Bipolar capacitor assisted battery

1. A bipolar capacitor assisted battery, comprising:

a bipolar capacitor including:

a first positive terminal;

a first capacitor connected to the first positive terminal;

a second capacitor; and

a first negative terminal connected to the second capacitor,

wherein the second capacitor is connected in series with the first capacitor; and

a lithium ion battery connected in parallel to the bipolar capacitor and abutted against the first negative terminal of the bipolar capacitor, the lithium ion battery including a third anode abutted against the first negative terminal of the bipolar capacitor, a third separator connected to the third anode, a cathode connected to the third separator, and a second positive terminal connected to the cathode.

2. The bipolar capacitor assisted battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the first capacitor of the bipolar capacitor includes a first capacitor electrode directly connected to the first positive terminal, a first separator connected to the first capacitor electrode and a first anode connected to the first separator;

the bipolar capacitor includes a current collector connected to the first anode;

the second capacitor of the bipolar capacitor includes a second capacitor electrode connected to the current collector, a second separator connected to the second capacitor electrode, and a second anode; and

the first negative terminal of the bipolar capacitor is directly connected to the second anode.

3. The bipolar capacitor assisted battery of claim 2 , wherein the lithium ion battery comprises:

a third anode connected to the first negative terminal, a third separator connected to the third anode and a first cathode connected to the third separator;

a second positive terminal connected to the first cathode;

a second cathode connected to the second positive terminal, a fourth separator connected to the second anode and a fourth anode connected to the fourth separator;

a second negative terminal connected to the fourth anode;

a fifth anode connected to the second negative terminal, a fifth separator connected to the fifth anode and a third cathode connected to the fifth separator;

a third positive terminal connected to the third cathode; and

a fourth cathode connected to the third positive terminal, a sixth separator connected to the fourth cathode and a sixth anode connected to the sixth separator.

4. The bipolar capacitor of claim 2 , further comprising a blocking material arranged on at least the first separator of the first capacitor and the second separator of the second capacitor.

5. The bipolar capacitor of claim 3 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a first liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses the first liquid electrolyte.

6. The bipolar capacitor of claim 3 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a first liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a second liquid electrolyte that is different than the first liquid electrolyte.

7. The bipolar capacitor of claim 3 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a solid electrolyte.

8. The bipolar capacitor of claim 3 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a solid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a liquid electrolyte.

9. The bipolar capacitor of claim 3 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a solid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a solid electrolyte.

10. The bipolar capacitor assisted battery of claim 2 , wherein the lithium ion battery is bipolar and includes M lithium ion batteries connected in series, where M is an integer greater than one.

11. The bipolar capacitor assisted battery of claim 2 , wherein the cathode is a first cathode and the lithium ion battery comprises:

a first current collector connected to the first cathode;

a fourth anode connected to the first current collector, a fourth separator connected to the fourth anode and a second cathode connected to the fourth separator;

a second current collector connected to the second cathode;

a fifth anode connected to the second current collector, a fifth separator connected to the fifth anode and a third cathode connected to the fifth separator; and

a second positive terminal connected to the third cathode.

12. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , further comprising a blocking material arranged on at least the first separator, the second separator and the third separator of the lithium ion battery.

13. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a first liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses the first liquid electrolyte.

14. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a first liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a second electrolyte that is different than the first liquid electrolyte.

15. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a first liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a second electrolyte that is different than the first liquid electrolyte.

16. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a solid liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a liquid electrolyte.

17. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a liquid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a solid electrolyte.

18. The bipolar capacitor of claim 11 , wherein the bipolar capacitor uses a solid electrolyte and the lithium ion battery uses a solid electrolyte.

19. The bipolar capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the bipolar capacitor comprises a lithium ion capacitor (LIC).

20. The bipolar capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the bipolar capacitor comprises an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC).