BATTERY MODULE HAVING A LAMINATED BUSBAR ASSEMBLY

A battery module having first and second cylindrical battery cells is provided. The module includes a laminated busbar assembly having a bottom isolation layer, a first busbar layer, an intermediate isolation layer, and a second busbar layer. The bottom isolation layer has a first aperture that receives the positive electrode of the first battery cell therethrough and exposes a portion of the negative electrode of the first battery cell. The first busbar layer has a first aperture that receives the positive electrode of the first battery cell therethrough. A portion of the first busbar layer electrically contacts the negative electrode of the first battery cell. The intermediate isolation layer has a first aperture that receives the positive electrode of the first battery cell therethrough. The second busbar layer electrically contacts the positive electrode of the first battery cell.