Abstract: A collector terminal for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, especially a large-size battery, is provided which is free from breakage when its exterior terminal is fastened with a nut with an excessive torque, superior in electrical conductivity, and high in reliability. The section of the collector terminal forming an exterior terminal and the section where lead plates taken out from the electrode group consist of different types of metals, which are integrated by solid-phase bonding or by vacuum brazing. Among the solid-phase bonding methods, diffusion bonding, explosion pressure welding, and friction bonding are effective.

Abstract: Disclosed are a metallic interconnection material for solid oxide fuel cells and a preparation method thereof. The metallic interconnection material has two fine microstructural phases in which 5-25% by volume of LaCrO.sub.3 is dispersed at the grain boundaries of Cr particles. It can be prepared by mixing 75-95% by volume of a Cr powder and 5-25% by volume of an LaCrO.sub.3 powder, together with a solvent and a binder, in a mill, molding the mixture into a predetermined shape after drying, and sintering the molded shape at approximately 1,500.degree. C. for 10 hours in an Ar atmosphere with 5 vol % of hydrogen to give an LaCrO.sub.3 -dispersed Cr alloy. The LaCrO.sub.3 -dispersed Cr alloy shows high electric conductivity by virtue of the growth inhibition of Cr particles during sintering and high chemical stability by virtue of the presence of the rare earth metal, La, meeting meet the requirements for the interconnection materials for solid oxide fuel cells.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes an electricity generating portion in which positive electrode 60 and negative electrode 61 form a laminate through separator films 62 made of porous polymer so that the positive electrode 60 and the negative electrode 61 do not come in direct contact with each other, leads 65, 77 which are respectively connected to plural portions of the positive electrode 60 and the negative electrode 61 to make electricity collection, and a low melting point alloy member 76 as a current break mechanism being inserted in a current path of the inside of the battery, which is melted to break the current path when the temperature of the battery is raised over a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-plate wound cell assembly constructed similar to a conventional jellyroll electrode assembly except that each electrode comprises a series of plates spaced along a continuous current collector, and the plates are flat-folded rather than wound into a cylinder, is described. The length of the current collector between adjacent plates of the anode and cathode electrodes increases as the folding progresses to allow for the increase as the electrode assembly is flat-folded.

Abstract: A lithium battery and method for manufacturing the lithium battery are provided. The battery includes electrodes formed of a layer of an active material, the active material being capable of occluding and discharging lithium electrochemically, provided on the surface of a current collector, electrode external terminals for providing electricity to the outside of the battery, and an electrode tab joined at an end thereof to a surface of said current collector and at another end thereof to an electrode external terminal. The electrode tab has a roughened surface at the end joined to the current collector, and the roughened surface is welded to the surface of said current collector. The roughened surface is produced by chemical etching, abrasion by an abrasive, abrasion by ultrasonic waves or by blasting with an abrasive.

Abstract: A hybrid energy storage device (10) including first, second, and third electrodes (20, 25, 30), a first electrolyte (35) disposed between the first and second electrodes (20, 25), and a second electrolyte (40) disposed between the second and third electrode (25, 30). The first electrode (25), the first electrolyte (35), and the second electrode (25) form a battery, and the second electrode (25), the second electrolyte (40), and the third electrode (30) form a capacitor. The first and third electrodes (20, 30) are directly connected together so that the battery and capacitor are in parallel within the hybrid energy storage device (10).

Abstract: A rectangular battery having an electrode group which is inserted in a battery case having an airtight structure. The electrode group is formed by alternately stacking positive electrodes and negative electrodes via separators. The battery case is rectangular had has a closed bottom and an open part that is airtightly sealed by a cover. The outermost electrodes, which are located on both faces of the electrode group, are coated with an active material on a surface of a core. Furthermore, the outermost electrodes have the same polarity and the cores thereof directly contact an inside surface of the outer battery case. In one embodiment, the capacity of the outermost electrodes is smaller than the capacity of the inwardly disposed electrodes of the same polarity.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell is disclosed having a cylindrical can having an open end and a closed end, and a first electrode having a generally hollow cylindrical shape molded in place within the can such that an outer cylindrical surface of the first electrode contacts an inner cylindrical surface of the can. The first electrode has a recess adjacent to the inner cylindrical surface of the can at an end of the first electrode proximate the open end of the can to accommodate any flashing that is formed along the interior side walls of the can when the first electrode is molded in place. The electrochemical cell further includes a second electrode having a polarity opposite the first electrode disposed within a hollow cavity of the first electrode, a separator lining the hollow cavity within the first electrode so as to physically separate the first and second electrodes, and a collector assembly supported by the first electrode for sealing the open end of the can.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a case, a rolled electrode assembly disposed within the case, and an electrode assembly fixing member receiving a portion of the rolled electrode assembly so that expansion and contraction of the rolled electrode assembly can be suppressed during charging and discharging operations of the battery, and deformation of the rolled electrode assembly caused by outer impact can be prevented. The electrode assembly fixing member comprises a cap fitted onto at least one of upper and lower ends of the rolled electrode assembly. The electrode assembly fixing member further comprises a gripper holding the rolled electrode assembly.

Abstract: The difficulties encountered with attaching tabs to very thin metal layer, e. g., a layer of gold from 0.3 .mu.m to 50 .mu.m thick are severe. Typically, in the uses envisioned for the thin metal layer, which is for a compact battery, a plastic sheet such as polyimide underlies the thin metal layer. Polyimide has a relatively low melting point. The thin polyimide substrate melts when resistance welding is used. Ultrasonic welding doesn't work because the sound wave energy is absorbed by the polyimide. This invention solves the attachment problem by using wire bonding to the thin metal sheet and to its tab. The tab attachment for a thin metal layer comprises a thin metal layer, a metal tab, and a wire and the wire is bonded to the thin metal layer and the wire is bonded to the metal tab. The thin metal layer may be gold; the thickness of the gold is between 0.3 .mu.m and 50.0 .mu.m.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery design for bi-cell polymer matrix batteries. Each bi-cell comprises, sequentially, a first counter electrode, a first separator membrane, a centrally located electrode, a second separator membrane, and a second counter electrode. The current collector of each of the counter electrodes is positioned other than medially within the counter electrode. Generally, the current collector of the counter electrode is located within the outer half of the counter electrode. When the current collector is located at the extreme outer edge of the counter electrode, a capping film of polymer matrix material is preferably laminated to the perforated current collector, and, through the perforated current collector, to the counter electrode material itself.

Abstract: A flat-folded, multi-plate electrode assembly is described. The electrode assembly consists of anode and cathode electrodes in the form of continuous strips having extension plates which are first folded against their connection electrode portions to provide anode and cathode plate pairs. The anode and the cathode are then operatively associated with each other such that at least a portion of the anode strip is interleaved between corresponding ones of the cathode plate pairs and at least a portion of the cathode strip is interleaved between corresponding ones of the anode plate pairs. The assembly is then "Z" folded into the desired electrode stack. The extension plates of both electrodes insure electrode overlap in each and every fold, thereby optimizing electrode output. This design has the advantage of permitting the electrodes to be enlarged due to the electrode configuration and header connection, eliminates multiple components and insures matched electrode overlap.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention has a power-generating element and a collector. The power-generating element is provided with a portion where a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate are not opposed to each other. In the power-generating element, the electrode plates are wound or laminated through a separation body so that the side edge portion of one of the electrode plates protrudes from that of the other. The collector is connected to the side edge portions. The collector has a plurality of grooves bonded to the side edges of the electrode plates. The bonding is made by at least one of a welding method such as ultrasonic welding method, laser welding method, electric welding method, arc welding method and plasma arc welding method, and a mechanical joint using a rivet, pin or eyelet, or by deforming under pressure the collector to crimp.

Abstract: The invention relates to a square type enclosed storage battery of medium to large capacity, more particularly to a technology for realizing high volume capacity density or high output density, and is hence intended to present a square type enclosed storage battery of medium to large capacity of high reliability and small temperature rise, comprising a electrode plate group laminating plural layers of positive plates 8a and negative plates 8b through separators 8c, and a synthetic resin case 10 for accommodating the electrode plate group 8, in which a nickel-made terminal 2 has a pair of screws 2a as external output terminals of positive and negative electrodes, a pole portion 2b, a sealing groove 2c, and a current collector 2f, their central axes are designed to be nearly on a same line, plural current collectors 2f project from a flange 2d to the electrode plate group side, and the terminal 2 is fixed by a synthetic resin cover

Abstract: An improvement is provided in the shape of current collectors welded to the respective terminal edges of electrode plates projecting from the upper and the lower end plane of a spirally coiled electrode plate assembly incorporated in a cylindrical storage battery. In the preferred embodiment, the current collector formed essentially of a rectangular flat plate is provided with an I-shaped cutout hole which passes the center of the plate and ends inside the plate near to its outer peripheral edge and two of rectangular cutout parts which are approximately at a right angle to the I-shaped hole and extend from the neighborhood of the center of the plate to its outer peripheral part without intersecting the I-shaped hole, downward rib-formed projections being respectively formed integrally at the edge parts of the cutout hole and the respective cutout parts, the respective rib-formed projections crossing the terminal edges of the electrode plate and being welded to the terminal edges at a plurality of spots.

Abstract: A cylindrical storage battery has a spirally coiled electrode plate assembly in which the shape of the current collector welded to the end part of the electrode plate assembly and the crossing parts of the rib-formed projections of the current collector and the electrode plate terminal edges are welded with sufficient strength to permit a high-rate charge and discharge. A storage battery having a spirally coiled electrode plate assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and rectangular current collectors, respective ones of which are welded respectively to terminal edges of the electrodes respectively projecting outward from the upper and the lower end planes of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel non-aqueous battery comprising a spirally wound electrode assembly comprising a cathode, an anode and a separator which are spirally wound so that the cathode and anode active material layers are arranged opposite to each other through the separator, wherein the battery has a cathode-equipotential metallic segment provided in association with the cathode, wherein the segment has on at least one side thereof a portion free of a cathode active material layer to provide a cathode-equipotential, exposed metallic portion (.alpha.) longitudinally extending over a length of one wind or more of the spirally wound structure, the portion (.alpha.) being positioned opposite to an anode-equipotential, exposed metallic portion (.beta.) which is provided, in association with the anode, over a length of one wind or more of the spirally wound structure.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for more efficiently fusing the straps of pre-formed terminal post members with plate lugs of a battery plate group utilizing a non-reusable, inexpensive plastic mold insert. The method includes positioning the battery plate group into an open top container with the lugs of the positive plates in one row and the lugs of the negative plates in another row, positioning the plastic insert into the container with the lugs of the plate group extending upwardly through the mold insert, positioning the terminal post members on the plastic mold insert with fingers of the straps thereof disposed between plate lugs of the respective rows, supplying additional unmelted lead into remaining spaces between the plate lugs, and heating, melting, and fusing the plate lugs, strap fingers, and added lead by induction heating to form interconnections between the positive and negative plates in the respective terminals.

Abstract: An improved battery design which utilizes the cover of the container as a mold to simultaneously create a plurality of solid cast electrical circuits, including external terminals, all without welded connections. The battery cover includes a plurality of plate strap mold wells or mold wells which receive molten lead. Adjacent plate strap mold wells are separated by a partition wall. An aperture is formed in the partition wall which allows molten lead to flow between adjacent plate strap mold wells and connect thereof. Terminal mold wells have terminal apertures through which molten lead flows to form an external terminal with the aid of a external terminal mold. A meltable sealant material is pre-applied to the plurality of mold wells and which becomes fluid upon introduction of molten lead. Upon cooling, the sealant material prevents migration of electrolyte between mold wells.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary cell comprises a plurality of single cells composed of a collector comprising positive electrodes composed of a metallic material coated with a positive electrode active substance; negative electrodes composed of a metallic material coated with a negative electrode active substance; separators interposed between the positive and negative electrodes; lugs of the metallic materials where the active substance is not coated; and conductors adapted to bunch and clamp the lugs of the positive and negative electrodes separately, the positive and negative electrodes being assembled in laminate alternatively, and the ends of the lugs of the positive and negative electrodes being welded to the respective conductors separately so that electric current can be taken out through the conductors.

Abstract: A device for a battery with a spacer preventing direct physical contact between first and second batteries arranged in physical series. A resilient conductor providing an electroconductive contact between a center electrode of the first battery and a terminal electrode of the second battery is held by the spacer.

Abstract: A device for a battery with a spacer preventing direct physical contact between first and second batteries arranged in physical series. A resilient conductor providing an electroconductive contact between a center electrode of the first battery and a terminal electrode of the second battery is held by the spacer.

Abstract: A multi-plate wound cell assembly constructed similar to a conventional jellyroll electrode assembly except that each electrode comprises a series of plates spaced along a continuous current collector, and the plates are flat-folded rather than wound into a cylinder, is described. The length of the current collector between adjacent plates of the anode and cathode electrodes increases as the folding progresses to allow for the increase as the electrode assembly is flat-folded.

Abstract: A robust terminal for a prismatic battery comprising a terminal post, and a connector strap mechanically joined to the terminal post. Electrode tabs are mechanically joined to the connector strap. Connection points between the tabs and the connector strap have two or more degrees of freedom.

Abstract: A battery tray assembly that includes a first member having a first interface surface and a first battery retaining surface. The first retaining surface retains a top surface of a first battery. A second member having a second interface surface and a second battery retaining surface retains a bottom surface of the second battery. A means for securing the first interface surface to the second interface surface joins the two batteries in a fixed position. The securing means may include a series of projections on one or both separator members and corresponding slots. A greater number of slots than projections enables a plurality of orientations between the first and second members.

Abstract: A battery device having a high discharge current value and a high current collecting efficiency at electrodes. A first active material is applied on a first current collecting unit avoiding one end and/or the other end of the width direction to form an anode, and a second active material is applied on a second current collecting unit avoiding one end and/or the other end of the width direction to form a cathode. The current generated at the electrodes formed by winding the anode and cathode via separators is output through the parts uncoated with the first active material of anode and the parts uncoated with the second active material of cathode, so as to realize the battery device having a high discharge current value and a high current collecting efficiency at the electrodes.

Abstract: A twin plate cathode structure (53) for use in an alkali metal/solid and alkali metal/oxyhalide cell assembly includes a plurality of cathode plates (54a, 54b) operatively associated with an anode (31), the twin plate cathode structure comprising at least two cathode bodies (56a, 56b) each including cathode active material portions, an electrode including two cathode current collector portions (58a, 58b) operatively associated with corresponding ones of the cathode bodies, and an intermediate conductor means (60) joining the two collector portions for making electrical connection to the cathode structure. A plurality of twin plate cathode structures are grouped or arranged to provide a cathode cell assembly in which there is provided means (eg. a lead bar) operatively connected to each of the intermediate conductor means (60) for making electrical connection to the cathode structure in the assembly.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system for electrochemical generators including electrodes and connection members providing continuity of electrical current flow from the electrodes to the exterior of said generators connects the electrodes to the connection members and the connection members to each other by means of a mechanical and electrical joint. In an area in which there is initially a substantially plane contact surface between the parts to be joined, the joint is in the form of a plastic deformation of the parts to be joined and is situated at a sufficient distance from the edges of the parts for the edges not to be deformed. The plastic deformation consists in cold flow of the material of the parts in parallel directions in the same sense which immobilizes the parts relative to each other, only the parts contributing to the joint and being in intimate contact throughout the area subject to deformation.

Abstract: A high density cell stack is provided utilizing a flexible cathode material having at least four sections in the form of a rectangle and flexible anode materials folded over each other at right angles. A suitable anode material is lithium and a suitable cathode material is manganese dioxide. The disclosed cell stacks are rapidly manufactured to provide high density cells with good mechanical stability and good stability against shorting.

Abstract: Automotive SLI lead-acid batteries are disclosed which are characterized by enhanced resistance to intercell connection corrosion, even when exposed to the relatively high under-the-hood service temperatures in use with recent model automobiles. The straps are formed from a lead-based alloy including from about 2.0 to 2.6% or so antimony, from about 0.04 to 0.07% tin, from about 0.04 to about 0.07% arsenic, and from about 0.012 to about 0.030% selenium, the percentages being based upon the weight of the alloy.

Abstract: A metal-air battery assembly having plurality of free standing metal-air cells forming a cell group within a battery case assembly. Each free standing cell has flexible, compressible walls capable of containing electrolyte, the walls comprising air cathodes including cathode current distributors. Each cell has a split anode assembly and current. The anode assembly has one or more reactive anode fuel plates and an anode current collector. Each of the cells is free standing and easily replaced. The battery case assembly has a mechanism for compressing the cells when the lid is closed and releasing the cell group for servicing when the lid is open.

Abstract: An interconnector material for use in electrochemical cells having Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 -stabilized ZrO.sub.2 as a solid electrolyte, said interconnector material comprising a lanthanum chromite material of the following general formula:(La.sub.1-x Sr.sub.x)(Cr.sub.1-y M.sub.y)O.sub.3,where M is Zr or Ti, x is in the range of 0.1 to 0.2, and y is in the range of 0.05 to 0.2.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell having an alkaline electrolyte, a cathode comprised of a metal oxide and a zinc anode and wherein the anode current collector of the cell is made from the same type zinc material forming the anode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lead acid storage battery and provides a lead acid storage battery having a high durability against complicated vibrations such as perpendicular and horizontal vibrations and the combination of these vibrations applied by vehicles or machines on which the battery is installed and having a long shelf life. A polyolefin resin having good fluidity is heat molten and poured into two portions above and near the left and right ends of the plate group comprising positive and negative plates having lugs at nearly the center portion so that the resin reaches at least one of the inner wall or inner partition wall, thereby to form a beam-shaped plate fixing member.

Abstract: Electrode sections, such as anode and cathode sections, of a battery cell include current collectors with exposed portions. The exposed portions contain slits which form tabs. These tabs can be spot welded together to form connections between the electrode sections.

Abstract: A high temperature rechargeable electrochemical cell which comprises a housing containing an anode separated from a cathode by a solid electrolyte separator. The separator is a hollow operatively upright electrode holder defined, in cross-section, by a plurality of peripherally spaced radially outwardly projecting lobes. The operatively lower end of the electrode holder is closed off and the electrode holder has at its operatively upper end a closure having an opening smaller than its cross-sectional dimension. A metallic current collector is disposed in said electrode holder. The current collector is inserted, in a first inoperative configuration, into the electrode holder through the closure opening, and thereafter extended into the lobes of the electrode holder, so that it assumes a second operative configuration in which it has a shape of larger cross-section than the opening.

Abstract: A programmable battery capable of providing a variable voltage and/or current depending upon the needs of a particular host device. The battery is formed on a separator substrate (10) and includes a plurality of discrete battery cells (102-124) which may be resettably interconnected in various configurations in order to provide varying voltage and/or current. The discrete cells (102-124) are electrically interconnected via a resettable micropositioner switch (500) The micropositioner switch determines the voltage and/or current needs of a particular device and electrically interconnects a sufficient number of discrete cells in series and/or parallel, in order to satisfy the requirements of the device.

Abstract: At least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode constituting an electrode assembly comprises at least two divided electrode portions not connected through electron conduction. The divided electrode portions each have an electrode lead extending outward from a battery container, which has at least two external terminals of the same polarity which is provided by the lead. The external terminals of the same polarity are connected to each other via a resistor having a PTC effect. The battery is assured of improved safety even when large-sized.

Abstract: A lead acid storage battery has a cell composed of a positive plate comprising a positive active material layer and a positive current collector plate, a negative plate comprising a negative active material layer and a negative current collector plate, a separator and a frame-shaped gasket. In the cell, the positive plate and the negative plate are laminated with the gasket put between them. The gasket is in contact with peripheral edges of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate. The positive active material layer and the negative active material layer are located in a cell space surrounded by both of the plates and the gasket with the separator put between them.

Abstract: A galvanic cell employing an anode electrode that is disposed within the cathode electrode, and that extends up to at least 80 percent of the height of the cathode electrode.

Abstract: A cast strap for a lead-acid battery is made of a lead-based alloy consisting essentially of from about 2.5 to 3.5 wt. % antimony, about 0.01 to 0.5 wt. % arsenic, about 0.01 to 0.5 wt. % tin, about 0.008 to 0.1 wt. % selenium, and the balance lead. The content of at least one of arsenic, tin and selenium is within the following ranges: about 0.075 to 0.5 wt. % tin, about 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % arsenic, and 0.021 to 0.03 wt. % selenium. For lead-based alloys containing antimony, arsenic, tin and selenium, increased additions of antimony, arsenic, and selenium generally have a favorable effect on long term corrosion resistance of battery straps in a lead-acid battery environment, whereas tin has an unfavorable effect such that increased amounts of tin dramatically lower high temperature corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Multicell system and method for making a multicell system. Systems include relatively thin (less than about 50 mil) electrochemical cells layered upon one another to minimize volume and weight. Cells systems are formed with cells that are layered such that first charge sides of each cell are coupled to first charge sides of other cells, and such that second charge sides of each cell are coupled to second charge sides of other cells. Cells and/or cell systems is connected to other cells and/or cell systems to form battery systems by layering cells such that a first charge side of a cell are coupled to second charge side of another cell. In this manner the number of electrically insulating separators is reduced, thereby also reducing weight and volume of resulting systems.

Abstract: In a plate block for lead batteries having plates of one polarity with plate lugs which are thicker than the plate lugs of the plates of the other polarity, an equalization of the volumes and of the areas of the two lug types is achieved by providing the thicker lugs with a wedge-like taper toward their end, so that the end thickness of the tapered lugs is less than that of the thinner lugs, which are left in their original shape (i.e., an essentially rectangular cross-section). As a result, the heat applied to the two lug types is balanced during casting on of the pole bridges in similar casting molds and at the same lead temperature. The wedge-like geometry is imparted to the thicker lugs by machining them with a face milling tool.

Abstract: A structure for stabilizing of an electrochemical cell stack against high shock and vibration forces through the use of a plurality of electrode connections at both the top and bottom of the stack is described. Constructing the cell casing having a tubular shape rather than the typical deep drawn can shape, allows access to the lower portion of the stack. There, additional leads are welded to the cell case, which significantly adds to the stability of the stack within the case. The lower portion of the case is then within the case. The lower portion of the case is then hermetically sealed by fitting and welding a disc in place.

Abstract: A sealed battery case comprising: a case of formable metal; a lid for the case, the lid having an annular shroud defining the periphery of at least one opening; at least one terminal having a sealing lip at its circumference; where the terminal is crimp sealed into said annular shroud. Also described is a method of attaching a terminal in a lid opening of a battery case; the opening having an opening and an annular shroud surrounding the opening. The annular shroud is of an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the opening and extending outward from the lid, and the terminal has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the opening and a sealing lip around its circumference. The sealing lip has a diameter in between the diameter of the opening and the diameter of the shroud; the method comprising the steps of: placing a seal of an insulating material; around the sealing lip; inserting the terminal into the shroud; and crimping the shroud around the seal.

Abstract: A battery of high temperature cells in a battery casing includes a plurality of rigid metal elements secured to a rigid board of electrical insulating material. The metal elements provide mutually insulated conducting pathways. One end of each of the metal elements connects to either a cell or a bank of cells and an opposite end converges to a location on the board. The board may include one or more of these locations to allow for multiple electrical connections to be made through the casing. In addition, the number of the locations on the board may be less than the number of metal elements.

Abstract: A dense substrate for a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising: a base portion, support portions and fixing portions all of which project from the base portion so as to be arranged sequentially in one direction; grooves formed between the support portions and the fixing portions or between the support portions; and mount portions which are provided on the support portions between the fixing portions for mounting and affixing at least cell sections thereon. A solid oxide fuel cell is easily manufactured at a reduced cost by arranging a plurality of cell sections and, if required, plate sections, on the mount portions of the above dense substrate; affixing the cell sections and, when used, plate sections, onto the mount portions with an insulating bonding agent; and joining adjacent cell sections together with interconnections.

Abstract: An electrochemical storage device which has electrode plates of different polarity which are alternately stacked on one another to form an electrode stack. Each of the electrode plates is formed from an electrode framework with a current-collecting lug arranged thereon. Identically polarized current-collecting lugs of an electrode stack are connected in an electrically conductive fashion to a terminal yoke. In order to ensure better welding, the terminal yoke has at the location of the current-collecting lugs a transverse slot into which the free end region of a current-collecting lug projects. The current-collecting lug is attached to the terminal yoke on the flat side that is remote from the electrode stack.

Abstract: Electrical contact outlet for an anode sheet of a lithium generator with polymer electrolyte, consisting of one or more multilayer electrochemical cells. The cell comprises at least one lithium base sheet having a thickness between about 1 and 50 microns to constitute the anode and its collector and additionally includes a cathode and its collector as well as the polymer electrolyte. A lateral end of the anode sheet extends beyond corresponding ends of the cathode and the collector to constitute a projecting zone. A metallic layer consisting of at least one rigid metal which is compatible with lithium is in electrical contact with the lateral end of the anode sheet but without electronic contact with the other components of the cell. The metallic layer constitutes the external terminal of the generator when the latter is in non-finished condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a unique battery arrangement including battery plates having a pair of spaced apart battery lugs for both the positive and negative plates. While being spaced apart, the lugs are located generally adjacent one top edge of the plates; on opposite sides for the positive and negative plate constructions. The straps used to electrically connect the lugs are lower in height than those used on current battery designs, providing excellent current collection, efficient fusion with smaller lugs and resistance to vibration caused by separation of the lugs from the straps. The present invention also features plates having greater plate surface area, improved current carrying capability and reduced voltage drop. A weld element couples straps of like polarity, and in the preferred embodiment, at least a portion of the weld element is located intermediate the ends of the straps.