COLLECTOR-PLATE AND WIRE-BOND INTERCONNECTIONS FOR BATTERY MODULE

A battery module comprises: electrochemical cells arranged in rows with terminals in a coplanar arrangement, the electrochemical cells including first and second terminals of opposite polarity at respective first ends of the electrochemical cells; a busbar and a plurality of bond wires, each of the bond wires coupling the first terminal of a respective one of the electrochemical cells to the busbar; and a collector plate including tabs, each of the tabs coupled to the second terminal of a respective one of the electrochemical cells.