Cellink Corporation

Gabrielle Tate

Will Findlay

Jean-Paul Ortiz

Malcom Parker Brown

Casey Anderson

Shawn D'Gama

Arturo Cantu-Chavez

Provided are multilayered flexible interconnect circuits comprising multiple conductive layers. Also provided are methods of fabricating such circuits and also methods of fabricating battery assemblies with such circuits. A multilayered flexible interconnect circuit comprises at least two conductive layers and at least one inner insulator, which extends between these conductive layers in some circuit portions and allows for conductive layers to directly interface in other circuit portions (e.g., busbar portions). Outer insulators can be provided to insulate these conductive layers from the environment while allowing some access to these layers as needed. Each conductive layer and insulator can be individually patterned to achieve these functions. One or more insulators support conductive layers relative to each other as well as different portions (e.g., disjoined portions) of the same conductive layer. The same multilayered flexible interconnect circuit can provide battery interconnect, voltage/temperature sense, and/or other functions.

Multilayered flexible interconnect circuits for battery assemblies and methods of fabricating and installing thereof

Provided are flexible interconnect circuits comprising signal circuit elements. For example, a signal circuit element can be formed from the same metal sheet as a signal trace, thereby being monolithic with the signal circuit element. This integration of signal circuit elements into a flexible interconnect circuit reduces the number of additional operations and components (e.g., attaching external circuit elements). In some examples, a flexible interconnect circuit is used in a battery pack for interconnecting batteries while providing external terminals on the same side of the pack. Specifically, a flexible interconnect circuit comprises an interconnecting conductive layer (for connecting to batteries) and a return conductive layer, both extending between the first and second circuit edges. Each of these conductive layers comprises a corresponding external terminal at the first edge, while these layers are interconnected at the second edge. Otherwise, these layers are isolated from each other between the circuit edges.

Flexible interconnect circuits for battery packs

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Gabrielle Tate