In some examples, an assembly for a medical device. The assembly includes a first electrode comprising a first conductive tab, and a first current collector; a second electrode including a second conductive tab, a second current collector, a third current collector, and at least one connector connecting the second current collector to the third current collector, wherein the second current collector and the third current collector are folded over each other about the at least one connector, wherein the second conductive tab is coupled to the second current collector, and wherein the third current collector is electrically coupled to second conductive tab via the at least one connector and the second current collector; and a foil package being sealed over the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab to partially enclose the first electrode and second electrode.

A plurality of unit cells is stacked on each other in a secondary battery, and each of the plurality of unit cells includes first and second collector layers, which are spaced apart from each other, and a 3-dimensional (3D) electrode structure provided between the first and second collector layers and having an outer side surface that is externally exposed and insulated, wherein, in the plurality of unit cells, the first collector layers are stacked to face each other and the second collector layers are stacked to face each other.

An electrochemical device including: a positive electrode current collector; a plurality of positive electrodes disposed on the positive electrode current collector; an electrolyte layer disposed on the plurality of positive electrodes; a negative electrode disposed on the electrolyte layer; and a negative electrode current collector disposed on the negative electrode, wherein the electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer and a second electrolyte layer, and wherein the second electrolyte layer is between the first electrolyte layer and the negative electrode.

An electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a first electrode formed in the form of a single sheet and repetitively in-folded and out-folded at a predetermined interval; a second electrode formed into a plurality of pieces and respectively interposed in spaces formed by folding the first electrode; and a separator formed in the form of a single sheet and interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode so as to be repetitively in-folded and out-folded at a predetermined interval together with the first electrode, wherein the first electrode is a single-sided electrode in which a first electrode active material is applied to only one surface of a first electrode collector, and the second electrode is a double-sided electrode in which a second electrode active material is applied to all both surfaces of a second electrode collector.

A metal-air battery including: a negative electrode metal layer; a negative electrode electrolyte layer disposed on the negative electrode metal layer; a positive electrode layer disposed on the negative electrode electrolyte layer, the positive electrode layer comprising a positive electrode material which is capable of using oxygen as an active material; and a gas diffusion layer disposed on the positive electrode layer, wherein the negative electrode electrolyte layer is between the negative electrode metal layer and the positive electrode layer; wherein the negative electrode metal layer, the negative electrode electrolyte layer, and the positive electrode layer are disposed on the gas diffusion layer so that the positive electrode layer contacts a lower surface and an opposite upper surface of the gas diffusion layer, and wherein one side surface of the gas diffusion layer is exposed to an outside.

A battery unit and a battery module, where the battery unit includes an electrode assembly, including a first electrode and a second electrode, which have opposite polarities, each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a coated portion and an uncoated portion, and the uncoated portion is located at an end part of a coated portion along the length direction of the electrode assembly and forms a tab; two terminals, arranged at the top of the electrode assembly; and two current collectors for electrically connecting the tabs on both sides of the electrode assembly with the terminals on the same side respectively. At least one end of at least one current collector along the width direction of the electrode assembly is a flat plate structure, and the tab covers the flat plate structure from the outer side after being bent.

The disclosure includes an electrochemical cell comprising a first cathode and a second cathodes are adjacent one another in a stacked arrangement to form a cathode stack in the electrochemical cell. The first cathode includes a first current collector and a first cathode form of active material covering the first current collector, and the second cathode includes a second current collector and a second cathode form of active material covering the second current collector. The second current collector is in electrical contact with the first current collector. The electrochemical cell further comprises an anode adjacent to the cathode stack, and a separator located between the cathode stack and the anode.

An electrochemical cell including: an anode assembly having opposite surfaces; and a cathode having at least one folded portion and having ionic continuity with the opposite surfaces of the anode assembly, wherein the anode assembly includes an anode, and an active metal ion conducting membrane that is disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the active metal ion conducting membrane has at least one folded portion. Also an electrochemical cell, an electrochemical cell module including the electrochemical cell, and methods of manufacturing the same.

The present invention relates to an electrode assembly in which a plurality of electrode stacks are stacked to improve product reliability when manufactured and a method for manufacturing the same.

The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, and the method includes a preparation step of preparing a plurality of electrode stacks in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked, a stacking step of stacking the plurality of electrode stacks on each other, a packaging step of wrapping and packaging a circumferential potion of the plurality of stacked electrode stacks using a separator member, and a fixing step of heating and pressing the separator member to fix the plurality of stacked electrode stacks.

A three-dimensional (3D) electrode structure includes a current collecting layer, a plurality of plates including an active material and disposed on the current collecting layer, and a plurality of inner support layers disposed between the plurality of plates. The plurality of plates includes first, second, and third plates. An inner support layer of the inner support layers is disposed between the first and second plates, and another inner support layer of the inner support layers is disposed between the second and third plates. The inner support layer between the first and second plates and the another inner support layer between the second and third plates are arranged at different positions in a lengthwise direction of the second plate.