Patent ID: 9666907
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A lithium ion battery, comprising: a cathode in electrical and thermal connection with a cathode current collector, the cathode current collector having an electrode tab; a separator; an anode in electrical and thermal connection with an anode current collector, the anode current collector having an electrode tab; wherein 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 and other portions, the thermal tab being electrically connected to the other portions of the current collector and separated on the current collector from the electrode tab, and wherein at least one of the cathode current collector and the anode current collector comprises at least two sides, and the thermal tab is on two sides of the current collector.