Secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case comprising a sidewall portion surrounding a side surface of the electrode assembly and a cover portion extending in a horizontal direction from one side of the sidewall portion on the electrode assembly; a terminal plate that closes a first opening formed at a center of the cover portion and is electrically connected to the first electrode; and a base plate that closes a second opening formed on another side of the sidewall portion and is electrically connected to the second electrode, wherein the first electrode comprises at least one first substrate tab electrically connected to the terminal plate, and wherein the second electrode comprises at least one second substrate tab electrically connected to the base plate.

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