 . A method of assembling the battery module according to claim 14 , the method comprising the steps of:
inserting each one of the plurality of battery cells in a through hole of the cell holder;
fixing each one of the plurality of the battery cells to the respective through hole.