1. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Schematic of the weld unit and ultrasonic welding setup Figure Legend:

2. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Thin bar with co-ordinate x and displacement u Figure Legend:

3. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Schematic of the battery cell assembly (with the cell pouch partially shown) Figure Legend:

4. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Wavenumber loci of the first six longitudinal vibration modes, k ∧ eq = 5.23 × 10-3 Figure Legend:

5. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Longitudinal natural frequency loci up to 400 kHz. L = 20 mm and k eq = 150 kN/m for (a) aluminum and (b) copper tabs. The dashed line represents the current ultrasonic welding frequency Ω. Figure Legend:

6. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Axial stress distribution in the tab due to longitudinal vibration of the tab with k eq = 150 kN/m for (a) aluminum and (b) copper tabs, where L 1 = 20 mm and the numbers indicate m eq in grams Figure Legend:

7. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Tab-end force as a function of the weld spot location with k eq = 150 kN/m for (a) aluminum and (b) copper tabs, where the total length of the tab is L = 20 mm and the numbers indicate m eq in grams Figure Legend:

8. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Tab-end force as a function of the weld spot location, where the total length of the tab is L = 20 mm. The numbers indicate c eq in (Ns/m). (a) Aluminum tab, C-bend, k eq = 105 kN/m, and m eq = 0.0063 g and (b) copper tab, C-bend, k eq = 147 kN/m, and m eq = 0.012 g. Figure Legend:

9. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Energy dissipation per cycle by the equivalent viscous damper at the tab-end, as a function of tab length L 1. The numbers indicate c eq in (Ns/m). (a) Aluminum tab, C-bend, k eq = 105 kN/m, and m eq = 0.0063 g and (b) copper tab, C-bend, k eq = 147 kN/m, and m eq = 0.012 g. Figure Legend:

10. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Experimental setup for measurement of the equivalent mass of the tab-end. (a) Experimental setup and (b) equivalent 2-DOF system. Figure Legend:

11. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Velocity (X·45 deg) of the dummy mass for Al-tab for (a) C-bend and (b) S-bend Figure Legend:

12. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Velocity (X·45 deg) of the dummy mass for Cu-tab for (a) C-bend and (b) S-bend Figure Legend:

13. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Axial stress distribution due to longitudinal vibration of the tab, where L 1 = 20 mm Figure Legend:

14. Date of download: 6/28/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Dynamic Response of Battery Tabs Under Ultrasonic Welding J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;135(5):051013-051013-11. doi:10.1115/1.4024535 Tab-end force versus weld spot location, where the total length of the tab is L = 23 mm Figure Legend: