26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210202936 | ANODE MATERIAL - METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND SOLID-STATE BATTERY MADE THEREWITH - A solid-state battery includes an anode material including silicon or tin. The anode material may include silicon and/or tin in various forms including layers or intermixed particles of various phases and crystallinity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202937 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material contains a silicon material. The silicon material contains a silicon alloy phase and a silicate phase. The silicon alloy phase has a three-dimensional network structure. The silicate phase is arranged in a mesh of the three-dimensional network structure. The three-dimensional network structure has an average mesh size of 2.8 nm to 3.5 nm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202938 | POROUS SILICON COMPOSITE CLUSTER STRUCTURE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, CARBON COMPOSITE USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRODE, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND DEVICE EACH INCLUDING THE SAME - A porous silicon composite including: a porous silicon composite cluster comprising a porous silicon composite secondary particle and a second carbon flake on at least one surface of the porous silicon composite secondary particle; and a carbonaceous layer on the porous silicon composite cluster, the carbonaceous layer comprising amorphous carbon, wherein the porous silicon composite secondary particle comprises an aggregate of two or more silicon primary particles, the two or more silicon primary particles comprise silicon, a silicon suboxide of the formula SiO | 2021-07-01 |
20210202939 | LITHIUM COBALT METAL OXIDE POWDER, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTENT OF COBALT (II,III) OXIDE - A lithium cobalt metal oxide powder is disclosed in the present disclosure. The lithium cobalt metal oxide powder has a coating structure. The lithium cobalt metal oxide powder includes a lithium cobalt metal oxide matrix. The lithium cobalt metal oxide powder further includes a Co | 2021-07-01 |
20210202940 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COATED CATHODE MATERIALS AND USE OF COATED CATHODE MATERIALS - A coated cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for applying a coating to an active cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the coated cathode material may include a high-nickel content active cathode material, such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide or lithium nickel aluminum cobalt oxide, coated with a coating including one or more high energy density active materials, such as lithium vanadium fluorophosphate and/or a lithium iron manganese phosphate compound. In some examples, the high-nickel content active cathode material may include greater than or equal to 60% nickel content. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202941 | NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF, NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY FORMED THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING POSITIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL - A nickel (Ni)-based active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preparing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including the same. The Ni-based active material includes a secondary particle including a plurality of particulate structures, wherein each of the particulate structures includes a porous core portion and a shell portion including primary particles radially arranged on the porous core portion, and lithium phosphate is in the porous core portion, between the plurality of primary particles, and on the surface of the secondary particle. The Ni-based active material includes a porous inner portion including the porous core portion; and an outer portion comprising the the shell portion, and the Ni-based active material includes the porous inner portion having closed pores and the outer portion, wherein the porous inner portion has a density less than that of the outer portion, and the Ni-based active material has a net density of 4.7 g/cc or less. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202942 | ASPHALT-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure are a pitch-based negative electrode material for a sodium-ion battery and related methods and applications. The method comprises: placing a pitch recursor into a muffle furnace to allow the pitch precursor to experience pre-oxidation for 2 to 6 hours at a temperature ranging from 200° C. to 350° C., to obtain pre-oxidized pitch; placing the pre-oxidized pitch into a high-temperature carbonization furnace, and increasing the temperature to 1300° C. to 1600° C. at a temperature increase speed of 0.5° C./min to 5° C./min, and carrying out thermal treatment on the pre-oxidized pitch in an inert atmosphere for 1 to 10 hours, to allow the pre-oxidized pitch to experience carbonization reactions, oxygen in the pre-oxidized pitch being used for breaking an ordered structure of the pitch during the carbonization of the pre-oxidized pitch, so as to form a wedge-shaped voids disordered structure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202943 | SULFURIZED CARBON CATHODES - Alkali metal-sulfur cells and batteries with cathode layers that store alkali metal charge carriers (e.g., lithium ions) in agglomerates of sulfurized carbon. The cathode layers lack costly and environmentally unfriendly nickel and cobalt. The cathode layers are composites that include agglomerates of sulfurized-carbon particles in a conductive binder and interconnected by sp | 2021-07-01 |
20210202944 | COMPOSITE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ANODE INCLUDING COMPOSITE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Provided herein is a composite anode active material including: a porous carbon structure; a first coating layer on the porous carbon structure and including a non-carbonaceous material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and a second coating layer on the first coating layer and including a carbonaceous material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202945 | SECONDARY BATTERY, GRAPHENE OXIDE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a manufacturing method of graphene oxide that allows mass production through a relatively simple process, at low costs, and with safety and efficiency. A hydrogen peroxide solution, sulfuric acid, and flake graphite are put in a reaction container, and the mixture is stirred to obtain expansion graphite. The synthesized expansion graphite is washed not with pure water but with a saturated aqueous solution of magnesium sulfate (MgSO | 2021-07-01 |
20210202946 | IRON-BASED CATHODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CORRESPONDING SODIUM-ION FULL BATTERY - The present invention discloses an iron-based cathode material for a sodium-ion battery, which comprises a Na | 2021-07-01 |
20210202947 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING OF COATED POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A method for producing a positive electrode active material is provided. The method can prevent a gas generation due to an oxidative degradation of a non-aqueous electrolyte in a lithium-ion secondary battery using a positive electrode active material which operates at a high potential. A method for producing a coated positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes coating a surface of a positive electrode active material with an oxide-based solid electrolyte by a mechanical coating method and then conducting heat treatment at 300° C. or higher, and the positive electrode active material has an average potential of extraction and insertion of lithium of 4.5V or more and 5.0V or less based on Li | 2021-07-01 |
20210202948 | POLYMER BINDER ADDITIVES FOR ELECTRODES - A binder for an electrode is provided herein. In one example, the electrode may include a current collector, and an electrode coating layer, the electrode coating layer including an electrode active material and a binder, where the binder may comprise an aromatic polyamide-based compound, and the binder may be present at greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 30 wt % of the electrode coating layer. In one example, the binder provides stronger cohesion between particles of the electrode active material. Methods and systems are further provided for fabricating the electrode including the binder. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202949 | BINDER SOLUTION HAVING LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVITY FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND ELECTRODE SLURRY COMPRISING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a binder solution having lithium ion conductivity for an all-solid-state battery and an electrode slurry including the same. Specifically, the binder solution includes a first binder having high binding force, a second binder having higher lithium ion conductivity than that of the first binder, a lithium salt, and an organic solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202950 | ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION FOR LITHIUM ION ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICES - An electrode binder of a lithium ion battery comprising:
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20210202951 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTANCE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer is provided on the positive electrode current collector and includes an electrically conductive substance. The electrically conductive substance includes electrically conductive supports and electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive supports each include a carbon material. The electrically conductive particles are supported by the electrically conductive supports. The electrically conductive particles are primary particles that each include a lithium phosphate compound and have an average particle size of less than 35 nanometers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202952 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - In some example, a battery assembly for an implantable medical device includes a first anode plate comprising a first anode current collector and a first active material on the first anode current collector; a second anode plate comprising a second anode current collector and a second active material on the second anode current collector; and a cathode plate between the first anode plate and the second anode plate, wherein the cathode plate comprises a cathode current collector, the cathode current collector having an exposed portion, wherein the first active material is recessed relative to the exposed portion of the cathode plate such that a first nearest perimeter of the first active material is further from the exposed portion of the cathode current collector compared to a second nearest perimeter of the second active material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202953 | POROUS STRUCTURE, INSULATING LAYER, ELECTRODE, POWER STORAGE ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS STRUCTURE, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS STRUCTURE, CARRIER, SEPARATION LAYER, AND REACTION LAYER - A porous structure having pores communicating with each other is provided. The porous structure includes a porous structure portion A comprising a resin A and a porous structure portion B comprising a resin B. The porous structure portion A and the porous structure portion B are continuously integrated, and the resin A and the resin B are composed of different constituents. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202954 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, MICROPOROUS LAYER PAINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A gas diffusion electrode comprising microporous layers on at least one side of an electrically conductive porous substrate, wherein said gas diffusion electrode has a thickness of 30 μm to 180 μm, said microporous layer has thickness of 10 μm to 100 μm, and when said surface of the microporous layer is observed for the area 0.25 mm | 2021-07-01 |
20210202955 | CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION ELECTRO CATALYSTS PREPARED FOR METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS - A pyrolyzed MOF catalyst for in the carbon dioxide reduction reaction and methods of making the catalyst. The catalysts are composed of highly porous transition metal organic frameworks exhibiting large pores with regular distribution of transition metals within the structure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202956 | POLYELEMENTAL CATALYST STRUCTURES FOR FUEL CELLS - A polyelemental catalyst structure. The structure includes a region formed of a first metal material, a first core region formed of a second metal material, and a second core region formed of a third metal material. The first core region has interfacial contact with the region. The second core region has interfacial contact with the first core region. The polyelemental catalyst structure includes platinum (Pt), a first metal M | 2021-07-01 |
20210202957 | FUEL CELL CATHODE CATALYST - A fuel cell catalyst for oxygen reduction reactions including Pt—Ni—Cu nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (MPC) having enhanced activity and durability, and method of making said catalyst. The catalyst is synthesized by employing a solid state chemistry method, which involves thermally pretreating a N-doped MPC to remove moisture from the surface; impregnation of metal precursors on the N-doped MPC under vacuum condition; and reducing the metal precurors in a stream of CO and H | 2021-07-01 |
20210202958 | FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM PRINTED BATTERIES WITH 3D PRINTED SUBSTRATES - A method for printing a flexible printed battery is disclosed. For example, the method includes printing, via a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a first substrate of the flexible thin-film printed battery, printing a first current collector on the first substrate, printing a first layer on the first current collector, printing, via the 3D printer, a second substrate, printing a second current collector on the second substrate, printing a second layer on the second current collector, and coupling the first substrate and the second substrate around a paper separator membrane moistened with an electrolyte that is in contact with the first layer and the second layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202959 | RAPID ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM FOR AERIAL DRONES - A metal air battery electrolyte replenishment system comprised of a base station with docking receptor apparatus and matching docking probe on a flying drone. The probe onboard the drone has a sensor that guides the drone to connect with the electrolyte docking receptor on the base station. The drone uses the probe to obtain fresh electrolyte and simultaneously expel spent electrolyte into the base station while still in flight or during a brief landing. Rapid exchange of the electrolyte allows for extended range and flight time without penalty of onboard electrolyte reconditioning system and its associated weight. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202960 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes: a cell structure body including a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode and the anode; and a current collector in contact with the cathode, wherein an oxidant is supplied to the cathode through the current collector, the current collector includes a porous body made of a metal material, and a chromium adsorbent carried inside pores of the porous body, the metal material includes a first metal and a second metal, the first metal includes nickel, and the second metal includes at least one selected from the group made of tin, aluminum, cobalt, titanium, manganese, tungsten, copper, silver, and gold. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202961 | FUEL CELL - Provided is a fuel cell including: a membrane electrode-gas diffusion layer assembly including an electrolyte membrane; a sheet member; and a pair of separators. A first separator has a first projection that protrudes toward a side opposite from where the electrolyte membrane is disposed. A second separator has a second projection that protrudes toward a side opposite from where the electrolyte membrane is disposed. When seen from a direction perpendicular to the electrolyte membrane, the first projection and the second projection overlap at least part of the electrolyte membrane; the first projection has a first overlapping portion and a first non-overlapping portion; the second projection has a second overlapping portion and a second non-overlapping portion; the first projection is shaped so as to extend in a first longitudinal direction; and the second projection is shaped so as to extend in a second longitudinal direction intersecting the first longitudinal direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202962 | Fuel Cell Flow Field Design For Thermal Management - Fuel cell assemblies comprising at least one thermally compensated coolant channel are provided. The thermally compensated coolant channel has a cross-sectional area that decreases in the coolant flow direction along at least a portion of the channel length. In some embodiments, such thermally compensated coolant channels can be used to provide substantially uniform heat flux, and substantially isothermal conditions, in fuel cells operating with substantially uniform current density. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202963 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ARRANGEMENT AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - An electrochemical arrangement with two metallic separator plates which each define a plate plane and which are stacked in a stack direction perpendicular to the plate planes. The separator plates comprise sealing elements which are embossed into the separator plate and which are supported against one another for sealing the electrochemical cell which is arranged between the separator plates and which are reversibly deformable in the stack direction up to a distance z | 2021-07-01 |
20210202964 | REGENERATIVE SOLID OXIDE STACK - An individual solid oxide cell (SOC) constructed of a sandwich configuration including in the following order: an oxygen electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, a fuel electrode, a fuel manifold, and at least one layer of mesh. In one embodiment, the mesh supports a reforming catalyst resulting in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having a reformer embedded therein. The reformer-modified SOFC functions internally to steam reform or partially oxidize a gaseous hydrocarbon, e.g. methane, to a gaseous reformate of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which is converted in the SOC to water, carbon dioxide, or a mixture thereof, and an electrical current. In another embodiment, an electrical insulator is disposed between the fuel manifold and the mesh resulting in a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), which functions to electrolyze water and/or carbon dioxide. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202965 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURGING AND REMOVING WATER DURING START AND STOP PROCESS THEREOF - A fuel cell system and a method for purge and removing water during its stop and start process, the system comprises a fuel cell stack, an air supply system connected to a cathode at a cathode side of the fuel cell stack, and a hydrogen supply system connected to an anode at an anode side of the fuel cell stack, the air supply system includes an air compressor, an air inlet tube, and an air outlet tube, the air outlet tube is connected to a low-oxygen gas storage tank through a manifold, and the low-oxygen gas storage tank is connected back to the hydrogen supply system through a circulating tube. The method expels standing water from the fuel cell stack using an air compressor to continuously supply air to both the anode side and the cathode side of the fuel cell stack, so as to further protect the stack. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202966 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first injection device associated with a supply of a fuel to the fuel cell, and a second injection device provided on an upstream side of the first injection device in a fuel flow passage from a fuel storage unit to the first injection device. The first and second injection devices switch a flow passage extending downstream from the fuel flow passage, between a first flow passage via the first injection device and second flow passage via the second injection device. The second injection device operates at a lower frequency than the first injection device during an operation of the fuel system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202967 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a gas supply unit, an electric power storage device, a remaining capacity monitor, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether the temperature conditions are met, wherein the low temperature conditions include temperature related to a state of the fuel cell being equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value set, when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are met, the control unit executes the purging process so as to discharge more of moisture stored in the fuel cell to an outside of the fuel cell, as compared with when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are not met, and the control unit executes the charging process with target remaining capacity of the electric power storage device set to a smaller value, as compared with when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are not met. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202968 | SYSTEM INCLUDING FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY VOLTAGE MONITOR - A system for capturing carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a fuel cell assembly including at least one fuel cell including a cathode portion configured to receive, as cathode inlet gas, the flue gas generated by the flue gas generating device or a derivative thereof, and to output cathode exhaust gas and an anode portion configure to receive an anode inlet gas and to output anode exhaust gas, a fuel cell assembly voltage monitor configured to measure a voltage across the fuel cell assembly, and a controller configured to receive the measured voltage across the fuel cell assembly from the fuel cell assembly voltage monitor, determine an estimated carbon dioxide utilization of the fuel cell assembly based on the measured voltage across the fuel cell assembly, and reduce the carbon dioxide utilization of the fuel cell assembly when the determined estimated carbon dioxide utilization is above a predetermined threshold utilization. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202969 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an injection device configured to inject anode gas, an ejector mechanism through which the anode gas injected from the injection device flows, a circulation path configured to return the anode gas, discharged from the fuel cell, to the ejector mechanism, a supply path configured to supply the anode gas, discharged from the fuel cell together with the anode gas injected from the injection device from the ejector mechanism, to the fuel cell, and a controller. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202970 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) is provided. In particular, first and second sub-gasket sheets are continuously supplied and an electrode membrane sheet having gaps formed therein so that the amount of an electrolyte membrane used is reduced is discontinuously supplied. Thus, the minimum length of the electrolyte membrane protrudes between sub-gaskets and the electrolyte membrane together with electrode catalyst layers is bonded to the sub-gaskets | 2021-07-01 |
20210202971 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING POISONING OF CATALYST AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells that can prevent poisoning of catalysts and a method of producing the same. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells includes an ion transport layer including an ionomer having proton conductivity, and a catalytic composite dispersed in the ion transport layer, wherein the catalytic composite includes a catalytic particle including a catalytic metal component having an activity of decomposing hydrogen peroxide, and a protective layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the catalytic particle to prevent the ionomer from contacting the catalytic metal component. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202972 | COMB-SHAPED STRUCTURE POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the field of alkaline polymer electrolyte membranes, and relates to a comb-shaped structure polybenzimidazole anion exchange membrane with high conductivity and preparation method thereof. In the invention, firstly, polybenzimidazole is grafted with the non-cationic side chains to the max grafting rate to synthesize the de-protonated comb-shaped polybenzimidazole material, avoiding the N—H in benzimidazole forms ionic binding with cationic functional groups, which will reduce the reactivity and mobility of cationic groups; then react de-protonated comb-shaped polybenzimidazole with quaternization reagent to attach the pendent side chain with cationic functional groups, making it easy to aggregate to form ion clusters and hydrophilic/hydrophobic microphase separation. The anion exchange membrane prepared in this invention has excellent conductivity, mechanical properties and alkaline stability. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202973 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY ELECTROLYTE AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - The present invention relates to a redox flow battery electrolyte including: an additive mixture including a zinc/bromine (Zn/Br) redox couple; a quaternary ammonium bromide containing at least one alkylene alkoxy group; and water, and to a zinc/bromine (Zn/Br) redox flow battery including the same. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202974 | FUEL CELL TIE ROD ISOLATOR - A fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack. A pressure plate is arranged on one side of the fuel cell stack. The pressure plate includes a hole, and a tie rod assembly has a tie rod received in the hole. A nut with a conical surface is secured to the tie rod. An isolator is arranged in the hole between the tie rod assembly and the pressure plate. The isolator has a conical portion, and the conical surface engages the conical portion to provide a conical interface. The tie rod assembly applies a clamp load on the fuel cell stack via the conical interface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202975 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND SYSTEMS ENABLING CELL-LEVEL REPAIR - A unit cell for a fuel cell stack including an anode catalyst layer separated by a polymer electrolyte membrane from a cathode catalyst layer, a first cell end plate separated by a first gas diffusion layer from the anode catalyst layer, and a second cell end plate separated by a second gas diffusion layer from the cathode catalyst layer, wherein the first cell end plate, the second cell end plate, or both include a matrix of electrically-conducting protrusions thereof. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202976 | BATTERY MATERIAL STACKING SYSTEM - The present invention has as its object the provision of a battery material stacking system able to stack sheet-shaped workpieces relating to battery materials continuously at a high speed. The system is comprised of a conveyance mechanism | 2021-07-01 |
20210202977 | WOUND CELL AND BATTERY USING THE SAME - An impact resistant wound cell comprises a first electrode plate with a first surface and a second surface. The first surface comprises a first active material area and a first current collector area, the second surface comprises a second active material area and a second current collector area. The first current collector area is located on an inner side of an outermost circle of the wound cell. In the first electrode plate, the second current collector area and the first current collector area are adjacent to and opposite to each other, the first current collector area and the second current collector area are bonded together by a first bonding member. The present disclosure further provides a battery using the wound cell. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202978 | ION-CONDUCTING STRUCTURES, DEVICES INCLUDING ION-CONDUCTING STRUCTURES, AND METHODS FOR USE AND FABRICATION THEREOF - An ion-conducting structure comprises a metal-fibril complex formed by one or more elementary nanofibrils. Each elementary nanofibril can be composed of a plurality of cellulose molecular chains with functional groups. Each elementary nanofibril can also have a plurality of metal ions. Each metal ion can act as a coordination center between the functional groups of adjacent cellulose molecular chains so as to form a respective ion transport channel between the cellulose molecular chains. The metal-fibril complex can comprise a plurality of second ions. Each second ion can be disposed within one of the ion transport channels so as to be intercalated between the corresponding cellulose molecular chains. In some embodiments, the metal-fibril complex is formed as a solid-state structure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202979 | Lithium Secondary Battery - Provided is a lithium secondary battery having a higher capacity and a longer life. The lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a material capable of intercalation and deintercalation of a lithium ion; a lithium ion-conductive electrolyte including a salen-based metal complex; and a negative electrode including a material capable of occlusion and release of a lithium metal or a lithium ion. The salen-based metal complex is selected from (R,R)-(−)-N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminotitanium chloride (TiSl), VSl, CrSl, MnSl, FeSl, CoSl, and RuSl. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202980 | REACTIVE SINTERING OF CERAMIC LITHIUM-ION SOLID ELECTROLYTES - A method of forming a solid, dense, hermetic lithium-ion electrolyte membrane comprises combing an amorphous, glassy, or low melting temperature solid reactant with a refractory oxide reactant to form a mixture, casting the mixture to form a green body, and sintering the green body to form a solid membrane. The resulting electrolyte membranes can be incorporated into lithium-ion batteries. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202981 | Pressure Regulation System For Silicon Dominant Anode Lithium-Ion Cell - The disclosure herein pertains to a pressure regulation system for use in a silicon dominate anode lithium-ion cell. The pressure regulation system regulates a lifetime pressure on the lithium-ion cell in order to correct for capacity loss and mechanical failure due the expansion of silicon during operation. The pressure regulation system along with a housing maintains a certain pressure range on the lithium-ion cells during the cycling and the operational life of the energy storage device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202982 | BOROHYDRIDE-SULFIDE INTERFACIAL LAYER IN ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY - Set forth herein are A(LiBH | 2021-07-01 |
20210202983 | LITHIUM-STUFFED GARNET THIN FILMS AND PELLETS HAVING AN OXYFLUORINATED AND/OR FLUORINATED SURFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE THIN FILMS AND PELLETS - Set forth herein are processes for making lithium-stuffed garnet oxides (e.g., Li | 2021-07-01 |
20210202984 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are lithium ions for achieving a lithium-ion secondary battery which is less susceptible to rises in internal resistance even over repeated charge-discharge cycles and which has excellent durability with respect to charge-discharge cycles. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202985 | ALL SOLID BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An all solid battery includes a solid electrolyte layer of which a main component is a Li—Al-M-PO | 2021-07-01 |
20210202986 | ALL SOLID BATTERY - An all solid battery includes a multilayer chip in which each of a plurality of solid electrolyte layers including solid electrolyte and each of a plurality of internal electrodes including an electrode active material are alternately stacked, the multilayer chip having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the plurality of internal electrodes being alternately exposed to two side faces of the multilayer chip other than two end faces of a stacking direction of the multilayer chip, and a pair of external electrodes that contacts the two side faces. At least one of the pair of external electrodes includes an electrode active material of which a pole is a same as that of an electrode active material of the internal electrode which contacts the one of the pair of external electrodes. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202987 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A solid-state battery having a low heat generation amount and low resistance, and a method for producing the same. The solid-state battery is a solid-state battery comprising: a cathode comprising a cathode layer that contains an oxide-based cathode active material, an anode comprising an anode layer that contains an anode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer being disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer and containing a solid electrolyte, wherein at least any one of the cathode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contains a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, and wherein the sulfide-based solid electrolyte comprises a high oxygen concentration layer on a contact surface with the oxide-based cathode active material, the high oxygen concentration layer having a higher oxygen element concentration than other parts except the contact surface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202988 | ION-CONDUCTIVE SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Provided is an ion-conductive solid electrolyte compound, as a crystalline oxide, including a stoichiometric formula of “A | 2021-07-01 |
20210202989 | SOLID-STATE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE WITH IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a solid-state polymer electrolyte with improved processability and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a solid electrolyte containing a polymer obtained by pertaining polymerization of a zwitterionic monomer in a solvent-free ionic liquid. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202990 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a solid electrolyte membrane including a polymer electrolyte material and a porous polymer sheet which form a composite with each other in such a manner that the pores of the porous polymer sheet filled with the polymer electrolyte material, and a method for manufacturing the same. Since the porous polymer material and the solid electrolyte material form a composite with each other, it is possible to obtain a solid electrolyte membrane having excellent strength and a small thickness of 50 μm or less, and thus to improve the energy density of a battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202991 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDED WITH SAID SOLUTION - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a secondary battery exhibits excellent cycle characteristics even in a high temperature environment. The solution can be included in a secondary battery. The solution includes at least one component (A) represented by the following chemical formula: | 2021-07-01 |
20210202992 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION COMPRISING OLIGOMERIC SILYL ESTER PHOSPHONATES - An electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one silyl ester phosphonate containing the structure of formula (I), wherein T is selected from (Ia) and (Ib); and (iv) optionally one or more additives. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202993 | Electrolyte for Lithium Secondary Battery - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte which includes a lithium salt having a concentration of 1.6 M to 5 M, an oligomer mixture which includes a first oligomer containing a unit represented by Formula 1 and a second oligomer containing a unit represented by Formula 2, and an organic solvent. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202994 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte disclosed herein contains a difluorophosphate represented by the following formula (I) with 0.5% by mass or more and a silyl sulfate compound represented by the following formula (II) with 0.1% by mass or more. M | 2021-07-01 |
20210202995 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material having a reaction potential of 0.5 V or higher than a lithium electrode, and has an electrochemical capacity per unit area of less than or equal to an electrochemical capacity per unit area of the positive electrode. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and at least one of a diphenyl carbonate compound, an unsaturated cyclic carbonate ester, a first maleic anhydride compound, and a second maleic anhydride compound. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202996 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte disclosed herein contains a difluorophosphate represented by the following formula (I) with 0.5% by mass or more and an organic sulfate ester salt represented by the following formula (II) with 0.1% by mass or more. M | 2021-07-01 |
20210202997 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS - This application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a nonaqueous solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive, where the nonaqueous solvent includes a carbonate solvent and a high oxidation potential solvent, and the additive includes cyclic sulfate. The high oxidation potential solvent is selected from one or more of compounds represented by formula I and formula II, and the cyclic sulfate may be selected from one or more of compounds represented by formula III. This application can not only improve electrochemical performance of the lithium-ion battery under high temperature and high voltage and improve safety performance such as overcharge safety and hot box safety of the lithium-ion battery, but also ensure that the lithium-ion battery has some kinetic performance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202998 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS - This application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a nonaqueous solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive. The nonaqueous solvent is a high oxidation potential solvent, and the additive includes cyclic sulfate. The high oxidation potential solvent is selected from one or more of compounds represented by formula I and formula II, and the cyclic sulfate may be selected from one or more of compounds represented by formula III. This application can not only improve electrochemical performance of the lithium-ion battery under high temperature and high voltage and improve safety performance such as overcharge safety and hot box safety of the lithium-ion battery, but also ensure that the lithium-ion battery has some kinetic performance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210202999 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS - This application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The nonaqueous solvent includes a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium slat. The nonaqueous solvent includes a carbonate solvent and a high oxidation potential solvent, and the high oxidation potential solvent is selected from one or more of compounds represented by formula I and formula II. Based on a total weight of the nonaqueous solvent, a weight percentage of the high oxidation potential solvent is 10% to 60%. This application can not only improve electrochemical performance of the lithium-ion battery under high temperature and high voltage and improve safety performance such as overcharge safety and hot box safety of the lithium-ion battery, but also ensure that the lithium-ion battery has some kinetic performance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203000 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS - This application provides a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes Li | 2021-07-01 |
20210203001 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS - This application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The nonaqueous solvent includes a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium slat. The nonaqueous solvent includes a carbonate solvent and a high oxidation potential solvent, the lithium salt is a mixed lithium salt formed by LiPF | 2021-07-01 |
20210203002 | FAST-CHARGING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WITH ELECTROLYTES THAT DO NOT REACT ON THE ANODES - Fast-charging lithium ion cells are provided, which have electrolytes that do not react with the cell anodes, but instead form a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the cathodes. Advantageously, such electrolytes improve the performance of the fast-charging cells, and enhance their lifetime and safety. Various electrolyte solutions and lithium ions are proposed to limit electrolyte interactions to the cathodes, or possibly even minimize or prevent these reactions by coating the cathodes. Redox couples may be used to prevent SEI formation on the anode, while promoting SEI formation on the cathode. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203003 | PRECURSOR STRUCTURE, LAMINATION FILM OF THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ION-CONDUCTING LAYER USING THE SAME - A precursor structure is provided. The precursor structure has the following chemical formula: | 2021-07-01 |
20210203004 | ALL SOLID BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An all solid battery includes a solid electrolyte layer, a first electrode structure that has a structure in which a first electric collector layer of which a main component is a conductive material is sandwiched by two first electrode layers including an active material, and a second electrode structure that has a structure in which a second electric collector layer of which a main component is a conductive material is sandwiched by two second electrode layers including an active material. Roughness of interfaces between the first electric collector layer and the two first electrode layers and/or roughness of interfaces between the second electric collector layer and the two second electrode layers is larger than roughness of interfaces between the solid electrolyte layer, and the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer sandwiching the solid electrolyte layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203005 | ALL SOLID BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An all solid battery includes a multilayer chip in which each of a plurality of solid electrolyte layers including solid electrolyte and each of a plurality of internal electrodes including an electrode active material are alternately stacked, the multilayer chip having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the plurality of internal electrodes being alternately exposed to two side faces of the multilayer chip other than two end faces of a stacking direction of the multilayer chip, and a pair of external electrodes that contacts the two side faces and include solid electrolyte. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203006 | ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY - A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery capable of reducing a confining pressure. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer including a Si based anode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, the anode active material layer includes a void in a region A that is a region of 0.3 μm surrounding a surface of the Si based anode active material, a void ratio in the region A is 10% or more and 70% or less. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203007 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND SOLID-STATE BATTERY GROUP - A solid-state battery including a battery element having one or more battery constitutional units, each battery constitutional unit including a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer facing each other and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; and a protective layer covering a surface of the battery element, the protective layer including an insulating substance other than resin. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203008 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND SOLID-STATE BATTERY GROUP - A solid-state battery including a battery element that includes one or more battery constitutional units, each battery constitutional unit including a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer facing each other and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; a first protective layer covering an upper surface of the battery element; and a second protective layer covering a lower surface of the battery element, wherein the first and second protective layers include an insulating substance other than resin. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203009 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - It is an object of the present disclosure to suppress electrode plate deformation that may be a cause of an internal short-circuit from occurring in a configuration in which a tape is attached to the outermost circumferential surface of an electrode group in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a roll-type electrode group including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate and a tape attached to the outermost circumferential surface of the electrode group. The tape has two adhesion regions each including a base material layer and an adhesive layer and a non-adhesion region that is interposed between the two adhesion regions and that is composed of a base material layer only. The non-adhesion region straddles the rolling-end edge of at least one of the positive electrode active material layer on the roll inner side of the positive electrode collector and the positive electrode active material layer on the roll outer side of the positive electrode collector in the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode active material layer on the roll inner side of the negative electrode collector and the negative electrode active material layer on the roll outer side of the negative electrode collector in the negative electrode plate when the electrode group is viewed from a roll center axis toward the outside of the roll. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203010 | AQUEOUS BATTERY - A novel aqueous battery configured to use sulfuric acid ions (SO | 2021-07-01 |
20210203011 | HOT SWAP BATTERY MODULE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A hot swap battery module uses a smart chip and an ideal diode controller to control a power transistor so as to implement a multi-step charge or discharge. Consequently, battery modules which have different voltages or battery capacities can be immediately connected in parallel. When the hot swap battery module is hot swapped, the hot swap battery module also can avoid an excessive charge current or discharge current to damage itself. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203012 | SAMPLING CIRCUIT BOARD FOR BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure discloses to a sampling circuit board for a battery module and a battery module. The sampling circuit board for a battery module comprises a main board comprising a plurality of electrical connection areas; and a plurality of sampling terminals respectively electrically connected to the plurality of the electrical connection areas, and an end of each of the sampling terminals extends away from the main board, and each of the sampling terminals connected to one of the electrical connection areas of the main board via a connection member, wherein the connection member comprises a main body and at least one hook assembly provided on the main body, and the hook assembly laminates and attaches one of the sampling terminals and one of the electrical connection areas of the main board. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203013 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A battery system includes a battery that is a lithium ion battery including an electrode assembly containing a positive electrode active material. An ECU calculates a deterioration index value ED corresponding a degree of progress of high rate deterioration, and when the deterioration index value ED exceeds a threshold value, controls a power converter or a PCU to cause a voltage of the battery to fall within a voltage range including a specific voltage. The specific voltage is a peak voltage on a dQ/dV voltage characteristic curve, the peak voltage being derived from structural change of the positive electrode active material. The dQ/dV voltage characteristic curve is a curve indicating a relationship between dQ/dV that is a ratio of a change dQ of a stored electricity amount to a change dV of the voltage of the battery, and the voltage of the battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203014 | BATTERY MANAGER - The present disclosure provides a battery manager for managing power of a battery. The battery manager includes a power display device configured to display a current power level of the battery; a charging circuit configured to charge the battery; an operation input device configured to receive a user input signal and generate a trigger signal; a switch circuit connected to the operation input device; and a controller connected to the switch circuit, the power display device, and the charging circuit. When the operation input device generates the trigger signal to the switch circuit, the switch circuit connects the battery and the controller, the controller controls the switch circuit to maintain a connected state to avoid the switch circuit from being affected by the operation input device. Further, the controller controls displaying the current power level of the battery or charging the battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203015 | MODULAR VEHICLE BATTERY WITH REPLACEABLE CELL ELEMENTS - An electrical energy storage device that includes an enclosure with both a positive electrical connection and a negative electrical connection positioned on an outside surface of the enclosure and a chemical storage cell for storing electrical energy, where the cell is mounted within the enclosure, and where the cell provides electrical energy to loads electrically connected to the connections, and where the cell is removable from the enclosure without uninstalling the device. The device also includes a subframe, attached within the enclosure, for mechanically mounting the cell within the enclosure, a latchable cover attached to the enclosure, where opening the cover enables a user to access the cell, and an electrical harness for electrically connecting the cell to the connections. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203016 | INTELLIGENT MODULE INTERFACE FOR BATTERY MAINTENANCE DEVICE - The present invention includes a battery pack maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Optional input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle. A method and device for determining connector configuration is also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203017 | COKE POWDER AS A DISCHARGING AGENT FOR WASTE BATTERY RECYCLING AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses the discharging method and discharging agent for recycling waste batteries. It immerse the waste batteries with coke powder to form a discharging circuit and to remove the residual power off the waste batteries before destruction of the batteries. The discharging performance varied with resistivity of the coke powder, and can be measured by watching the temperature and/or the temperature change trend. The resistivity depends on the ratio of carbon composition of the coke powder and the contact quality between the coke powder and the waste batteries, and the pressure on coke powder can adjust the contact quality. Therefore, the method is able to adjust the discharging performance by adjusting the pressure to meets the discharging requirements of efficiency and safety. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203018 | MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting system for an energy storage module having a plurality of energy storage devices electrically connected together in series. Each energy storage module further includes a plurality of coolers onto each one of which one of the plurality of energy storage devices is mounted. The mounting system has two or more connectors on each cooler, each connector with a first part and a second part. Each connector is connectable with a corresponding second part and first part on another cooler. Each first part includes a resilient member supporting a protruding tab and each second part includes a corresponding slot to receive the protruding tab. The mounting system further includes an electronics board mount, the mount having one or more pairs of resilient locating members spaced from one another by a distance substantially equal to a width of the electronics board. Each resilient locating member includes a downward facing surface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203019 | Secondary Battery - A secondary battery according to the present invention, in which an electrode assembly is built in a cylindrical can, a top cap connected to a positive electrode of the electrode assembly is coupled to an upper end of the can, and the can is connected to a negative electrode. The secondary battery includes a cooling member which receives heat generated in the electrode assembly to release the heat and is coupled to a lower portion of the can, wherein the cooling member has a plurality of cooling pins disposed parallel to each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203020 | Battery Module, and Battery Pack Including the Same - A battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a plurality of battery cells, a housing accommodating the plurality of battery cells, a cooling part disposed on an outer surface of the housing, and a first heat transfer part disposed on an inner surface of the housing in contact with an end of each of the plurality of battery cells, wherein the housing may have a curved portion having a curved shape conforming to a curved shape of the ends of the plurality of battery cells. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203021 | Temperature Control Using Active Flow Control Actuators - A synthetic jet actuator includes a cavity layer having an internal cavity for reception of a fluid volume and an orifice providing a fluid communication between the cavity and an external atmosphere; an oscillatory membrane having a piezoelectric material adapted to deflect the oscillatory membrane in response to an electrical signal; and a controller configured to control delivery of electrical signals to the piezoelectric material for controlling operation of the oscillatory membrane based on input data received from one or more sources that informs on a temperature and/or performance level of a targeted objected for cooling. The actuator may further include a thermal element for affecting modified temperature control; and the actuator may be integrated into a surface of a thermally diffusive structure for dissipating heat from a thermal load. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203022 | INTERNAL BATTERY HEATING UNIT WITH THIN-PRINTED FOIL - A battery heating unit for use in a rechargeable battery unit includes a first electrically insulating sheet having even, parallel surfaces, a plurality of electrically resistive, planar heater members, arranged on one of the surfaces of the first electrically insulating sheet, a plurality of electrically conductive contact members that are arranged on the surface of the first electrically insulating sheet, and a plurality of first electrically conductive tracks that are arranged on the surface of the first electrically insulating sheet. The planar heater members are electrically connected by the electrically conductive tracks to the plurality of electrically conductive contact members. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203023 | AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - This invention relates to an electrochemical cell comprising an anode structure comprising an element selected from the group consisting of group 1, group 2, group 8, group 12 and group 13 of the Periodic Table of Elements; a cathode structure comprising a catalyst; and a hydrogel located between the anode structure and the cathode structure. In a preferred embodiment, the cell comprises the anode of Zinc, the catalyst of CoOx/C, the hydrogel of free-standing alkaline polyacrylamide hydrogel, wherein said hydrogel was first synthesized via UV-initiated radical polymerization of acrylamides, followed by exchange of water with an alkaline electrolyte of potassium hydroxide (KOH). The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such an electrochemical cell and the use of a hydrogel in a metal/air battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203024 | COIN-TYPE SECONDARY CELL - A coin-type secondary cell for soldering by reflow method includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte layer, and a cell case. The cell case has an enclosed space in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer are housed. The cell case includes a positive electrode can, a negative electrode can, and a gasket. The positive electrode can and the negative electrode can have plate thicknesses of 0.075 to 0.25 mm and are different in plate thickness. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203025 | COIN-TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - A coin-type lithium secondary cell for soldering by reflow method includes a positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide, a negative electrode, an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including an electrolytic solution, a cell case having an enclosed space in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer are housed. The positive electrode and the negative electrode as a whole contains 3.0% by mass or less of lithium carbonate. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203026 | ADHESIVE BATTERY SECUREMENT - One embodiment provides an information handling device, including: an electronic component; and a tape strip comprising: a top surface; and a bottom surface; wherein each of the top surface and the bottom surface comprise alternating sections of adhesive areas and non-adhesive areas; wherein the electronic component is adhered to the top surface of the tape strip via an adhesive connection between the adhesive areas located on the top surface of the tape strip and a bottom surface of the electronic component and wherein the tape strip is adhered to the information handling device via another adhesive connection between the adhesive areas. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203027 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR INHIBITING INTRUSION INTO BATTERY PACK ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A battery pack and a method of assembling a battery pack. The battery pack may include an outer housing; a cell module supportable by the outer housing, the cell module including a module housing, a plurality of battery cells supported by the module housing, the battery cells having an energy of at least about 60 Watt-hours, a controller operable to control an operation of the battery pack, a conductive strap electrically connected to at least one of the battery cells, a weld strap connected between the controller and the conductive strap, and a terminal electrically connected to the battery cells and operable to connect the battery cells to an electrical device for power transfer; and a vapor-deposited, hydrophobic nano coating applied to at least a portion of the cell module. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203028 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery cells; and a holder including cell regions in which the plurality of battery cells are arranged, and well regions each arranged between adjacent cell regions of the cell regions, each of the well regions being connected to at least one of the adjacent cell region and being filled with a filling resin. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203029 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other, and a flexible line comprising a main body arranged at an edge of a cell region in which the plurality of battery cells is arranged, and a first branch portion to detect voltage and a second branch portion to detect temperature which branch from the main body toward the cell region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203030 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a battery cell including a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other and on which first and second electrodes are respectively formed, and a lateral surface connecting the first and second surfaces to each other; a first circuit board arranged on the first surface and connected to the first electrode; a second circuit board arranged on the second surface and connected to the second electrode; and a flexible wiring crossing the lateral surface of the battery cell and electrically connecting the first and second circuit boards to each other, and the first circuit board includes: a first compressible conductor on an inner surface of the first circuit board, the inner surface facing the first electrode; and a first pressing surface and a first mounting portion on an outer surface of the first circuit board. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203031 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a battery cell including first and second surfaces arranged at opposite sides and at which first and second electrodes are respectively located, and a side surface connecting the first and second surfaces to each other; a first circuit board arranged on the first surface and connected to the first electrode; a second circuit board arranged on the second surface; a first flexible line extending from a first side of the first circuit board to the second circuit board while surrounding a portion of the side surface of the battery cell; and a second flexible line extending from a second side of the first circuit board to the second surface of the battery cell while surrounding another portion of the side surface of the battery cell and connected to the second electrode. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203032 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction; a holder, the holder including terminal holes exposing terminals of the battery cells, and pairs of first plates separated from each other between adjacent terminal holes and pairs of elastic pieces that are bent from the pairs of first plates in opposite directions along the first direction; and bus bars, each of the bus bars including coupling portions at opposite sides thereof and coupled to adjacent terminal holes, and a central bent portion connecting the coupling portions and extending around corresponding pairs of elastic pieces to surround the corresponding pairs of elastic pieces. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203033 | MODULAR MULTIPLE MAGNETIC CONTACT CONNECTABLE SOLID STATE BATTERY BLOCK APPARATUS, A PROCESS THEREOF, AND A METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to a modular multiple magnetic contact connectable solid state battery block apparatus, a process thereof, and a method of using same. More particularly, the invention encompasses a modular magnetic multiple contact connectable solid-state battery block brick that has magnetic polarity, along with electrical polarity so that it can magnetically, and electronically mate with another similar solid-state battery. Each modular solid-state battery is provided with at least one pimple or positive contact protrusion, and at least one dimple or a negative contact detrusion. The modular solid-state battery comes in different shapes and sizes, such as, triangular, rectangular, polygonal, circular, elliptical, etc. The invention also provides a method of using the inventive modular magnetic multiple contact connectable solid state battery block brick or apparatus, so at to form a series of solid-state batteries in order to provide the needed power to electronic device(s). | 2021-07-01 |
20210203034 | Secondary Battery and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A button-type secondary battery of the present invention comprises: a first can having a first side surface extending vertically from a circumference of a first base surface; a second can having a second side surface extending vertically from a second base surface; and a gasket disposed between the first side surface and the second side surface when the first can and the second can are coupled to each other. The second base surface has a greater diameter than the first base surface, and the first can and the second can are coupled to each other with the first side surface inserted inside the second side surface. The first and second cans are fixed together by deforming the gasket so as to extend into a vent hole punched in the second side surface of the second can. A method for manufacturing the button-type secondary battery is also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210203035 | BATTERY SEPARATOR CONFIGURED FOR REDUCING ACID STRATIFICATION FOR ENHANCED FLOODED BATTERIES - A battery separator configured for reducing acid stratification for an enhanced flooded battery. The battery separator for the enhanced flooded battery is configured to minimize acid stratification. The battery separator is comprised of a microporous membrane and an absorptive mat. The absorptive mat includes a 3-hour wicking height greater than 15 cm. Wherein the absorptive mat of the battery separator is configured to minimize acid stratification of the enhanced flooded battery. | 2021-07-01 |