A battery structure is disclosed. The battery structure includes a first current collector layer, a first active material layer, a spacer layer, a first plastic frame, a second active material layer and a second current collector layer. The first active material layer is disposed on the first current collector layer. The spacer layer is disposed on the first active material and completely covers the top surface of the first active material layer. The first plastic frame is disposed on the side wall of the spacer layer and the top of the first plastic frame has a protruding part which extends to the top surface of the spacer. The second active material layer is disposed on the spacer layer and the protruding part. The second active material is isolated from the first active material via the space layer and the protruding part. The second current collector layer is disposed on the second active material layer.

A battery, method and battery operated portable communication device are provided with protection from excessive current and thermal conditions. A plurality of protection circuits are coupled in series within a common charge/discharge path of the battery. The first protection circuit is configured to block current by opening a switch in response to a voltage drop across the switch and a current sense resistor in the common charge/discharge path. The second protection circuit provides redundancy under conditions where the first switch might fail, where the second switch will block current through the current sense resistor.

A battery, method and battery operated portable communication device are provided with protection from excessive current and thermal conditions. A plurality of protection circuits are coupled in series within a common charge/discharge path of the battery. The first protection circuit is configured to block current by opening a switch in response to a voltage drop across the switch and a current sense resistor in the common charge/discharge path. The second protection circuit provides redundancy under conditions where the first switch might fail, where the second switch will block current through the current sense resistor.

An all solid battery includes a multilayer chip in which each of a plurality of solid electrolyte layers including solid electrolyte and each of a plurality of internal electrodes including an electrode active material are alternately stacked, the multilayer chip having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the plurality of internal electrodes being alternately exposed to two side faces of the multilayer chip other than two end faces of a stacking direction of the multilayer chip, and a pair of external electrodes that contacts the two side faces. At least one of the pair of external electrodes includes an electrode active material of which a pole is a same as that of an electrode active material of the internal electrode which contacts the one of the pair of external electrodes.

Provided are: a solid-state battery in which an initial load is applied to a battery cell; and a solid-state battery module comprised of the battery. This solid-state battery includes a pressing portion provided on a solid-state battery case so that a spring force is utilized to apply the initial load to the solid-state battery.

Specifically, the solid-state battery includes a solid-state battery cell, and a battery case for accommodating the solid-state battery cell, in which the solid-state battery cell is a stack including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte present between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and in which a face constituting the battery case and extending substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the stack has a pressing portion.

A battery is provided. The battery includes a battery element; a film-like outer package member configured to accommodate the battery element; and a carbon fiber sheet provided between the battery element and the film-like outer package member, and the carbon fiber sheet includes long fibers.

A silicone laminate 1 includes layers of a silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and a silicone layer (B) 3 with a lower hardness than the silicone rubber layer (A) 2. The silicone layer (B) 3 is at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a silicone sponge layer (B1) and a silicone gel layer (B2). Both the silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and the silicone layer (B) 3 are made of a material that is converted to ceramic and forms a sintered body when burned, so that the material retains its shape. The silicone laminate 1 is fire resistant. It is preferable that the silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and the silicone layer (B) 3 are alternately stacked, and that the number of layers is two or more for each of the layers (A) and (B), and four or more in total. Thus, the silicone laminate has high fire resistance and high compressive resistance as a cushioning material for batteries.

A silicone laminate 1 includes layers of a silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and a silicone layer (B) 3 with a lower hardness than the silicone rubber layer (A) 2. The silicone layer (B) 3 is at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a silicone sponge layer (B1) and a silicone gel layer (B2). Both the silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and the silicone layer (B) 3 are made of a material that is converted to ceramic and forms a sintered body when burned, so that the material retains its shape. The silicone laminate 1 is fire resistant. It is preferable that the silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and the silicone layer (B) 3 are alternately stacked, and that the number of layers is two or more for each of the layers (A) and (B), and four or more in total. Thus, the silicone laminate has high fire resistance and high compressive resistance as a cushioning material for batteries.

A composite electrode plate of increased robustness and with better electrical properties for incorporation in a battery cell includes a composite current collector, a positive active material layer, a negative active material layer, a first isolation layer, and a second isolation layer. The composite current collector is disposed between the positive active material layer and the negative active material layer. The first isolation layer connects to a surface of the positive active material layer away from the composite current collector. The second isolation layer connects to a surface of the negative active material layer away from the composite current collector.

A battery that includes a battery element, an exterior material covering a surface of the battery element, and an intermediate layer between the battery element and the exterior material and including a solid electrolyte, in which a thickness of the intermediate layer is substantially uniform.