Patent ID: 11949117
Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A method of manufacturing a battery, comprising the steps of:
providing a multilayer structure comprising an anode, a cathode, and a separator between the anode and the cathode;
segmenting the multilayer structure into a plurality of interconnected battery segments;
based on the plurality of interconnected battery segments, forming a plurality of energy storage units and at least one flexible linkage between respective two adjacent energy storage units, wherein each of the energy storage units comprises a folded structure, a wound structure, or a spiral structure of the multilayer structure, wherein the plurality of energy storage units together define opposite first and second sides both extending along a length of the battery, and wherein each of the at least one flexible linkage respectively extends from the first side to the second side to respectively define a first space between the flexible linkage and one of the two adjacent energy storage units along the first side and a second space between the flexible linkage and another one of the two adjacent energy storage units along the second side;
providing at least one buffer member, each of the at least one buffer member being disposed in a respective one of the first space; and
encapsulating the multilayer structure in an encapsulation;, wherein the flexible linkage is arranged to physically and electrically connect respective two adjacent energy storage units, and, wherein two adjacent energy storage units are movable with respect to each other via the corresponding flexible linkage the encapsulation.