- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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BATTERYMODULE
The Battery Module uses nickel metal hydride (NiMH)
technologyforhighenergydensityandlongservicelife.
ThebatteryismanufacturedbyPanasonicEVEnergyand
weighsonly48lbs.or22kg.Itsoperatingtemperaturerangeis
-30C degrees ~ +60C degrees. The Battery Module is only
availableasacompleteassembly.
TheBatteryModuleisconstructedinamodularform.The
individual NiMH cells are same size as standard D cells.
Constructingthemodulefromstandardsizedcellsshouldhelp
toensurecost-effectiveandcontinuedavailabilityofthebatterymodulecomponents.
The picture above shows the arrangement of these cells, which are grouped together in sealed
packagesoftwocellseach,positionedend-to-end.Thatis,thearrangementis6cellsacrossby3cellshigh
by7cellsdeep,withtherearmostrowbeingonly2cellshigh,foratotalof120cells.
The cells each have a voltage of 1.2v, and are connected in series for a Battery Module terminal
voltageof 144V.The BatteryModule'srated capacityis 6.5 Ah,resultingina storagecapacityof.936
kWh.
IfBatteryModuleserviceisrequired,refertotheServiceManualasseriousinjuryorevendeathcan
occurifhighvoltagesafetyprecautionsarenotobserved.Highvoltagewiresandcablesarecoveredwith
orangeplasticshieldingortape.Nevercasuallyhandleanyorangewiringorthecomponentconnectedto
it!
TheBatteryModuleisusedtosupplythehighvoltagetotheIMAMotorduringtheassistmode.The
Battery Module is also used to store the re-generated power in the cruising, deceleration and braking
modes. Battery Module energymayalso be used to charge the conventional12V batterylocatedinthe
enginecompartmentthatoperatesthevehicle's12Vsystem.
Thebatterymodulecellgroupsareconnectedinseriestotheterminalplate,locatedonthesideofthe
BatteryModule.
TheBatteryModulecontains10voltagesensorsand4temperaturesensorsthatsenddatatotheBattery
ConditionMonitor(BCM).
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