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Energy storage apparatus

US11522254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2018
Grant dateDec 6, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This embodiment provides an energy storage apparatus that includes: a plurality of energy storage devices, each having an external terminal; and a bus bar configured to conductively connect the external terminals to each other between different ones of the plurality of energy storage devices. The bus bar includes a pair of connecting portions, each placed on the external terminal. Each of the pair of connecting portions includes a plurality of curved welded portions, each formed in a curved shape that convexly curves inward in a first direction where the pair of connecting portions are aligned. The plurality of curved welded portions are formed to be aligned in the first direction.

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