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Method for transferring thermal energy and electrical current in thin-film electrochemical cells

  • US 6,569,559 B1
  • Filed: 07/03/2000
  • Issued: 05/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of transferring thermal energy and electrical current into and out of a thin film electrochemical cell comprising the steps of;

  • (a) conducting current between the electrochemical cell and a contact external to the electrochemical cell through a preferential current path of a resilient conductor defining one of a positive or a negative contact for the electrochemical cell;

    (b) conducting thermal energy between the electrochemical cell and thermally conductive and electrically resistive material disposed adjacent the resilient conductor, through a preferential thermal path of the resilient conductor distinct from the preferential current path of step (a); and

    (c) maintaining mechanical contact between the resilient conductor and the thermally conductive and electrically resistive material disposed adjacent the resilient conductor in the presence of relative movement between the electrochemical cell and the thermally conductive and electrically resistive material.

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