25th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190189957 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device can include a substrate including a non-active area and an active area having a plurality of sub pixels; an encapsulation substrate facing the substrate; a concave part in the encapsulation substrate; a seal pattern disposed on the encapsulation substrate in a single continuous closed loop of seal pattern material, the single continuous closed loop of seal pattern material having a starting point and an ending point overlapping with each other and the concave part in the encapsulation substrate. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189958 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a first substrate; an organic light-emitting device provided on the first substrate and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second substrate covering the organic light-emitting device and disposed to face the first substrate; and a sealant bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein at least a portion of the sealant is a intermixing region which is formed as an inorganic material permeates an organic material. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189959 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF PACKAGING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a display panel, a method for packaging the display panel, and a display device. A display panel comprising: a cover plate comprising a main body portion and a sidewall disposed at a periphery of the main body portion and surrounding the main body portion; a sealing film disposed opposite the cover plate and sealingly engaged with the sidewall of the cover plate to define a sealed package space; and an organic light emitting unit sealed within the package space. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189960 | ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is an electroluminescent display apparatus. The electroluminescent display apparatus includes a partition provided to define an emission area on a first substrate, a light emitting layer provided in the emission area, an electrode provided on the light emitting layer; and an organic cover layer provided on the electrode. The organic cover layer includes hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile. The organic cover layer including hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile is provided on the electrode, and, thus, in a process of forming the organic cover layer, the occurrence of foreign materials is reduced, and cracks are prevented from occurring in the organic cover layer when the foreign materials are pressed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189961 | OLED PANEL FOR LIGHTING DEVICE - An organic light-emitting diode panel for a lighting device includes a substrate including an array area having an emission area and a dummy area disposed outside the array area, an auxiliary wiring pattern, a first electrode, a passivation pattern, an OLED emission structure, a second electrode, an adhesive layer, and an encapsulation layer. The passivation pattern and the adhesive layer have an uneven boundary surface therebetween in the dummy area. Alternatively, a lower surface of the adhesive layer has a 3D structure. Thus, a moisture intrusion path between the passivation pattern and the adhesive layer of the dummy area of the substrate may be increased. Thus, degradation of the OLED emission structure due to external moisture intrusion may be reduced or prevented. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189962 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical film for a display device includes: a first mesh pattern layer in which a plurality of first mesh patterns each including a first inner hole are arranged; and a second mesh pattern layer which faces the first mesh pattern layer, and in which a plurality of second mesh patterns each including a second inner hole are arranged, wherein a center of the first mesh pattern and a center of the second mesh pattern are arranged to be misaligned. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189963 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a display device includes: forming a flexible substrate on a sacrificial substrate; forming a display element unit on a first surface of the flexible substrate, the display element unit including a TFT and an organic light-emitting element; separating the sacrificial substrate from the flexible substrate; and forming a protective layer by depositing an organic material on a second surface of the flexible substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189964 | OLED PACKAGE STRUCTURE - An OLED package structure includes a first outer bound confinement layer formed on an OLED device, a first outer bound confinement layer arranged on the first inorganic layer and enclosing and delimiting a confinement space, a first organic layer formed on the first inorganic layer in the confinement space, and a second inorganic layer arranged on the first organic layer and the first outer bound confinement layer, such that a peripheral portion of the second inorganic layer is positioned on and supported by the first outer bound confinement layer and a central portion of the second inorganic layer is partly received in the confinement space to have a bottom of the second inorganic layer positioned on and contacting a top of the first organic layer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189965 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An organic EL device as an the electro-optical device includes a reflective layer; an opposite electrode as a semitransparent reflective layer; and a first luminescence pixel and a second luminescence pixel as first pixels, and a third luminescence pixel as a second pixel respectively having an optical path length adjustment layer and a functional layer provided between the reflective layer and the opposite electrode; in which the optical path length adjustment layer of the first luminescence pixel includes a fourth insulation layer as a luminance adjustment layer and the optical path length adjustment layer of the third luminescence pixel does not include a third insulation layer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189966 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Display - An organic light emitting diode display device includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions which each include an emission region and a non-emission region around the emission region; a plurality of scattering portions disposed on the substrate, corresponding to the emission region, and spaced apart from each other; a first overcoat layer disposed on the substrate having the plurality of scattering portions and including a plurality of concave portions which respectively correspond to the plurality of scattering portions; a first electrode disposed on the first overcoat layer in each of the plurality of pixel regions; and an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode sequentially disposed on the first electrode. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189967 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING DEVICE - Discussed are a light emitting device and a lighting apparatus, which include a substrate, a light emitting diode on the substrate, a refractive index adjustment layer on the light emitting diode, a light scattering layer on the refractive index adjustment layer, a first electrode disposed on the light scattering layer and connected to the light emitting diode, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer. The light scattering layer has a smaller refractive index than the refractive index adjustment layer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189968 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A RESONANCE STRUCTURE OF PROPER INTERNAL REFLECTION BY INCLUDING A LIGHT EXTRACTION REDUCTION PREVENTING LAYER - In an organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a light extraction reduction preventing layer is disposed between a display unit disposed on a substrate and an encapsulation layer for protecting the display unit, and as a result, light emission efficiency may be improved by reducing an amount of light dissipating while light generated from an emission layer of the display unit is extracted to the outside. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189969 | Electroluminescence Display Apparatus - An electroluminescence display includes a substrate, a bank defining a first light emitting area, a second light emitting area, and a third light emitting area on the substrate, a first light emitting layer provided in the first light emitting area, a second light emitting layer provided in the second light emitting area, a third light emitting layer provided in the third light emitting area, and a fourth light emitting layer provided on the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer, the third light emitting layer, and the bank, wherein the fourth light emitting layer emits light having the same color light of the third light emitting layer. If red light is emitted from the first light emitting layer, green light is emitted from the second light emitting layer, and blue light is emitted from the third light emitting layer and the fourth light emitting layer, the luminous efficiency of blue light can be improved. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189970 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel include: a display screen; a circular polarizer, located at a light exit side of the display screen; touch control electrode layer, located between the display screen and the circular polarizer, inside the circular polarizer or at a light exit side of the circular polarizer. According to the present disclosure, the touch control electrode layer is set at one of two sides of the circular polarizer or inside the circular polarizer, such that the touch screen does not have to be manufactured individually, and the total thickness of the display panel may be reduced. Therefore, the present disclosure may contribute to the improvement of the flexibility of the display panel. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189971 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The disclosure discloses a flexible display panel and a method for fabricating the same, the flexible display panel includes: a flexible substrate and a light-emitting element formed on the flexible substrate, wherein the light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer, a polarization sheet is arranged on a light-emitting side of the light-emitting element, and the flexible display panel further includes a stress buffer layer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189972 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a display device includes forming a pixel-defining layer including an opening corresponding to a pixel electrode and a bank defining the opening, forming a first non-photosensitive layer on the pixel-defining layer, forming a temporary layer including a second non-photosensitive material different from a material of the first non-photosensitive layer on a portion of the first non-photosensitive layer, forming an inorganic material layer on the first non-photosensitive layer using the temporary layer such that the inorganic material layer includes a first open region corresponding to the opening, forming a second open region overlapping the first open region in the first non-photosensitive layer, wherein a width of the second open region is greater than a width of the first open region, and forming an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode by using the first non-photosensitive layer and the inorganic material layer as a template. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189973 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a transparent display device includes: providing a transparent flexible substrate on a support substrate; forming a display unit on a front side of the transparent flexible substrate; separating the transparent flexible substrate from the support substrate; and cleaning a rear side of the transparent flexible substrate with plasma. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189974 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic EL display device includes a thin film transistor; a first insulating layer covering the thin film transistor; a first conductive layer on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the second insulating layer; a pixel capacitor formed of the first conductive layer, the second insulating layer and the second conductive layer; a third insulating layer provided on the second conductive layer and including an opening in a region overlapping a part of the second conductive layer as seen in a plan view; and an organic layer covering the opening of the third insulating layer and including a light emitting layer. The first insulating layer includes a first groove in a region overlapping the third insulating layer as seen in a plan view, and a part of the pixel capacitor is located inside the first groove. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189975 | Display Device - Disclosed is a display device that is capable of realizing low power consumption. The display device includes a first thin film transistor having a polycrystalline semiconductor layer in an active area and a second thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer in the active area, thereby realizing low power consumption, wherein at least one opening disposed in a bending area has the same depth as one of a plurality of contact holes disposed in the active area, whereby the opening and the contact holes are formed through the same process, and the process is therefore simplified. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189976 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly includes a first sub-unit body including a plurality of stacked first unit bodies, and a second sub-unit body at a lower portion of the first sub-unit body and including a plurality of stacked first unit bodies and a second unit body at a lower portion of the first unit bodies, and each of the first unit bodies includes: first and second electrode plates of a first electrode separately arranged at a side of a first separator; a second separator on the first and second electrode plates of the first electrode; a first electrode plate of a second electrode arranged to correspond to the first electrode plate of the first electrode, with the first separator therebetween; and a second electrode plate of the second electrode arranged to correspond to the second electrode plate of the first electrode, with the second separator therebetween. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189977 | Battery Wrapping Film, Battery Component, Terminal - A battery wrapping film, a battery component, and a terminal, where a first glue dot area and a second glue dot area are disposed in a first plane of the battery wrapping film to connect the battery and the battery wrapping film. The first glue dot area corresponds to a protruding area in a first plane of a housing, and the second glue dot area corresponds to a recessed area in the first plane of the housing. Hence, sparse glue dots are dispensed on the wrapping film corresponding to the protruding area on the housing, and dense glue dots are dispensed on the wrapping film corresponding to the recessed area on the housing, ensuring that the battery of the battery component is uniformly forced and is easy to detach. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189978 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device comprising an electrode assembly in which two types of electrodes are stacked or wound with separators interposed therebetween and an outer container that accommodates the electrode assembly; wherein electrode terminals extend to the outside from within the outer container. The films which cover the electrode assembly overlap each other on the outside of the outer peripheral portion of the electrode assembly, and the outer container is formed by bonding the films to each other. The portion of the films that overlap and are bonded to each other comprises a first sealed portion in which the films overlap and are bonded to each other in an overlapping state with the electrode terminals interposed therebetween, and comprises a second sealed portion in which the films are bonded to each other in a directly overlapping state without interposition of the electrode terminals. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189979 | BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure provides a battery module capable of stably maintaining contact of electrode leads while having a simple structure and high assemblability. The battery module of the present disclosure includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and a plurality of cartridges, the secondary batteries being vertically arranged and including electrode leads, the cartridges being vertically stacked to accommodate the secondary batteries in an inner space thereof; and a sensing assembly mounted on a front side of the cell assembly and including an insulation housing formed of an electrically insulative material and a sensing bus bar formed of an electrically conductive material, the sensing assembly being coupled to the electrode leads to sense voltages of the secondary batteries, wherein the insulation housing includes a plurality of penetration holes vertically spaced apart from each other to receive the electrode leads therethrough, and a plurality of housing slant portions arranged in the penetration holes and sloped at a predetermined angle from a horizontal direction. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189980 | CLAMPING BAR HOLDER COMPONENT FOR A BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF - In an embodiment, a clamping bar holder component configured to be secured to an endplate of a battery module includes a plurality of clamping bar holders configured to hold a respective plurality of clamping bars and to facilitate transitions of each of the plurality of clamping bars between a parked state and an unparked state. In the parked state, each clamping bar is secured by a respective clamping bar holder inside of a respective clearance threshold so as to permit the battery module to be inserted into a battery module compartment and/or to be removed from the battery module compartment. In the unparked state, each clamping bar extends out of the clamping bar holder past the clearance threshold so as to block removal of the battery module from the battery module compartment. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189981 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT - An autonomous mobile cleaning robot includes a cavity along a bottom portion of the robot, and a drive configured to support the robot above a floor surface. The drive is configured to propel the robot along the floor surface. The robot further includes a first electrical terminal disposed in the cavity and connected to electrical circuitry of the robot, a battery assembly, and a dovetail joint. The battery assembly includes a battery housing, a battery contained within the battery housing, and a second electrical terminal mounted to the battery housing and configured to engage with the first electrical terminal. The dovetail joint includes a vertically extending projection portion and a vertically extending socket portion. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189982 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SAME - A battery module is provided. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery module may include: a cartridge assembly including a plurality of cartridges, each receiving a battery cell; a casing surrounding the cartridge assembly; and a support member configured to enclose the casing for supporting the casing. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189983 | Battery and Mobile Terminal - A battery and a mobile terminal relate to the field of terminal technologies, where the battery is securely bonded inside a rear housing. The battery includes a battery body and a package case. The battery body is accommodated inside the package case. The package case includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface and the rear housing are attached and secured. The second surface has a tear structure. The package case is configured to torn open by tearing the tear structure to remove the battery body. In this way, when the battery is removed from the rear housing, the tear structure may be torn to remove the battery, thereby preventing deformations, wrinkles, or bulges in an aluminum plastic film on the battery. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189984 | CELL POUCH HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY - Disclosed is a cell pouch having excellent formability, which includes a high elongation nylon film. When the high elongation nylon film is stretched in a machine direction (MD), an increment of a tensile strength value with respect to an increment of an elongation value (an increment of tensile strength/an increment of elongation) increasing from 6.7% to 100% is more than 0.04 and less than 0.05, and when the high elongation nylon film is stretched in a transverse direction (TD), an increment of a tensile strength value with respect to an increment of an elongation value increasing from 6.7% to 100% is more than 0.06 and less than 0.08. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189985 | METHOD OF MAKING THERMALLY-STABLE COMPOSITE SEPARATORS FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - A thermally-stable composite separator for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided, along with methods of making the composite separator. The method includes contacting one or more surface regions of a coated substrate with a coagulant. The coated substrate includes an insulating porous substrate and at least one non-porous polymeric layer including a polymer, one or more nanoparticles, one or more sub-micron particles, and a solvent. Contacting the coated substrate with the coagulant medium removes the solvent causing the polymer to precipitate forming at least one substantially uniform porous polymer layer in place of the at least one non-porous polymeric layer. The coagulant medium has a viscosity greater than that of the solvent and a solubility parameter distance between the polymer and the coagulant medium is less than that between the polymer and water. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189986 | SEPARATORS FOR VRLA BATTERIES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - Improved battery separators, batteries, and systems, as well as methods relating thereto are disclosed herein for use in various lead acid batteries such as valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries that include one or more AGM layers. The improved battery separators described herein may provide a battery system with an advantage of a significantly decreased acid filling time and a significantly increased acid filling speed. Various improved batteries, methods and systems are described herein using such improved battery separators that increase acid filling speed and decrease acid filling time for a VRLA battery. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189987 | SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, a method for manufacturing the separator, and a lithium secondary battery including the separator. The separator includes a porous substrate and a heat resistance porous layer positioned on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the heat resistance porous layer includes a sulfonic acid group-containing polysulfone. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189988 | SEPARATORS COMPRISING ELONGATED NANOSTRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS, INCLUDING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND/OR USE - The use of elongated nanostructures in separators and associated devices and methods, including devices and methods for energy storage and/or use, are generally described. According to certain embodiments, the elongated nanostructures can extend from a first solid substrate to a second solid substrate. In some embodiments, the nanostructures penetrate a surface of the first solid substrate (e.g., a first electrode) and/or a surface of the second solid substrate (e.g., a second electrode). The elongated nanostructures can, according to certain embodiments, provide structural reinforcement between two substrates (e.g., between two electrodes) while maintaining electronic insulation between the two substrates. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189989 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an improved restored discharge capacity after a charge and discharge cycle. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator containing a porous film, the porous film having a parameter (X) of not more than 20. A positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate each have a value, represented by |1−T/M|. A porous layer is provided between the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator and at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The porous layer contains a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin which contains an α-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin in an amount of not less than 35.0 mol %. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189990 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a separator including a polyolefin porous film; a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin; a positive electrode plate; and a negative electrode plate, wherein a sum of interface barrier energies being a predetermined value, the polyolefin porous film having a puncture strength of a predetermined value, the value represented by Formula (1) below being not less than 0.00 and not more than 0.54, | 2019-06-20 |
20190189991 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an improved restored discharge capacity after high-rate discharge is described, which includes a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator containing a polyolefin porous film in which (i) a diminution rate of diethyl carbonate dropped on the polyolefin porous film is of 15˜21 sec/mg and (ii) a spot diameter of the diethyl carbonate 10 seconds after the diethyl carbonate is dropped on the polyolefin porous film is not less than 20 mm; a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate each having a value represented by the following Formula (1) which value falls within a predetermined range; and a porous layer provided between the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator and at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing an α-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin not less than 35.0 mol %, | 2019-06-20 |
20190189992 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator including a polyolefin porous film; a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin; a positive electrode plate having a capacitance falling within a specific range; and a negative electrode plate having a capacitance falling within a specific range, wherein: the polyolefin porous film has a given rate of diminution of diethyl carbonate and a given spot diameter of the diethyl carbonate; the porous layer is provided between the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator and at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; and the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin contained in the porous layer contains an α-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin in an amount of not less than 35.0 mol %. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189993 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a separator including a polyolefin porous film; a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin; and a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate for each of which the result of a scratch test in the width direction and the result of a scratch test in the flow direction are each within a predetermined range, the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing an α-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin in an amount of not less than 35.0 mol %. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189994 | BUSBAR FORMING METHOD AND FOLDED BUSBAR - An exemplary busbar forming method includes, among other things, creasing a sheet of material to form a plurality of creases that partition the sheet into a plurality of segments. The method further includes identifying a desired size for a terminal receiving recess in a busbar. In response to the desired size, the method folds at least some of the segments relative to each other about at least some of the creases according to a first process, or a different, second process. An exemplary battery assembly includes, among other things, a busbar formed from a sheet of material. The busbar has a terminal receiving recess. Creases are formed within the sheet that partition at least a portion of the sheet into a plurality of segments. Some of the segments are folded relative to each other about at least some of the creases to provide the terminal receiving recess in the busbar. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189995 | SEALED BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY MODULE - A sealed battery includes a battery case including a mounting hole, an internal terminal disposed in the battery case and including a shaft portion inserted through the mounting hole, an external terminal disposed on an outside of the battery case and including an insertion hole through which the shaft portion of the internal terminal is inserted, and a gasket and an insulator interposed between the battery case and the internal terminal and between the battery case and the external terminal to insulate the internal terminal and the external terminal from the battery case. The shaft portion of the internal terminal is fastened to the insertion hole of the external terminal. The external terminal includes a raised portion provided around a portion of the external terminal onto which the shaft portion of the internal terminal is fastened. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189996 | TERMINAL FITTING AND WIRING MODULE USING SAME - Provided is a terminal fitting for connecting, in an electric storage module that has a plurality of electricity storage elements, a wire to an electrode terminal of each of the electricity storage elements, the terminal fitting including: a plate-shaped terminal connection portion that is to be connected to the electrode terminal; an extending portion extending integrally from an edge portion of the terminal connection portion; and a wire connection portion for connecting the wire, the wire connection portion being provided on a distal end side of the extending portion, wherein the extending portion is inclined to be higher toward a distal end such that a side thereof on the wire connection portion is raised relative to a plate surface of the terminal connection portion. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189997 | Lead Acid Battery Cell Connecting Assembly - A lead acid battery comprises a plurality of cells provided in an odd number arrangement greater than one in only a single row, a plurality of outer cell connectors connecting the plurality of cells to provide a single series electrical current path, and a pair of inner cell connectors. Each cell has a plurality of plates of differing polarity. Each of the outer cell connectors is positioned in an alternating manner on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline of the plurality of cells. The plurality of outer cell connectors include a plurality of flags positioned on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline of the plurality of cells. The inner cell connectors are connected to each other along the longitudinal centerline of the plurality of cells. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189998 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A secondary battery includes an electrode body that includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate an outer body that houses the electrode body; a sealing plate that is made of metal and seals an opening of the outer body; and a positive electrode terminal that is electrically connected to the positive electrode plate. At least part of the positive electrode terminal is disposed on the battery outer side with respect to the sealing plate. An external insulating member made of resin is disposed between the sealing plate and the positive electrode terminal. The conduction path between the positive electrode plate and the positive electrode terminal is provided with a current interrupting mechanism. An electrically insulating, heat resistant layer is disposed between the positive electrode terminal and the sealing plate. | 2019-06-20 |
20190189999 | ELECTRODE-PREPARATION SYSTEMS - Methods, stacks and electrochemical cells are provided, in which the cell separator is surface-treated prior to attachment to the electrode(s) to form binding sites on the cell separator and enhance binding thereof to the electrode(s), e.g., electrostatically. The cell separator(s) may be attached to the electrode(s) by cold press lamination, wherein the created binding sites are configured to stabilize the cold press lamination electrostatically—forming flexible and durable electrode stacks. Electrode slurry may be deposited on a sacrificial film and then attached to current collector films, avoiding unwanted interactions between materials and in particular solvents involved in the respective slurries. Dried electrode slurry layers may be pressed or calendared against each other to yield thinner, smother and more controllably porous electrodes, as well as higher throughput. The produced stacks may be used in electrochemical cells and in any other type of energy storage device. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190000 | LOW MELTING TEMPERATAURE METAL PURIFICATION AND DEPOSITION - Implementations described herein generally relate to low melting temperature metal or alloy metal deposition and processing. More particularly, the implementations described herein relate to methods and systems for low melting temperature metal or alloy metal deposition and processing for printed electronics and electrochemical devices. In yet another implementation, a method is provided. The method comprises exposing a molten metal source to a purification process to remove unwanted quantities of contaminants, delivering the filtered molten metal to a three dimensional printing device, and forming a metal film on a substrate by printing the filtered molten metal on the substrate. The purification process comprises delivering the molten metal to a filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly includes at least one of: a skimmer device, a metal mesh filter, and a foam filter, and filtering the molten metal through the filter assembly. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190001 | THIN FILM LITHIUM CONDUCTING POWDER MATERIAL DEPOSITION FROM FLUX - The present invention is directed to battery technologies and processing techniques thereof. In various embodiments, ceramic electrolyte powder material (or component thereof) is mixed with two or more flux to form a fluxed powder material. The fluxed powder material is shaped and heated again at a temperature less than 1100° C. to form a dense lithium conducting material. There are other variations and embodiments as well. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190002 | METHOD OF FORMING A METALLIC LITHIUM COATING - A method of forming a lithium coating on a substrate, the method comprising: melting a solid lithium target to form a molten lithium target; agitating the molten lithium target; vaporising at least part of the agitated molten lithium target to form a vaporised material; and condensing the vaporised material on a substrate to form a lithium coating. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190003 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURE ACTING AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND AS A CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR A LITHIUM-SULFUR ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR - A process for preparing a structure acting both as a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery and as a current collector, comprising the following operations: depositing one or more liquid compositions comprising the constituent ingredients of this structure on a removable substrate; drying the one or more deposited compositions; separating the removable substrate from the structure thus obtained, which forms the structure acting both as a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery and as a current collector. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190004 | ELECTRODES FOR BATTERIES - Provided herein are a lithium electrode and a sulfur electrode for batteries. The lithium electrode comprises lithium metal and a metal-coated fabric. The fibers of the metal-coated fabric are covered by a metal layer, on which the lithium metal is attached. The sulfur electrode comprises a sulfur composite and a nickel-coated fabric. The fibers of the nickel-coated fabric are covered by a nickel layer, on which the sulfur composite is attached. The lithium electrode can inhibit dendrite formation and the sulfur electrode can speed up the redox kinetics of soluble polysulfides. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190005 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR METAL BATTERY, METAL BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR METAL BATTERY - A negative electrode for a metal battery, the negative electrode a metal substrate; and a protective layer disposed directly on at least a portion of the metal substrate, wherein the protective layer comprises an ion-conductive oligomer, wherein the ion-conductive oligomer comprises an ion-conductive structural unit in at least one of a main chain and a side chain of the an ion-conductive oligomer, and at least two hydrogen-bond-forming functional groups at different ends of the ion-conductive oligomer, and wherein the protective layer has a thickness of 5 micrometers or less. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190006 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY - The present disclosure provides a positive electrode plate and an electrochemical battery. The positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film. The positive electrode film is provided on the positive electrode current collector and comprises a positive electrode active material and a binder. The positive electrode active material comprises a prussian blue analogue material, the binder is an oil-soluble binder, an area density of the positive electrode film is 5 mg/cm | 2019-06-20 |
20190190007 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR ALL-SOLID BATTERY HAVING ARGYRODITE-TYPE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE DERIVED FROM SINGLE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid electrolyte for an all-solid battery and a method of preparing the same. Particularly, the solid electrolyte may have an argyrodite-type crystal structure. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190008 | SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a slurry composition for a positive electrode that has excellent dispersibility and enables production of a secondary battery that can display good output characteristics. The slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, a particulate polymer, and a polyhydric alcohol polycondensate. The positive electrode active material includes an iron-containing compound. The particulate polymer includes a hydroxyl group-containing monomer unit. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190009 | METHOD OF PREPARING LITHIUM METAL OXIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - In a method of preparing a lithium metal oxide, a preliminary lithium metal oxide is prepared. The preliminary lithium metal oxide is washed using an organic washing solution to remove lithium salt impurities. The organic washing solution includes an organic solvent and a multivalent carboxylic acid compound. A minimum distance between oxygen atoms included in different carboxylic acid groups neighboring each other in the multivalent carboxylic acid compound is 220 pm or more. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING MAGNETIC FIELDS TO AN ARTICLE - The invention relates to a method for applying magnetic fields to an article ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190190011 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND SOLID-STATE BATTERY - The present invention provides a method for preparing a negative electrode material for a battery, the method comprising the following steps: a) dry-mixing the following components, without adding any solvent, to obtain a dry mixture: polyacrylic acid, a silicon-based material, and an alkali metal hydroxide and/or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and an optionally present carbon material; and b) mixing the dry mixture obtained in step a) with an aqueous solvent, to obtain the negative electrode material. The present invention also provides a lithium ion battery and a solid-state battery, wherein a negative electrode of the lithium ion battery and the solid-state battery is prepared from the negative electrode material obtained by the method. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190012 | HYBRID NEGATIVE ELECTRODES FOR FAST CHARGING AND HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM BATTERIES - A hybrid negative electrode having high energy capacity and high power capacity used in an electrochemical cell for lithium-ion electrochemical batteries is provided. The electrode may include about 40% to about 60% by mass of a high energy capacity electroactive material having a specific capacity of greater than or equal to about 310 mAh/g and about 40% to about 60% by mass of a high power capacity electroactive material having a potential versus Li/Li+ of greater than or equal to about 1 V during lithium ion insertion. The hybrid negative electrode is capable of a charge rate of greater than or equal to about 4 C at 25° C. In other variations, an electrochemical cell is provided that includes a first negative electrode with a high energy capacity electroactive material and a second negative electrode with a high power capacity electroactive material. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190013 | COMPOSITE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE USING THE COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE OR ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE , FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A composite including: at least one selected from a silicon oxide of the formula SiO | 2019-06-20 |
20190190014 | COMPOSITE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE USING THE COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE OR ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE , FIELD EMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE, BIOSENSOR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE , AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE - A composite including: at least one selected from a silicon oxide of the formula SiO | 2019-06-20 |
20190190015 | COMPOSITE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE USING THE COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE OR ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE, LITHIUM BATTERY - A composite including: at least one selected from a silicon oxide of the formula SiO | 2019-06-20 |
20190190016 | HIGH CAPACITY AND STABLE CATHODE MATERIALS - High energy density cathode materials, such as LiNi | 2019-06-20 |
20190190017 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICES, ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICES, AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - Active material particles, a conductive material, a binder, and a solvent are mixed to prepare composite particles. The composite particles are mixed with metal short fibers to make the metal short fibers adhere to surfaces of the composite particles. After the adhesion of the metal short fibers, the composite particles are brought together and compacted to produce an electrode for electric storage devices. Each of the composite particles contains at least the active material particles, the conductive material, and the binder. The total content of the metal short fibers in the electrode for electric storage devices is not lower than 15 mass % and not higher than 35 mass %. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190018 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is directed to a positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that can reduce direct-current resistance while it contains a nickel-containing lithium transition metal oxide with a high Ni content. The positive electrode active material contains lithium borate and a nickel-containing lithium transition metal oxide (Ni≥80 mol %) having a layered structure. The nickel-containing lithium transition metal oxide is composed of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles. Lithium borate is attached to the surfaces of the primary particles. The proportion b of lithium borate with respect to the total molar amount of metal elements other than lithium in the nickel-containing lithium transition metal oxide is in the range of 0 mol % | 2019-06-20 |
20190190019 | COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY CONTAINING CATHODE COMPRISING SAME - Provided are a composite cathode active material for a lithium ion battery including a nickel-rich lithium nickel-based compound having a nickel content of 50 to 100 mol % based on a total content of transition metals; and a coating film including a rare earth metal hydroxide and disposed on the surface of the nickel-rich lithium nickel-based compound, a manufacturing method therefor, and a lithium ion battery including a cathode including the composite cathode active material. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190020 | SILICON-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for producing silicon-based active material particles for a secondary battery and silicon-based active material particles. A method for producing silicon-based active material particles for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a step of providing silicon powder; a step of providing a pre-pulverization mixture in which the silicon powder is dispersed in a solvent for dispersion comprising an antioxidant; a step of applying mechanical compression and shear stress to the silicon powder of the pre-pulverization mixture to refine the silicon powder, thereby forming silicon particles having an oxygen content controlled by the antioxidant; and a step of drying the resulting material comprising the silicon particles to obtain silicon-based active material particles. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190021 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY - A negative electrode active material is provided that is utilized in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and that can improve the capacity per volume and charge-discharge cycle characteristics. The negative electrode active material according to the present embodiment contains an alloy having a chemical composition consisting of, in at %, Sn: 13.0 to 24.5% and Si: 3.0 to 15.0%, with the balance being Cu and impurities. The alloy particles contain a phase with a peak of the most intense diffraction line appearing in a range of 42.0 to 44.0 degrees of a diffraction angle 2θ, the most intense diffraction line being a diffraction line having the largest integrated diffraction intensity in an X-ray diffraction profile. A half-width of the most intense diffraction line of the alloy particles is in a range of 0.15 to 2.5 degrees. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190022 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery using a vanadium oxide as a positive electrode active material is provided. The secondary battery is prevented from degradation of capacity by preventing dissolution of vanadium. The vanadium oxide includes secondary particles formed by assemblage of primary particles. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190023 | SILICON OXIDE-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - [Problem] Provided is a silicon oxide-based negative electrode material capable of avoiding, as much as possible, decreased battery performance resulting from a heterogeneous distribution of a Li concentration. [Solution] Provided is a powder having an average composition of SiLi | 2019-06-20 |
20190190024 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: a first oxide semiconductor having a first conductivity type; a first charging layer disposed on the first oxide semiconductor layer, and composed by including a first insulating material and a second oxide semiconductor having the first conductivity type; a second charging layer disposed on the first charging layer; a third oxide semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type disposed on the second charging layer; and a hydroxide layer disposed between the first charging layer and the third oxide semiconductor layer, and containing a hydroxide of a metal constituting the third oxide semiconductor layer. The highly reliable secondary battery is capable of improving an energy density and increasing battery characteristics (electricity accumulation capacity). | 2019-06-20 |
20190190025 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES - The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material for sodium ion secondary batteries which has an excellent charge/discharge capacity and can reduce production costs The positive electrode active material for sodium ion secondary batteries comprises an oxyhydroxide containing: Ni or Ni and at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Mn, Zn, Co and Al; Na; and S. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190026 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM AIR BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED CAPACITY AND LIFE CYCLE - Disclosed herein is a cathode for a lithium air battery, and to a lithium air battery including the same. Accordingly, the capacity and life cycle of the lithium air battery may be increased. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190027 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, AND POWER STORAGE ELEMENT - An active material is provided. The active material comprises a porous carbon having a plurality of pores forming a three-dimensional network structure and a conductive polymer, and at least a part of the plurality of pores contains the conductive polymer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190028 | Negative Electrode, Method For Preparing The Same And Electrochemical Device - The present disclosure provides a negative electrode, a method for preparing the negative electrode, and an electrochemical device. The negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector and comprising a negative electrode active material. A porous inorganic dielectric layer is provided on a surface of the at least one negative electrode active material layer away from the current collector; a thickness of the porous inorganic dielectric layer is 20 nm-2000 nm, and the porous inorganic dielectric layer contains no binder. The negative electrode can alleviate lithium precipitation on negative electrode surface during large-current charging, stabilize negative electrode interface, and alleviate side reaction between the negative electrode and the electrolyte, thereby improving the cycle life of the battery, reducing short-circuit risk in the battery and improving high-temperature life of the battery. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190029 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - Provided herein is electrode assembly for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising at least one anode, at least one cathode and at least one separator interposed between the at least one anode and at least one cathode, wherein the at least one anode comprises an anode current collector and an anode electrode layer, and the at least one cathode comprises a cathode current collector and a cathode electrode layer, wherein each of the cathode and anode electrode layers independently has a void volume of less than 35%, and wherein each of the at least one cathode and anode independently has a peeling strength of 0.15 N/cm or more. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190030 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR A STACKED BATTERY DESIGN - Energy storage devices, battery cells, and batteries of the present technology may include a first cell and a second cell disposed adjacent the first cell. The devices may include a stacked current collector coupled between the first cell and the second cell. The current collector may include a grid or matrix, and may include a combination of conductive and insulative materials. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190031 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE CATALYST FROM A PEROVSKITE METAL OXIDE - The invention relates to a method of producing electrode materials for solid oxide cells which comprises applying an electric potential to a metal oxide which has a perovskite crystal structure. The resultant electrode catalyst exhibits excellent electrochemical performance. The invention extends to the electrode catalyst itself, and to electrodes and solid oxide cells comprising the electrode catalyst. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190032 | ELECTRODE JOINING METHOD AND ELECTRODE JOINING APPARATUS - An electrode joining method includes: an electrode sheet conveying step of conveying the cathode electrode sheet of a size enabling a plurality of cathode electrode layers to be acquired; an anomaly detecting step of detecting anomalies in the cathode electrode sheet; a specifying step of specifying a predetermined shape from an area excluding a location having an anomaly that was detected in the anomaly detecting step; a cutting step of cutting out the cathode electrode layer of the predetermined shape specified in the specifying step; and a step of joining the cathode electrode layer of the predetermined shape that was cut out to the PEM. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190033 | HIGH PERFORMANCE PLATINUM-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYSTS - An electrode material includes a catalyst support and Pt—Ni-M-M′ nanostructures affixed to the catalyst support. M is a transition metal different from Pt and Ni, and M′ is a transition metal different from Pt, Ni, and M. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190034 | CARBON CATALYST, BATTERY ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY - A carbon catalyst, a battery electrode, and a battery, each exhibits excellent catalytic performance. A carbon catalyst contains two kinds of transition metals and has such a carbon structure that an interplanar spacing d | 2019-06-20 |
20190190035 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - A method for manufacturing a fuel cell separator that ensures an improved corrosion resistance under usage environment of a fuel cell and restraining an increase of a contact resistance with a power generation unit by enhancing a sticking force of a conductive carbon film formed on a surface in contact with the power generation unit on a surface of a titanium substrate is provided. It is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell separator. The fuel cell separator includes a contact portion that is in contact with a power generation unit so as to partition the power generation units including electrodes of the fuel cell, and includes a conductive carbon film formed on the contact portion. First, a titanium substrate that has a plurality of projecting portions formed corresponding to a shape of the contact portion and recessed portions for gas flow channels formed between the projecting portions are prepared as a substrate of the separator. Next, a heat treatment is performed on the titanium substrate in a state where a carbon sheet is brought in contact with the projecting portions such that carbon of the carbon sheet diffuses in the projecting portions. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190036 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, AND SEPARATOR MATERIAL - Provided are a method for producing a fuel cell separator, and a separator material that can prevent carbon in a carbon layer formed on the surface of a metal substrate from being detached during press forming, and thus can suppress failures in the press forming. The method is a method for producing a fuel cell separator having formed thereon gas flow channels through which fuel gas or oxidant gas to be supplied to a fuel cell stack flows, the method including preparing a plate-shaped separator material including a titanium substrate, a carbon layer covering the titanium substrate, and a resin layer covering the carbon layer; press-forming the prepared separator material into the shape of the separator such that the separator has the gas flow channels formed thereon; and removing the resin layer from the press-formed separator. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190037 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, BATTERY SEPARATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A battery separator includes a polyolefin microporous membrane and a porous layer placed on at least one surface of the polyolefin microporous membrane. The polyolefin microporous membrane has a variation range of an F25 value in a longitudinal direction of 1 MPa or less. The F25 value indicates a value obtained by dividing a load value measured at 25% elongation of a specimen with use of a tensile tester by a cross-sectional area of the specimen. The porous layer contains a fluorine-based resin and an inorganic particle and has an average thickness T(ave) of 1 to 5 μm. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190038 | FUEL CELL - A power generation cell or a fuel cell includes an MEA, a first separator, and a second separator. A frame member is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the MEA. The frame member includes a frame member inner peripheral portion and a frame member outer peripheral portion held between the first separator and the second separator. The central position of a power generation area of the MEA in the thickness direction and the central position of the frame member outer peripheral portion in the thickness direction are offset from each other. Further, a first seal line of the first separator and a second seal line of the second separator, sealing the frame member outer peripheral portion, are non-symmetrical with each other. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190039 | REACTOR UNIT - A reactor unit includes a plurality of reactors and a cooler. An inside of the cooler serves as a flow passage of refrigerant, and the reactors are mounted on an outside surface of a bottom plate of the cooler. The bottom plate separates the flow passage from an outside. A plurality of fins is provided on a surface of the bottom plate on the flow passage side. A flat portion in which the fins are not erected is provided in a first region and a second region. The first region is a region of the surface of the bottom plate on the flow passage side and corresponds to a space between a pair of coils of the reactor. The second region corresponds to each of four corners of each of the reactors in a plan view of the bottom plate. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEA CONDITIONING IN A FUEL CELL - A controller-executed method for conditioning a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in a fuel cell for use in a fuel cell stack includes humidifying a fuel inlet to the stack to a threshold relative humidity level, and maintaining a current density and cell voltage of the fuel cell at a calibrated current density level and hold voltage level, respectively, via the controller in at least one voltage recovery stage. The recovery stage has a predetermined voltage recovery duration. The method includes measuring the cell voltage after completing the predetermined voltage recovery duration, and executing a control action with respect to the fuel cell or fuel cell stack responsive to the measured cell voltage exceeding a target voltage, including recording a diagnostic code via the controller indicative of successful conditioning of the MEA. A fuel cell system includes the fuel cell stack and controller. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190041 | HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a hydrogen-storage device and a method for releasing hydrogen from the hydrogen-storage device. Moreover, the disclosure relates to an energy-producing device and an aircraft having the hydrogen-storage device and/or the energy-producing device. According to the disclosure, a hydrogen-storage device is provided. The hydrogen-storage device includes an outer coating, an inner core material and a hydrogen releasing interface in the outer coating. The inner core material includes a composite containing a matrix material having porous carbon-containing material and a hydrogen-storage material having chemically bonded hydrogen. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190042 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HYDROGEN PURGE - A method and system of controlling hydrogen purge are provided. The method includes estimating an air supply rate supplied to a fuel cell stack and then executing hydrogen purge based on the estimated air supply rate. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190043 | FUEL CELL FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell failure diagnostic apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a water-level sensor that senses a water-level of water generated at an anode side of a fuel cell stack and stored in a water trap and a drain valve for the drain control of the generated water. A drain valve position sensor senses a position of the drain valve. A controller detects a failure situation by performing failure diagnosis based on the sensing information generated from the water-level sensor and the drain valve position sensor, and performs a corresponding control depending upon the failure situation. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190044 | GENERATOR UNIT HAVING A FUEL CELL DEVICE, VEHICLE HAVING A GENERATOR UNIT OF THIS TYPE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A GENERATOR UNIT - The present invention relates to a generator unit ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190190045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR FUEL CELL - A method and a system for diagnosing a failure of a temperature sensor for a fuel cell are provided. The method includes calculating a heating value that is generated at a fuel cell stack during a predetermined diagnosis time and then calculating a temperature variation of the fuel cell stack from the calculated heating value. A failure of a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the fuel cell stack is then detected based on the calculated temperature variation of the fuel cell stack. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190046 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a voltage regulator that regulates an output voltage of the fuel cell; and a controller configured to perform a refresh process of decreasing the output voltage of the fuel cell to a reduction voltage at which an oxide film formed on the cathode is reduced, by controlling the voltage regulator. The controller, before the refresh process, calculates a first amount, the first amount being an amount by which the oxide film is to be removed from the cathode. The controller determines, as the output voltage of the fuel cell, a refresh voltage that enables the first amount of the oxide film to be removed within a preset reference time. The controller operates the voltage regulator so as to cause the output voltage of the fuel cell to become the refresh voltage when the refresh process is performed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190047 | POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER, LOCAL CONTROL APPARATUS, AND POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power management method includes a step A of specifying an influence of a distributed power supply on a power demand-supply balance by a power management server, the power management server managing a plurality of facilities and the distributed power supply being individually provided in each of the plurality of facilities; and a step B of transmitting distributed power supply information from a local control apparatus to the power management server, the local control apparatus being individually provided in each of the plurality of facilities and the distributed power supply information including information indicating an operation state of the distributed power supply, wherein the step A includes a step of specifying the influence on the power demand-supply-demand balance based on the distributed power supply information. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190048 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION, PARAMETERIZATION, AND VALIDATION OF FUEL CELL POLARIZATION DATA - Methods, systems, and techniques are provided for acquiring fuel cell polarization data, obtaining fuel cell polarization parameters from the fuel cell polarization data, and validating the reliability of the obtained data and parameters. In some aspects methods for acquiring and parameterizing proton exchange membrane fuel cell polarization data include measuring at least one current-voltage point for an operating fuel cell, and determining at least one polarization parameter of the fuel cell by evaluating a closed form solution using the at least one current-voltage point. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190049 | MOVING BODY HAVING FUEL CELL - A moving body having a fuel cell includes: an off-gas passage; a vehicle body having a cabin; an opening and closing body including at least one of a door and a window; an opening and closing situation recognition portion configured to recognize an opening and closing situation of the opening and closing body; a stopped state detection portion configured to detect that the moving body moves at a predetermined speed or lower; and a controller configured to, in a case where the moving body moves at the predetermined speed or lower and there is a demand for electric power generation by the fuel cell, when the opening and closing situation recognition portion recognizes a situation in which the opening and closing body is in an open state, execute an intrusion suppression process to make it difficult for a mist discharged from the off-gas passage to enter the cabin. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190050 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A solid oxide fuel cell system includes at least a solid oxide fuel cell that generates, through an electrochemical reaction, electric power from anode gas and cathode gas containing oxygen, a combustor that burns anode off-gas and cathode off-gas both discharged from the solid oxide fuel cell, and that produces exhaust gas, a purifier that is heated by heat of the exhaust gas produced by the combustor, and that includes a purification catalyst to remove substances to be cleaned up, those substances being contained in the exhaust gas, and a controller. The controller raises the temperature of the purifier to 300° C. or higher for a predetermined time. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190051 | FUEL CELL TUBE WITH LATERALLY SEGMENTED FUEL CELLS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fuel cell tube including one or more laterally segmented fuel cells each including multiple fuel cell portions that are electrically isolated from one another. When assembled into a fuel cell stack, secondary interconnects electrically connect adjacent fuel cell tubes via their respective laterally segmented fuel cells. The use of laterally segmented fuel cells to effect the fuel cell tube-to-fuel cell tube electrical connection enables more accurate testing of the electrical connection between adjacent fuel cell tubes. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190052 | FUEL CELL TUBE WITH LATERALLY SEGMENTED FUEL CELLS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fuel cell tube including one or more laterally segmented fuel cells each including multiple fuel cell portions that are electrically isolated from one another. When assembled into a fuel cell stack, tube interconnects electrically connect adjacent fuel cell tubes via their respective laterally segmented fuel cells. The use of laterally segmented fuel cells to effect the fuel cell tube-to-fuel cell tube electrical connection enables more accurate testing of the electrical connection between adjacent fuel cell tubes. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190053 | STACKABLE FUEL CELL GENERATOR ARRANGEMENT WITH COMMON INLET AND COMMON OUTLET PLENUMS - A power module system includes a plurality of vertically stacked power modules. The plurality of vertically stacked power modules include at least two vertical stacks. A shared exhaust plenum is located between the at least two vertical stacks of power modules. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190054 | BATTERY INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, BATTERY MANUFACTURING SUPPORT APPARATUS, BATTERY ASSEMBLY, BATTERY INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY ASSEMBLY - When a temperature Tedge of a cell at an end of a battery pack is higher than a temperature Tcen of a cell in a pack central portion, a management server generates rebuilding information for rebuilding a battery pack such that a cell less likely to deteriorate than a cell arranged in the pack central portion is arranged at a pack end. When temperature Tcen is higher than temperature Tedge, the management server generates rebuilding information such that a cell less likely to deteriorate than a cell arranged at the pack end is arranged in the pack central portion. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190055 | BATTERY CASING AND BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery casing including a container configured to house an electrode assembly, wherein the container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the bottom wall and the plurality of side walls are integrated to define an open side opposite to the bottom wall and to define a space for housing the electrode assembly, at least one of the bottom wall and plurality of the side walls includes a composite including a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer and a nanoclay dispersed in the thermotropic liquid crystal polymer, wherein the main chain of the thermotropic liquid crystal polymer includes an aromatic oxycarbonyl repeating unit and an alkylene moiety-containing repeating unit, and at least a portion of the nanoclay is present in an exfoliated state, and an X-ray diffraction pattern of the composite does not exhibit an intrinsic peak corresponding to the nanoclay. | 2019-06-20 |
20190190056 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a separator including a polyolefin porous film; a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin; and a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate each of which has a capacitance in a specific range, the polyolefin porous film having a parameter X of not more than 20, and the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing not less than 35.0 mol % of an α-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin. | 2019-06-20 |