BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING INTERCONNECTED BATTERY PACKS EACH HAVING MULTIPLE ELECTROCHEMICAL STORAGE CELLS

摘要

A battery system having interconnected battery packs (2300) is provided. Each battery pack (2300) includes a plurality of rectangular prismatic shaped cells (300). Each cell (300) includes a positive terminal at one end and a negative terminal at the other end. The cells (300) are housed in a battery pack housing (2305) in a side-by-side manner. The cells (300) may be electrically connected in series so that the positive terminal for a cell (300) extends toward and contacts the negative terminal of an adjacent cell (300) and the negative terminal for the cell (300) extends toward and contacts the positive terminal of another adjacent cell (300).