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How to Use this Guide
The chapters in this guide are organized sequentially as they relate to design requirements that must be
considered and understood before and during designing, validating, and assembling battery packs with A123
Nanophosphate cells. This guide contains the following information:
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Chapter 1, Possible Dangers Involved With Handling Cells and Battery Packs
– describes dangers
involved with handling cells and battery packs.
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Chapter 2, Transportation, Storage and Disposal
– describes regulations and laws required for
transporting lithium-ion batteries or products containing them.
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Chapter 3, Nanophosphate® Technology and Cell Characteristics
– describes how Nanophosphate
electrode technology influences power, safety, and cycle life performance.
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Chapter 4, Battery Pack Design
– describes the various stages of battery pack design, covering aspects of
A123 Energy cells, which may be different from other cells.
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Chapter 5, Summary of Battery Pack
– describes performance, abuse, and compliance testing.
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Chapter 6, Battery Pack Assembly
– describes the processes for cell incoming inspections, material
handling and storage, and cell welding.
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Appendix A, Cell Specifications
– describes electrical, physical, and environmental specifications and
maximum charge and discharge currents per cell.
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Appendix B, Acronyms and Terminology
– describes terms and acronyms used in this guide.
Conventions Used in this Guide
This document uses the following conventions for notes, cautions, warnings, and danger notices.
A notice presents information that is important, but not hazard-related.
A notice presents information that is important, and may be hazard-related.
A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that
can
cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property damage if the warnings are ignored.
A danger contains information essential to avoid a hazard that
will
cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property damage if the warnings are ignored.
Table 1 – A123 Systems cell model numbers
A123 Systems Cell Model Numbers
Abbreviated Cell Model Numbers
Used in this Guide
APR18650
M1
-
A
APR18650
ANR26650
M1
-
B
ANR26650
AHR32113
M1
Ultra-B
AHR32113
AMP20
M1
HD-A
AMP20
