High-Power Ultracapacitor Energy Storage Cell Pack and Coupling Method
First Claim
1. A method for supporting and electrically coupling a first ultracapacitor and a second ultracapacitor, each including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom, the method comprising:
- providing an interconnection that is electrically conductive, and of sufficient structural strength to support the first ultracapacitor and the second ultracapacitor, wherein the interconnection is configured to substantially prevent mechanical stress from forming in the coupled connection terminals of the first and the second ultracapacitor while maintaining the first ultracapacitor and the second ultracapacitor physically apart from each other;
coupling the first ultracapacitor to the interconnection; and
coupling the second ultracapacitor to the interconnection.
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Abstract
An ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack including an ultracapacitor assembly including a plurality of ultracapacitors, each ultracapacitor including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom for directly connecting the ultracapacitors end-to-end in series; and a plurality of interconnections for mechanically and electrically interconnecting the ultracapacitors end-to-end in series without the connection terminals from adjacent ultracapacitors contacting each other, preventing mechanical stress in the connection studs.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for supporting and electrically coupling a first ultracapacitor and a second ultracapacitor, each including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom, the method comprising:
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providing an interconnection that is electrically conductive, and of sufficient structural strength to support the first ultracapacitor and the second ultracapacitor, wherein the interconnection is configured to substantially prevent mechanical stress from forming in the coupled connection terminals of the first and the second ultracapacitor while maintaining the first ultracapacitor and the second ultracapacitor physically apart from each other;
coupling the first ultracapacitor to the interconnection; and
coupling the second ultracapacitor to the interconnection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack including a plurality of ultracapacitors, the ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack comprising:
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a first ultracapacitor including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom;
a second ultracapacitor including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom, and configured to directly connect with the first ultracapacitor in series; and
a first interconnection configured to;
electrically couple connection terminals of the first and the second ultracapacitor in series, mechanically support the first and the second ultracapacitor, and substantially prevent mechanical stress from forming in the coupled connection terminals of the first and the second ultracapacitor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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