Patent ID: 11894580
Assignee: CELLINK CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. An interconnect circuit for interconnecting battery cells, the interconnect circuit comprising:
a conductive layer comprising a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of fusible links, and a remaining portion, wherein each of the plurality of contact pads is partially surrounded and separated from the remaining portion by one of a plurality of conductive layer channels;
an insulating layer laminated to at least a portion of the conductive layer; and
a substrate, wherein:
the conductive layer is positioned between the insulating layer and the substrate,
the insulating layer mechanically supports portions of the conductive layer, and
each of the plurality of fusible links forms an electrical connection between one of the plurality of contact pads and the remaining portion,
each of the plurality of fusible links is configured to control a current flowing between the one of the plurality of contact pads and the remaining portion and to break when the current exceeds a set threshold,
at least a portion of the fusible link overlaps with the substrate,
at least a portion of each of the plurality of fusible links is not attached to the insulating layer,
the insulating layer comprises a plurality of insulating layer openings, each being aligned and overlapping with a corresponding one of the plurality of contact pads such that each of the plurality of contact pads is freestanding and is not attached to the insulating layer, and
each of the plurality of fusible links overlaps with a corresponding one of the plurality of insulating layer openings.