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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Hsin Wang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Keith Douglas Kepler, Hayward, CA (US);
Sreekanth Pannala, Knoxville, TN (US);
Srikanth Allu, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A lithium ion battery includes a cathode in electrical and thermal connection with a cathode current collector. The cathode current collector has an electrode tab. A separator is provided. An anode is in electrical and thermal connection with an anode current collector. The anode current collector has an electrode tab. At least one of the cathode current collector and the anode current collector comprises a thermal tab for heat transfer with the at least one current collector. The thermal tab is separated from the electrode tab. A method of operating a battery is also disclosed.