Resistance Increase with Single Side Busbars

V4Smart cap-to-bottom and cap-to-shoulder resistance comparison

Single side busbars give you some advantages in designing cylindrical cells, but we have always known there is a resistance increase. Single Side 21700 Busbars If we look at the section through the cylindrical cell we see that the main can of the cell is the negative electrode. This can gets crimped onto the top-cap … Read more

Tesla Model 3 Cell Busbar Failures

EV clinic Tesla Model 3

The Electric Vehicles Clinic just released details of the Tesla Model 3 cell busbar failures. This is such an important topic that we thought we should cover these findings for the battery design community. In the Tesla Model 3 with the 21700 cell based battery packs the cell connections are single side and the connections … Read more