SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONNECT SINTERED ALUMINUM ELECTRODES OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an electrode including a sintered material deposited on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate having a substrate flexibility greater than a material flexibility of the material, the substrate including a substrate connection portion;
a separator disposed in a capacitor stack in alignment with the electrode;
a second electrode disposed in the capacitor stack in alignment, the second electrode including a connection portion; and
a conductive interconnect physically and electrically coupling the substrate connection portion and the connection portion of the second electrode, the substrate connection portion and the connection portion of the second electrode each adapted to deform to accommodate displacement of the electrode with respect to the second electrode.
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Abstract
This document provides an apparatus including a sintered electrode, a second electrode and a separator material arranged in a capacitive stack. A conductive interconnect couples the sintered electrode and the second electrode. Embodiments include a clip interconnect. In some embodiments, the interconnect includes a comb-shaped connector. In some embodiments, the interconnect includes a wire snaked between adjacent sintered substrates.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode including a sintered material deposited on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate having a substrate flexibility greater than a material flexibility of the material, the substrate including a substrate connection portion; a separator disposed in a capacitor stack in alignment with the electrode; a second electrode disposed in the capacitor stack in alignment, the second electrode including a connection portion; and a conductive interconnect physically and electrically coupling the substrate connection portion and the connection portion of the second electrode, the substrate connection portion and the connection portion of the second electrode each adapted to deform to accommodate displacement of the electrode with respect to the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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an electrode; a separator stacked in alignment with the electrode; a first electrode assembly disposed in a stack with the electrode and the separator, the separator disposed between the electrode and the first electrode assembly to physically separate the electrode and the first electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode assembly includes; a first layer including a first conductive material deposited on a first substrate, the first substrate having a first substrate flexibility greater than a first material flexibility of the first material; and a second layer stacked with the first layer, the second layer including a second conductive material deposited on a second substrate, the second substrate having a second substrate flexibility greater than a second material flexibility of the second material; and an interconnect coupled to the first substrate and the second substrate to physically and electrically couple the first layer and the second layer of the stack. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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