Multilayer structure, solid-state battery, methods for manufacture and heating
OwnerJames Emery Brown, Eric Scott Rountree +2inventors
InventorsJames Emery Brown, Eric Scott Rountree, Hui Du, Eongyu Yi
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Abstract
A multilayer structure includes: a conductive heating layer configured to generate heat through resistive heating when an electrical current is applied; and a first rigid dielectric composite layer positioned on a first side of the conductive heating layer and a second rigid dielectric composite layer positioned on a second side of the conductive heating layer, wherein the first and second rigid dielectric composite layers are electrically insulating and have a Young's modulus greater than 1 GPa.
Claims20
A multilayer structure comprising:
- a conductive heating layer configured to generate heat through resistive heating when an electrical current is applied;
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- a first rigid dielectric composite layer positioned on a first side of the conductive heating layer and a second rigid dielectric composite layer positioned on a second side of the conductive heating layer,
- wherein the first and second rigid dielectric composite layers are electrically insulating and have a Young's modulus greater than 1 GPa.
A method for heating a battery, the method comprising:
- applying an electrical current to a conductive heating layer positioned within a multilayer structure integrated within a battery stack, the multilayer structure further comprising first and second rigid dielectric composite layers on opposite sides of the conductive heating layer;
- generating resistive heat within the conductive heating layer in response to the applied electrical current;
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- transferring heat from the conductive heating layer to an electrolyte of the battery to improve ionic conductivity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.