SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160133995 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode core and a positive electrode mixture layer formed thereon; a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode core and a negative electrode mixture layer formed thereon; a wound electrode assembly in which the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are wound with a separator therebetween so as to be insulated from each other; a nonaqueous electrolyte solution; a pressure-responsive current interruption mechanism electrically connected to at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; and an outer casing. Excess electrolyte solution is present outside the electrode assembly in the outer casing. The liquid level of the excess electrolyte solution is at such a height that the excess electrolyte solution does not come into contact with a component of the current interruption mechanism when the outer casing is placed horizontally. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133934 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a pressure-sensitive current shut-off mechanism, wherein a positive electrode core body exposed portion is disposed at one end portion of a flat rolled electrode assembly, a negative electrode core body exposed portion is disposed at the other end portion, lithium carbonate is contained in a positive electrode mix layer, and a protective layer is disposed along the border with the positive electrode mix layer at the position opposite to a separator on the positive electrode core body exposed portion. | 05-12-2016 |
20160118632 | SEALING PLATE FOR PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SEALING PLATE - A prismatic secondary battery includes a prismatic hollow outer body having a mouth and a bottom; a flat electrode assembly, a positive electrode collector, a negative electrode collector, and an electrolyte, all of which are stored in the prismatic outer body; a sealing plate sealing up the mouth of the prismatic outer body; and a positive electrode terminal attached to the sealing plate in an electrically insulated manner. The sealing plate includes a gas release valve and an electrolyte pour hole and further includes, on the front face, a concaved flat face having an identification code. With the prismatic secondary battery of the invention, a jig for assembly or the like is unlikely to come into contact with the identification code during an assembly process of the prismatic secondary battery, hence the identification code is unlikely to be abraded, and the traceability is unlikely to be lost. | 04-28-2016 |
20160064738 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An aspect of the invention resides in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery ( | 03-03-2016 |
20160056475 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - There are provided a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent initial efficiency and good moldability of pillar portions included in a negative electrode mixture layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A negative electrode ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160056471 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode mix layer which is placed on the negative electrode collector and which contains a negative electrode active material, a binder A containing a rubber polymer compound as a binder, and a binder B containing a water-soluble polymer compound. The negative electrode mix layer has a cross section in a thickness direction thereof, the cross section being halved into a collector-side region and a surface-side region. The sum of the perimeters of the negative electrode active material per unit area in the cross section is more distributed in the collector-side region than in the surface-side region. The binder A is more distributed in the collector-side region than in the surface-side region. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056469 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode being configured so that even if the potential of the positive electrode is set to a high potential, degradation of cycle characteristics is suppressed. A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which has a positive electrode plate in which a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material which occludes and releases Li, a binder, and an electrically conductive agent is formed on a positive electrode collector, and in this positive electrode, a compound containing at least one element selected from W, Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, and a rare earth element is adhered to all the surfaces of at least a part of the positive electrode active material, at least a part of the binder, and at least a part of the electrically conductive agent, each of which is contained in the positive electrode mixture layer. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056463 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode-regulated non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte and stops charging as a result of the voltage drop of the negative electrode. In the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the size of the negative electrode active material layer is larger than the size of the positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium-nickel composite oxide (A) represented by the general formula LiNi | 02-25-2016 |
20160056460 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL USING SAME - This positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes a lithium-containing transition metal oxide having a layered structure, the principal arrangement of a transition metal, oxygen, and lithium in the positive electrode active material being represented by an O | 02-25-2016 |
20160056457 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES INCORPORATING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCORPORATING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - A positive electrode active material according to an aspect of the present invention for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide that has a compound in contact with its surface, the compound containing a rare earth metal and silicic acid and/or boric acid. A positive electrode according to an aspect of the present invention has a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive agent. The positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide that has a compound in contact with its surface, the compound containing a rare earth metal and silicic acid and/or boric acid. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056433 | CELL PACK AND FASTENING STRUCTURE - Battery pack includes battery module, metallic installation substrate, metallic attachment member disposed between battery module and installation substrate, metallic fastening part, and insulating member for electrically insulating fastening part and attachment member, and attachment member and installation substrate, from each other, respectively. Insulating member includes annular insulating part having an inner-diameter hole allowing passing through of a male screw shaft portion of fastening part, and electrically insulating between attachment member and an entire surface of an outer periphery of the male screw shaft portion of the fastening part, and between attachment member and an entire surface of an outer periphery of the larger-diameter portion of fastening part; and plate-like insulating part having a corresponding inner-diameter hole which corresponds to the inner-diameter hole of annular insulating part and allows passing through of the male screw shaft portion of fastening part, and electrically insulating between attachment member and installation substrate. | 02-25-2016 |
20160049692 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: a positive electrode; a negative electrode that contains lithium titanate; a separator that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains an electrolyte salt and a nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous solvent contains propylene carbonate, a chain carbonate A represented by general formula R | 02-18-2016 |
20160049651 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a good capacity retention ratio (cycle characteristics) and in which the expansion and shrinkage during charging and discharging are small compared with the case where a negative electrode made of only a negative electrode active material that forms an alloy with lithium is used. A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a negative electrode mixture layer formed on a current collector and containing a binder and a negative electrode active material particle that forms an alloy with lithium. The negative electrode mixture layer includes pillar portions, and a value of S1/S2 is 0.46 or more and 0.58 or less, where S1 represents a total area of the pillar portions in plan view and S2 represents a total area of one surface of the negative electrode current collector in plan view. | 02-18-2016 |
20160049639 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using SiO | 02-18-2016 |
20160043566 | POWER SOURCE DOCK - A power source stand includes position detector | 02-11-2016 |
20160043389 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which inhibits the oxidative decomposition of an electrolytic solution in a high-temperature environment and has markedly improved high-temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode plate containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode plate containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, in which the positive electrode active material is a lithium transition metal complex oxide, at least one selected from rare-earth hydroxide and rare-earth oxyhydroxide is present on a surface of the positive electrode active material, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluoroarene. | 02-11-2016 |
20160043380 | RECTANGULAR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A rectangular secondary battery according to the present invention includes an electroconductive member, a first insulating member, a pressure-sensitive circuit breaker that includes an inversion plate and a positive electrode current collector. The electroconductive member has a first outer side surface and a second outer side surface that face away from each other. The first insulating member includes a pair of short side walls. One of the short side walls is located outside of the first outer side surface and presses the first outer side surface toward the second outer side surface. The other short side wall is located outside of the second outer side surface and presses the second outer side surface toward the first outer side surface. | 02-11-2016 |
20160028255 | SECONDARY-BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND BATTERY PACK - A charging system includes battery pack and charger. During the charge of secondary battery, charge control unit controls charger so that the charger performs constant-current charge at a first charge current, and, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied, switches the first charge current to a second charge current lower than the first charge current and continues the constant-current charge. The conditions include the condition that the SOC of secondary battery arrives at a threshold SOC value and the condition that the inter-terminal voltage of secondary battery arrives at a threshold inter-terminal voltage. In response to the degree of degradation of secondary battery, the charge control unit drops at least one of the threshold SOC value and the threshold inter-terminal voltage. | 01-28-2016 |
20160028254 | SECONDARY BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND BATTERY PACK - Even after the battery reaches the last stage of the end of life, the use can be continued. A charging system includes battery pack and charger. During the charge of lithium-ion secondary battery, charge control unit calculates the full charge capacity maintaining rate, sets a first charge current value on the basis of the full charge capacity maintaining rate, and charges the battery. When lithium-ion secondary battery reaches the last stage of the end of life, charge control unit sets a second charge current value lower than the first charge current value set based on the full charge capacity maintaining rate, and charges the battery. | 01-28-2016 |
20160020467 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is: the positive electrode mixture layer comprises a first mixture layer that contains a positive electrode active material and a reaction inhibitor which inhibits a thermal reaction between the positive electrode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a second mixture layer that contains the positive electrode active material; the positive electrode is obtained by sequentially laminating the positive electrode current collector, the first and the second mixture layer in this order; and the concentration of the reaction inhibitor contained in the positive electrode mixture layer is high in the vicinity of the positive electrode current collector in comparison to that in the surface layer portion of the positive electrode mixture layer. | 01-21-2016 |
20160020459 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention has a main object to improve the thermal stability of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material and a metal fluoride. The positive electrode active material contains particles of a lithium transition metal oxide. At least one portion of the surface of each of the lithium transition metal oxide particles has a rare-earth compound attached thereto. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluorine-containing lithium salt. The rare-earth compound is preferably a hydroxide, an oxyhydroxide, or an oxide. | 01-21-2016 |
20160006029 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY BY USING SAME - A high-capacity non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of maintaining good cycle characteristics even in the case where large current discharge is repeated is provided. A positive electrode active material particle ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160006007 | BATTERY MODULE - Battery module includes the following elements: a plurality of batteries; and metallic or ceramic battery case that includes a plurality of holding parts holding corresponding batteries. Heat insulating member is disposed between wall surface of each of holding parts and corresponding one of batteries. Heat insulating member is disposed in a part between wall surface of holding part and battery so that air layer is formed between wall surface and battery. | 01-07-2016 |
20150380735 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a large battery capacity and excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a particulate negative electrode active material ( | 12-31-2015 |
20150372306 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - It is an object to improve the initial charge-discharge efficiency of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that uses, as negative electrode active materials, a carbon material and a metal or metal oxide that forms an alloy with lithium. There is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a negative electrode which includes, as negative electrode active materials, a carbon material and a metal or metal oxide that forms an alloy with lithium and in which at least part of a surface of the carbon material is coated with a polymer material that does not react with lithium. The mass percentage of the polymer material that does not react with lithium relative to the carbon material is preferably 0.5 to 2 mass %. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372304 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has high capacity and good load properties. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode additive. The positive electrode additive contains a Li-containing compound that generates gas at 4.2 V (vs. Li/Li | 12-24-2015 |
20150372294 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - In nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that use silicon or silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, the initial charge-discharge efficiency and the cycle characteristics are improved. A negative electrode active material particle ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150372292 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - In nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that use silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, the cycle characteristics are improved. A negative electrode active material ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150364764 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The initial charge/discharge efficiency and cycle characteristics of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery are improved. Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a porous layer placed on the negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The porous layer has flat voids. The minor axis direction of each flat void is perpendicular to the plane direction of the porous layer and the major axis direction of the flat void is parallel to the plane direction of the porous layer. The ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the flat void preferably ranges from 1.4 to 2.2. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364752 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a negative electrode mixture layer that contains a binder and a negative electrode active material particle that forms an alloy with lithium and is formed on a current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a base portion near the current collector and pillar-shaped portions formed on the base portion. A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to another aspect of the present invention includes a negative electrode mixture layer that contains a binder and a negative electrode active material particle that forms an alloy with lithium and is formed on a current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes pillar-shaped portions and the particle diameter of the negative electrode active material particle is 20% or less of the maximum diameter of the pillar-shaped portions. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364735 | SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery according to the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical outer can having an opening, the opening and a sealing plate being crimp-sealed with an insulating gasket interposed therebetween. The sealing plate has a thin portion that serves as a starting point of deformation of the sealing plate when a battery internal pressure increases. When the battery internal pressure increases, the sealing plate is deformed so that a gap is formed between the insulating gasket and the sealing plate and gas in the outer can is vented to the outside of the outer can. The sealing plate may be formed of a single plate-shaped member. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364734 | SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery including a bottomed cylindrical outer can having an opening, the opening and a sealing body being crimp-sealed with an insulating gasket interposed therebetween, is disclosed. The sealing body includes a first plate-shaped member and a second plate-shaped member bonded to a surface of the first plate-shaped member, the surface facing the outside of the battery. At least the first plate-shaped member is crimp-sealed at an outer periphery thereof, and the crimp-sealed plate-shaped member has a thin portion on at least one surface thereof, the thin portion serving as a starting point of deformation of the sealing body when a battery internal pressure increases. When the battery internal pressure increases, the sealing body is deformed so that a gap is formed between the insulating gasket and the sealing body and gas in the outer can is vented to the outside of the outer can. | 12-17-2015 |
20150357635 | FLAT NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A flat nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present invention having good charge/discharge cycles can be achieved even if the charge voltage of a positive electrode is high. A flat nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present invention includes a positive electrode plate in which a positive electrode mix layer containing a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly storing and releasing lithium is formed, a negative electrode plate, an electrode assembly having a structure in which the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are stacked with a separator therebetween, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. A compound of at least one metal selected from Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, W, and rare-earth elements is attached to the surface of the positive electrode active material. A pressure is applied to the flat nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery from outside. | 12-10-2015 |
20150357618 | LITHIUM-ION CELL - A leak test defect is suppressed which is generated by short circuit between a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a lithium metal present in the vicinity of an end portion of a separator, and an initial charge/discharge efficiency of a lithium-ion cell and cycle characteristics thereof are improved. In the lithium-ion cell, the separator includes a polyolefin as a primary material and a uniform lithium metal film formed on a surface portion thereof which is located at the negative electrode plate side and which does not face the negative electrode active material layer, and the lithium metal film is electrically insulated from the positive electrode collector. | 12-10-2015 |
20150349299 | RECTANGULAR SECONDARY BATTERY - An insulation sheet is disposed between a rectangular housing and an electrode body. A first side wall of the insulation sheet is disposed between a large-area side surface of the rectangular housing and the electrode body. The first side wall includes a first folded portion that is folded along an edge of the first side wall near a sealing plate. The first folded portion extends from an edge of the first side wall near the sealing plate toward a bottom surface of the rectangular housing and is disposed between the large-area side surface and the electrode body in such a way that the first folded portion overlaps the first side wall. | 12-03-2015 |
20150333358 | LAMINATED BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A laminated battery provided with an electricity-producing element and an outer case. The electricity-producing element contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The outer case comprises two sheets of laminating film and includes the following: a containing section that contains the electricity-producing element; and a sealing section that is formed around the edge of the containing section by bonding the sheets of laminating film to each other. Corners are formed along the boundary between the containing section and the sealing section, and an adhesive resin layer in the sealing section is thicker in corner regions near the aforementioned corners than in other regions. | 11-19-2015 |
20150333313 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A sealing body of a battery includes a positive electrode cap, a safety valve electrically connected to the positive electrode cap, a plurality of protrusions that are disposed annularly and intermittently on the outer peripheral side of a conductive contact part of the safety valve and that are each formed so as to be inclined toward the center of the sealing body, and an insulating member that covers at least top parts of the plurality of protrusions, side surfaces thereof on the center side, and a surface of the safety valve on the center side, that is fitted to the center side of the plurality of protrusions, whose vertical sectional shape is bent in a Z-shape. A terminal plate is fitted and fixed to the center side of the insulating member and is connected by welding to the conductive contact portion through a central opening of the insulating member. | 11-19-2015 |
20150318545 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries includes a negative electrode core member and a negative electrode mixture layer attached to the negative electrode core member, wherein the negative electrode mixture layer contains negative electrode active material particles with a graphite structure and a binder, the mixture density of the negative electrode mixture layer is 1.5 g/cm | 11-05-2015 |
20150311534 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode collector, and a positive electrode active substance layer formed upon the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode active substance layer has a positive electrode active substance and an aromatic organophosphate compound. The aromatic organophosphate compound ideally has a solubility of no more than 1% relative to a non-aqueous electrolytic solution serving as a liquid non-aqueous electrolyte. | 10-29-2015 |
20150304817 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a mobile communication device and communication control method for imposing a limitation so that, under a situation in which transmission and/or reception of information to and/or from another communication device is unnecessary, the transmission and/or reception of the information to and/or from the another communication device is not carried out to avoid unnecessary transmission/reception of the information, to thereby reduce a power consumption. The mobile communication device, which is provided in a mobile object, includes: a movement detection sensor for detecting movement of the mobile object; a communication unit for communicating to/from another communication device; and a control unit for determining whether the mobile object is moving or not based on an output of the movement detection sensor, in which the control unit transmits and/or receives information to and/or from the another communication device through the communication unit only when determining that the mobile object is moving. | 10-22-2015 |
20150303520 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention has a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium cobalt composite oxide containing at least aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg), the negative electrode active material includes at least one of metal silicon (Si) and a silicon oxide represented by SiO | 10-22-2015 |
20150303478 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode active material layer containing an electrode active material and a binder. The electrode active material layer includes a portion containing the smallest amount of the binder in a middle region across the thickness of the electrode active material layer. The binder is distributed in the electrode active material layer such that the amount of the binder increases continuously from the portion toward the core and an outer surface of the electrode active material layer. Preferably, the amount of the binder present in the electrode active material layer per unit thickness is limited to more than 10 in a region extending 10% of the thickness from the outer surface of the electrode active material layer, with 10 being assigned to the amount of the binder present in the electrode active material layer per unit thickness if the binder is uniformly distributed. | 10-22-2015 |
20150303443 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A highly reliable prismatic secondary battery with a current interruption mechanism that is unlikely to be damaged even if the battery is subjected to shock due to vibration, falling, etc. A second insulating member that has a through-hole is disposed between an inversion plate and the first region of a positive electrode collector, and through the through-hole the first region of the positive electrode collector is electrically connected to the inversion plat. First to third projections to formed around the through-hole formed in the second insulating member fit respectively into first to third openings formed in the first region of the positive electrode collector, and the diameters of their apexes are widened, thus forming first to third fixing portions. Thereby, the second insulating member is robustly joined to the first region of the positive electrode collector. | 10-22-2015 |
20150298557 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE PERFORMING REGENERATIVE BRAKING - A power supply device comprises a lead-acid battery disposing a plurality of cells in a battery case of a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a pair of facing walls and a pair of end surface walls at the circumference of a rectangular bottom surface plate, and a power storage device connected in parallel to the lead-acid battery. The power storage device has a larger storage capacity by regenerative braking than that of the lead-acid battery, and the power storage device has an external case having a heat radiation plate disposed in a thermally connected state to the facing wall of the lead-acid battery, and the heat radiation plate is thermally connected to the facing wall of the lead-acid battery. | 10-22-2015 |
20150298556 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A first power storage portion and a second power storage portion connected in parallel stores power generated by a generator in a vehicle and supplies power to an electric device in the vehicle. The second storage portion includes a plurality of series connected storage battery cells. The controlling portion monitors a ratio of divided voltages in the plurality of the series connected storage battery cells, and detects an abnormal state in the second power storage portion. Concretely, a positive terminal electrical potential, a negative terminal electrical potential, and a connecting node electrical potential are monitored, the abnormal state of the second power storage portion is determined when a ratio of a voltage between the positive terminal and the connecting node to a voltage between the negative terminal and the connecting node, does not correspond to a predetermined ratio. | 10-22-2015 |
20150287996 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - [Problem] A non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided that shows good cycle performance and good storage performance under high temperature conditions and exhibits high reliability even with a battery configuration featuring high capacity. A method of manufacturing the battery is also provided. | 10-08-2015 |
20150270553 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention contains a dispersant in a positive electrode mixture layer. The content of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode mixture layer is 97% by mass or more, and the content ratio of a conductive agent to a binder in the positive electrode mixture layer is 1.00-1.67. The binder is composed of a polyvinylidene fluoride which has a carboxyl group or a carboxyl group derivative as a terminal functional group. | 09-24-2015 |
20150270533 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can suppress the change in structure of a positive electrode active material at a high voltage is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material has a surface to which a rare earth compound is adhered and includes a lithium cobalt composite oxide containing at least one type selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Ca, Cu, Zn, Sr, Ge, Sn, Si, P, Nb, Mo, S, and W, and charge is performed so that the potential of the positive electrode is 4.53 V or more with reference to lithium. | 09-24-2015 |
20150263334 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an outer case storing a stacked electrode assembly, each of positive electrode plates are provided with a positive electrode active material layer formed on a surface of a positive electrode core made of an aluminum-based metal, and the separator includes a polyolefin microporous film and a layer containing insulating metal oxide composite, and the positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium transition-metal composite oxide expressed by Li | 09-17-2015 |
20150263333 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode active material layer containing an electrode active material and a binder. The binder is distributed in the electrode active material layer such that the amount of the binder increases continuously from an outer surface of the electrode active material layer toward the core. The amount of the binder present in the electrode active material layer per unit thickness is less than 10 in a region extending from a position 90% of the thickness of the electrode active material layer to a position 100% of the thickness of the electrode active material layer from a surface of the electrode active material layer facing the core, with 10 being assigned to the amount of the binder present in the electrode active material layer per unit thickness if the binder is uniformly distributed in the electrode active material layer. | 09-17-2015 |
20150255766 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to safely discharge gases to the outside of a battery even when the gases are generated in a sealed secondary battery. In the sealed secondary battery according to the present invention, an electrode group ( | 09-10-2015 |
20150249243 | SEPARATOR-INTEGRATED ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a separator-integrated electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a reduced risk of a short circuit between electrodes due to precipitation of metallic lithium on a surface of an electrode mixture layer. A positive electrode ( | 09-03-2015 |
20150243982 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which has high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics. A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries of the present invention is represented by general formula LiNi | 08-27-2015 |
20150224893 | BATTERY BLOCK - Each battery block is formed by a plurality of unit cells arranged. Coupling a plurality of battery blocks with each other forms a battery module. Guiding members, through which a rail is made to pass, is provided on an external surface of the battery block, where the rail is used to couple the battery block with another battery block. The guiding members are provided on at least two adjacent lateral faces of four lateral faces excluding electrode faces of the battery block. | 08-13-2015 |
20150221950 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using SiO | 08-06-2015 |
20150221943 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An advantage of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery causing hardly any particle breakage even in the case of an enhanced packing density of a positive electrode active material, and thereby being capable of accomplishing good cycle characteristics. A positive electrode | 08-06-2015 |
20150221942 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel and zirconium and including secondary particles, each of which is composed of an aggregate of primary particles, and a rare earth compound deposited on and/or near interfaces between the primary particles. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221938 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal oxide having a surface to which a rare earth compound is adhered, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a lithium salt in which an oxalate complex functions as an anion. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221933 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode including lithium transition metal oxide particles as a positive electrode active material, the lithium transition metal oxide particles containing nickel as a main transition metal component and being such that a first compound containing at least one element Ma selected from the group consisting of Group IV elements and Group V elements is sintered to a portion of the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide particles, the first compound having a composition different from that of the lithium transition metal oxide particles, the positive electrode further including a second compound containing at least one element Mb selected from the group consisting of Group VI elements, the second compound having a composition different from that of the lithium transition metal oxide particles. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221918 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A separator for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a porous film mainly consisting of cellulose fiber, wherein the porous film has a maximum pore diameter of 0.2 μm or less. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221902 | GASKET FOR A SECONDARY BATTERY AND A SECONDARY BATTERY - A gasket for a secondary battery is provided between a battery casing and a sealing body for sealing the opening of the battery casing. The gasket for the secondary battery includes at least two insulating layers composed of a first insulating layer, which is a surface layer on a battery casing side, and a second insulating layer, which is disposed nearer the sealing body than the first insulating layer. The melting point of a first material constituting the first insulating layer is higher than that of a second material constituting the second insulating layer. | 08-06-2015 |
20150214545 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery excellent in high-temperature charge storage characteristics and high-temperature over-discharge storage characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention has a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material which contains a lithium transition metal oxide having a surface to which a rare earth compound is adhered, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material which contains a graphite and a silicon oxide represented by SiO | 07-30-2015 |
20150214542 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention aims to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent charge discharge cycle characteristics in a high-temperature environment. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material mixture layer is formed, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material mixture layer is formed, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a separator, and in the above nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, on at least one surface of the positive electrode active material mixture layer and the negative electrode active material mixture layer, an inorganic particle layer containing a rare earth element compound is formed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150207142 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode ( | 07-23-2015 |
20150207141 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can significantly improve battery characteristics by suppression of decrease in discharge capacity at an initial cycle stage and by improvement in high-temperature charge storage characteristics. A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode mixture layer including a negative electrode active material which contains SiO | 07-23-2015 |
20150188143 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active substance layer formed upon the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active substance layer has a positive electrode active substance and a melamine-acid salt being a salt comprising melamine and acid. | 07-02-2015 |
20150188107 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the negative electrode active material is a mixture of a graphite material, and silicon or a silicon compound, and the separator is a polyolefin microporous film, which contains polyethylene as an essential component and is formed of a multilayer film having at least two layers, and the separator contains inorganic particles at least in the surface layer on the side facing the negative electrode plate. | 07-02-2015 |
20150180101 | STORAGE CELL SYSTEM - An alkaline storage battery comprises a nickel positive electrode having nickel hydroxide as the main positive electrode active material, a hydrogen absorbing alloy negative electrode having a hydrogen absorbing alloy as the negative electrode active material, a separator, an alkaline electrolyte, and an outer can storing the nickel positive electrode, the hydrogen absorbing alloy negative electrode, the separator, and the alkaline electrolyte, and the hydrogen absorbing alloy is expressed by general formula La | 06-25-2015 |
20150162768 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An acquisition unit acquires state of health of a storage battery provided to supply electric power, in which the state of health shows a smaller value as the storage battery deteriorates. A display unit performs notification when state of health acquired by the acquisition unit is smaller than a first threshold value. When the acquisition unit has not acquired state of health for a predetermined period, the display unit performs notification if the elapsed period from the manufacture of the storage battery is longer than a second threshold value. | 06-11-2015 |
20150147656 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES - A negative electrode | 05-28-2015 |
20150147606 | SEALING PLATE FOR PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A sealing plate for a prismatic secondary battery includes a pair of mouths for attaching a negative and positive electrode terminals, one mouth being formed near one end in a longitudinal direction of the sealing plate, and the other mouth being formed near the other end, coining areas used for positioning of an insulating member and formed around the pair of mouths on a front face of the sealing plate, a gas release valve and an electrolyte pour hole formed between the pair of mouths, and grooves formed between the respective coining areas and the long side edge of the sealing plate. The groove has a smaller depth near the gas release valve than the depth near the coining area. Even when the sealing plate is produced through forging, the front face has good flatness and the coining areas are unlikely to have a sink mark or a shear drop. | 05-28-2015 |
20150140370 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A prismatic secondary battery | 05-21-2015 |
20150135522 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY PACK - A method for manufacturing a battery pack comprises a compressing step of stacking a plurality of flat secondary batteries, compressing and fixing in a pressed state of the flat secondary batteries constituting the battery staked member by applying a predetermined pressure in the stacking direction. Further, in the pressed shaping step, a pressing pressure of pressing the spiral electrode assembly is set, such that it is possible to insert the pressed electrode assembly into the outer can, and such that it is possible that the electrode assembly is swollen until the electrode assembly presses against the inner surface of the outer can when the electrode assemblies are swollen by the electrolyte injected into the outer can in the electrolyte injection step, and in the compressing step, the swollen electrode assemblies are pressed through the outer cans by pressing the outer cans of the flat secondary batteries. | 05-21-2015 |
20150132666 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode being capable of improving the charge-discharge cycle characteristics of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A positive electrode | 05-14-2015 |
20150132635 | PRISMATIC SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - The positive electrode substrate exposed portions or the negative electrode substrate exposed portions, or both, of an electrode assembly is split into two groups, and therebetween is disposed an intermediate member made of a resin material and holding one or more connecting conductive members. Collector members for the substrate exposed portions split into two groups is electrically joined by a resistance welding method to the substrate exposed portions split into two groups, together with the connecting conductive member(s) of the intermediate member. The resin material portion of the intermediate member protrudes, in the extension direction of the substrate exposed portions split into two groups, beyond the ends of the substrate exposed portions split into two groups and the ends of the collector member to a prismatic outer can. This structure enables enhanced resistance between the substrate exposed portions and the collector member and curbs variation in the welding strength. | 05-14-2015 |
20150132625 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - A sealed secondary battery comprises a bottomed cylindrical battery case having an opening, a sealing member sealing the opening of the battery case, and a spiral electrode assembly in which a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate are wound with a separator interposed therebetween, and an annular thin portion is formed in the bottom of the battery case, and the ratio of the area of a region surrounded by the annular thin portion to the area of the bottom portion of the battery case is equal to or more than 10%, and a volume energy density is equal to or more than 500 Wh/L. | 05-14-2015 |
20150084551 | MOTOR DRIVING CIRCUIT, MOTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A motor driving circuit has a supply line connected to a DC power source, an inverter whose input side is connected to the supply line and whose output side is connected to a motor, a power switch inserted in the supply line for switching the supply line between conducting and cut-off states, a voltage detector for detecting a voltage between the direct-current power source and the power switch, and an insulation resistance detector for first detecting, based on a result of detection by the voltage detector with the power switch in the cut-off state, an insulation resistance on the preceding-stage side of the power switch and subsequently detecting, based on a result of detection by the voltage detector with the power switch in the conducting state, an insulation resistance on the succeeding-stage side of the power switch. | 03-26-2015 |
20150056512 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An object is to provide a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allow a high output characteristic. Included are a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains particles | 02-26-2015 |
20150050546 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAID POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Even when a battery is produced with a positive electrode active material or a positive electrode containing the positive electrode active material after exposure to the air, battery properties such as a charge storage property can be significantly enhanced. Included are a lithium transition metal compound oxide at least containing nickel and manganese such that the nickel is contained in a higher content than the manganese in terms of moles; and sodium fluoride adhering to a surface of the lithium transition metal compound oxide. The lithium transition metal compound oxide may contain cobalt. | 02-19-2015 |
20150044552 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - [Object] To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent output characteristics and excellent thermal stability. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044535 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery which is unlikely to be deformed during charging and discharging. A lithium secondary battery includes a spiral-shaped electrode assembly and a cylindrical battery container. The battery container receives the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is disposed on the negative electrode collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material forming an alloy with lithium. The positive electrode faces the negative electrode. The separator is disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. When A is a proof stress of the negative electrode collector multiplied by the thickness thereof and a capacity to be charged per unit area of the negative electrode is represented by B, A≧0.075×B−3 is satisfied. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044533 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A prismatic nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a flat winding electrode assembly formed by winding an elongated positive and negative electrodes with an elongated separator interposed therebetween, and an outer body storing the flat winding electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode substrate exposed portion formed along a longitudinal direction. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode substrate exposed portion formed along a longitudinal direction. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains at least one of a lithium salt having an oxalate complex as an anion and lithium difluorophosphate (LiPF | 02-12-2015 |
20150037658 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - In a stack type battery containing a stacked electrode assembly in which a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode current collector tab extending therefrom and a negative electrode plate having a negative electrode current collector tab extending therefrom are alternately stacked interposing a separator therebetween, a through portion for positioning that passes through in the thickness direction is formed in at least one of the positive and negative electrode current collector tab, and the width at the through portion-unformed position of the positive or negative electrode collector tab is 50 mm or more, and the width of the through portion for positioning is 10% or less of the width at the through portion-unformed position of the positive or negative electrode current collector tab. | 02-05-2015 |
20150034145 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR DOUBLE-SIDED POWER GENERATION TYPE SOLAR CELL PANELS - A solar cell panel installed in an outer wall of a building structure for generating power from front and rear surfaces. A panel package including double-side power generation type solar cell panels or a group of solar cell panels arranged across a plurality of stages in a height direction is supported by vertical members supported by arm members overhung in a structural out-of-plane direction from an outer wall face having an opening and juxtaposed with an interval in a structural in-plane horizontal direction of the outer wall face while the panel package faces the outer wall face. The panel package is arranged between overhang members protruded side by side in a height direction to the exterior side of each vertical member and juxtaposed in a structural in-plane horizontal direction, and upper and lower portions of the panel package are held by the overhang members juxtaposed in a height direction. | 02-05-2015 |
20150030924 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - [Object] To provide a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with which characteristics of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, such as a charge/discharge efficiency, a capacity retention ratio, and a discharge capacity retention ratio are not easily degraded even in the case where the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is continuously charged at a high temperature. | 01-29-2015 |
20150030911 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a stacked electrode assembly in which the positive electrode plates with a large area and the negative electrode plates with a large area are stacked interposing separators therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing non-aqueous solvent. The positive electrode plate as the positive electrode active material comprises a lithium transition-metal composite oxide expressed by Li | 01-29-2015 |
20150022004 | CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A detection unit determines whether a commercial power supply is in a power failure state or a power distribution state. A power source connection management unit controls whether a solar cell is to be connected to a first power conditioner connected to a storage battery or to be connected to the commercial power supply via a second power conditioner. A load connection controller controls connection of the first power conditioner, commercial power supply, and a load. When the commercial power supply is in a power distribution state, the power source connection management unit does not cause the solar cell to be connected to the first power conditioner but connected to the commercial power supply via the second power conditioner, and the load connection controller causes the first power conditioner and the commercial power supply to be connected to the load. | 01-22-2015 |
20150014552 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE - To provide a fluorescence detection device that can effectively remove autofluorescence using a simple configuration. A fluorescence detection device comprises: semiconductor laser for emitting excitation light; an objective lens for converging excitation light onto a sample on a biosensor substrate; an anamorphic lens which introduces astigmatism to fluorescence that is from the biosensor substrate and incident on the objective lens and that passed through the objective lens; a spectral element for separating the fluorescence into a plurality of light rays; and a fluorescence detector for receiving the light rays separated by the spectral element. On the light receiving surface of the fluorescence detector, the spectral element splits the fluorescence so that the fluorescence generated at the sample is separated from the fluorescence generated at a specific depth position other than the sample position. | 01-15-2015 |
20140377649 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a method for producing a negative electrode for lithium secondary batteries, the negative electrode being capable of imparting high cycle characteristics to a lithium secondary battery. A method for producing a negative electrode | 12-25-2014 |
20140356724 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode being provided with a negative electrode plate mixture layer containing a negative electrode active material, a separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode active material is a mixture of at least one of metal silicon and silicon oxide expressed by SiOx (0.5≦x<1.6) , and graphite material. And the graphite material includes coated graphite material coated with amorphous carbon in the ratio of equal to or more than 20% by mass, and equal to or less than 90% by mass to all the graphite material, and the ratio of the metal silicon and the silicon oxide to all the negative electrode active material is equal to or more than 1% by mass and equal to or more than 20% by mass. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356685 | ASSEMBLED CELL - To provide an assembled cell in which problems such as the fast deterioration of only some unit cells positioned in a middle part are solved by realizing smooth heat dissipation from the middle part of the cell even if an outer member is made of a flexible material. A first heat transfer member | 12-04-2014 |
20140349166 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which after continuous charge is performed, an increase in battery thickness is suppressed, and a residual capacity rate is increased by reduction in gas generation amount and also provides a method for manufacturing the positive electrode described above. This positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer which contains a positive electrode active material and a phosphate salt represented by NaH | 11-27-2014 |
20140347559 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A video display device is provided with: an insertion section that enables direct insertion of a specified external device that outputs a video stream; and a control section. An input terminal is provided in the insertion section, said input terminal being for inputting the video stream output by the specified external device. The video display device has multiple choices as choices for an ‘item to input’, said multiple choices including a choice corresponding to the input terminal When the specified external device is inserted in the insertion section, the control section sets the ‘item to input’ to the choice corresponding to the input terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
20140329146 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive-electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is modified to improve the output characteristics under various temperature conditions, thereby making the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery suitable for a power supply for hybrid vehicles. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a working electrode | 11-06-2014 |
20140313638 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - [Problem] To obtain a solid electrolytic capacitor capable of suppressing leakage current and a method for manufacturing the solid electrolytic capacitor. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313280 | VIDEO-PHONE DEVICE - A video-phone device which transmits and receives sharable data to and from video-phones belonging to other parties is provided with a communication control means which, upon receiving a reception request or a transmission request for shareable data, assesses whether or not the reception request or the transmission request satisfies predetermined conditions, specifically, whether or not the other party has been stored in a recoding unit as a party to which transmission/reception of sharable data is permitted, and receives sharable data from the other party or transmits sharable data to the other party only when the conditions are satisfied. Thus the video-phone can automatically permit only reception of sharable data from trusted parties on the other end of a communication line, or transmission of sharable data to trusted parties on the other end of a communication line. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308555 | SQUARE-SHAPED SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In a prismatic sealed secondary battery provided with an outer can made of a metal, the ability of inserting the electrode assembly into the outer can is improved to restrain the displacement and damages of the insulation member when inserting the electrode assembly into the outer can. The prismatic sealed secondary battery of the present invention includes an insulation member having a bottomed box shape which is a shape obtained by eliminating the upper surface from the surfaces of a hexahedron having a cuboid form, wherein each width of at least a pair of side surfaces facing each other in the insulation member is smaller than the width of the electrode assembly facing the pair of side surfaces. | 10-16-2014 |
20140302367 | BATTERY INCLUDING SPIRAL ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a battery comprises winding a separator to a winding core, and forming an area in which the separator is overlapped in equal to or more than two layers of the separator, joining the two layers mutually in pressure contact by pressing a projecting portion formed in a jig to the overlapped area, after the step of the joining, providing a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate to the winding core, and winding into a spiral form the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate interposing the separator therebetween, and after the step of the winding, forming a spiral electrode assembly by removing the winding core from a winding body wound into the spiral form. | 10-09-2014 |
20140293512 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes an oxide of valve metal. It is beneficial that the solid electrolyte layer contains a salt of valve metal in addition to the oxide of valve metal. Furthermore, it is beneficial that the oxide of valve metal is vanadium pentoxide. | 10-02-2014 |
20140272582 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING RARE EARTH HYDROXIDE AND/OR OXYHYDROXIDE - In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode | 09-18-2014 |
20140261684 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes: a front surface glass plate disposed on the light reception side; a rear surface glass plate provided so as to be opposed to the front surface glass plate; a photovoltaic device between the front surface glass plate and the rear surface glass plate; and a filler that fills a space between the front surface glass plate and the rear surface glass plate. The front surface glass plate and the rear surface glass plate have a bonded region which is melt-bonded at peripheral edge sections. Further, an air gap is present between the bonded region and the outer peripheral section of the filler. | 09-18-2014 |
20140247440 | MIRROR ACTUATOR, BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE, AND LASER RADAR - A mirror actuator includes: a base; a first rotation portion that is supported on the base so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis; a second rotation portion that is supported on the first rotation portion so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a mirror disposed at the second rotation portion; a first drive portion that rotates the first rotation portion around the first rotation axis; and a second drive portion that rotates the second rotation portion around the second rotation axis. The second drive portion has a coil part and a magnet part applying a magnetic field to the coil part. One of the coil part and the magnet part is disposed at the first rotation portion, and the other is disposed at the second rotation portion. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246086 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A photovoltaic module ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140245434 | INPUT DEVICE FOR INPUTTING PASSWORD OR THE LIKE AND MOBILE TELEPHONE HAVING THE INPUT DEVICE - A contact sensor capable of inputting a character by tracing a character with user's finger is arranged in a region of a ten-key unit of a mobile telephone. When registering a password to release a key lock, a user traces a shape of a line, a character, a number, or other symbol on the contact sensor with his/her finger so that the shape is inputted and stored in a memory, thereby completing registration of a password. When releasing the key lock, the user traces the registered shape on the contact sensor with his/her finger so that the key lock is released. The input is easy. Even if the password input operation is observed by a third person, the password will not be easily known to the third person. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242440 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a prismatic secondary battery having high reliability and including a connecting part, wherein a terminal member and an external conduction member are connected by a swaged part and a welded part. The terminal member includes a flange, a first connecting part formed on a first surface side of the flange, and a second connecting part formed on a second surface side of the flange. The flange and the second connecting part are disposed on a battery exterior side than a sealing body. The first connecting part penetrates a through-hole formed in the sealing body. The second connecting part penetrates a through-hole formed in an external conduction member. The second connecting part includes a tip part swaged on the external conduction member. An abutting part of a tip of the swaged part of the second connecting part and a protruding part of the external conduction member is weld-connected. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242439 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A prismatic nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a convex portion on a stepped portion of a stepped through hole of a positive electrode external conduction member. An upper end side of a caulked portion of a positive electrode terminal member is caulked by being inserted from a side of a small-diameter portion into the stepped through hole of a positive electrode external conduction member, and a convex portion of the positive electrode external conduction member is covered with a tip side of the caulked portion. Therefore, a terminal member and an external conduction member have a great bond strength, and rarely rotate with respect to each other. Thus, there is less concern that a conductivity decreases even when the battery is used under an environment including a lot of vibrations. | 08-28-2014 |
20140234701 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can improve performance (increase in capacity) and reduce cost by improvement in heat stability. There are provided a positive electrode including a metal halide and a positive electrode active material containing a lithium transition metal oxide which includes nickel and manganese, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte including a nonaqueous solvent, a fluorine-containing lithium salt, and a lithium salt which includes an oxalate complex as an anion. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230880 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module is provided which has improved durability. A third wiring member ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140220429 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte that can suppress swelling of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A nonaqueous electrolyte for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery | 08-07-2014 |
20140220391 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THAT POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A power source apparatus provided with a battery stack having a plurality of rectangular shaped rechargeable battery cells stacked together, a circuit board carrying electronic circuitry electrically connected with the rechargeable battery cells, a circuit board holder disposed on the upper surface of the battery stack that establishes circuit board storage space to hold the circuit board, and a conducting shield plate installed on top of the circuit board holder that closes-off at least the upper surface of the circuit board storage space holding the circuit board inside. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218622 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND EXTERNAL DEVICE - To a video display device, a remote control transmitter for remotely operating the video display device is attached. When at least one of predetermined keys provided in the remote control transmitter of an external device is operated, the video display device switches, according to the setting of an “input target”, the validness and the invalidness of an remote operation on the at least one of predetermined keys of the external device which outputs a video stream to the video display device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216548 | SOLAR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a solar module of the present invention, the ratio (T | 08-07-2014 |
20140215515 | TELEVISION RECEIVER, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An information exchange system is provided in which users passing each other can realistically exchange opinions on a television program. Hence, the information exchange system includes a television receiver and a portable information terminal which performs short-range communication with the television receiver and another portable information tenuinal, where the television receiver acquires, from a broadcast wave, program information including an identifier and a program name of a specified program, and transmits the program information to the portable information terminal within a range of the short-range communication, and the portable information terminal acquires the program information from the television receiver, associates a comment with the acquired program information to receive an input of the comment and exchanges the comment with another portable information terminal which comes into the range of the short-range communication. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213171 | AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - There are provided an air-conditioning device that can easily perform fan setting to obtain a proper air volume in accordance with external static pressure, and a method of controlling the air-conditioning device. There is executed air volume setting processing (S | 07-31-2014 |
20140212757 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent output characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery | 07-31-2014 |
20140212718 | PRISMATIC BATTERY - Provided is a prismatic battery resistant to the development of short circuits. The prismatic battery has a structure in which a flat electrode including a positive electrode collector with a positive electrode substrate exposed portion and a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode substrate exposed portion is accommodated in an outer can. At least one of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector has a rib. The rib is provided with an easily bendable part (a thin wall, groove, opening, or notch). The rib is bent at the easily bendable part when force is applied to the tip of the rib to prevent the tip from reaching the outer can by means of an insulation sheet to avoid the development of short circuits between the negative electrode collector and the outer can. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209167 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - An absorption layer is provided on surface side of a solar cell, and is configured to absorb light in a wavelength range of 400 nm or more and below 700 nm and to transmit light in a wavelength range of 700 nm or more and 1200 nm or less. A first reflection layer is provided at one side of the absorption layer, which is an opposite side to the solar cell, and is configured to reflect the light in the wavelength range of 700 nm or more and 1200 nm or less. A filler layer is provided between the absorption layer and the reflection layer, and is configured to transmit light in the wavelength range of 400 nm or more and below 700 nm and to transmit light in a wavelength range of 700 nm or more and below 1200 nm. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209165 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a solar cell with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion body and first and second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion body includes a substrate made of semiconductor material. The first and second electrodes are disposed at intervals on one main surface of the photoelectric conversion body. Terraces each formed of a crystal plane are provided on a main surface of the substrate on the one main surface side of the photoelectric conversion body. At least one of the terraces exists between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209150 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes solar cells, a wiring member electrically connecting the solar cells, a first protection member provided on a light-receiving-surface side of the solar cells, a second protection member provided on a back-surface side of the solar cells, and a sealing material provided between the first protection member and the second protection member to seal the solar cells therein. The first protection member has a first texture on one of principal surfaces thereof that faces the opposite side of the solar cells. The wiring member has a second texture on one of principal surfaces thereof that faces the first protection member. The first texture and the second texture are provided such that, in a plan view, a normal to a surface of the first texture is not parallel to a normal to a surface of the second texture. | 07-31-2014 |
20140205871 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including positive and negative electrode plates; a nonaqueous electrolyte; an outer body; and a current interruption mechanism being provided on at least one of a conductive pathway between the positive electrode plate and a positive electrode external terminal and a conductive pathway between the negative electrode plate and a negative electrode external terminal. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an overcharge inhibitor. The positive electrode active material layer has a specific surface area of 1.3 m | 07-24-2014 |
20140204564 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a backlight, a pair of inverter circuit boards that are respectively arranged in vicinities of end portions in a longitudinal direction of a hack side of the display panel, and an expansion slot unit having an expansion slot, a case that includes a slit serving as an opening through which a expansion board to be inserted into the expansion slot is inserted and can guide and house the expansion hoard, and an expansion slot board, the expansion slot unit being arranged on the back side of the display panel to be adjacent to a side of one of the pair of the inverter circuit boards and the slit being provided in an open state at a position separated from the side edge of the display panel by more than a length in an insertion direction of the expansion board that is inserted. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203787 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains 1% by mass or larger of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide represented by Li | 07-24-2014 |
20140202535 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - An aspect of the invention provides a solar cell module, which comprises a solar cell with a light-receiving surface and a back surface, a first protection member disposed at a light-receiving surface side of the solar cell and made of a glass plate, a second protection member disposed at a back surface side of the solar cell, and a filler layer provided between the first protection member and the second protection member and sealing the solar cell. At least part of a portion of the filler layer situated at the back surface side of the solar cell contains an acidic additive. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202534 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a solar cell module wherein solar cells and a sealing material, which is sealing the solar cells, are not easily peeled from each other. A solar cell module is provided with solar cells, a wiring material, and a sealing material. Each of the solar cells has first and second main surfaces. The wiring material is electrically connected to each of the solar cells on the first main surface. The sealing material seals the solar cells. The sealing material has a first sealing section and a second sealing section. The first sealing section contains a non-bridging resin. The first sealing section is positioned on the first main surface side of the solar cells. The second sealing section contains a bridging resin and pigment. The second sealing section is positioned on the second main surface side of the solar cells. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202518 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module with improved output characteristics is provided. The solar module ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140202516 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is provided with current collecting finger portions, which are formed on the light receiving surface of a photoelectric conversion unit. A separation region is provided on the light receiving surface to extend in the direction that intersects the current collecting finger portions such that the current collecting finger portions are separated from each other, and the current collecting finger portions positioned on both the sides with the separation region therebetween are electrically separated from each other. | 07-24-2014 |
20140196783 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes bus bar portions and finger portions . Each of the finger portions has a first end portion that extends in a longitudinal direction of the finger portion, and a second end portion that is connected to the bus bar portion. The first end portion has a triangular cross section, and the second end portion has a trapezoidal cross section. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196760 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR MODULE - A solar cell and a solar module are provided which have improved output characteristics. A solar cell ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140190563 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is provided with: a photoelectric conversion unit; terminal sections for plating, which are formed on the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit; and a plated electrode formed on the light receiving surface by means of electrolytic plating using the terminal sections for plating. The terminal sections for plating are formed at positions separated from wiring material connecting sections of the plated electrode, said positions being on the light receiving surface. The plated electrode includes, for instance, a plurality of finger sections, and bus bar sections, each of which is formed to intersect the finger sections, and includes each of the wiring material connecting sections. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190549 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR MODULE - A solar module with improved output characteristics is provided. A finger portion ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140190548 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar module and a manufacturing method for a solar module with improved reliability are provided. The solar module includes a solar cell and a wiring member. A wiring member is connected electrically to the solar cell. The solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion unit, electrodes, and resin members. The electrodes are arranged on one main surface of the photoelectric conversion unit. The electrodes are connected electrically to the wiring member. The resin members are arranged on the one main surface in the area including an electrode and below the wiring member. The solar module also includes a resin adhesive layer. The resin adhesive layer bonds the wiring member to the surface of the solar cell including the surfaces of the resin members. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190547 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module is provided with: solar cells, each of which has bus bar sections on main surfaces thereof; adhesive layers, which are provided on the bus bar sections, respectively; and a wiring material, which is connected to the bus bar sections by means of the adhesive layers, and which is bent, at regions in contact with the adhesive layers, to the upper side of the bus bar sections, from bent portions toward end portions of the adhesive layers. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190546 | SOLAR MODULE AND SOLAR MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturing method suitable for solar modules is provided. A solar cell string | 07-10-2014 |
20140186520 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor having an even conductive polymer layer includes the steps of forming a conductive polymer layer on an anode element by bringing a dispersion containing a conductive solid and a first solvent into contact with the anode element having a dielectric film formed thereon, washing the anode element with a second solvent higher in boiling point than the first solvent, in which the conductive solid can be dispersed, after the conductive polymer layer is formed, and drying the anode element washed with the second solvent at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of the first solvent and lower than the boiling point of the second solvent. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185514 | BROADCASTING METHOD AND RADIO APPARATUS - A processing unit sets the time interval before packet signals are broadcast, using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) scheme. A modem unit and an RF unit broadcasts the packet signals at the time intervals set by the processing unit. The RF unit and the modem unit receive a control signal broadcast from an access control apparatus at a predetermined frequency. The processing unit sets the time interval, during which the control signal is receivable, to a time length shorter than the time interval for the remaining cases. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182675 | SOLAR CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL - A solar cell, comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit; a transparent conductive layer comprising a transparent conductive oxide, and formed upon the main surface of the photoelectric conversion unit; and a finger section and a bus bar section that are formed upon the transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer has particles on a contact surface where the finger section and the bus bar section are formed. The particle diameter of the particles is, for example, 10-200 nm. | 07-03-2014 |
20140178794 | FUEL ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE/MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE/MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY - A fuel electrode catalyst for fuel cell excellent in CO poisoning resistance, an electrode/membrane assembly using the fuel electrode catalyst for fuel cell, and a fuel cell and a fuel cell system including the electrode/membrane assembly are provided. The fuel electrode catalyst for fuel cell comprises a platinum-ruthenium first alloy catalyst and a second alloy catalyst obtained by partially substituting ruthenium of the platinum-ruthenium first alloy catalyst by a metal lower dissolving potential than ruthenium. The electrode/membrane assembly | 06-26-2014 |
20140175873 | BATTERY UNIT, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MOVABLE STRUCTURE, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE - A battery system is provided with a plurality of battery units each including a battery module consisting of a plurality of battery cells, a unit control unit, and a connector, and controls the overall operation of the respective battery units in a main control unit. To the plurality of connectors of the battery units, an external unit can be selectively connected so that voltage adjustment for inhibiting voltage variations among the plurality of battery cells or the plurality of battery modules can be realized by using the external unit. The external unit is connected to the battery unit for which voltage adjustment is necessary on the basis of a voltage adjustment necessity determination. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174531 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell has a collecting electrode formed therein. The collecting electrode is provided with: a main conductive layer that contains copper; and an overcoat layer that covers at least a part of the main conductive layer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140173930 | DRYING HOLDER FOR SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A drying holder holds a solar cell in an upright state, and is used in an electrode drying process. The drying holder is provided with a base part on which the solar cell is placed, and a support part that is disposed on the base part, and forms a support slot that is capable of accommodating the solar cell. Vents are formed on the base part and/or the support part. | 06-26-2014 |
20140167657 | BATTERY SYSTEM, BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MOBILE BODY, AND POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A battery module group includes a plurality of battery groups. Each battery group includes a plurality of battery modules. Cell information is supplied from each battery module of the battery module group to a charge/discharge controller. The charge/discharge controller controls the turning on and off of a plurality of switching elements of a connector based on the supplied cell information of each battery module. The plurality of switching elements correspond to the plurality of battery groups, respectively. Thus, the plurality of battery groups are selectively connected to an external object via a DC/AC converter. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167656 | BATTERY SYSTEM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MOVABLE BODY, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is a battery system capable of accurately calculating a state of charge of a battery cell, an electric vehicle, a movable structure, an electricity storage device, and a power supply device. A current-based SOC calculation unit calculates a current-based SOCi on the basis of current flowing in a battery cell. A voltage-based SOC calculation unit calculates a voltage-based SOCv on the basis of the terminal voltage of the battery cell. A combined SOC calculation unit calculates a combined SOCt by weighting the SOCi and the SOCv with the respective weight coefficients (1−α) and α, and combining the weighted SOCi and SOCv. The weight coefficients (1−α) and α are determined based on whether the battery cell is in a charging state, a discharging state, or a charge/discharge stopped state. | 06-19-2014 |
20140166068 | SOLAR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a solar module having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency and a method for producing this solar module. The wiring ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140162394 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL - Provided is a method for manufacturing a solar cell with improved output characteristics. A hydrogen radical treatment, in which ions are not used, is performed on at least one of the first and second semiconductor layers ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140161649 | SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE - There are provided a scroll compression device in which magnetization of a rotor and centering of a fixed scroll can be easily performed, and a method of assembling the scroll compression device. In a method of assembling a scroll compression device | 06-12-2014 |
20140158200 | SOLAR MODULE - Provided is a solar module with improved reliability. A solar module ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140158180 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module is provided with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. A first electrode and a second electrode ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140157594 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR MODULE - Provided is a method for manufacturing a solar module in which it is possible to electrically connect a wiring member and a solar cell in an advantageous manner. A first connection step is performed in which a wiring member ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140157587 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140157580 | SOLAR MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method is provided which is suitable for manufacturing a solar module. When a defective solar cell ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140152224 | MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT, MOTOR DEVICE, AND MOVING VEHICLE - A motor drive circuit comprises: a DC power supply; power supply lines; an inverter which has upper arm switch elements and lower arm switch elements; and a detection unit for detecting, based on a power state on the previous stage side of the inverter, the insulation resistances of the motor drive circuit and the motor. The detection unit performs a first detection operation for detecting the insulation resistances by using the output of the DC power supply while the upper arm switch elements and the lower arm switch elements are all turned off and a second detection operation for detecting the insulation resistances by using the output of the DC power supply while the elements of one of the upper arm switch elements and the lower arm switch elements are all turned off and at least one of the elements of the other one is turned on. | 06-05-2014 |
20140147740 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE - Provided is a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which generation of gas resulting from a reaction between a lithium transition metal complex oxide and an electrolyte is suppressed even when the battery is stored at high temperature, thereby improving the reliability of the battery, suppressing deterioration of the lithium transition metal complex oxide, and suppressing the decrease in battery capacity. In the positive electrode active material, a compound containing zirconium and fluorine is attached to a surface of lithium cobaltate. This positive electrode active material can be produced by spraying a solution containing zirconium and fluorine onto lithium cobaltate while stirring lithium cobaltate. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145727 | GROUND FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND GROUND FAULT DETECTION APPARATUS - A ground fault detection circuit may include a switch circuit that connects or disconnects a path between a bus bar connected to a secondary battery and a ground potential section; an I/V conversion resistance element for detecting a ground fault of the bus bar based on an electric current flowing through the path; and a resistance element connected in series to the I/V conversion resistance element. | 05-29-2014 |
20140134777 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLAR MODULE - Provided is a method for manufacturing solar modules with an improved yield. A heat and pressure applying step is performed in which an opposing solar cell ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140134492 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell excellent in capacity retention rate and I-V characteristics after repeated cycles. The secondary cell contains a negative electrode active material containing scaly graphite particles and coated graphite particles. The coated graphite particles contain graphite particles and a coating layer coating the surfaces of the graphite particles. The coating layer contains amorphous carbon particles and an amorphous carbon layer. It is preferable that the negative electrode active material contain 1 to 6% by mass of the scaly graphite particles and that the graphite particles, the amorphous carbon particles, and the amorphous carbon layer be in a mass ratio of 100:α:β where 1≦α≦10, 1≦β≦10, and α≦1.34β. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132956 | OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE - An information acquiring device includes a projecting portion which projects a laser light emitted from a laser light source onto a target area, and a light receiving portion which receives the laser light reflected on the target area. The light receiving portion includes a color image sensor. The color image sensor has characteristics such that a detection sensitivity of a pixel that detects light of a predetermined color gradually decreases, and detection sensitivities of pixels that detect light of colors other than the predetermined color respectively have local maximum values on a long wavelength side than a visible light region, the detection sensitivities of the respective pixels substantially coinciding with each other in a wavelength band near a wavelength at which the local maximum values are given. An emission wavelength of the laser light source is set to a wavelength in the wavelength band. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130866 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module comprises a photovoltaic element, including a photovoltaic portion having a textured structure formed a light-receiving surface, and a light-receiving surface electrode formed on a part of the light-receiving surface, and a sealing member for sealing the photovoltaic element. Further, the sealing member is configured to include a first resin and a second resin. The first resin has a higher hydrophobic property than the second resin. The second resin is provided on at least some of concavities of the textured structure between the light-receiving surface and the first resin, and has a higher adhesion strength than the first resin with respect to the photovoltaic element. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130863 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module comprises a plurality of photovoltaic elements connected by a wiring member; a bus bar portion provided on the light-receiving surface of each of the photovoltaic elements; and an adhesive having a first adhesion section and a second adhesion section, the adhesive being provided on the bus bar portion to connect the bus bar portion and the wiring member to each other. The first adhesion section has a higher electrical conductivity than that of the second adhesion section, and the second adhesion section has a higher translucency than that of the first adhesion section. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130862 | SOLAR CELL - Provided is a solar cell with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. A second busbar portion ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140130861 | SOLAR CELL - The solar cell ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140130857 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A photoelectric converter is provided with a photoelectric conversion unit, a light-receiving-surface electrode provided on the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a rear-surface electrode provided on the rear surface of the photoelectric conversion unit. The rear-surface electrode includes a transparent conductive film layered on the rear surface of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a metallic film layered on substantially the entire surface of the transparent conductive film with the exception of an end edge region. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130841 | SOLAR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A solar module is provided which has improved output characteristics. The solar module ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140127576 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides an active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which contains a silicon oxide as an active material and can suppress the generation of gas during storage at high temperatures, a method for producing such active materials, a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries including the active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the negative electrode. An active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is used which includes a silicon oxide having a surface coated with a polyacrylonitrile or a modified product thereof that has been heat treated. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123452 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) and (b). In the step (a), an element body is placed on a surface of a first terminal component part after applying a first conductive adhesive to the surface of the first terminal component part. The element body is placed with a third side surface of the element body facing the surface of the first terminal component part such that the first conductive adhesive is interposed between the third side surface of the element body and the first terminal component part. The step (b) is performed after the step (a). In the step (b), a second conductive adhesive is applied to fill space between a second terminal component part and a second side surface of the element body such that an opening is not filled with the second conductive adhesive. | 05-08-2014 |
20140113421 | SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A silicon carbide vertical MOSFET having low ON-resistance and high blocking voltage is provided. For this, a first deposition film ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140106786 | RADIO APPARATUS TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING A SIGNAL INCLUDING PREDETERMINED INFORMATION - An extracting unit detects movement from a first area to a second area, the first area and the second area defined as areas having different priorities. When the extracting unit detects the movement, this changes a communication process defined in the first area to the communication process defined in the second area. A notifying unit notifies that the area changed when the movement is detected. Herein, the priority of the first area and the priority of the second area are defined according to importance of a signal, which should be broadcasted from a processing unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106497 | SOLAR CELL MODULE WITH SEALING MEMBERS - Disclosed is a solar cell module that reduces entering of moisture into a solar cell module from a side surface SF thereof, and has high moisture-resistant properties. The disclosed solar cell module is a solar cell module in which solar cells | 04-17-2014 |
20140102528 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device is provided having a semiconductor substrate, an i-type amorphous layer formed over a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, a p-type amorphous layer formed over the i-type amorphous layer, an i-type amorphous layer formed over aback surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an n-type amorphous layer formed over the i-type amorphous layer. The i-type amorphous layer and the i-type amorphous layer have oxygen concentration profiles in which concentrations are reduced in a step-shape from regions near interfaces with the semiconductor substrate and along a thickness direction, and an oxygen concentration in the step-shape portion of the i-type amorphous layer is higher than an oxygen concentration in the step-shape portion of the i-type amorphous layer. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102527 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device may be provided having a semiconductor substrate, an i-type amorphous layer or an i-type amorphous layer formed over a front surface or a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a p-type amorphous layer or an n-type amorphous layer formed over the i-type amorphous layer or the i-type amorphous layer. The i-type amorphous layer or the i-type amorphous layer has an oxygen concentration profile in which a concentration is reduced in a step-shape from a region near an interface with the semiconductor substrate and along a thickness direction. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102515 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module with improved output characteristics is provided. Between adjacent solar cells ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140102508 | SOLAR MODULE AND SOLAR CELL - A solar module is provided in which peeling of a wiring member from a solar cell is suppressed. A solar module ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140093767 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - To realize high capacity of batteries, an object of the invention is to provide nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which are unlikely to become swollen when charged to a high voltage and allowed to stand in a high temperature atmosphere. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. An inorganic particle layer is disposed between the positive electrode and the separator or between the negative electrode and the separator. The inorganic particle layer contains a polymer with a polyethylene glycol group. The polymer with a polyethylene glycol group has an average molecular weight of not less than 200. | 04-03-2014 |
20140085834 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR POWER MODULE - In the upper surface of a metallic substrate, a region near the central part of the metallic substrate is surrounded by a rectangle having dotted sides electrically separate the interior and exterior of the rectangle. Each dot of the sides is formed of a pillared insulating resin that penetrates from the upper surface to the lower surface of the metallic substrate. Oxide films are so formed as to fill in the spaces between adjacent cylinders of insulating resins and the surrounding of the cylinders. That is, a separation layer is formed of the pillared insulating resins and the oxide films that fill up the spaces between the pillared insulating resins as well as their vicinities. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084452 | ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Prepared in advance is a substrate formed of metallic material where slits are formed between mounting regions. Oxide films are generated all over the substrate including end faces of the substrate. Exposed are only lateral faces corresponding to the cross sections cut when tie bars are cut. This structure and the fabrication method minimize the area of cutting faces in the metallic material. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083499 | SOLAR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A solar module and manufacturing method for the solar module are provided which are able to reduce problems caused by thermal stress. The solar module ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140080246 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL - The present invention reduces the time required to manufacture a solar cell. After etching main surfaces ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140079990 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having a high charge-discharge efficiency. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal oxide having a crystalline structure belonging to the P6 | 03-20-2014 |
20140078687 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD - A device mounting board includes a metallic substrate, an oxide film formed such that the surfaces of the metallic form are oxidized, an insulating resin layer disposed on the oxide film facing one main surface of the metallic layer, and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating resin layer. The film thickness of a certain partial region of the oxide film disposed below a first semiconductor device is greater than that of the other regions surrounding the partial region of the oxide film. Conversely, the film thickness of the insulating resin layer underneath a second semiconductor device is less than that of the insulating resin layer underneath the first semiconductor device. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077601 | INVERTER THAT CONVERTS DC POWER INTO AC POWER - An inverter converts a direct-current (DC) power supplied from different DC power supplies into an alternate-current (AC) power formed by a quasi sinusoidal wave and then outputs the thus converted AC power. A first absolute-value setting switch to a fourth absolute-value setting switch are switched to generate absolute values of AC power by using a combination of a power-supply voltage supplied from each DC power supply and a voltage generated from a voltage supplied from each DC power supply. A first polarity setting switch to a fourth polarity setting switch are switched to generate the polarities of AC power. A control unit controls the switching of the first absolute-value setting switch and the like and the first polarity setting switch and the like. The control unit switches the first polarity switching switch and the like with timing at which the polarity of quasi sinusoidal wave changes. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077354 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND AN INVERTER MOUNTING SAID SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor module has a first substrate and a second substrate placed opposite to the first substrate. A first semiconductor element is provided such that the high-heat main face of the first semiconductor faces the second substrate and is thermally connected to the second substrate via a wiring layer. A second semiconductor element is provided such that the high-heat main face of the second semiconductor faces the first substrate and is thermally connected to the first substrate via another wiring layer. The emitter electrode of the first semiconductor element and the collector electrode of the second semiconductor element are electrically connected to each other via a heat spreader. | 03-20-2014 |
20140073083 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL - A manufacturing method for a solar cell having improved output characteristics is provided. After forming a p-side transparent conductive oxide layer ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140071334 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging lens is constituted of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element having a positive refractive power and having a convex surface toward the object side; a second lens element of a meniscus shape having a negative refractive power and having a concave surface toward an image side; a third lens element having a positive refractive power and having a convex surface toward the image side; a fourth lens element of a meniscus shape having a negative refractive power and having a convex surface toward the image side; and a fifth lens element of a meniscus shape and having a concave surface toward the image side. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069487 | SOLAR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a highly reliable solar module. The solar module ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140064995 | SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIZING SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE - A scroll compression device that enhances the efficiency of workability of magnetization of windings is provided. A scroll compression mechanism | 03-06-2014 |
20140063767 | CIRCUIT DEVICE - A circuit device according to one exemplary embodiment includes a ceramic substrate, a first conductive pattern provided on one face of the ceramic substrate, a second conductive pattern, formed mainly of Cu, which is provided on the other face of the ceramic substrate, and a semiconductor element provided on an island that constitutes the second conductive pattern. An electrode, whose outermost surface is formed mainly of Cu, is provided in the semiconductor element, and the interface between the island and the electrode is directly fixed by solid-phase bonding. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063691 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric coating formed to cover the anode body, a first solid electrolyte layer formed to cover the dielectric coating, a second solid electrolyte layer made of a conductive polymer and formed to cover a relatively thin portion of the first solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer formed to cover the first solid electrolyte layer and the second solid electrolyte layer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062416 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE - There is provided an electricity storage system which comprises an electricity storage device, a charge and discharge switch device which is placed connected to the electricity storage device, a control block which is a charge and discharge control device which controls charging from a power supply and discharging from the electricity storage device to an external load, and an electricity storage device breaker with transmission and reception functions which is provided between the electricity storage device and the charge and discharge switch device, disconnects connection with the electricity storage device according to detection of abnormality of the electricity storage device or according to an instruction of the control block, and notifies the execution of the disconnection to the control block. The control block comprises a hardware disconnection instruction unit in addition to a software disconnection instruction unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061686 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH GATE ELECTRODES FORMED IN A PROJECTING MANNER - A capacitance setting line is disposed at the top end of a pixel, a light emission setting line is disposed at the bottom end of the pixel, and a gate line is disposed at the center between both the lines. A selection transistor, a potential control transistor and a capacitor are disposed between the gate line and a capacitance setting line. A short-circuit transistor, a drive transistor and a drive control transistor are disposed between the gate line and the light emission setting line. With such an arrangement, the efficient arrangement of wiring contacts can be performed, and an aperture ratio can be increased. | 03-06-2014 |
20140057157 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND CELL CONNECTION METHOD - An assembled battery comprises: multiple cells | 02-27-2014 |
20140056736 | SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE - A scroll compression mechanism | 02-27-2014 |
20140045051 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention is a prismatic nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a battery capacity not less than 15 Ah. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a container. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB). The container houses the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte. At least part of the container is formed using stainless steel. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045050 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a metallic container. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB). The container houses the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte. At least part of the container has positive electrode potential. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045049 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A stacked electrode assembly is arranged inside an aluminum laminated outer body. At least one of a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal satisfies Formula (1) below. A nonaqueous electrolyte contains LiBOB and/or a boron-containing substance derived from LiBOB. The battery has a capacity of 10 Ah or larger. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045048 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a container. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium difluorophosphate. The container houses the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The container has a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal on one end face. The container is roughly parallelepiped in shape. The ratio (height dimension/length dimension) of the height dimension of the container to its length dimension viewed from the front is not more than 0.5. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045047 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a nonaqueous electrolyte, a container, and a collector material. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB). The container houses the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte, and is provided with terminals. The collector material connects the terminals to the electrode assembly. The cross-sectional area of the collector material is not less than 1.5 mm | 02-13-2014 |
20140045045 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a stacked electrode assembly formed by stacking a plurality of layers of a positive electrode plate and a plurality of layers of a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and an aluminum laminated outer body that stores the stacked electrode assembly and into which the electrolyte is poured. The positive electrode plate contains a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode plate contains a negative electrode active material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains LiBOB (lithium bis(oxalato)borate) and/or a boron-containing substance derived from the LiBOB. The aluminum laminated outer body has an outer surface area of 300 cm | 02-13-2014 |
20140045044 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a container. The electrode assembly has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode contains particles of a lithium transition metal compound as a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium difluorophosphate. The container houses the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The battery capacity is not less than 21 Ah. The mean particle diameter (D | 02-13-2014 |
20140045043 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The capacity of the battery is not less than 21 Ah. The negative electrode is provided on the outer periphery side of the electrode assembly. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains lithium difluorophosphate. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045042 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a stacked electrode assembly formed by stacking a plurality of layers of a positive electrode plate and a plurality of layers of a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween; a nonaqueous electrolyte formed by dissolving LiPF | 02-13-2014 |
20140045035 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate disposed with a separator interposed therebetween; and an outer body storing the electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an additive to form a covering on a surface of a positive electrode active material and LiPF | 02-13-2014 |