Thermistor retention pocket
An apparatus can include a first wall and a second wall, the second wall having an aperture. The apparatus can include an opening defined by the first wall and the second wall, the opening configured to receive a thermistor. The aperture can be configured to receive a retention member of the thermistor to dispose the thermistor in a battery module.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a first wall and a second wall, the second wall having an aperture; and
an opening defined at least in part by the first wall and the second wall, the opening configured to receive a thermistor,
the aperture configured to receive a retention member of the thermistor to dispose the thermistor in a battery module.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the first wall having a planar surface to contact the thermistor with the retention member of the thermistor disposed within the aperture, the retention member having a retention interface to engage a wall defining the aperture to retain the thermistor in the battery module.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the aperture positioned a first distance from a bottom edge of the second wall and a second distance from a top edge of the second wall, wherein the first distance and the second distance are equal.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the aperture positioned a first distance from an interior edge of the second wall and a second distance from an exterior edge of the second wall, the first distance being larger than the second distance.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the first wall and the second wall separated by a first distance, the first wall arranged in parallel with the second wall.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the second wall having a recess that extends from an exterior portion of the second wall to an interior portion of the second wall, the recess to contact a retention arm of the thermistor.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the second wall having a recess formed in an interior surface of the second wall, the recess to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to position the thermistor in the battery module.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the second wall having a protrusion, the protrusion to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to prevent movement of the thermistor into an interior portion of the battery module.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a third wall and a fourth wall, the third wall parallel to the fourth wall, and the third wall perpendicular to the first wall and to the second wall; and
the opening defined at least in part by the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall to receive the thermistor.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus includes a battery pack submodule.
11 . A battery pack, comprising:
a carrier;
a battery cell disposed within the carrier; and
a thermistor coupled with the carrier and the battery cell, the thermistor configured to indicate a temperature of the battery cell, the carrier further comprising:
a first wall and a second wall, the second wall having an aperture; and
an opening defined at least in part by the first wall and the second wall, the opening configured to receive the thermistor,
the aperture configured to receive a retention member of the thermistor to dispose the thermistor in the carrier.
12 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
the opening positioned at a corner of the carrier, the corner at an exterior portion and a bottom portion of the carrier.
13 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
the opening positioned at a corner of the carrier, the corner at an exterior portion and a top portion of the carrier.
14 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
the thermistor having a single retention arm with the retention member to interface with the aperture of the second wall, the retention arm formed of a flexible material configured to bias to dispose the retention member within the aperture, and the retention member having a retention interface to engage a wall defining the aperture to retain the thermistor in the carrier.
15 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
the second wall having a recess extending from an exterior portion of the second wall to an interior portion of the second wall, the recess to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to position the thermistor in the carrier.
16 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
the second wall having a protrusion, the protrusion to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to prevent movement of the thermistor into an interior portion of the carrier.
17 . The battery pack of claim 11 , comprising:
another carrier;
another battery cell disposed within the carrier; and
another thermistor coupled with the other carrier and the other battery cell, the other thermistor configured to indicate a temperature of the other battery cell, the other carrier further comprising:
a first wall and a second wall, the second wall having an aperture; and
an opening defined at least in part by the first wall and the second wall, the opening configured to receive the other thermistor,
the aperture configured to receive a retention member of the other thermistor to dispose the other thermistor in the other carrier,
the opening of the carrier positioned at a corner of the carrier, the corner being at an exterior portion and a top portion of the carrier, and
the opening of the other carrier positioned at a corner of the other carrier, the corner being at an exterior portion and a bottom portion of the other carrier.
18 . A method, comprising:
providing a first wall and a second wall, the second wall having an aperture;
providing an opening defined at least in part by the first wall and the second wall; and
receiving a thermistor at the opening with a retention member of the thermistor disposed within the aperture to dispose the thermistor in a battery module.
19 . The method of claim 18 , comprising:
providing the second wall having a recess extending from an exterior portion of the second wall to an interior portion of the second wall, the recess to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to position the thermistor in the battery module.
20 . The method of claim 18 , comprising:
providing the second wall having a protrusion, the protrusion to contact a positioning interface of a retention arm of the thermistor to prevent movement of the thermistor into an interior portion of the battery module.