Patent ID: 7989106

Claim:
A bipolar battery cell comprising: a plurality of electric cells, each electric cell comprising: a bipolar electrode including a collector having a positive-electrode layer on one surface and a negative-electrode layer on an opposing surface; an electrolyte layer that exchanges ions between the positive-electrode layer and the negative-electrode layer; a discharge circuit printed in the electrolyte layer within each electric cell, the discharge circuit configured to electrically balance charge conditions of adjacent electric cells; a first pair of conductive bodies located in the electrolyte layer, wherein one body of the first pair is in contact with one side of the discharge circuit and another body of the first pair is in contact with an opposing side of the discharge circuit; and a second pair of conductive bodies, wherein one body of the second pair of conductive bodies is in the negative-electrode layer and another body of the second pair is in the positive-electrode layer such that each body of the second pair of conductive bodies is vertically aligned with a different body of the first pair of conductive bodies when the negative-electrode layer, the electrolyte layer and the positive-electrode layer are stacked.