REINFORCED BATTERY THERMAL BARRIER AND METHOD

Various embodiments disclosed relate to a structural feature in a thermal barrier. The present disclosure includes a battery module having a stack of battery cells located within a module housing and a thermal barrier between at least two cells in the stack of battery cells. The thermal barrier can include an isolation layer and a structural feature distributed in the isolation layer. A thermal barrier for use in a battery module can include an isolation layer, the isolation layer configured to thermally isolate individual battery cells within the battery module; and a structural feature distributed within the isolation layer.