Patent ID: 8049463
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A stacked battery module formed by laying a plurality of unit batteries of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries in layers with the surfaces thereof having a large area disposed vis-à-vis and electrically connecting them in series; a temperature fuse being arranged in a central part of the stacked battery module with one of its terminals connected to either the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal of the stacked battery module and the other terminal connected to a charging terminal for supplying a charging current in a charging operation; and one of the terminals of the stacked battery module being connected to a discharging terminal for taking out a discharging current in a discharging operation, the other terminal of the stacked battery module being a common terminal for charging and discharging operations, wherein the temperature fuse is arranged in a temperature fuse mount arranged between the oppositely disposed surfaces of layers of unit batteries.