34th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220271296 | COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLE, CATHODE, ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM ION BATTERY, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A composite active material particle that can reduce battery resistance when used in an all-solid-state lithium ion battery is disclosed. The composite active material particle comprises: an active material particle; and a lithium ion conducting oxide with which at least part of a surface of the active material particle is coated, wherein the moisture content in the composite active material particle is no more than 319 ppm. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271297 | FUEL CELL CATALYST COMPOSITION AND FUEL CELL CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a fuel cell catalyst composition comprising a C12A7:X | 2022-08-25 |
20220271298 | COATED FUEL CELL CATALYST MATERIALS - A fuel cell catalyst material includes metal catalyst particles formed of a metal material and a carbon-based coating composition at least partially coating at least some of the metal catalyst particles. The carbon-based coating composition includes a carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is doped with a dopant. The carbon-based coating composition includes a number of defects formed by one or more vacated carbon atoms in the carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is made from a non-aromatic carbon molecule. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271299 | CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FUEL CELL PROVIDED WITH SAME - A catalyst layer for a fuel cell contains a support and a catalyst supported on the support. The support contains a titanium oxide having a crystal phase of Ti | 2022-08-25 |
20220271300 | BATTERY - A battery including: first and second battery terminals configured for electrical communication with a load; a battery casing having first and second end portions and a chamber disposed therein; a first and second constituent, and at least one barrier arranged in a first configuration within the chamber which restricts the first constituent from interacting with the second constituent to provide an electrolyte within the chamber that is suitable for operation of the battery in powering the load in electrical communication with the first and second battery terminals; and whereby, responsive to a force being applied to a portion of the battery, the barrier is configured for arrangement into a second configuration from the first configuration so that the first constituent and the second constituent are able to interact with each other to provide an electrolyte within the chamber that is suitable for operation of the battery in powering the load. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271301 | Method of Continuously Producing Bipolar Separator Plates from Plastic Filled with Electrically Conductive Particles - For continuously producing a band-shaped plate material from plastic filled with electrically conductive particles, which can be sub-divided into bipolar separator plates or blanks for bipolar separator plates, the particles and the plastic are compounded into a compound, the compound is ground into a powder, the powder is spread out into a preform, and the preform is, preferably isobarically, hot-pressed between a lower belt and an upper belt of a double belt press into a plate material. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271302 | CLOSE-END FUEL CELL AND ANODE BIPOLAR PLATE THEREOF - A close-end fuel cell and an anode bipolar plate thereof are provided. The anode bipolar plate includes an airtight conductive frame and a conductive porous substrate disposed within the airtight conductive frame. In the airtight conductive frame, an edge of a first side has a fuel inlet, and an edge of a second side has a fuel outlet. The conductive porous substrate has at least one flow channel, where a first end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel inlet, a second end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel outlet. The flow channel is provided with a blocking part near the fuel inlet to divide the flow channel into two areas. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271303 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER GENERATING CELL STACKED BODY - A separator for a fuel cell forms a stacked unit of a power generating cell stacked body. The separator is made up from a connected body of a first bipolar plate and a second bipolar plate that are stacked on each other, and is provided with positioning parts. The positioning parts are disposed at positions overlapping in the stacking direction with respect to each of the first bipolar plate and the second bipolar plate. A first positioning edge portion of the first bipolar plate and a second positioning edge portion of the second bipolar plate are at different positions from each other in a separator surface direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271304 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIPOLAR PLATE FOR A FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a method for producing a bipolar plate ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220271305 | SEPARATOR - A separator, subassembly for a separator, and method for heating a second outlet of a separator are disclosed. The separator has a housing with an inlet configured for introduction of a fluid stream into the housing, a first outlet configured for discharge of the fluid stream from the housing, and a second outlet configured for discharge from the housing of deposits which have been separated from the fluid stream. The separator also has, within the housing, a heat-conducting element within the housing and arranged in such a way that, an end of the heat-conducting element is arranged in or adjacent to the fluid stream and another end is arranged on the second outlet. The separator can also have a gas line in or on the housing that is connected fluidically to the second outlet so as to guide a heated gas to the second outlet. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271306 | POWER GENERATION CELL - In a power generation cell, a first bypass stop protrusion is integrally formed on a first separator main body so as to protrude from the first separator main body. A second bypass stop protrusion is integrally formed on a second separator main body so as to project from the second separator main body. A first bypass seal member is provided on a protruding end surface of the first bypass stop protrusion so as to be positioned outside the cathode. A second bypass seal member is provided on a protruding end surface of the second bypass stop protrusion so as to be positioned outside the anode. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271307 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a fuel cell system configured to achieve both rapid cooling of a fuel cell at high temperatures and rapid heating of the fuel cell at the time of system start-up. In the fuel cell system, by controlling a three-way valve, a controller switches to any one of the following circulation systems: radiator circulation in which a refrigerant flows to a radiator through a first flow path, and third flow path circulation in which the refrigerant bypasses the radiator and flows to a second flow path through a third flow path; when the temperature of the refrigerant is equal to or less than a low temperature threshold, the controller switches from the radiator circulation to the third flow path circulation and closes a first valve; and when the temperature of the refrigerant becomes equal to or more than a high temperature threshold, the controller opens the first valve and circulate the refrigerant to flow through the reserve tank. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271308 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECOUPLING REACTANT ACTIVATION AND REACTION COMPLETION - Methods and apparatus for decoupling reactant activation and reaction completion. Various embodiments of the present disclosure leverage electrodynamic inversion principles to provide fuel cell-like operation. In one exemplary embodiment a fuel cell-like apparatus is configured to: create reactant ions (e.g., fuel ions, oxidant ions, etc.) in isolation, transport the reactant ions to a reaction interface, enable a chemical reaction, harvest the resulting electrical current, and eliminate the exhaust products. The exemplary fuel cell-like device decouples the reactants from directly powering the load. Notably, the redox reaction is allowed to proceed at a reaction interface rather than directly at the anode and cathode. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271309 | VOLTAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed is a voltage detection system of a fuel cell stack, which includes: a stack detection unit comparing input voltage and reference voltage when voltage of a fuel cell stack is input, and outputting a comparison result; and a determination unit determining whether negative voltage is generated in the fuel cell stack based on output voltage of the stack detection unit and a reference duty used for generation of the reference voltage. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271310 | AIR SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD TO FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A system for controlling gas flow in a fuel cell circuit includes a fuel cell stack and a valve designed to adjust gas flow through the circuit. The system further includes an ECU that is designed to determine a target flow rate of the gas through the valve. The ECU is further designed to determine a flow compensation value corresponding to an amount of compensation of the target flow rate of the gas through the valve that compensates for fluid accumulation or decumulation in the fuel cell circuit. The ECU is further designed to determine a compensated target flow rate of the gas through the valve based on the target flow rate and the flow compensation value. The ECU is further designed to determine a desired valve position of the valve based on the compensated target flow rate and to control the valve to have the desired valve position. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271311 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MOBILE BODY - A fuel cell system for a mobile body includes a fuel cell, an oxidant gas supply system, and a controller. The oxidant gas supply system includes an air compressor. The air compressor includes a rotor, an air bearing, and a housing. The controller includes a movement speed detector configured to measure a movement speed of the mobile body, and an acceleration detector configured to predict an acceleration to be applied to the mobile body. The controller is configured to determine whether the acceleration predicted by the acceleration detector is equal to or higher than a predetermined acceleration threshold, and control a rotation speed of the air compressor to be equal to or higher than a predetermined first rotation speed when determination is made that the acceleration predicted by the acceleration detector is equal to or higher than the acceleration threshold. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271312 | METHOD OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a method of operating a fuel cell system, a stable-period voltage difference is calculated in a state where output power of the fuel cell stack is stable. Thereafter, a voltage difference is calculated during power generation. Then, it is determined whether or not the change amount of the voltage difference with respect to the stable-period voltage difference has exceeded a predetermined threshold value. When it is determined that the change amount has exceeded the predetermined threshold value, electric power is generated with the supply amount of the anode gas to the fuel cell stack being increased. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271313 | UNIT CELL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING STACK BODY INCLUDING THE UNIT CELL - A unit cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a resin frame member, a first separator, and a second separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, a first electrode, and a second electrode. A window section is formed in the resin frame member. An inner marginal portion of the window section enters between an outer marginal portion of the first electrode and an outer marginal portion of the electrolyte membrane. A ridge is provided on the second separator. The second separator is disposed adjacent to the second electrode. The ridge and the resin frame member are joined together through hot melt. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271314 | FUEL CELL - To provide a fuel cell configured to suppress chemical deterioration of an electrolyte membrane. A fuel cell wherein each of the first gas diffusion layer, the first catalyst layer and the electrolyte membrane includes a peripheral portion which is a region not facing the second catalyst layer, and a central portion which is a region being surrounded by the peripheral portion and facing the second catalyst layer; wherein the peripheral portion of the electrolyte membrane includes an adhesive layer on a second catalyst layer-side surface; wherein the electrolyte membrane is attached to the resin frame via the adhesive layer; wherein the first gas diffusion layer contains a peroxide decomposition catalyst; and wherein the peripheral portion of the first gas diffusion layer includes a hydrophilic layer on a first catalyst layer-side surface. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271315 | POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANE SUPPORT - A fuel cell membrane electrode assembly includes a substrate and a porous polymer membrane. The substrate includes a woven layer including a yarn of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fiber. The yarn is 7 to 25 denier. The substrate also includes a nanofiber layer including PVDF nanofibers deposited on the woven layer. The nanofiber layer is 1 to 10 micrometers (μm) thick. The substrate exhibits a porosity of at least 70 percent and is less than 30 μm thick. The porous polymer membrane is deposited on the nanofiber layer. The substrate is a porous support for a fuel cell membrane. A method of forming a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly includes weaving a woven layer of a yarn including fiber of PVDF. The method also includes depositing a nanofiber layer on the woven layer to form a substrate. The method further includes depositing a porous polymer membrane on the nanofiber layer. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271316 | RELEASE FILM FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING OF AN ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE OR A MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a laminate comprising (i) an ion exchange membrane comprising an ion exchange polymer, and (ii) a monolayered release film removably adhered to at least one side of the ion exchange membrane, wherein the monolayered release film comprises at least 95% by weight of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS). The invention also relates to a method for producing the laminate, use of the monolayered release film in producing an electrolyte membrane or a membrane electrode assembly, and a method for producing an electrolyte membrane or a membrane electrode assembly. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271317 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Electrolytic Cell and Electric Stack Prepared Based on Additive Manufacturing - Provided are a solid oxide fuel cell/electrolytic cell and electric stack, which relate to the field of cells. A metal support frame is molded in one step or more steps through the additive manufacturing technology. And then a fuel/electrolytic cell functional layer is formed on the metal support frame by means of thermal spraying, tape casting, screen printing or chemical vapor deposition method, and self-sealing of the solid oxide fuel cell/electrolytic cell is realized through a dense structure of electrolyte. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271318 | FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING FUEL CELL STACK - The fuel cell stack includes a stacked body formed of a plurality of power generation cells stacked one another, a pair of end plates, and a positioning pin for positioning the plurality of power generation cells. One end of the positioning pin is provided with a first screw part which is screw-engaged with the end plate. The other end of the positioning pin is provided with a second screw part into which the extension pin is screw-engaged. The screw tightening direction of the second screw part is the reverse of the screw tightening direction of the first screw part. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271319 | CELL STACK DEVICE, MODULE, AND MODULE HOUSING DEVICE - A cell stack device includes a cell stack, a holding member, and a positive electrode terminal. The cell stack is constructed by stacking a plurality of cells. The holding member holds the cells. The positive electrode terminal functions as a positive electrode when power generated by the cell stack is output to the outside. The potential of the positive electrode terminal is not more than that of the holding member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271320 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle includes a stack case for housing a fuel cell stack. In the stack case, a rear opening is formed in a rear portion facing backward. A cell voltage detection terminal electrically connected to an electrode of the fuel cell stack is exposed in the rear opening. A multilayer filter is provided in the rear opening. The multilayer filter has an inner mesh member, a filter member, and an outer mesh member. An electrical equipment housing case for housing electrical equipment faces the rear opening. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271321 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system mounted on a vehicle includes a fuel cell stack and a stack case. In the stack case, an inflow hole structure is formed on a lower portion of a front end surface facing forward in the traveling direction of the vehicle. An outflow hole structure is formed on an upper portion of the front end surface. Air around the stack case enters the inside of the stack case from the inflow hole structure. Air exiting from the inside of the stack case passes through the outflow hole structure. The opening area of the outflow hole structure is larger than the opening area of the inflow hole structure. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271322 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VENTILATION METHOD - A fuel cell system includes a stack case in which a fuel cell stack is housed, a ventilation device that is provided in the stack case and takes in outside air into the stack case, and a flow guide portion that is provided for the ventilation device and in which a plurality of slit-shaped air introduction passages that are inclined upward from the outside to the inside of the stack case are arranged in parallel, wherein an upper end of an inlet of each of the air introduction passages is located below a lower end of an outlet of each of the air introduction passages. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271323 | DEGASSING DEVICE FOR PREPARING SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a degassing device for preparing a secondary battery, the degassing device including a piercing chamber configured to accommodate a first amount of degassing target pouches and having an internal space in which a pressure is selectively controlled to a vacuum pressure or an atmospheric pressure, the piercing chamber including a piercing unit configured to form inner gas discharge paths in the first amount of degassing target pouches, a first buffer chamber having an internal pressure maintained as the vacuum pressure and configured to accommodate the first amount of degassing target pouches unloaded from the piercing chamber, a sealing chamber having an internal pressure maintained as the vacuum pressure and having a sealing unit configured to receive the first amount of degassing target pouches accommodated in the first buffer chamber while sequentially receiving a second amount of degassing target pouches smaller than the first amount of degassing target pouches. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271324 | BATTERY GRID FEEDER FOR A PASTING MACHINE - A grid guidance device for guiding battery grids to a battery pasting machine. The grid guidance device includes an assemblage of components that work together to adjust a position of a platform relative to a pasting orifice of the battery pasting machine. The platform receives the battery grids over it amid use of the grid guidance device. Multiple electric motors can be provided to rotate shafts for making the position adjustments. The position adjustments can involve one or more of the following: lateral positioning of the battery grids relative to the pasting orifice, advancement and retraction positioning of the platform relative to the pasting orifice, and/or raising and lowering positioning of the platform relative to the pasting orifice. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271325 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY MEMBRANE APPLICATION - A method for forming a bipolar battery assembly comprising: a) forming an electrode plate stack by stacking a plurality of electrode plates to create a plurality of electrochemical cells therebetween; b) applying the one or more membrane sheets to the one or more exterior surfaces such that the one or more membrane sheets conform to contours of the exterior surface and form a membrane of the bipolar battery assembly; and wherein the method includes one or more of the following: i) heating the one or more exterior surfaces of the electrode plate stack to form one or more preheated exterior surfaces prior to application of the one or more membrane sheets; ii) heating the one or more membrane sheets to form one or more heated membrane sheets prior to application of the one or more membrane sheets; and/or iii) drawing a vacuum from the electrode plate stack, after application of the one or more membrane sheets, to form fit the one or more membrane sheets to the one or more exterior surfaces to form the membrane. Heating may be found useful as preheating, simultaneous heating, and/or post heating in relation to the application of the one or more membrane sheets. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271326 | Battery for an at Least Partially Electrically Operable Motor Vehicle having at least One Flexible Tensioning Device which is Supported on a Motor Vehicle Component, and Motor Vehicle - A battery includes a plurality of battery cells, where each of the battery cells has a first volume in a discharged state of the battery cell and a second volume which is different from the first volume in a charged state of the battery cell. A predetermined force is exertable on the plurality of battery cells by a flexible tensioning device in the discharged state and in the charged state. The flexible tensioning device is configured such that, in order to exert the predetermined force on the plurality of battery cells, the flexible tensioning device is supportable on a motor vehicle component of a motor vehicle. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271327 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than −20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271328 | LITHIUM NICKEL MANGANESE COBALT COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A positive electrode active material powder suitable for lithium-ion batteries, comprising lithium transition metal-based oxide particles, said particles comprising a core and a surface layer, said surface layer being on top of said core, said particles comprising the elements: Li, M′ and oxygen, wherein M′ has a formula: M′=Ni | 2022-08-25 |
20220271329 | DIAPHRAGM AND HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - A diaphragm and a high-voltage battery including the diaphragm. A modification layer is coated on a surface of an inorganic ceramic particle, the modification layer can adsorb transition metal ions precipitated from an electrode material, thereby preventing the transition metal ions from forming transition metal precipitates on a surface of a negative electrode and improving safety, rate performance and cycle performance of the battery. At the same time, since the modification layer is coated on the surface of the inorganic ceramic particle, thus it will not have a significant impact on an internal resistance of the battery, and thereby not reducing the rate, low temperature, and cycle performances of the battery. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271330 | SODIUM SILICATE SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - Materials, methods and uses for sodium silicate solid electrolyte materials, their methods of production, and their use in electrochemical cells. A solid electrolyte has the chemical composition Na | 2022-08-25 |
20220271331 | STACKED SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A stacked solid-state battery according to the present disclosure has a structure in which a plurality of cells, each including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, are stacked such that the positive electrode layers or the negative electrode layers of adjacent cells are disposed to face each other and, contains a first solid electrolyte represented by the following composition formula (1). | 2022-08-25 |
20220271332 | STACKED SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A stacked solid-state battery according to the present disclosure has a configuration in which a plurality of cells, each including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, are stacked such that the positive electrode layers or the negative electrode layers of adjacent cells are disposed to face each other and, contains a first solid electrolyte represented by the following composition formula (1). | 2022-08-25 |
20220271333 | STACKED SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A stacked solid-state battery according to the present disclosure has a configuration in which a plurality of cells, each including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, are stacked such that the positive electrode layers or the negative electrode layers of adjacent cells are disposed to face each other and, contains a first solid electrolyte represented by the following composition formula (1). | 2022-08-25 |
20220271334 | STABILIZING GARNET-TYPE SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES THROUGH ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF ULTRA-THIN LAYERED MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A method of stabilizing a garnet-type solid-state electrolyte (SSE) includes obtaining pellets of SSE, removing surface impurities of the SSE, and depositing a passivation layer onto the SSE after the surface impurities are removed, the passivation layer including two of boron, carbon, and nitrogen. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271335 | LITHIUM BATTERIES CONTAINING FLAME-RESISTANT QUASI-SOLID OR SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A rechargeable lithium battery comprising an anode, a cathode, and a quasi-solid or solid-state electrolyte in ionic communication with the anode and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte comprises a polymer, which is an in situ polymerization or crosslinking product of a reactive additive, wherein the reactive additive comprises (i) a first liquid solvent that is polymerizable, (ii) an initiator or curing agent, (iii) a lithium salt, and (iv) a second liquid solvent; wherein the first liquid solvent has a lower flash point, a higher vapor pressure, a higher dielectric constant, or a higher solubility of the lithium salt as compared with the second liquid solvent and the polymer is present in the anode, the cathode, the separator, between the anode and the separator, or between the cathode and the separator. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271336 | METHOD TO REDUCE INTERFACIAL RESISTANCE OF HYBRID SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES FOR SECONDARY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A hybrid solid-state electrolyte is disclosed. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte includes an inorganic ion-conducting membrane. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte further includes a first layer of an organic liquid solution surrounding a surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte further includes a second layer of an ion-conducting polymer surrounding the first layer of the organic liquid solution. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271337 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present disclosure provides solid-state electrolytes based on a borylated-polymers (e.g., borylated-polybutadiene). Further provided are kits comprising, methods of synthesizing, and methods of using the solid-state electrolytes. In some aspects, the solid-state electrolytes demonstrate high ion conductivity at room temperature. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271338 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Solution and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte solution which contains: a nonaqueous solvent containing acetonitrile and vinylene carbonate; and a compound represented by general formula (1) R | 2022-08-25 |
20220271339 | LITHIUM FREE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A lithium free battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a lithium non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a lithium-metal alloy substrate, and a lithium plate layer on the lithium-metallic alloy substrate. The lithium-metal alloy substrate includes an alloy of lithium (Li) and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, As, Sb, Bi, Ag, Zn, Cd, P and Hg, and wherein an alloy ratio of the lithium and the metal is in a range of 4:1 to 1:4 on a weight basis. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271340 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND COMPOUND - The present invention provides: a nonaqueous electrolyte solution which is used in a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having a low initial resistance value; and a compound which is contained in this nonaqueous electrolyte solution. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution according to the present invention contains a compound represented by formula (1), a solute and a nonaqueous organic solvent. In general formula (1), each of R | 2022-08-25 |
20220271341 | ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An electrolyte including ethyl propionate and fluoroethylene carbonate, where based on a total weight of the electrolyte, a weight percentage of ethyl propionate is a%, and a weight percentage of fluoroethylene carbonate is b%, and 0 | 2022-08-25 |
20220271342 | BATTERIES AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A battery includes a winding unit formed by winding a negative electrode piece and a positive electrode piece together. The negative electrode piece includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active layer provided on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active layer includes a silicon negative electrode material. The battery further includes tabs. The tabs are welded to the negative electrode current collector. Among them, the capacity per gram C of the silicon negative electrode material, the welding strength a of the tabs in the initial battery, and the welding strength b of the tabs in the battery after | 2022-08-25 |
20220271343 | THIN FILM-BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - The disclosed technology generally relates to thin film-based energy storage devices, and more particularly to printed thin film-based energy storage devices. The thin film-based energy storage device includes a first current collector layer and a second current collector layer over an electrically insulating substrate and adjacently disposed in a lateral direction. The thin film-based energy storage device additionally includes a first electrode layer of a first type over the first current collector layer and a second electrode layer of a second type over the second current collector layer. A separator separates the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. One or more of the first current collector layer, the first electrode layer, the separator, the second electrode layer and the second current collector layer are printed layers. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271344 | BATTERY AND CURRENT COLLECTOR APPLIED THERETO, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including a first region coated with an active material and a second region at a first side and adjacent to the first region, the second region being exposed beyond the separator, and at least part of the second region is an electrode tab; a housing including a first end with a first opening, the housing accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector including an edge portion on the electrode assembly, a second region coupling portion extending from the edge portion and coupled with the second region, and a terminal coupling portion spaced apart from the second region coupling portion; and a terminal coupled with the terminal coupling portion. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271345 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first portion coated with an active material and a second portion at a first side and adjacent the first portion, the second portion being exposed beyond the separator along a first axial direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the second portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly forming a first surface region including stacked layers of the second portion, and in a partial region of the first surface region, a number of the stacked layers of the second portion is 10 or more in the in the first axial direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271346 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY BATTERY - The present disclosure provides a secondary battery in which the occurrence of springback is suppressed in a wound electrode body having specific external shape dimensions. The secondary battery disclosed herein has a flat-shaped wound electrode body and a battery case that accommodates the wound electrode body. A separator of such a secondary battery has a band-shaped base material layer, and a surface layer containing inorganic particles and a binder. At least one from among a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate is bonded to the surface layer of the separator. A width dimension of the positive electrode active material layer in the secondary battery disclosed herein is 200 mm or larger, a thickness dimension of the wound electrode body is 8 mm or larger, and a height dimension of the wound electrode body is 120 mm or smaller. The art disclosed herein allows suitably suppressing the occurrence of springback, despite using a wound electrode body having external shape dimensions that readily give rise to springback. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271347 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - According to the present disclosure, a secondary battery capable of inhibiting precipitation of metallic lithium is provided. A secondary battery disclosed herein includes a wound electrode body, and a battery case. An insufficiently stacked region is formed in the vicinity of a positive electrode starting end portion in a flat portion of the electrode body. In the insufficiently stacked region, the total number of layers of a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate is smaller than in other regions in the flat portion. In addition, in the secondary battery, a protruding portion protruding toward at least a part of the insufficiently stacked region is formed on an inner surface of the battery case. As a result, it is possible to prevent pressing failure in the insufficiently stacked region and inhibit precipitation of metal Li due to a local increase in an inter-electrode distance. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271348 | SECONDARY BATTERY - According to the present disclosure, a secondary battery capable of inhibiting precipitation of metallic lithium is provided. The secondary battery disclosed herein includes a flat wound electrode body. A positive electrode starting end portion inside the electrode body has a first region extending along a flat portion of the electrode body. On the other hand, a negative electrode starting end portion inside the electrode body has a second region extending along the flat portion, a folded portion folded back from an end portion of the second region, and a third region extending from an end portion of the folded portion. In addition, the electrode body has an electrode starting end stacked portion in which the first region, the second region, and the third region overlap. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a partial pressing failure from occurring and inhibit the precipitation of metallic lithium. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271349 | BIPOLAR BATTERY - A bipolar battery ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220271350 | FLUORIDE ION BATTERY (FIB) ELECTRODE MATERIAL COATING - Fluoride ion and fluoride shuttle batteries comprising specialized, coated electrodes are disclosed herein. Atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition methods for preparing coated electrodes for fluoride batteries are disclosed, along with suitable liquid electrolytes, enabling high energy density fluoride ion batteries. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271351 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING BATTERY SWELLING - An electronic device for suppressing battery swelling includes a first battery cell, a first conductive label, a second conductive label, a third conductive label, and a BMU (Battery Management Unit). The first battery cell includes a first nonconductive housing. The first conductive label, the second conductive label, and the third conductive label are disposed on the first nonconductive housing. The BMU outputs a charging voltage to the first battery cell. The BMU determines the voltage level of the charging voltage by detecting the states of the first conductive label, the second conductive label, and the third conductive label. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271352 | FAST CHARGING BATTERIES AT LOW TEMPERATURES WITH BATTERY PACK PREHEATING - A method and apparatus for charging a battery pack including a plurality of electrochemical cells distributed within a thermal management composite matrix, including a phase change material. The method operates upon determining that a battery pack temperature and/or voltage measurement is below a predetermined minimum threshold. The pack temperature and/or the voltage measurement is raised to the predetermined minimum threshold, such as by applying a low current rate, and then the charging rate is increased upon reaching the predetermined minimum threshold. The increased charging rate is further selected based upon a thermal state of charge of the thermal management composite matrix. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271353 | CHARGING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A charging method, a computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes steps for acquiring a charging duration of a battery in a device to be charged in a previous at least one charging process in a predetermined charging stage; comparing the charging duration to a preset duration threshold; and determining whether to adjust a charging parameter of the battery in a constant current charging stage based on a comparison result of the charging duration and the duration threshold, so as to extend a charging duration of the constant current charging stage. The method can solve a problem that a slow charging speed when the battery ages. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271354 | Method and Arrangement for Operating a Battery Device - Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for operating a battery device having a number of battery cells arranged in a battery housing. The method may include: detecting a fluid concentration of a predetermined fluid in an interior of the battery housing; | 2022-08-25 |
20220271355 | RECOVERY OF CONTAMINANT FREE BATTERY MATERIALS - A method for producing clean black mass, anode or cathode for subsequent recycling is provided, the method comprising subjecting an intact battery to a shredding process to produce an aggregate, wherein the smallest particle generated is between 2.5 percent and 40 percent of original battery size. Also provided is a shredder for minimizing aggregation of whole batteries, the shredder comprising a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal axis; and a plurality of teeth disposed on said knives which fit on said shaft at an angle to the latitudinal axis selected from 15 degrees and 45 degrees, wherein the teeth have a first proximal end integrally molded to the shaft and a second free distal end. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271356 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY RECYCLING A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - Examples are disclosed that relate to methods and reactors for recycling a positive electrode material of a lithium-ion battery. One example provides a method of recycling a positive electrode material of a lithium-ion battery. The positive electrode material comprises a metal m having a n+ oxidation state (m | 2022-08-25 |
20220271357 | Battery Module Having Multiple Fire Safety Features, and Applications Thereof - Provided is a battery module and battery rack having enhanced fire safety features. The battery module includes a swelling/pressure sensor that detects swelling of a battery cell. An output signal of the sensor is used to halt operation of a battery rack/battery system containing the battery module and prevent charging and discharging of the battery module. In an embodiment, the battery module uses an AC-to-AC power supply to provide AC frequency power for balancing battery cells of the battery module. In an embodiment, the battery rack includes an internal water fire suppression system that provides battery cooling in the event of a battery cell fire to prevent the spread and/or reigniting of the fire. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF BATTERY PULSED HEATING - The present application relates to a method and system for determining parameters of battery pulsed heating. The reference potential of the anode of the lithium-ion battery is obtained in real time in the positive and negative pulsed heating process under various heating parameters. The relationship between reference potential and threshold potential indicates whether Li plating has occurred to the lithium-ion battery. When the reference potential is smaller than the threshold potential, the first heating parameters are adjusted to avoid Li plating and improve battery life. By recording the heating parameters when the reference potential is greater than the threshold potential, it can be ensured that the pulsed heating parameters have no significant impact on the life of the battery. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271359 | Traction Battery Having a Degassing Collector, and Motor Vehicle - A traction battery for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells, a battery housing with a plurality of housing walls which surround a receiving space for receiving the battery cells and of which at least one housing wall has a degassing unit for discharging a hot gas from at least one of the battery cells out of the receiving space, and a degassing collector arranged outside the receiving space and having a degassing chamber which can be expanded by the hot gas for receiving the hot gas discharged out of the receiving space. The degassing chamber is delimited by the at least one housing wall and a plate-like, at least partially thermally conductive heat shield. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271360 | OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system can provide backup power for information technology (IT) equipment. In response to a lithium ion based battery being inactive (not charging or discharging), a temperature of the battery can be maintained at or below an optimal storage temperature of the battery, using a primary cooling system. If the primary cooling system is insufficient, the temperature can be maintained at or below the optimal storage temperature with a secondary cooling system that runs in addition to the primary system. The optimal storage temperature of the battery is determined based on an effort to cool the battery and a degradation of the battery. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271361 | Battery Temperature Control Apparatus, Battery System, Energy Storage System and Battery Temperature Control Method - Provided are a battery temperature control apparatus, a battery temperature control method and a battery system. The battery temperature control apparatus includes first to n | 2022-08-25 |
20220271362 | Battery Apparatus and Diagnosing Method of Heater - A processor of a battery apparatus detects voltages of a first terminal and a second terminal of a relay coil included in a relay before closing the relay to operate the heater, and diagnoses the heater based on a voltage which the voltage of the first terminal and the voltage of the second terminal correspond to among a high voltage and a low voltage for driving the relay, and a voltage for diagnosis. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271363 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery management system thermally conditions a battery assembly prior to a determined upcoming time or the battery assembly's arrival at an upcoming location, and selects a source of the power used for the thermal conditioning. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271364 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery module including a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a housing for the battery cell stack; a first thermal conductive resin layer located between the battery cell stack and a bottom part of the housing; and a second thermal conductive resin layer located between the battery cell stack and an upper part of the housing. At least one liquid injection hole for injecting a thermal conductive resin is formed in the upper part of the housing, and at least one shielding pad is located on the lower surface of the upper part of the housing. The shielding pad has a central opening and the shielding pad surrounds the liquid injection hole. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271365 | BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed is a battery module. The battery module includes a plurality of batteries, a thermal conduction plate, and a temperature sensing element. The plurality of batteries are arranged in a length direction. The thermal conduction plate is located between the adjacent batteries and fits the batteries. The temperature sensing element is in contact with the thermal conduction plate. In the battery module, the thermal conduction plate fits the batteries. Heat generated by the batteries is transferred to the thermal conduction plate. The temperature sensing element is in contact with the thermal conduction plate to acquire a temperature of the batteries. Because the temperature of the batteries that is acquired by the temperature sensing element via the thermal conduction plate is close to an actual temperature of the batteries, a deviation between the temperature acquired by the temperature sensing element and the actual temperature of the batteries can be reduced. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271366 | Heat Exchange Panel - A heat exchange assembly comprising: (I) two or more panels; (II) a plurality of channels formed between the two or more panels; and (III) one or more reservoirs located adjacent to the plurality of channels and configured to at least temporarily store a temperature control material, wherein the plurality of channels are configured to direct a flow path of the temperature control material between the two or more panels and provide structural rigidity to the assembly. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271367 | COOLING FRAME FOR A BATTERY CELL ARRANGEMENT - A cooling frame for a battery cell arrangement may include a cooling part. The cooling plate may include a channel structure that can be flowed through by a coolant. The channel structure may be formed by at least one cut-out. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271368 | DEVICE FOR COOLING ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL POWER STORAGE MODULES - The invention concerns a cooling device and a battery pack comprising a heat exchanger ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220271369 | BATTERY MODULE WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery module for a vehicle, in particular for an aircraft, comprises a housing, a cell stack accommodated in the housing, an internal channel system for heat transfer fluid disposed in the housing, a fluid inlet connector and a fluid outlet connector connected to the internal channel system and adapted to being connected to an external thermal management system, wherein the fluid inlet connector and the fluid outlet connector are self-sealing connectors molded into the housing, preferably self-sealing and dripless connectors. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271370 | Intelligent thermoelectric-battery integrated structure - An intelligent thermoelectric-battery integrated structure, which belongs to the field of new energy device, is provided. The structure intelligently controls the temperature of the single cells inside the battery pack by means of direct contact, so as to reduce the temperature and cut off the occurrence of thermal runaway from the root cause. In addition, the Seebeck voltage generated based on the temperature difference can directly store energy inside the battery when charging, and can increase the overall output voltage when discharging. The advantage of this structure solves the contradiction between the difficulty of achieving high energy density and high safety performance for traditional batteries at the same time, and provides a practical solution for the development and utilization of a new generation of high-performance batteries. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271371 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR ATTACHING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES TO DEVICES IN NEED THEREOF - Energy storage device assemblies comprising shaped energy storage devices (e.g., a sticker battery) and adhesive layers are disclosed. The adhesive layer may include a mounting adhesive, and may further include a conductive adhesive. The energy storage device assemblies may be mounted onto and electrically connected to a device in need of an energy storage device. Methods of fabrication and methods of use thereof are also disclosed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271372 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a battery sub-module including a cell support member, at least one battery cell accommodated in the cell support member, and a case provided to partially surround the at least one battery cell, and a first barrier disposed on a first side of the battery sub-module, wherein the at least one battery cell is enclosed and sealed by the cell support member and the case, and the first barrier includes a first protrusion configured to press a part of the case inwardly of the battery sub-module | 2022-08-25 |
20220271373 | ALUMINUM POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An aluminum pouch film for a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the aluminum pouch film are disclosed. The aluminum pouch film includes an aluminum layer; an outer resin layer formed on a first surface of the aluminum layer; an inner resin layer formed on a second surface of the aluminum layer; and an adhesive layer for adhering the aluminum layer to the inner resin layer, wherein the outer resin layer includes a copolymer of polyamide and polyimide. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271374 | BATTERY - In an insulating sheet, a first left-side piece portion, a second left-side piece portion, a left-side bottom piece portion, a first left-side connection portion, and a second left-side connection portion form a first communication path for communicating inside and outside of the insulating sheet, the first communication path having a first open end at a position of an end of each of the first left-side connection portion and the second left-side connection portion on the opening side of an exterior package. The first communication path is located on a shortest reach path for an electrolyte solution reaching, from the outside of the insulating sheet, an end portion of an electrode assembly closest to a ridgeline portion of the exterior package on the bottom portion side and on the side of one of a pair of second side walls. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271375 | THIN AEROGEL MATERIALS - The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced aerogel material which can be used as insulation in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel material is highly durable, flexible, and has a thermal performance that exceeds the insulation materials currently used in thermal battery applications. The fiber-reinforced aerogel insulation material can be as thin as 1 mm less, and can have a thickness variation as low as 2% or less. Also provided is a method for improving the performance of a thermal battery by incorporating a reinforced aerogel material into the thermal battery. Further provided is a casting method for producing thin fiber-reinforced aerogel materials. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271376 | REUSABLE POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD OF REUSING BATTERY MODULE - A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271377 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system includes at least one storage cell. The at least one storage cell is provided, at least in sections, with a casing. The casing consists of plastic, and the casing is provided with a material for increasing a thermal conductivity. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271378 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack disclosed herein is configured to be attached to a battery pack mount by moving the same downward with respect to the battery pack mount and be detached from the battery pack mount by moving the same upward with respect to the battery pack mount. The battery pack comprises a casing. The casing includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove on a side surface of the casing in a left-right direction, with the first and second guide grooves each extending upward from a lower end of the side surface. A length of the first guide groove in an up-down direction and a length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction are different. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271379 | BATTERY BOX - A battery box attachable to a trailer frame includes a main compartment having a front, a back, and two sides, a base below the main compartment, and a sub-compartment disposed in the main compartment. The base and the main compartment define outer shoulders such that the two sides of the main compartment extend wider than a width of the base. A door is pivotally attached to the main compartment and is configured to close the sub-compartment. The door defines the one of the two sides. A battery box or junction box may include a compartment with a lid for enclosing wire connections and a grounding bar positioned in the compartment. The grounding bar serves as a battery ground, and the grounding bar secures the battery box or junction box through a compartment wall to the trailer frame. The overall assembly helps to simplify wiring between the batteries and the trailer. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271380 | BATTERY DEVICE - A battery device is provided which includes a cell stack of rechargeable individual battery cells which are touchingly stacked and clamped to one another in a stack direction, in particular so-called hard case battery cells, wherein on at least one mounting surface of a cell housing of a respective individual battery cell including mounting surfaces that are arranged rectangularly, at least one separate channel web for forming a liquid channel that can be flowed through is arranged. At least one of the respective channel webs is touchingly fixed in a firmly bonded manner to the respective mounting surface by bonding, practically with web adhesive. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271381 | Energy Storage Power Supply Capable of Stacking Battery Packs - The utility model discloses an energy storage power supply capable of stacking battery packs, comprising an energy storage power supply host and a battery pack, wherein the bottoms of the front and back sides of the energy storage power supply host are fixedly connected with corresponding rotating shafts. The number of battery packs can be adjusted according to needs when going out for work. In the transportation process, each battery pack can be disassembled through the connecting arm and the auxiliary arm, and the host of the energy storage power supply can also be disassembled separately, and then assembled before use, which is simple and convenient. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271382 | END PLATE AND BATTERY MODULE - A battery module in which surface pressure is made uniform within a surface of each of the stacked battery cells with a simple and compact configuration is provided. A battery module in which a stacked body of a plurality of battery cells is pinched and held by end plates (first end plate and second end plate) from both end sides in a stacking direction is provided. In each of the end plates, a facing surface facing the stacked body includes a protruding surface portion. In each of the end plates, an opposite surface on the opposite side of the facing surface may include a recessed surface portion. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271383 | BATTERY MODULE - Provided is a battery module in which torsion residual stress in a rod-shaped connecting member that fastens end plates is minimized so that looseness of the end plate fastening member can be prevented during use. A battery module in which a stacked body of a plurality of battery cells is pinched and held by two end plates from both end sides in a stacking direction, includes a rod-shaped connecting member. The rod-shaped connecting member applies tension in directions opposite to each other to the two end plates on both the end sides. The rod-shaped connecting member includes fastening portions adjacent to one end plate, and includes a detent mechanism part in the vicinity of the fastening portions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271384 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery module including: a cell assembly including a battery cell stack containing a plurality of battery cells; a housing surrounding the cell assembly; and an end plate covering front and rear surfaces of the cell assembly that are present at an opening of the housing. The housing includes a frame member covering a lower portion and side portions of the cell assembly, an upper plate covering an upper portion of the cell assembly, and first and second fixing portions. The first and second fixing portions have different coupling shapes, and are formed along the edges of the upper plate that is coupled with the frame member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271385 | ADAPTER FOR BATTERY COMPARTMENT - An adapter for use with a battery compartment of an electronic device is provided. The adapter includes a first section adapted to receive a first portion of at least one first battery. The adapter also includes a second section disposed adjacent to the first section. The second section is adapted to receive a second portion of the at least one first battery. The adapter further includes an articulating joint disposed between the first section and the second section. The articulating joint is adapted to selectively articulate the first section relative to the second section to move the adapter between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the adapter is adapted to be aligned in the battery compartment. In the second position, the adapter is adapted to be removably secured in the battery compartment. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271386 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a pair of secondary batteries disposed adjacent to each other and a spacer disposed between the secondary batteries. Each of the secondary batteries includes a plurality of electrodes each of which has a rectangular shape and is disposed to face each other, a case configured to house the electrodes, the case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an electrolyte in the case. The spacer is made of an elastic body. An aspect ratio of each of the electrodes is 10 or less, and a spring constant of the spacer is 0.03 MPa/mm or more and 5.4 MPa/mm or less. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271387 | BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE - A battery module includes a cell assembly having at least two battery cells; a module housing having an inner space accommodating the cell assembly, and including a circulation hole so that the inner space is connected to an outside; a mesh member having a mesh structure and provided in the circulation hole of the module housing; and a sealing member provided at a position facing the mesh member and configured to expand a volume at more than a predetermined temperature to seal a mesh hole of the mesh member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271388 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery module includes: a battery cell assembly including one or more battery cells, a rectangular tube-shaped module frame configured so as to house the battery cell assembly and cover four surfaces of the battery cell assembly; and a plurality of first vent holes formed at a corner part where two of the four surfaces meet. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271389 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An assembled battery includes a plurality of sealed batteries each including a safety valve such that the sealed batteries are electrically connected in series or in parallel to each other via bus bars. Each of the bus bars is placed to connect adjacent sealed batteries to each other via a part right above the safety valve of at least either one of the adjacent sealed batteries. The each of the bus bars is formed to break right above the safety valve by heat of gas when the gas blows out upward from the safety valve. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271390 | DEGASSING CHANNEL, BATTERY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A degassing channel for a battery of a motor vehicle designed for arrangement on a battery module of the battery, which battery module includes the at least one battery cell with an at least releasable degassing opening. The degassing channel has an opening region through which, in the event that the degassing channel is arranged on the battery module, gas escaping from the degassing opening can at least be introduced somewhat into an interior of the degassing channel. In this case, the opening region has a shielding element which is designed to at least largely prevent a gas flowing through the degassing channel via the opening region from escaping from the degassing channel through the opening region. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271391 | BATTERY PACK - In a battery pack, a heat-resistant cap is coupled to an end of a battery block including battery cells each having a discharge valve on an end surface thereof and arranged in plural rows. A valve-side end surface of battery cell is arranged at a first end of the battery block to which heat-resistant cap is coupled. Heat-resistant cap includes closing plate providing a first discharge gap between the closing plate and end surface of the battery block, a peripheral wall coupled to a periphery of closing plate and providing a second discharge gap between the peripheral wall and an outer circumference of the battery block, a partition wall disposed between end surfaces of adjacent battery cells and partitioning the first discharge gap into portions at end surfaces of battery cells. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271392 | SUBSTRATE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY SEPARATORS AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY SEPARATOR - It is an object of the present invention to provide a substrate for lithium ion battery separators which has high adhesion to an inorganic particle layer, can be made thin and is excellent in tensile strength and cuttability and a lithium ion battery separator including the substrate for lithium ion battery separators. The substrate for lithium ion battery separators which contains heat-resistant fibers and synthetic resin short fibers contains fibrillated heat-resistant fibers having a modified freeness of not more than 300 ml as the heat-resistant fibers and has a content of the fibrillated heat-resistant fibers having a modified freeness of not more than 300 ml of not less than 1.0 mass % to less than 5.0 mass % based on the total of all the fiber components contained in the substrate. The modified freeness is a value measured in accordance with JIS P8121-2:2012 except that an 80-mesh wire net having a wire diameter of 0.14 mm and an opening of 0.18 mm is used as a screening plate and the concentration of a sample is 0.1%. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271393 | POROUS FRAME-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a solid electrolyte membrane including a porous frame including a metal or a polymer material, solid electrolyte particles covering both surfaces of the porous frame, and filling pores of the porous frame, and a binder between the solid electrolyte particles. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271394 | BATTERY MODULE AND BUS BAR HAVING STRESS-RELIEVING FEATURES - Accordingly, a bus bar for a battery module is disclosed. The bus bar has a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a base joined to form a channel. A plurality of terminal receivers are provided on the base and configured to couple to a plurality of battery terminals. One or more stress-relief features are provided on the channel. A battery module including a bus bar is also disclosed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220271395 | Battery Cell Assembly and Battery Pack Including the Same - A battery cell assembly includes a plurality of battery cells, a bus-bar assembly to which electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells are coupled, and a barrier interposed between the plurality of battery cells and coupled to the bus-bar assembly. | 2022-08-25 |