3. Battery pack

3.1. Cell types

Pouch cells
  • Simple sandwich construction


Cylindrical cells

  • The electrodes are wound and placed in a cylindrical housing.

Prismatic cells

  • The electrodes are wound into a coil, the coil compressed into an elliptical shape and inserted into a housing.






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