System Made Up of Battery Units and Corresponding Terminal Connectors
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of battery units (2); and
a plurality of terminal connectors (10),wherein each of the battery units (2) has a surface forming a terminal area (3),wherein the terminal area (3) comprises two terminals (6,7), the terminal area having longitudinal edges (4) with a length (a) and lateral edges (5) with a width (b), the length being substantially equal to twice the width, the distance of each terminal (6, 7) to one longitudinal edges (4) and to one adjacent lateral edge (5) being substantially equal to half the width, andwherein a terminal connector (10) connects two terminals (6, 7) of adjacent battery units (2, 2′
), the terminal connector (10) comprising an electrical junction (12) having a first and a second connection points (16, 17), the distance between the first and the second connection point being substantially equal to the width (b).
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Abstract
In a system made up of battery units (2) and corresponding terminal connectors (10), the battery units may be combined in different ways in order to obtain larger battery groups. Each battery unit (2) has one surface that forms a terminal area (3) and that includes two terminals (6, 7), this surface having longitudinal edges (4) with a length (a), and lateral edges (5) with a width (b), (a) being equal or nearly equal to (2b), and the distance of each terminal (6, 7) to the longitudinal edges (4), as well as to the adjacent narrow edge (5) being equal or nearly equal to (b/2). A terminal connector (10) connects two terminals (6, 7) of adjacent battery units (2, 2′) and includes an electrical junction (12) having two connection points (16, 17) at its ends and a span equal or nearly equal to (b). Vertical connectors may be provided to interconnect terminals of battery units belonging to different layers of stacked up batteries.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of battery units (2); and a plurality of terminal connectors (10), wherein each of the battery units (2) has a surface forming a terminal area (3), wherein the terminal area (3) comprises two terminals (6,7), the terminal area having longitudinal edges (4) with a length (a) and lateral edges (5) with a width (b), the length being substantially equal to twice the width, the distance of each terminal (6, 7) to one longitudinal edges (4) and to one adjacent lateral edge (5) being substantially equal to half the width, and wherein a terminal connector (10) connects two terminals (6, 7) of adjacent battery units (2, 2′
), the terminal connector (10) comprising an electrical junction (12) having a first and a second connection points (16, 17), the distance between the first and the second connection point being substantially equal to the width (b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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