Patent ID: 8765284
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A flexible battery for generating an electrical current, comprising: a first substrate layer comprising a first cell portion, a second cell portion, and a bridge portion connecting the first and second cell portions; a first electrochemical cell on the first cell portion, comprising a first anode and a first cathode; a second electrochemical cell on the second cell portion, comprising a second anode and a second cathode; an electrical bridge that electrically couples the first electrochemical cell to the second electrochemical cell in series or parallel, wherein the electrical bridge is flexible and extends across the bridge portion of the first substrate layer; first and second liquid electrolytes provided, respectively, in contact with the first and second electrochemical cells; and a second substrate layer being connected to said first substrate layer to contain each of said first and second liquid electrolytes such that both of the first and second electrochemical cells are separately sealed, wherein the flexible battery is configured to be folded over itself along the bridge portion such that the first and second electrochemical cells are arranged in a covering relationship, and wherein said first substrate layer and second substrate layer are connected via a frame disposed therebetween.