You are correct. I doubt it is absent from other automotive systems. Too much liability. Other packs like eBikes are another story.
On Apr 15, 2017 6:09 AM, "Chris Tromley via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 3:06 AM, Cor van de Water via EV < > [email protected]> > 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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20170415/864ddbab/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)
