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- Patent Title: Current control systems and methods
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Application No.: US16152795Application Date: 2018-10-05
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Publication No.: US10971765B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Sean E. Doris , Warren B. Jackson , Adrien Pierre
- Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Mueting Raasch Group
- Main IPC: H01M10/42
- IPC: H01M10/42 ; H01G9/00 ; H01G9/025 ; H01G9/04 ; H01G9/07 ; H01G9/22 ; H01G9/26 ; H01G9/28 ; H01L27/28 ; H01L51/00 ; H01L51/05 ; H01L51/10 ; H01L31/053

Abstract:
A system that includes an energy device having an active region configured to generate or consume electrical energy provided by an electrical current is discussed. A current limiter is disposed between the energy device and a current collector layer. The current limiter controls the current flow between the energy device and the current collector layer. A plurality of electrochemical transistors (ECTs) are arranged in an array such that each ECT in the array provides localized current control for the energy device. Each ECT includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a channel disposed between the drain and the source electrodes. An electrolyte electrically couples the gate electrode to the channel such that an electrical signal at the gate electrode controls electrical conductivity of the channel. The current collector layer is a shared drain or source electrode for the ECTs.
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