Secondary battery having one-cell multi-terminal structure and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorSeeun PARK
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Abstract
A secondary battery, the secondary battery including a case including a plurality of independent spaces, a plurality of electrode assemblies, each of which is separately accommodated in one of the plurality of independent spaces, and a cap assembly including a cap plate, the cap plate being bonded to each of the plurality of electrode assemblies, wherein the cap assembly includes a plurality of terminals attached to the cap plate, the plurality of terminals electrically connected to the plurality electrode assemblies.
Claims20
A secondary battery, the secondary battery comprising:
- a case including a plurality of independent spaces;
- a plurality of electrode assemblies, each of which is separately accommodated in one of the plurality of independent spaces;
- and
- a cap assembly including a cap plate, the cap plate being bonded to each of the plurality of electrode assemblies,
- wherein the cap assembly includes a plurality of terminals attached to the cap plate, the plurality of terminals electrically connected to the plurality electrode assemblies.
A method of manufacturing a secondary battery, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a case including a plurality of independent spaces;
- manufacturing a plurality of electrode assemblies;
- manufacturing a cap plate;
- assembling a cap assembly by bonding the cap plate to each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies and electrically connecting a terminal to each electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies;
- inserting each of the plurality of electrode assemblies bonded to the cap plate of the cap assembly into a separate independent space of the plurality of independent spaces;
- and
- welding the cap plate of the cap assembly to the case to seal the plurality of independent spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.