53rd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200411841 | FURCATED TAB, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY - A furcated tab includes a first furcated portion and a second furcated portion. The first furcated portion includes a first end, and the second furcated portion includes a second end. The second end is electrically connected to the first end. By changing the structure of the existing tab, the furcated tab effectively solve the problem where a lithium ion battery does not exert full battery capacity thereof due to the presence of a non-metal layer, when the existing tab is applied to a composite current collector. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411842 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries has a mix layer which contains composite oxide particles each containing Ni, Co and Li and also contains Mn and/or Al, a conductive material, and poly(vinyl alcohol) having a saponification degree of 85% or less. In the composite oxide particles, the content of Ni relative to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li is 50 mol % or more, and the ratio of the BET specific surface area A (m | 2020-12-31 |
20200411843 | Negative Electrode Active Material and Negative Electrode for Solid State Battery Including the Same - Provided is a solid state battery which solves the problems of the conventional solid state battery, and is effectively inhibited from a dimensional change caused by charging/discharging, an increase in internal resistance and degradation of charging/discharging characteristics or cycle life at a high current. The solid state battery is provided with an electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material, a solid electrolyte and a conductive material, wherein the negative electrode active material includes a carbonaceous material and the carbonaceous material includes a plurality of pores, a porosity of 10-60 vol %, and a pore size of 100-300 nm based on the largest diameter of the pores. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411844 | COMPOSITE ANODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A composite anode for a lithium secondary battery includes: a silicon-carbonaceous compound composite; a graphite; and a generally plate-shaped conductive material. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411845 | ANODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery including a lithium metal layer and a carbon-based layer on at least one surface of the lithium metal layer, the carbon-based layer including porous carbon materials aligned in one direction and oriented horizontally with reference to the lithium metal layer and a lithium secondary battery including the same. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411846 | ZINC ELECTRODES WITH HIGH CAPACITY UTILIZATIONS - A zinc electrode comprises an anode material, the anode material comprising: an electroactive material comprising at least one of zinc or a compound comprising zinc, a stabilizer additive comprising at least one of: bismuth, copper, indium, a compound comprising bismuth, a compound comprising copper, a compound comprising indium, or any combination thereof, a conductive additive, and a binder. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411847 | POLYMER BATTERY FORMED FROM FREESTANDING ELECTRODE FILMS - A freestanding composite electrode film is made of an n-type or p-type electrochemically active polymer an electrolyte and/or a conductive carbon material. The freestanding composite electrode film may be used to form an anode or cathode layer of a polymer battery. The polymer battery may be formed from a stack/plurality of anode or cathode layers, each layer being formed from a freestanding composite electrode film. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411848 | BATTERY - A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li | 2020-12-31 |
20200411849 | BATTERY - A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li | 2020-12-31 |
20200411850 | BATTERY - A battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains a compound which has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM3-M and which is represented by the following formula: | 2020-12-31 |
20200411851 | PATTERNED ANODES FOR LITHIUM-BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - An anode for an energy storage device includes a current collector having a metal layer; and a metal oxide layer provided in a first pattern overlaying the metal layer. The anode further includes a patterned lithium storage structure having a continuous porous lithium storage layer selectively overlaying at least a portion of the first pattern of metal oxide. A method of making an anode for use in an energy storage device includes providing a current collector having a metal layer and a metal oxide layer provided in a first pattern overlaying the metal layer. A continuous porous lithium storage layer is selectively formed by chemical vapor deposition by exposing the current collector to at least one lithium storage material precursor gas. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411852 | CORE-SHELL ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE PARTICLES WITH MODIFIED MICROSTRUCTURE AND USE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODES - Provided are electrochemically active materials capable of absorbing and desorbing an ion suitable for use in secondary cells. The provided materials include a core consisting of a plurality of silicon particulates of a particle size less than 1 micrometer, the particulates intermixed with and surrounded by a silicon metal alloy composite, and an electrochemically active buffering shell layer enveloping at least a portion of the core such that the resulting electrochemically active material has an overall particle size with a maximum linear dimension of greater than one micrometer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411853 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE GROUP AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - According to a first embodiment, there is provided a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material-containing layer containing a first active material having a spinel type crystal structure. The positive electrode satisfies the formulas (1) to (3) when combined with a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material-containing layer containing a first active material having a spinel type crystal structure: 0.5≤a1/b1≤1.5 (1); 0.4≤a2/b2≤1.4 (2); and 0.5≤a3/b3≤2.3 (3), where a1 and b1 are a pore volume per 1 g weight, a2 and b2 are a pore specific surface area, and a3 and b3 are a median diameter in pore distribution, for the positive and negative electrode active material-containing layers, respectively. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411854 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium composite metal oxide in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, wherein the secondary particles have voids in interior thereof and a number of the voids with cross section thereof present per 1 μm | 2020-12-31 |
20200411855 | NICKEL HYDROXIDE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, ALKALINE BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING NICKEL HYDROXIDE - A nickel hydroxide includes stacked nickel hydroxide layers. Each of the nickel hydroxide layers includes Ni | 2020-12-31 |
20200411856 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - This positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrode secondary battery has a lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni and Al, wherein the proportion of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 91-96 mol % with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li, the proportion of Al in the lithium transition metal oxide is 4-9 mol % with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li, and the amount of Al in a filtrate collected by stirring and then filtering a sample solution obtained by adding 1 g of the lithium transition metal oxide to 10 mL of a mixed solution of 100 mL of pure water and 1 mL of 35% hydrochloric acid is 0.28 mg or less as quantified by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411857 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A method for producing an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery is provided, the method includes: mixing a compound containing lithium, a compound containing nickel, and barium titanate to obtain a mixture; heat-treating the mixture to obtain a first composition containing a lithium-transition metal composite oxide; preparing an electrode composition containing the first composition, a conductive aid, and a binder; and applying and compressing the electrode composition on a current collector to form an active material layer with a density of from 2.4 g/cm3 to 3.6 g/cm3 on the current collector. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411858 | METAL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A metal composite hydroxide represented by a general formula (1): Ni | 2020-12-31 |
20200411859 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A bimodal lithium transition metal oxide based powder mixture comprises a first and a second lithium transition metal oxide based powder. The first powder comprises particles of a material A comprising the elements Li, a transition metal based composition M and oxygen. The first powder has a particle size distribution characterized by a (D90−D10)/D50<1.0. The second powder comprises a material B having single crystal particles, said particles having a general formula Li | 2020-12-31 |
20200411860 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can suppress lowering in capacity due to high-temperature storage of the battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery ( | 2020-12-31 |
20200411861 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Excellent thermal stability in addition to excellent cycle property with maintaining a sufficient battery capacity is shown by positive electrode active material particles having a layered rock salt structure, represented by the compositional formula: (Li | 2020-12-31 |
20200411862 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND AN ELECTRODE FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode and an energy storage device including the electrode, the electrode including: an active material including a material structure of metal sulfides; a conductive polymer including an ionic liquid disposed on the active material; wherein the combination of the conductive polymer and the ionic liquid is arranged to maintain integrity of the material structure and facilitate ion transportation across the material structure during an operation of charging and discharging cycle of the energy storage device. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411863 | LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY CATHODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY CATHODE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY - The present invention provides a lithium-sulfur battery cathode material and a preparation method thereof, a lithium-sulfur battery cathode and a preparation method thereof, and the lithium-sulfur battery, and belongs to the field of lithium-sulfur batteries. The lithium-sulfur battery cathode material provided by the present invention includes MXene and functional carbon cloth, where the MXene is attached to a fiber surface of the functional carbon cloth, the MXene includes metal carbide or metal nitride, and metal components in the metal carbide and the metal nitride independently include titanium, vanadium, chromium or molybdenum; and the surface of the functional carbon cloth contains hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups. The lithium-sulfur battery provided by the present invention has high cycle life, specific capacity and coulombic efficiency. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411864 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material made of a compound represented by a compositional formula of LiMn | 2020-12-31 |
20200411865 | Electrode and Electrode Assembly - An electrode includes: an active material coating portion coated with an electrode active material on at least one surface of an electrode collector; an active material non-coating portion which is formed on one side of the active material coating portion and is not coated with the electrode active material; and an electrode coating portion which is coated between the active material coating portion and the active material non-coating portion and contains a flame retardant. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411866 | ELECTROLYTIC DOPING OF NON-ELECTROLYTE LAYERS IN PRINTED BATTERIES - An electrical or electrochemical cell, c a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer is disclosed. The cathode layer includes a first material providing a cathodic electric transport, charge storage or redox function. The electrolyte layer includes a polymer, a first electrolyte salt, and/or an ionic liquid. The anode layer includes a second material providing an anodic electric transport, charge storage or redox function. At least one of the cathode and anode layers includes the ionic liquid, a second electrolyte salt, and/or a transport-enhancing additive. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411867 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can inhibit electrode swelling associated with repeated charging and discharging while also causing a secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a graft copolymer having a structure in which a branch polymer is bonded to a backbone polymer. The backbone polymer includes a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 5 mass % and not more than 89 mass % and has a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 1.0×10 | 2020-12-31 |
20200411868 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL PASTE COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode having excellent viscosity stability and a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains: a polymer that includes a monomer unit including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit; and an organic compound that includes at least two cationic groups. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode has a viscosity change rate of 400% or less when left at rest at a temperature of 60° C. for 30 days. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411869 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and releasing lithium, and a binder. The negative electrode active material includes a Si-containing material, and the binder includes at least one cellulose compound selected from the group consisting of a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a salt thereof. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The lithium salt includes lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide: LFSI. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411870 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY FUNCTIONAL LAYER, SECONDARY BATTERY MEMBER, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - Disclosed is a binder composition for a secondary battery which comprises an adhesive polymer and a solvent, wherein a viscosity of the binder composition at a solid concentration of 5.0% by mass is 50 mPa·s or more, and a viscosity of a fraction which is obtained by centrifuging the binder composition at a solid concentration of 5.0% by mass and has a light transmittance of 65% or less is 30 mPa·s or more. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411871 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL PASTE COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode having excellent dispersibility and a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains: a polymer that includes a monomer unit including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit, and that has a weight-average molecular weight of 250,000 or less; and an organic compound that includes at least two cationic groups. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411872 | Electrode Binder Composition for Secondary Battery Electrode and Electrode Mixture Including the Same - Provided are a binder composition for a secondary battery electrode, and an electrode mixture including the same, and more particularly, a binder composition for a secondary battery electrode capable of providing excellent binding strength for an active material and an electrode while having excellent latex stability, thereby improving performance of a secondary battery, and an electrode mixture including the same. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411873 | DISPERSANT AND BINDER FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES BASED ON MODIFIED LIGNIN AND CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE - The present application relates to a composition for electrochemical cells, wherein the composition comprises modified lignin and carboxymethyl cellulose. Preferably, said composition is a binder composition. The present application also relates to a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell, comprising said composition as well as a method for producing said negative electrode. The present invention also relates to the use of said composition as binder in a negative electrode, respectively, as dispersant used during the manufacturing thereof. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411874 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL PASTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, METHOD OF PRODUCING SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A binder composition for a secondary battery including a polymer having a structure represented by the following formula (I) at a terminal thereof; and a solvent, | 2020-12-31 |
20200411875 | BINDER COMPOSITION, MIXTURE FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a binder composition of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which contains a vinylidene fluoride polymer and is capable of further enhancing adhesive strength of the electrode mixture layer to a surface of a current collector. The above objective can be achieved by a binder composition of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the binder composition comprising a vinylidene fluoride copolymer for a binder of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the vinylidene fluoride copolymer containing: a first constituent unit derived from vinylidene fluoride, and a second constituent unit containing an isocyanate group or having a structure that produces an isocyanate group when heated at 200° C. for 1 hour. This binder composition can be used in a mixture for producing an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411876 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a battery case; and an electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte, housed in the battery case. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a material mixture layer including an active material and a binder, and a current collector holding the material mixture layer. The binder contains a first resin and a second resin. The first resin is a fluorocarbon resin. The second resin is a copolymer of a styrene monomer unit and a (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411877 | Ion Deposition Biasing to Inhibit Dendrite Formation and Growth in a Metal Ion Battery Cell - A battery cell includes a current collector, separator, anode, and deposition biasing element. The anode is positioned between the current collector and separator, and includes an ion conducting ceramic material with a porous structure. The biasing element is positioned within the battery cell so as to bias ion deposition within the anode, during a charging process, away from the separator. A method for forming a battery cell includes electrospinning particles of material into a mesh to form an anode that includes an ionically conductive material. At least one biasing element is applied to at least one of the anode and a current collector. The anode is positioned between the current collector and a separator. The current collector and the separator are joined to the anode. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411878 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH IMPROVED HIGH-RATE DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE - An alkaline electrochemical cell has a central cathode having a corresponding cathode current collector electrically connected with a positive terminal of the electrochemical cell. The cathode current collector has a tubular shape, such as a cylindrical shape or rectangular shape, extending parallel with the length of the central cathode. The cathode current collector is embedded within the central cathode, such as at a medial point of a radius of the central cathode, thereby minimizing the distance between the cathode current collector and any portion of the central cathode, thereby increasing the mechanical strength of the cathode and facilitating charge transfer to the cathode current collector. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411879 | LOW COST AIR ELECTRODES - Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide low cost bifunctional air electrodes. Various embodiments may provide a bifunctional air electrode, including a metal substrate and particles of metal and/or metal oxide catalyst and/or metal nitride catalyst coated on the metal substrate. Various embodiments may provide a bifunctional air electrode, including a first portion configured to engage an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in a discharge mode and a second portion configured to engage an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in a charge mode. Various embodiments may provide a method for making an air electrode including coating a metal substrate with particles of metal and/or metal oxide catalyst and/or metal nitride catalyst. Various embodiments may provide batteries including air electrodes. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411880 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL USING BLOOD OF SLAUGHTERED LIVESTOCK - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a catalyst for a fuel cell using the blood of slaughtered livestock. The method for manufacturing a catalyst for a fuel cell using the blood of slaughtered livestock of the present disclosure allows preparation of a catalyst for a fuel cell exhibiting high redox reaction activity and very superior durability as compared to a commercially available platinum catalyst through a very simple process of purification of the blood of slaughtered livestock and hydrothermal synthesis. In addition, the method is very economical in that a catalyst is prepared using the pure blood of livestock only without an artificial additive, waste disposal cost can be reduced by recycling the blood of livestock and a high-performance catalyst capable of replacing the expensive platinum catalyst can be prepared. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411881 | CATALYST COMPLEX FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a catalyst complex for a fuel cell. The catalyst complex includes a support including carbon (C), platinum (Pt) supported on the support, and an iridium (Ir) compound supported on the support, and the iridium compound includes at least one of iridium oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1, IrO | 2020-12-31 |
20200411882 | INTEGRATED BIPOLAR ELECTRODE, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - An integrated bipolar electrode includes a laminated structure and a bipolar plate. The laminated structure is formed by interconnecting an anode active material layer with a cathode active material layer. The bipolar plate is sandwiched in a hollow cavity of the laminated structure. Side surfaces of the laminated structure are provided with a sealing layer for mating with a bipolar electrode fixing frame to prevent an anolyte and a catholyte from permeating into each other. The anode active material layer and the cathode active material layer in the integrated bipolar electrode are directly connected. A contact resistance between the anode active material layer and the cathode active material layer is quite low, and a battery prepared finally has better performances. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411883 | AIR ELECTRODE MATERIAL POWDER FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - The invention provides an air electrode material powder for solid oxide fuel cells, comprising particles of a perovskite composite oxide represented by the general formula ABO3, and comprising La and Sr as the A-site elements, and Co and Fe as the B-site elements. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411884 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH IMPROVED HIGH-RATE DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE - An alkaline electrochemical cell has a central cathode having a corresponding cathode current collector electrically connected with a positive terminal of the electrochemical cell. The cathode current collector has a tubular shape, such as a cylindrical shape or rectangular shape, extending parallel with the length of the central cathode. The cathode current collector is embedded within the central cathode, such as at a medial point of a radius of the central cathode, thereby minimizing the distance between the cathode current collector and any portion of the central cathode, thereby increasing the mechanical strength of the cathode and facilitating charge transfer to the cathode current collector. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411885 | CONDUCTIVE, ANTI-CORROSIVE MATERIAL - A proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell bipolar plate includes a metal substrate having a bulk portion and a surface portion including an anticorrosive, conductive binary phosphide material having a formula (I): | 2020-12-31 |
20200411886 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FAULT IN PRESSURE GAUGE OF HYDROGEN FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING PRESSURE GAUGE OF HYDROGEN FILLING SYSTEM - According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for diagnosing failure in a pressure gauge of a hydrogen filling system includes filling a fuel cell vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel with the hydrogen fuel from an accumulator, in which the hydrogen fuel is accumulated, via a dispenser; and acquiring pressure values measured by a plurality of pressure gauges disposed at different positions in a flow passage of the hydrogen fuel between the accumulator and an outlet of the dispenser at timing when a flow rate of the hydrogen fuel to be filled at a stage close to an end of the filling becomes a threshold value or less, determining whether or not a deviation between the pressure values is within a threshold value on the basis of acquired pressure values, and outputting a determination result. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411887 | Method for Operating a Fuel Cell System of a Motor Vehicle, and Motor Vehicle - A method for operating a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle includes the steps of: i) detecting whether a washing process of the motor vehicle in a wash facility for cleaning the exterior of the motor vehicle is taking place or is imminent and ii) reducing the supply of an oxidizing agent to a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell system when it has been detected that a washing process is taking place or is imminent. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING HYDROGEN - A system includes a canister and a fuel cell. The canister defines an internal volume configured to have a hydride bed positioned therein. The canister includes at least 1.0 kWH/kg of energy based on a heating value of 120 kJ/g of hydrogen present. The hydride bed includes lithium aluminum hydride, aluminum hydride, or a combination thereof. The hydride bed is configured to release hydrogen gas when heated to a predetermined temperature. The fuel cell is configured to receive the hydrogen gas from the canister and to use the hydrogen gas as fuel to produce power for a load. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN USING HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS - A steam methane reformer-integrated fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell having an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte matrix separating the anode and the cathode. The system further includes a steam methane reformer configured to react methane with steam to produce a first product stream including hydrogen (H | 2020-12-31 |
20200411890 | AIR CLEANER - An air cleaner is provided in a cathode system device of a fuel cell system that is mounted in a fuel cell vehicle. The air cleaner comprises a casing having an internal space through which air flows, and an air filter accommodated in the internal space. The air filter has a flat plate shape, and is arranged on an outer side of a fuel cell stack in a horizontal direction, and in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411891 | TANKS EMBODIMENT FOR A FLOW BATTERY - A flow battery of the type comprising at least one stack of planar cells | 2020-12-31 |
20200411892 | ION-IMBIBED MEMBRANES BASED ON PROTON CONDUCTING AROMATIC POLYETHER TYPE COPOLYMERS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN REDOX FLOW BATTERIES - The present invention relates to a class of polymer ion imbibed membranes for electrolyte flow batteries. The membranes are a conducting aromatic polyether type copolymer bearing nitrogen heterocycles groups, especially pyridine type. While the membranes can be used in acid, basic, and neutral electrolytes, the nitrogen heterocycles in the membrane interact with acid in the electrolyte to form a proton transport network, so as to keep the proton transport performance of the membrane. The membrane has excellent mechanical stability and thermostability as well as tunable porosity. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411893 | Redox Flow Battery and Method for Producing a Guide Structure of an Electrode Element of a Redox Flow Battery - Various embodiments include a redox flow battery comprising: a cell divided into half-cells by a membrane; an electrolyte able to flow through the interior of the respective half-cell; an electrode; and a guide structure for guiding the electrolyte integrated into and defined by the associated electrode. Each half-cell comprises a current collector and an electrode element arranged in an interior of the respective half-cell. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411894 | METHOD OF PREPARING HIGH-PURITY ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY USING CATALYTIC REACTION - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a high-purity electrolyte solution for a vanadium redox flow battery using a catalytic reaction, and more specifically, to a method of preparing a high-purity electrolyte solution having a vanadium oxidation state of +3 to +5 from a mixture solution containing a vanadium precursor, a reducing agent, and an acidic solution, by using a catalyst. By using a catalyst and a reducing agent that does not leave impurities such as Zn | 2020-12-31 |
20200411895 | Method And System For An Ultra-High Voltage Cobalt-Free Cathode For Alkali Ion Batteries - Systems and methods for an ultra-high voltage cobalt-free cathode for alkali ion batteries may include an anode, a cathode, and a separator, with the cathode comprising an active material ANi | 2020-12-31 |
20200411896 | STACK TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY IN WHICH BENDING PHENOMENON IS ALLEVIATED, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An electrode includes a unit body stack part formed by stacking at least one basic unit having a four-layer structure in which a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode and a second separator are sequentially stacked. Each surface of the first separator and the second separator is coated with a coating material having adhesiveness, and the basic unit adheres to an adjacent radial unit in the unit body stack part. The electrode assembly of allows a heating and pressing process to be performed prior to a primary formation process so that a separator of one basic unit and a first electrode of the other basic unit to be adhered and fixed by a coating material coated on the separator, and thus a bending phenomenon caused by a difference in electrode expansion rates in a charging/discharging process is prevented. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411897 | TOP COMPRESSION PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - The disclosure relates to a top compression plate, a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a cap plate, an electrode terminal disposed on the cap plate and an insulating member, the electrode assembly includes a main body and a tab connected to the main body, and the insulating member includes a connecting protrusion extending toward the main body. The top compression plate includes: a first surface and a second surface oppositely disposed along a thickness direction of the top compression plate, and a mounting hole extending from the second surface toward the first surface, the top compression plate is disposed between the insulating member and the main body, the first surface faces the main body, the connecting protrusion may mate with the mounting hole, and a top end surface of the connecting protrusion does not exceed the first surface. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411898 | DEVICE FOR BATTERY FORMATION - The present disclosure provides a device for battery formation, which comprises a base plate, a press plate, a positioning block and a connecting assembly. The press plate is connected with the base plate, the positioning block and the connecting assembly each are provided as plurality in number and the plurality of the connecting assemblies correspond to the plurality of positioning blocks. The positioning block has a main portion and a protruding portion, the main portion is provided between the base plate and the press plate, and the protruding portion extends from a surface of the main portion away from the press plate. The base plate is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, and the protruding portion of each positioning block is inserted into the positioning hole. Each connecting assembly is provided to the main portion of a corresponding positioning block and used for being connected to a battery. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411899 | DEVICE FOR BATTERY FORMATION - The present disclosure provides a device for battery formation, which comprises a negative pressure mechanism, a connecting assembly and a suction joint. The negative pressure mechanism has a receiving cavity inside. The suction joint is provided to the negative pressure mechanism and communicated with the receiving cavity. The connecting assembly is provided as plurality in number, and the plurality of the connecting assemblies are provided to the negative pressure mechanism; each connecting assembly is communicated with the receiving cavity and used for being connected to a battery. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411900 | INSULATION LAYER, BATTERY CELL SHEET, AND BATTERY - An insulation layer that improves the safety of a battery, a battery cell sheet and a battery, include an insulation layer having a non-aqueous electrolyte, insulation layer particles, and an insulation layer binder, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte has a non-aqueous solvent with a volatilization temperature of less than 246.degree.C., and when the insulation layer has been heated higher than a reference temperature, the temperature at which the weight of the insulation layer reduces by 10% compared to the weight of the insulation layer at the reference temperature is at least 3.degree.C. higher than the temperature at which the weight of the non-aqueous solvent reduces by 10% compared to the weight of the non-aqueous solvent at the reference temperature. Also provided are a battery cell sheet and a battery that are provided with said insulation layer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411901 | LITHIUM ION CELLS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTROYTE AND SILICON OXIDE ACTIVE MATERIALS ACHIEVING VERY LONG CYCLE LIFE PERFORMANCE - Improved negative electrodes can comprise a silicon based active material blended with graphite to provide more stable cycling at high energy densities. In some embodiments, the negative electrodes comprise a blend of polyimide binder mixed with a more elastic polymer binder with a nanoscale carbon conductive additive. Electrolytes have been formulated that provide for extended cycling of cells incorporating a mixture of a silicon-oxide based active material with graphite active material in negative electrodes that can be matched with positive electrodes comprising nickel rich lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides to cells with unprecedented cycling properties for large capacity cell based on a silicon negative electrode active material. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411902 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present application relates to a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, a separator and an electrolyte; wherein the cathode comprises a positive current collector and a positive material layer, wherein the positive material layer comprises a positive active material with a formula Li | 2020-12-31 |
20200411903 | Solid ionic conductor for rechargeable electrochemical battery cells - The invention relates to a solid ionic conductor for a rechargeable non-aqueous electrochemical battery cell having the stoichiometric formula K(ASXX′) | 2020-12-31 |
20200411904 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND A SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SOLID STATE BATTERIES - A method for producing a solid electrolyte for an all-solid state battery, the solid electrolyte having the following chemical formula XM | 2020-12-31 |
20200411905 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTERY CELLS - Lithium battery electrolyte materials comprising fluorinated phosphonates and having a polymer structure defined by: | 2020-12-31 |
20200411906 | Electrochemical Cells and Electrolytes Contained Therein - Gel polymer electrolyte compositions including a cross-linked three-dimensional polymer network and an electrolyte composition comprising an electrolyte and water are disclosed. The gel polymer electrolyte compositions can be included in an aqueous electrochemical cell, in which a gel polymer electrolyte can be positioned between an anode and a cathode. Methods of forming a gel polymer electrolyte in the form of a film, and methods of forming an aqueous electrochemical cell including a gel polymer electrolyte, are also disclosed. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411907 | LITHIUM ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - A lithium electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same, which includes a first protective layer and a second protective layer sequentially formed on at least one surface of lithium metal layer. The second protective layer contains a cross-linked ion conductive electrolyte in the interior and on the surface of the electrically conductive matrix, and thus the first protective layer has higher ion conductivity than the second protective layer, thereby preventing electrons from being concentrated into lithium dendrites formed from the lithium metal to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites, and at the same time, physically inhibiting the growth of lithium dendrites by the second protective layer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411908 | AMIDE-BASED ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - An energy storage apparatus is described and claimed herein comprising, generally, a battery housing enclosing a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises a salt dissolved in either an amide-based solvent. In various embodiments, the amide-based solvent is a tertiary amide. Moreover, the energy storage apparatus may be a lithium ion battery that comprises an electrolyte with a lithium salt dissolved in a tertiary amide. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411909 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery according to an embodiment includes: an electrode body which contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and at least one separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a case main body which receives the electrode body; a sealing body which seals an opening portion of the case main body; and a sealing body-side insulating member provided between the sealing body and one end portion of the electrode body and a case main body-side insulating member; the one end portion and the other end portion of the electrode body each form a protruding section; and the sealing body-side insulating member includes a base material and an adhesive layer which is disposed on the base material and which contains a cured object of a curable resin, and the protruding section of the one end portion of the electrode body is adhered to the adhesive layer. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411910 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, VEHICLE, AND FLYING OBJECT - A secondary battery according to an embodiment includes an exterior material including an opening portion and including a bottom, a wound electrode group housed in the exterior material in order for an insertion direction to be perpendicular to a winding axis, and a lid attached to the opening portion of the exterior material and including at least a plate-like member, a positive electrode terminal, and a negative electrode terminal. When a minimum distance between the lid and the wound electrode group is A | 2020-12-31 |
20200411911 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE - An electronic device includes a device housing having a first receiving cavity, a function module at least partially located in the first receiving cavity, and a battery module located in the first receiving cavity. The battery module includes a battery casing that forms a second receiving cavity, a battery component located in the second receiving cavity, and a charging component located in the second receiving cavity. The battery component is configured to store electrical energy or release the stored electrical energy. The charging component is connected to the battery component and configured to charge the battery component through transmission of a wireless signal with a power supply device. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411912 | BATTERY PACK INTERFACE - A battery pack is provided with an improved interface through the use of an endcap which forms a top surface of a battery pack housing. The endcap includes a walled aperture for a connector. The connector along with electronic circuitry is disposed on a printed circuit board located beneath the endcap. A dam of UV glue surrounds a perimeter of the connector preventing the potting compound from intruding into contacts. An endcap perimeter rim of UV glue seals the endcap to the housing. The endcap further includes an injection port and flow directors for guiding a potting compound into the endcap to form a water tight seal. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411913 | STORAGE BATTERY UNIT - A storage battery unit includes: a battery module having cells, and a module circuit connected to (i) an electric power line for inputting and outputting electric power to and from the cells and (ii) a communication line for inputting and outputting information about the cells; and a unit circuit that is connected to (i) the module circuit by an electric power line and a communication line and (ii) an electric power conversion device disposed externally. The module circuit includes a first terminal that is connected to one end of the electric power line and one end of the communication line, and is disposed at one of a pair of lateral surfaces of storage battery unit that face each other. The unit circuit includes a second terminal that is connected to the electric power conversion device, and is disposed at the other of the pair or lateral surfaces. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411914 | Battery Management System for a High-Voltage Battery of a Motor Vehicle, High-Voltage Battery, and Motor Vehicle - A battery management system for a high-voltage battery of a motor vehicle monitors battery cells of the high-voltage battery. The battery management system can be arranged in a battery housing of the high-voltage battery and has an electronic circuit which is arranged on a circuit carrier and has a processor and a communication interface for communication with at least one vehicle-side unit external to the high-voltage battery. The electronic circuit has at least one pressure sensor, which is designed to detect pressure signals in the battery housing and transmit same to the processor. The processor is designed to detect, on the basis of the transmitted pressure signals, a thermal runaway of at least one battery cell of the high-voltage battery, to generate a signal in the event that a thermal runaway is detected, and to provide the signal of the communication interface for transmission to the unit. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411915 | Test Device for an Electrochemical Cell, Module Comprising a Test Device, and Method for Testing an Electrochemical Cell - A test device for an electrochemical cell is arranged inside the electrochemical cell in such a way that it is in electrical contact with two current-carrying electrodes of the electrochemical cell. The test device includes a switching device having at least one cathode and one anode partial electrode which are adjacently arranged, but with a space thereinbetween. In an initial state, the switching device is opened such that electrical current cannot flow between the partial electrodes. The switching device is closed in a short-circuit state by bridging the space between the partial electrodes such that an electrical current can flow between the current-carrying electrodes of the electrochemical cell and through the partial electrodes. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411916 | Rechargeable Battery - Battery core packs employing minimum cell-face pressure containment devices and methods are disclosed for minimizing dendrite growth and increasing cycle life of metal and metal-ion battery cells. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411917 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor device in which a circuit and a battery are efficiently stored is provided. In the semiconductor device, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a secondary battery are provided over one substrate. A channel region of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The secondary battery includes a solid electrolyte, and can be fabricated by a semiconductor manufacturing process. The substrate may be a semiconductor substrate or a flexible substrate. The secondary battery has a function of being wirelessly charged. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411918 | Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the Same - A battery module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing receiving a plurality of battery cells and including a bottom plate and a lateral plate; and a connection board disposed at one end or both ends of the housing, wherein the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate. The lateral plate may include a plurality of bus bar supporting members, at least some among the plurality of bus bar supporting members having a hooking protrusion protruded upward. The connection board may include a hooking member having a hooking groove opened downward. Thus, the hooking protrusion may be inserted into the hooking groove in a state in which the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411919 | Cell Contacting Arrangement for an Energy Storage Module - A cell contacting arrangement is provided for an energy storage module having at least one energy storage cell, each storage cell having at least two connection terminals. The cell contacting arrangement has a carrier plate which can be arranged on the energy storage module, a cable harness which is carried by the carrier plate and has a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of cell connectors which are inserted into the carrier plate or integrated into the carrier plate and are designed to connect a connection terminal of the storage cell and a signal line of the cable harness. There is also a connection element which has a first end which can be connected to the signal line and a second end which can be connected to the cell connector. The carrier plate and/or the cell connector has at least one spatial orientation element which defines the spatial orientation between the connection element and the cell connector and/or the carrier plate. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411920 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A temperature detection element is allowed to more accurately detect a temperature of a battery pack. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411921 | METHODS FOR PURIFYING AND RECYCLING LEAD FROM SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES - The present disclosure relates to methods by which lead from spent lead-acid batteries may be extracted, purified, and used in the construction of new lead-acid batteries. A method includes: (A) forming a mixture including a carboxylate source and a lead-bearing material; (B) generating a first lead salt precipitate in the mixture as the carboxylate source reacts with the lead-bearing material; (C) increasing the pH of the mixture to dissolve the first lead salt precipitate; (D) isolating a liquid component of the mixture from one or more insoluble components of the mixture; (E) decreasing the pH of the liquid component of the mixture to generate a second lead salt precipitate; and (F) isolating the second lead salt precipitate from the liquid component of the mixture. Thereafter, the isolated lead salt precipitate may be converted to leady oxide for use in the manufacture of new lead-acid batteries. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411922 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a battery stack having a plurality of batteries that are stacked and a heat transfer suppression member disposed between adjacent two of the batteries, a heat conductor that extends in stacking direction X of the batteries and is adjacent to the battery stack, and a heat absorber that intervenes between the battery stack and the heat conductor and contains an endothermic agent that is to start endothermic reaction at a temperature higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411923 | CHARGING DEVICE - A charging device for charging an energy accumulator unit, in particular a battery pack, of a hand-held power tool. The charging device includes a cooling device for cooling the energy accumulator unit, in particular the battery pack, a charger housing, which at least in sections forms an outer housing, and a receptacle unit which may detachably accommodate the energy accumulator unit, and is provided to accommodate the energy accumulator unit in a connected state and/or hold it at the charging device. The cooling device is provided to form an airflow directed onto the energy accumulator unit in such a way that the airflow at least in sections flows around the energy accumulator unit. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411924 | Battery Module, Battery Pack Comprising Battery Module and Vehicle Comprising Battery Pack - A battery module includes a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells, a sensing assembly which covers a front and rear of the battery cell assembly when mounted thereto, a module case which receives the battery cell assembly and the mounted sensing assembly, and a thermally conductive adhesive interposed between an upper inner surface of the module case and an upper side of the battery cell assembly. The sensing assembly includes a first busbar frame assembly positioned at the front of the battery cell assembly, a second busbar frame assembly positioned at the rear of the battery cell assembly, and a sensing wire which connects the first and second busbar frame assemblies and runs across the upper side of the battery cell assembly in a diagonal direction. The thermally conductive adhesive is disposed on two sides of the sensing wire. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411925 | BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and particularly, to a battery module. The battery module includes a lower case, a plurality of battery cells sequentially stacked and received in the lower case, and a heat conducting plate. The lower case is connected to the heat conducting plate through an engaging assembly. In the battery module according to the present disclosure, the heat conducting plate and the lower case are connected through the engaging assembly, without performing a welding process required in the related art, thereby avoiding failures of other components caused by metal spattering. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411926 | BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and particularly, to a battery module. The battery module includes a lower case, a plurality of battery cells sequentially stacked and received in the lower case, and a heat conducting plate. The lower case is provided with an engaging groove, the heat conducting plate is provided with an inserted portion, and the inserted portion is inserted and fitted in the engaging groove. In the battery module according to the present disclosure, through a fitting insertion of the inserted portion in the engaging groove, a stable connection structure can be formed between the heat conducting plate and the lower case, thereby ensuring the structural stability of the battery module. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411927 | BATTERY STORAGE CASE - A battery storage case includes: a temperature adjustment plate having an upper wall portion on which a battery is mounted, a lower wall portion disposed below and spaced apart from the upper wall portion so as to face the upper wall portion, and a connection wall portion connecting the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion to each other, the temperature adjustment plate being integrally formed of an aluminum alloy; and an upper lid connected to the temperature adjustment plate so as to cover the battery mounted on the upper wall portion. The upper wall portion is formed with a flow path forming hole for forming a flow path through which a heat exchange medium for adjusting a temperature of the battery flows. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411928 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR CELL SUPERVISION CIRCUIT, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE - This disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and in particular, to a mounting bracket for a cell supervision circuit, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes: a management system mounting part, including a management system mounting surface, which is configured to mount a cell supervision circuit; and a thermally conductive part, configured to fit snugly to a container of the battery pack, which is connected to one end of the management system mounting part, and disposed on a side where the management system mounting surface is located. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411929 | LIQUID COOLING PIPELINE AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A liquid cooling pipeline and a power supply device are provided. The liquid cooling pipeline includes a liquid inlet end, a liquid outlet end, a horizontal liquid cooling pipe extending in a horizontal direction, and a vertical liquid cooling pipe extending in a vertical direction, the horizontal liquid cooling pipe and the vertical liquid cooling pipe being connected between the liquid inlet end and the liquid outlet end. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411930 | Battery Module Comprising Module Housing - A battery module and a battery pack having a module housing capable of effectively increasing an energy density while enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency, includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; and a module housing having at least one sidewall and configured to accommodate the cell assembly in an inner space defined by the sidewall. The sidewall has at least one coolant flow path, and at least one injection hole is formed in an outer surface of the sidewall so as to extend to and communicate with the inner space. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411931 | Line Installation Device for a High-Voltage Battery of a Motor Vehicle, Line Arrangement, High-Voltage Battery and Motor Vehicle - A line installation device is provided for a high-voltage battery of a motor vehicle for installing lines of the high-voltage battery on at least one battery module of the high-voltage battery. At least one line clip retains at least one first line in the form of an electrical line and retains at least one second line in the form of a coolant line. The line clip is designed to guide the lines as a line bundle over a side of the at least one battery module having degassing openings of battery cells of the at least one battery module. The line clip has a refractory material for protecting the lines against a hot gas passing out of the degassing openings. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411932 | DEVICE ARCHITECTURES FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES - Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide device architectures for batteries. In various embodiments, these may be primary or secondary batteries. In various embodiments these devices may be useful for energy storage. Various embodiments may provide a battery including an Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) electrode, an Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) electrode, a metal electrode; and an electrolyte separating the ORR electrode and the OER electrode from the metal electrode. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411933 | SOLUBLE OXYGEN EVOLVING CATALYSTS FOR RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERIES - Rechargeable metal-air battery, air electrodes for use in the metal-air battery, and methods to manufacture the same are provided. The battery includes a negative electrode capable of taking and releasing active metal ions, a porous positive electrode using oxygen as an electroactive material and an electrolyte configured to conduct ions between the negative and positive electrodes and comprising one or more phases, wherein at least one phase comprises a liquid that at least partially fills the pores of the positive electrode and wherein the liquid comprises an oxygen evolving catalyst (OEC). The OEC a) is soluble in the liquid of the phase that partially fills the positive electrode pores, b) is electrochemically activated at a potential above the equilibrium cell voltage and c) is capable of evolving oxygen gas by oxidizing a metal oxide discharge product produced during discharge of the rechargeable metal-air battery. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411934 | PROBE CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY TESTING - Various aspects directed towards an integrated transverse electromagnetic (TEM) transmission line structure for probe calibration are disclosed. In one example, the integrated TEM transmission line structure includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and an air-dielectric coplanar waveguide (CPW). For this example, the air-dielectric CPW includes an air trace in a cutout slot of the PCB. In another example, a method is disclosed, which includes forming an air-dielectric CPW on a PCB in which the air-dielectric CPW includes an air trace in a cutout slot of the PCB. In a further example, an integrated TEM transmission line structure includes an air-dielectric CPW with an air trace. For this example, a first connector is electrically coupled to a first end of the air-dielectric CPW, and a second connector is electrically coupled to a second end of the air-dielectric CPW. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411935 | Dielectric Waveguide Filter with Trap Resonator - A dielectric waveguide filter with a first solid block of dielectric material covered with a layer of conductive material and defining a plurality of resonators. A first RF signal input/output through-hole is defined in a first end resonator of the plurality of resonators of the first block of dielectric material. A second solid block of dielectric material is coupled to the first solid block of dielectric material. The second block of dielectric material is covered with a layer of conductive material and defines a plurality of resonators including first and second adjacent end resonators separated by an RF signal isolator for preventing the transmission of an RF signal between the first and second end resonators. An RF signal coupling window provides a coupling between the first end resonator of the plurality of resonators of the first block of dielectric material and the first end resonator of the second block of dielectric material whereby the first end resonator of the second block of dielectric material defines a trap resonator. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411936 | TUBULAR IN-LINE FILTERS THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR CELLULAR APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHODS - In-line filters may include a tubular metallic housing defining a single inner cavity that extends along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of resonators that are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis within the single inner cavity, each resonator having a stalk. The stalks of first and second of the resonators that are adjacent each other are rotated to have different angular orientations. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING A SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSMISSION LINE TO AN ARRAY OF RESONATORS - A superconducting circuit may include a transmission line having at least one transmission line inductance, a superconducting resonator, and a coupling capacitance that communicatively couples the superconducting resonator to the transmission line. The transmission line inductance may have a value selected to at least partially compensate for a variation in a characteristic impedance of the transmission line, the variation caused at least in part by the coupling capacitance. The coupling capacitance may be distributed along the length of the transmission line. A superconducting circuit may include a transmission line having at least one transmission line capacitance, a superconducting resonator, and a coupling inductance that communicatively couples the superconducting resonator to the transmission line. The transmission line capacitance may be selected to at least partially compensate for a variation in coupling strength between the superconducting resonator and the transmission line. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411938 | NON-RECIPROCAL FILTERS FOR MATTER WAVES - A non-reciprocal quantum device that comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, a transmission structure connected between the first and second terminals and configured to transmit microscopic particles in at least a partially phase-coherent manner from the first terminal to the second terminal and possibly from the second terminal to the first terminal, wherein a time-reversal symmetry of the transmission of the particles is broken with respect to at least a portion of the transmission structure; wherein the time-reversal symmetry is broken in such a way that the transmission structure comprises a higher transmission probability for particles moving in a first direction from the first terminal to the second terminal than in a second direction from the second terminal to the first terminal. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411939 | MINI ISOLATOR - An isolator includes a conditioning circuit configured to condition signals communicated therethrough. The isolator also includes a coupling member that includes an anti-rotation feature. The anti-rotation feature is configured to prevent the conditioning circuit from rotating with respect to the coupling member. The isolator also includes a coaxial circuit positioned around the coupling member. The coaxial circuit is configured to at partially attenuate direct current (DC) signals. | 2020-12-31 |
20200411940 | Transmission Cable - The invention provides a transmission cable with a main baseline layer and a superimposed line layer. The main baseline layer includes a superimposed part, and a non-superimposed part. The superimposed line layer and the superimposed part form an unbendable part; the non-superimposed part forms a bendable par. The main baseline layer includes a first grounding layer, a first base layer stacked, a signal line layer, and a second base layer. The superimposed line layer includes a third base layer and a second grounding layer. The bendable part is small in thickness, so that the transmission cable provided by the invention has good bending performance, thereby improving the practicability of the transmission cable and prolonging the service life of the transmission cable. | 2020-12-31 |