CORRUGATED ELECTRODE CORE TERMINAL INTERFACE APPARATUS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE

• US 20080241656A1
• Filed: 03/31/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tesla Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tesla Inc.
• Inventors: Miller, John
• Application Number:
  US11/694,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20080241656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/122
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/22 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/26 characterised by their structure, e.g. multi-layered, porosity or surface features
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/74 Terminals, e.g. extensions of current collectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/84 Processes for the manufacture of hybrid or EDL capacitors, or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/667 in the form of layers, e.g. coatings
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/75 Wires, rods or strips
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/78 Shapes other than plane or cylindrical, e.g. helical
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/13 Energy storage using capacitors

Abstract

A corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus and article of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, the corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus comprises a first current collector foil, a separator, a second current collector foil, and a plurality of termination wires.

Claims

1. A corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus, adapted for use in an energy storage device, comprising:

(a.) a first current collector foil member, having a top side and a bottom side;

(b.) a separator element, having a first side and a second side, wherein the separator element is operatively coupled to the bottom side of the first current collector foil member, wherein the separator element is ionically permeable;

(c.) a second current collector foil member having a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side of the second current collector member is operatively coupled to the second side of the separator element, wherein the first current collector foil member, the separator element, and the second current collector foil member collectively comprise an electrode brick, wherein the electrode brick comprises a plurality of lateral cross-sections approximately equally spaced with respect to other ones and approximately orthogonally oriented with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electrode brick;

(d.) a plurality of termination wires, disposed along the plurality of lateral cross-sections, wherein the plurality of termination wires each protrudes laterally away from the electrode brick, wherein each of the plurality of termination wires comprises a proximate end and a distal end with respect to the electrode brick.

2. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrode brick is further adapted to be compressed into an electrode brick having a height and a width, wherein the plurality of termination wires comprise a first gathering of terminal wires and a second gathering of terminal wires.

3. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first gathering of terminal wires is adapted to be inserted into a first terminal connector member, and wherein the second gathering of terminal wires is adapted to be inserted into a second terminal connector member.

4. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 3, wherein the energy storage device comprises a battery element.

5. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 3, wherein the energy storage device comprises an ultracapacitor.

6. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 3, wherein the energy storage device comprises a battery.

7. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 3, wherein the energy storage device comprises a pseudo-battery.

8. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pseudo-battery further comprises an anode element and a cathode element.

9. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 8, wherein the anode element comprises an ultracapacitor anode.

10. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 9, wherein the cathode element comprises a battery cathode.

11. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 9, wherein the ultracapacitor anode comprises a carbon ultracapacitor anode.

12. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus of claim 11, wherein the battery cathode comprises a lithium ion cathode.

13. A corrugated electrode core terminal interface, adapted for use in an energy storage device, comprising:

(a.) a first current collector foil member having a top side and a bottom side;

(b.) a separator element, having a first side and a second side, wherein the separator element is operatively coupled to the bottom side of the first current collector foil member;

(c.) a second current collector foil member having a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side of the second current collector member is operatively coupled to the second side of the separator element.

14. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 13, wherein the first current collector member, the separator element, and the second current collector foil element comprise an electrode brick, wherein the electrode brick comprises a plurality of lateral cross-sections approximately equally spaced with respect to other ones and approximately orthogonally oriented with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electrode brick.

15. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of termination wires, disposed along the plurality of lateral cross-sections, wherein the plurality of termination wires each protrudes therefrom the electrode brick, wherein each of the plurality of termination wires comprises a proximate end and a distal end with respect to the electrode brick.

16. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 15, wherein the electrode brick is adapted to be folded along the plurality of lateral cross-sections.

17. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 16, wherein the energy storage device comprises an ultracapacitor.

18. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 16, wherein the energy storage device comprises a battery.

19. The corrugated electrode core terminal interface of claim 16, wherein the energy storage device comprises a pseudo-battery.

20. A corrugated electrode core terminal interface article of manufacture, adapted for use in an energy storage device, comprising:

(a.) a first current collector foil member, having a top side and a bottom side;

(b.) a separator element, having a first side and a second side, wherein the separator element is operatively coupled to the bottom side of the first current collector foil member;

(c.) a second current collector foil member having a top side and a bottom side, wherein the top side of the second current collector member is operatively coupled to the second side of the separator element, wherein the first current collector foil member, the separator element, and the second current collector foil member collectively comprise an electrode brick, wherein the electrode brick comprises a plurality of lateral cross-sections approximately equally spaced with respect to other ones and approximately orthogonally oriented with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electrode brick;

(d.) a plurality of termination wires, disposed along the plurality of lateral cross-sections, wherein the plurality of termination wires each protrudes laterally away from the electrode brick, wherein each of the plurality of termination wires comprises a proximate end and a distal end with respect to the electrode brick.