The present invention provides an electricity storing/discharging device having multiple input/output electric conductive interface covered by electrode plate pair with multiple-sided electric conductive terminals with a single layer means, which is applied in a specific multiple-sided package structure having electrode plate pair with multiple-sided electric conductive terminals and a multiple-directional input/output electric conductive interfaces, so the electrode plate pair is able to be installed on at least one multiple-sided electric conductive terminal and/or at least one side for forming an electric conductive interface so as to transfer electric energy to the exterior.

Method for fabricating an electrochemical device, such as an electrochromic system or an energy storage system, including the following successive steps: providing a substrate; forming n individual entities on the substrate, with n greater than or equal to 2, each individual entity including: a first current collector, of a first polarity, a first electrode, an ionically conductive and electrically insulating thin layer, a second electrode, a second current collector, of a second polarity; cutting the substrate, cutting being performed so as to have at least x complete individual entities, on the substrate, with x greater than or equal to 2 and x less than or equal to n; electrically connecting the current collectors of the same polarity of the x complete individual entities in parallel.

Supercapacitor structures are provided which include, for example: one or more layers of supercapacitors; and one or more contact tabs. The one or more contact tabs electrically contact and extend outward from the supercapacitor structure to facilitate electrical connection to the supercapacitor structure, and the one or more contact tabs include a multi-contact tab. The multi-contact tab is configured and sized with multiple contact locations which are disposed external to the supercapacitor structure. Various supercapacitor structures are provided, including one supercapacitor structure with a shared C-shaped current collector, and another supercapacitor structure with stacked supercapacitors. One or more additional multi-contact tabs may also extend from the supercapacitor structure(s) and distribute the same or a different capacitor voltage than the multi-contact tab.

Supercapacitor structures are provided which include, for example: one or more layers of supercapacitors; and one or more contact tabs. The one or more contact tabs electrically contact and extend outward from the supercapacitor structure to facilitate electrical connection to the supercapacitor structure, and the one or more contact tabs include a multi-contact tab. The multi-contact tab is configured and sized with multiple contact locations which are disposed external to the supercapacitor structure. Various supercapacitor structures are provided, including one supercapacitor structure with a shared C-shaped current collector, and another supercapacitor structure with stacked supercapacitors. One or more additional multi-contact tabs may also extend from the supercapacitor structure(s) and distribute the same or a different capacitor voltage than the multi-contact tab.

A battery module includes a plurality of batteries arranged in a row, and a plurality of current collector plates electrically connected to the plurality of electric power storage devices, wherein the plurality of batteries is arranged in a direction orthogonal to a height direction of each battery. The plurality of current collector plates includes a flat plate shaped current collector main body that is inclined with respect to an arrangement direction of the plurality of batteries, and arranged in a row. The plurality of current collector plates includes a first current collector plate and a second current collector plate that are adjacent to each other, and a part of the current collector main body in the first current collector plate overlaps at least a part of the current collector main body in the second current collector plate in the height direction.

A battery module includes a plurality of batteries, current collector plates each connecting the plurality of batteries, and an upper holder including a part disposed between the plurality of batteries and the current collector plates. The plurality of batteries is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the height direction of the batteries. The upper holder includes a plurality of inclined surface parts which is inclined with respect to the arrangement direction and on which the current collector plate is mounted. A plurality of inclined surface parts is disposed in a row.

A battery module includes a plurality of batteries, current collector plates each connecting the plurality of batteries, and an upper holder including a part disposed between the plurality of batteries and the current collector plates. The plurality of batteries is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the height direction of the batteries. The upper holder includes a plurality of inclined surface parts which is inclined with respect to the arrangement direction and on which the current collector plate is mounted. A plurality of inclined surface parts is disposed in a row.

Ultra-capacitor structures and electronic systems and assemblies are provided. In one aspect, the ultra-capacitor structure is configured to selectively power and at least partially house electronic component(s) therein. In one embodiment, the ultra-capacitor structure includes a thermally conductive material facilitating dissipation of heat generated. In another embodiment, the ultra-capacitor structure includes an electrically conductive sheet facilitating electromagnetic shielding. In another aspect, an electronic system includes: an electronic device including electronic component(s); and a support structure physically receiving and electrically coupling to the electronic device, and including an ultra-capacitor structure configured to selectively power the electronic component(s) of the electronic device when electrically coupled to the support structure. In another aspect, an electronic assembly has a first region including electronic component(s), and a second region including an ultra-capacitor structure configured to selectively power the electronic component(s) of the electronic assembly, where the first region is spaced apart from the second region.

A current collector for an energy storage arrangement, includes a busbar having a busbar section and multiple contact sections for electrically conductive connection with a respective end side terminal connection of an energy storage, each of the multiple contact sections having a fastening region and a safety region, wherein the fastening region are configured for fastening the terminal connection of the energy storage on the contact sections, and wherein the safety region is encased by a surface layer and is configured to interrupt the electrically conductive connection when a current flowing through the safety region exceeds a current threshold value.

A battery having the electrodes of multiple battery cell types are interleaved to prevent thermal runaway by cooling a shorted region between electrodes. The electrodes of each of the battery cell types with a first polarity share a pair of the common electrodes having a second polarity. The electrodes of the multiple battery cell types and the multiple common electrodes are interleaved such that if the electrodes of the multiple battery cell types and the adjacent common electrodes of one or more battery cell types short together, the current within the shorted battery cells is sufficiently small to prevent thermal runaway and the electrodes of the adjacent cells of the other battery cell types of the first polarity and the common electrodes of the second polarity not having short circuits provide heat sinking for the heat generated by the short circuit to prevent thermal runaway.