Multi-tabbed electrodes having high aspect ratios and batteries incorporating the same

A battery pack, comprising:

• a plurality of anodes, wherein each anode includes an anode length, the anode length defining an anode first end, coinciding with a battery pack first end, and an anode second end, coinciding with a battery pack second end, an anode width, a first anode tab extending from the anode first end, and a second anode tab extending from the anode second end;
• a plurality of cathodes, wherein each cathode includes a cathode length, the cathode length defining a cathode first end, coinciding with the battery pack first end, and a cathode second end, coinciding with the battery pack second end, a cathode width, a first cathode tab extending from the cathode first end, and a second cathode tab extending from the cathode second end;
• an anode busbar connecting the plurality of first anode tabs and the plurality of second anode tabs to a negative terminal;
• and
• a cathode busbar connecting the plurality of first cathode tabs and the plurality of second cathode tabs to a positive terminal;
• wherein each of the anodes have a length to width ratio of at least 2 and each of the cathodes have a length to width ratio of at least 2, and the anodes and cathodes are stacked such that their respective length-width planes are substantially planar.

A battery pack, comprising:

• a plurality of stacked battery cells, each cell comprising:
• an anode including a length, the length defining an anode first end, coinciding with a battery pack first end, and an anode second end, coinciding with a battery pack second end, a width, a first tab extending from the anode first end, and a second tab extending from the anode second end, and
• a cathode and including a length, the length defining a cathode first end, coinciding with the battery pack first end, and a cathode second end, coinciding with the battery pack second end, a width, a first tab extending from the cathode first end, and a second tab extending from the cathode second end,
• wherein the first tab of each anode overlaps and contacts the first tab of at least one other anode, the second tab of each anode overlaps and contacts the second tab of at least one other anode, the first tab of each cathode overlaps and contacts the first tab of at least one other cathode, and the second tab of each cathode overlaps and contacts the second tab of at least one other cathode, and wherein each anode has a length to width ratio of at least 2 and each cathode has a length to width ratio of at least 2.