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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Exergy Power Systems, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kaduo Tsutsumi, Tokyo, JP;
Taichi Sakamoto, Izumi, JP;
Takashi Mukai, Izumi, JP;
Yuta Ikeuchi, Izumi, JP;
Naoto Yamashita, Izumi, JP;
EXERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A conventional bipolar battery is constituted of a combination of cells hermetically sealed for preventing a liquid junction and preventing corrosion of a peripheral device due to a liquid leakage. Therefore, electrolytic solution injecting processes are carried out as many as the number of cells, so that much times and costs have been required for manufacturing a large-scale battery. In addition, a wiring space has been required since the cells are connected to one another with wires. The use of a current collector formed of a one-end closed tubular conductor, the current collector having a bottom protruding outward to form a protrusion, eliminates the wiring space and achieves a reduction in ohmic loss due to the wires. In addition, an electrolytic solution in one cell is separated by a water-repellent sheet from an electrolytic solution in another cell, so that a liquid junction is prevented.