A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by the housing and operable to control a function of the battery pack, and a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the circuit and operable to dissipate...http://www.google.com/patents/US7504804?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7504804 - Method and system for protection of a lithium-based multicell battery pack including a heat sink
