On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 3:06 AM, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
> Robert, > Welding. Their 24V modules consist of 6 series banks of several dozen > cells in parallel, > It really is enlightening to look at some high-res pictures of a module, > you can even find them > On Ebay. You will see that each module consists of a "U" where > alternatingly (starting from one > Contact) the metal plate with the welded wires carries the current back > and forth in 3 sections > In each leg of the "U" and the contacts on the top of the "U". > It is clearly visible in this ad for example: > www.ebay.com/itm/10x-Tesla-18650/162462368115 > Cor. It seems to me the reason for each cell in a parallel group being attached to that common sheet with a small gauge wire is that if any cell fails short it will pop that wire as a fuse and prevent all the other cells from shorting through that cell and setting it on fire. Am I correct in that assumption? It this something that's missing from all the other aftermarket BMS systems? Chris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20170415/2e931f33/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
