Current Carrier for an Energy Storage Device

1 . A current collector plate for an energy storage device, the current collector plate comprising:

a first current collector;

a bonding layer connected to the first current collector; and

at least one current carrier disposed at least partially between the first current collector and the bonding layer.

2 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , further including a second current collector connected to the bonding layer.

3 . The current collector plate of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first current collector and the second current collector is carbon foam.

4 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes at least one of boron, carbon, and a conductive polymer.

5 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes at least one of carbon fiber cloth, carbon fiber tape, unwoven carbon fiber cloth, a carbon fiber, a plurality of carbon fibers, and a bundle of carbon fibers.

6 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes a bundle of carbon fibers.

7 . The current collector plate of claim 6 , wherein the carbon fibers are graphite fibers.

8 . The current collector plate of claim 6 , wherein the bundle of carbon fibers includes a first section disposed between the first current collector and the bonding layer, and a second section that protrudes from the current collector plate.

9 . The current collector plate of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the carbon fibers in the first section are splayed apart.

10 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes carbon fiber cloth.

11 . The current collector plate of claim 10 , wherein the carbon fiber cloth includes a first section disposed between the first current collector and the bonding layer, and a second section that protrudes from the current collector plate.

12 . The current collector plate of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the carbon fiber cloth in the first section includes carbon fibers that are splayed apart.

13 . The current collector plate of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the carbon fiber cloth in the second section includes a metal coating.

14 . The current collector plate of claim 1 , wherein the bonding layer includes a polymer.

15 . A battery comprising at least one cell, the at least one cell including:

at least one positive current collector plate including a carbon foam current collector;

at least one current carrier connected to the carbon foam current collector; and

at least one negative current collector plate.

16 . The battery of claim 15 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes at least one of carbon, boron, and a conductive polymer.

17 . The battery of claim 16 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes at least one graphite fiber.

18 . The battery of claim 16 , wherein the at least one current carrier includes graphite fiber cloth.

19 . The battery of claim 15 , wherein the at least one current carrier extends away from the first carbon foam current collector.

20 . A lead acid battery comprising:

a housing;

a positive terminal and a negative terminal connected to the housing;

an electrolyte disposed within the housing; and

at least one cell disposed within the housing and including:

at least one negative current collector plate that includes a negative current collector, a negative current carrier, and a lead-based chemically active paste disposed on the negative current collector; and

at least one positive current collector plate that includes a positive current collector, a positive current carrier, and a lead-based chemically active paste disposed on the positive current collector,

wherein at least one of the negative current carrier and the positive current carrier includes carbon.

21 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , wherein at least one of the positive current carrier and the negative current carrier includes a bundle of graphite fibers.

22 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , wherein at least one of the positive current carrier and the negative current carrier includes graphite fiber cloth.

23 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , further including a plurality of positive current collector plates in the at least one cell, wherein the positive current carriers of the plurality of positive current plates are connected together.

24 . The lead acid battery of claim 23 , further including a plurality of negative current collector plates in the at least one cell, wherein the negative current carriers of the plurality of negative current plates are connected together.

25 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , further comprising a second cell, wherein at least one positive current carrier of the at least one cell is connected to at least one of the positive terminal and a negative current carrier of the second cell.

26 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , wherein the at least one positive current collector plate includes a carbon foam positive current collector.

27 . The lead acid battery of claim 20 , wherein the at least one negative current collector plate includes a carbon foam negative current collector.