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| 20080299452 | BATTERY PACK - The battery pack is made up by stacking vertically a plurality of electrically-series-connected flat-plate-like battery cells so as to attain a given voltage and a given capacity. Interlayer members are interposed between each battery cell stacked. The interlayer member functions as a surface pressure distributing member to thereby equalize surface pressures of the battery cells building up the battery pack, thus permitting the whole of the battery pack to lengthen in life span. Further, by employing, as the interlayer members, heat insulating members with heat insulating efficiency or heat dissipating members with excellent thermal conductivity, the battery cell located in a central position of the battery pack is prevented from shortening partially in life span, thus permitting the whole of the battery pack to lengthen in life span. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080299453 | Battery module - A battery module has a plurality of prismatic batteries ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090017371 | Power Storage Device - In a stacked battery including a plurality of electrolyte layers having substantially the same resistance value, an uneven temperature distribution during charge and discharge changes the resistance values of solid electrolyte layers to cause variations in output among a plurality of unit cells in a stacking direction. A power storage device includes a plurality of electrolyte layers which are stacked with an electrode element interposed between them, wherein the plurality of electrolyte layers include an electrolyte layer provided at a first position in a stacking direction and an electrolyte layer provided at a second position different from the first position, heat radiation being lower at the second position than at the first position, and the electrolyte layer at the second position has a resistance value higher than that of the electrolyte layer at the first position. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090117456 | BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY ASSEMBLY FORMED BY CONNECTING SAID BATTERIES AND VEHICLE MOUNTING SAME - Embodiments of a battery taught herein are directed to preventing a displacement between bipolar battery stacks or between a bipolar battery stack and an electrode tab. A bonding portion is formed at a part of a contact surface where a collector positioned at both ends in a stacking direction of a bipolar battery stack is bonded to the electrode tabs. The electrode tab and the collector are fixed by such a bonding portion. Further, the bonding portion is formed at a part of a contact surface where adjacent bipolar battery stacks are bonded to each other. Bipolar batteries positioned at upper and lower portions in the stacking direction are fixed by such a bonding portion. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090202899 | Electrical apparatus with integral thin film solid state battery and methods of manufacture - The invention provides a thin film solid state (TFSS) battery that can conform to the surface of an apparatus having a complex, three-dimensional surface. The invention also provides methods for constructing the thin film solid state battery by forming components directly onto a substrate of a complex three-dimensional shape. The resulting thin film solid state battery can be used to power electronics associated with a variety of devices such as medical devices. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090263709 | SECONDARY BATTERY CELL, STACKED SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A secondary battery includes collector electrodes, a contact area of the collector electrode in contact with a cathode or a anode, a terminal portion formed in the collector electrode and not in contact with the cathode or anode, and a connecting portion to which a conductive member is connected. As compared with cross-sectional area of the terminal portion forming a first current path between the connecting portion and a first portion of the contact area closest to the connecting portion in the contact area, cross-sectional area of a terminal portion forming a second current path between the connecting portion and a second portion positioned in a region of the periphery of the contact area and extending along the terminal portion, of which length to the connection portion is longer than path length of said current path, is made larger. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090297936 | Assembled battery formed by stacking a plurality of flat cells - There is provided an assembled battery in which a plurality of flat cells having battery containers using a flexible film are vertically stacked by opposing the flat surfaces to each other. The assembled battery has a spacer disposed between the adjacent cells. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090325059 | Battery Module Having Battery Cell Assemblies With Alignment-Coupling Features - A battery module having battery cell assemblies with alignment-coupling features is provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell assembly having at least first, second, third and fourth alignment-coupling features thereon. The battery module further includes a second battery cell assembly having at least fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth alignment-coupling features thereon. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth alignment-coupling features of the second battery cell assembly are configured to engage the first, second, third and fourth alignment-coupling features, respectively, of the first battery cell assembly to couple the second battery cell assembly to the first battery cell assembly and to align the second battery cell assembly relative to the first battery cell assembly. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100009250 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: a battery module including an electrolyte layer in a form of a plate, a positive electrode disposed on a first main surface of the electrolyte layer and containing a positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode disposed on a second main surface of the electrolyte layer and containing a negative electrode active material; and a conductive layer provided between battery modules, the secondary battery having more than one battery module and more than one conductive layer stacked in layers, wherein the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are set in concentration in accordance with a temperature distribution in the secondary battery. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100075217 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode including an alloy-type negative electrode active material are stacked in this order, to form an electrode unit. Such electrode units are stacked with a separator interposed between each pair of the electrode units, to form a stacked electrode assembly. The stacked electrode assembly is fabricated, and the stacked electrode assembly is pressed during an initial charge and an initial discharge. As a result, a rate of increase of the thickness of the stacked electrode assembly due to a predetermined number of charge and discharge cycles becomes equal to or less than 10%. It is thus possible to obtain a lithium ion secondary battery having high capacity and high output, capable of maintaining battery performance such as charge/discharge cycle characteristics at a high level for a long time, and having long service life. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100203377 | Metal Film Encapsulation - The present invention relates to metal foil encapsulation of an electrochemical device. The metal foil encapsulation may also provide contact tabs for the electrochemical device. The present invention may also include a selectively conductive bonding layer between a contact and a cell structure. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100227211 | High durability lithium-ion cells - A rechargeable battery and a method of fabricating which includes stacking a plurality of electrode pages having an uncoated portion between portions coated with an active electrode material. The electrode pages are arranged in a stack and an overall current collector is connected at the uncoated portion in order to form an electrode booklet. The overall current collector maintains the arrangement of the electrode pages and electrically connects all of the uncoated portions of the electrode pages. A tilted stack of electrode pages is utilized when a large number of electrodes are desired to result in a battery cell having a vertical orientation. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110020693 | ELECTRODES FOR A LEAD ACID BATTERY AND THE USE THEREOF - The object of the present invention is to improve the short-term discharge power after the thermal cycles, as the object of the improvement of the characteristics of the lead acid battery. An electrode for a lead acid battery comprising an electrode active material layer comprising a lead containing material, a porous carbon material and a binder, and a current collector, wherein when a weight of lead atom is A and a weight of porous carbon material is B, B/(A+B)×100 satisfies 1.0 to 90%; and said binder is a crystalline polymer having a melting temperature of 40° C. or less or amorphous polymer, is used. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110039146 | BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY, BIPOLAR ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BIPOLAR ELECTRODE AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - A bipolar secondary battery includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes, each including a current collector that has a positive electrode layer on one surface thereof and a negative electrode layer on the opposite surface thereof. A separator is disposed between adjacent two bipolar electrodes such that the positive electrode layer of one bipolar electrode and the negative electrode layer of the adjacent bipolar electrode adjacent are opposed to each other along the length of the separator. The positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer are formed with protrudent portions disposed at positions offset from each other along a length of the current collector. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110052964 | STACK/FOLDING-TYPED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an electrode assembly constructed in a structure in which a plurality of electrochemical cells, formed of full cells having a cathode/separator/anode structure, as basic units, are overlapped, and a continuous separator sheet is disposed between the overlapped electrochemical cells, wherein a unit electrode surrounded by the separator sheet is located at a middle of the overlapped electrochemical cells, which is a winding start point, and the full cells disposed above and below the unit electrode are symmetrical to each other about the unit electrode in the direction of electrodes of the full cells. The electrode assembly is manufactured with high productivity while the electrode assembly exhibits performance and safety equal to those of a conventional stack/folding type electrode assembly. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110070477 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - A penetrating portion ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110111281 | METHOD FOR FORMING A THIN-FILM LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A method for forming an integrated lithium-ion type battery, including the successive steps of: forming, on a substrate, a stack of a cathode layer made of a material capable of receiving lithium ions, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer of the battery; forming a short-circuit between the anode and cathode layers; performing a thermal evaporation of lithium; and opening the short-circuit between the anode and cathode layers. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110143186 | Plate for a Bipolar Battery and a Bipolar Battery - The present invention relates to a plate ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110183183 | BATTERY ARRAYS, CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a stacked array of a plurality of thin film batteries that are electrically connected together. The stacked array is in a staggered configuration. The outermost points of side edges on one side of the stacked array preferably generally conform to an interior surface of an electronic device or component thereof in order to advantageously save space in the device. In an embodiment, the stacked array comprises at least one battery having a single surface in contact with a plurality of batteries. In another embodiment, a shaped array of a plurality of thin film batteries electrically connected together is provided, whereby a plurality of batteries are arranged in a single layer on a non-rectangular substrate adjacent to one another generally in the shape of the surface of the substrate. Additionally, a thin film battery is described wherein at least one via is provided through the substrate and at least one other via through an insulation layer to provide electronic connection to the battery cell. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110195297 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery that includes a sheet-like member containing at least an electrode active material and an electrolyte; and first and second conductive layers containing at least a conductive aid and which are positioned on the opposed principal surfaces of the sheet-like member. The electrode active material contains an organic compound (for example, an organic compound having a stable radical) which participates in both oxidation and reduction reactions such that the positive electrode active material and negative electrode active material are formed from the same organic compound. In addition, the sheet-like member includes at least a polymer compound, and the organic compound contains at least one of a nitroxyl radical, a verdazyl radical, and a nitronyl nitroxyl radical. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110200864 | STABLE ELECTROLYTES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERIES AND THE BATTERIES DERIVED THEREFROM - An electrolyte composition comprises lithium salts. The electrolyte composition is operative at temperatures of about 350 to about 600° C. in a battery. The electrolyte composition displays a specific conductivity of less than 10 | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110206975 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a substantially rectangular battery case for housing the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The thickness α, the width β, and the height γ of the battery case satisfy the relation α<β≦γc. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous heat-resistant layer disposed between these electrodes. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The ratio of the pore volume included in a predetermined area of the porous heat-resistant layer to the battery theoretical capacity is 0.18 to 1.117 ml/Ah. The predetermined area has the same area as the positive electrode active material layer. The porosity of the porous heat-resistant layer is 35 to 85%. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110244307 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, an electrolyte solution, and an external encapsulating shell. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked with each other and sandwich the separator. The electrolyte solution infiltrates between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolyte solution are encapsulated into the encapsulating shell. The positive electrode defines at least one first through-hole. The negative electrode defines at least one second through-hole corresponding to the at least one first through-hole. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110274963 | Battery pack - A battery pack including a stack, the stack including a plurality of cells having different polarities at top and bottom surfaces thereof, the plurality of cells being arranged such that at least two cells are arranged along a short axis of the stack when viewed from top or bottom surfaces of the cells, and center connecting lines of adjacent cells along a long axis of the stack are other than perpendicular to the short axis; and conductive plates electrically connecting the plurality of cells to each other, each of the conductive plates including connection parts electrically connected to the cells and a linking part between the connection parts, wherein each of the connection parts includes at least two welding points and a line connecting the welding points, the line being parallel with the short axis of the stack. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110293992 | BATTERY CONNECTION TOPOLOGY - A battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells arranged in a stacked configuration, each of the battery cells including a first terminal disposed on a first end of the battery cell and a second terminal disposed on a second end of the battery cell, wherein the first terminal of at least one of the battery cells is in direct electrical communication with the second terminal of another non-adjacent one of the battery cells. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120015234 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A conventional, multilayer, all-solid-state, lithium ion secondary battery where an electrode layer and an electrolyte layer are stacked has a problem that it has a high interface resistance between the electrode layer and the electrolyte layer and has a difficulty in increasing the capacity of the battery. A battery has been manufactured by applying pastes of a mixture of an active material and a solid electrolyte to form electrode layers and baking a laminate of electrode layers and electrolyte layers at a time. As a result, a matrix structure including the active material and the solid electrolyte has been formed in the electrode layers, so that a battery with a large capacity and a reduced interface resistance between the electrode layer and the electrolyte layer has been successfully achieved. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120040233 | BARRIER FOR THIN FILM LITHIUM BATTERIES MADE ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND RELATED METHODS - A thin film solid state battery configured with barrier regions formed on a flexible substrate member and method. The method includes forming a bottom thin film barrier material overlying and directly contacting a surface region of a substrate. A first current collector region can be formed overlying the bottom barrier material and forming a first cathode material overlying the first current collector region. A first electrolyte can be formed overlying the first cathode material, and a second current collector region can be formed overlying the first anode material. The method also includes forming an intermediary thin film barrier material overlying the second current collector region and forming a top thin film barrier material overlying the second electrochemical cell. The solid state battery can comprise the elements described in the method of fabrication. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120070715 | BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY - A bipolar secondary battery includes a power generating element in which a bipolar electrode and an electrolyte layer are stacked. The bipolar electrode includes a positive-electrode active material layer formed on one surface of a current collector and a negative-electrode active material layer formed on the opposing surface of the current collector. Peripheral edges of the bipolar electrode and electrolyte layer are bonded through a seal. Edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer on opposite surfaces of a respective current collector are offset from each other. The edge of a seal portion facing an inner edge of the edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer is positioned inside an outer edge of the edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120100413 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - A secondary battery is provided that can be built into an assembled battery at lower cost than by building a secondary battery employing a laminate film into an assembled battery and that permits easy stacking. The secondary battery has: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a package container including a package can in which the electrode assembly is housed and a lid member which seals an opening of the package can all around its circumference; and electrolyte liquid directly filling the housing container The outer bottom face of the housing container and the outer top face of the lid member are shaped such that one substantially fits into the other. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120107668 | PRISMATIC BATTERIES AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COMPRISING A STACK OF INSULATED ELECTRODE PLATES - A prismatic battery cell or an electronic component comprising an electrode plate group of alternately stacked positive and negative electrode plates, wherein adjacent electrode plates of opposite polarity are insulated by an insulating separator, and electrode plates of one polarity are bent to converge at a common joining location for connecting together as a lead portion, the lead portion being joined together to a current collector of that one polarity, characterized in that the electrode plates are bent after the electrode plates are stacked and held or bundled together. Shaping the electrode plates to form the lead portions while the electrode plates are held in a stack means it is not necessary to handle pre-shaped electrode plates, since handling pre-shaped electrode plates in a production line could be tedious because the electrode plates are quite easily deformable. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120156547 | BATTERY STRUCTURE - A battery structure includes at least one electrode lamination layer, at least one first conductive member and at least one second conductive member. Each electrode lamination layer includes a plurality of first electrode layers, a plurality of second electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers, wherein each insulating layer is disposed between any immediately-adjacent two of the first electrode layers and second electrode layers. The electrode lamination layer is disposed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member, wherein each first electrode layer or each second electrode layer is electrically connected with and substantially perpendicular to the first conductive member or the second conductive member. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120171549 | INTERCELLULAR SEPARATION STRUCTURE BODY AND LAMINATE TYPE SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An intercellular separation structure body capable of electrically connecting a plurality of unit cells that include a laminate type solid secondary battery with each other, and capable of ion-conductively insulating a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer in two adjacent unit cells, as well as a laminate type solid secondary battery provided with the same. The intercellular separation structure body is an intercellular separation structure body disposed between a plurality of unit cells each of which includes a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer that are sequentially stacked in a laminate type solid secondary battery. This intercellular separation structure body includes an insulating layer that electroconductively and ion-conductively insulates the plurality of unit cells from each other and an electroconductive section that is formed within the insulating layer and electrically connects the plurality of unit cells with each other. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120196173 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same in which the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a number of electrode plates and a number of separators. Each separator is disposed between each of the electrode plates of the plurality of electrode plates. Further included is a number of electrode tabs extending from and electrically connected to each of the plurality of electrode plates. The electrode tabs form a stack of electrode tabs by placing each electrode tab of the plurality of electrode tabs one upon another. Still further included is a number of lead members having two ends in which a first end has a space that forms a first part and a second part in the first end of each lead member with the first part and the second part are independent and separate from each other. In addition, the first part and the second part of each lead member are each coupled to the stack of electrode tabs within the battery case. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120231324 | BATTERY COVER FOR A HIGH VOLTAGE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY - A cover for a battery module having a plurality of battery cells arranged in a stacked configuration includes a non-conductive main body having a plurality of spaced apart recessed regions formed therein and a plurality of electrically conductive connectors, each of the connectors disposed in one of the recessed regions and coupled to the main body. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130101891 | METHOD OF REDUCING TABBING VOLUME REQUIRED FOR EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS - Various embodiments are described herein for an electrode assembly for a stacked-cell battery. The electrode assembly comprises a first active material layer; a first current collector layer adjacent to and in electrical contact with an outer surface of the first active material layer; a tab element having an end lead portion and a second lead portion, the end lead portion being in electrical contact with at least one of the first active material layer and the first current collector layer, and the second lead portion extending away from the end lead portion and being substantially adjacent to a surface of at least one of the first active material layer and the first current collector layer and is adapted to provide an electrical connection to the electrode assembly; and an insulative layer covering an inner contact area of the second lead portion to electrically insulate this portion of the tab element. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130136973 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY WITH SILICON ANODE - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for batch fabrication of a rechargeable lithium-ion battery using a silicon substrate as an anode. In one aspect, a pre-formed silicon substrate is provided. A plurality of first openings can be formed on one side of the substrate, which can have a high height to width aspect ratio. A plurality of second openings can be formed alternatingly, or in interdigitated fashion, with the first openings on another side of the substrate that is opposite the first side. A solid electrolyte layer can be deposited on the second side of the substrate in the second openings, and a cathode material can be formed into the second openings and over the electrolyte layer on the second side of the substrate. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130280585 | BATTERY STACK - A plurality of laminar battery cells and a plurality of plates are alternately disposed and stacked one on top of another. Each battery cell is fixed to an adjacent plate. A rectangle with a minimum area internally including the plate also internally includes the battery cell having a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab that are drawn out from the battery cell, when the battery stack is viewed in a stacked direction. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140017550 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes at least one battery cell. The battery cell includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, and a separator. The separator is sandwiched between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. At least one of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode includes a current collector. The current collector includes a graphene layer and a carbon nanotube layer. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140017551 | BATTERY PACK - In order to provide a highly-reliable battery pack that has resistance to vibration, a battery pack of the present invention is characterized by including a plurality of unit batteries | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140038028 | METHOD FOR FORMING A LITHIUM-ION TYPE BATTERY - A method for manufacturing a lithium-ion type battery including the steps of forming in a substrate a recess having lateral walls having a re-entrant profile; depositing, by successive non-conformal physical vapor depositions, a stack of the different layers forming a lithium-ion battery, this stack having a thickness smaller than the depth of the recess; depositing on the structure a filling layer filling the space remaining in the recess; and planarizing the structure to expose the upper surface of the stack. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140093768 | PARTITION OF POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a partition of a pouch type secondary battery provided between at least two pouch type secondary batteries stacked in order to configure a secondary battery module to prevent damage of a surface of the pouch type secondary battery and shaking of the pouch type secondary battery at the time of vibration while preventing damage of the pouch type secondary battery due to a short-circuit. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140170467 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - A stack type battery includes a stack including: a plurality of cathode sheets; a plurality of anode sheets, which are alternately disposed with the cathode sheets; and a plurality of separators, where each of the separator is disposed between a corresponding cathode sheet of the cathode sheets and a corresponding anode sheet of the anode sheets, where the stack includes first to third protrusions, the first protrusion includes a portion of the cathode sheets which does not overlap the anode sheets and the separators, and the second protrusion includes a portion of the anode sheets which does not overlap the cathode sheets and the separators. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140248527 | ENERGY ACCUMULATOR MODULE - An energy storage module having a plurality of stacked flat cells. The energy storage module has an interconnection formed in such a way that the energy storage module can be connected mechanically, electrically and/or for exchanging coolant with at least one other energy storage module of the same kind. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140272538 | ELECTRODE GRAPHITE FILM AND ELECTRODE DIVIDER RING FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device can have a first graphite film, a second graphite film and an electrode divider ring between the first graphite film and the second graphite film, forming a sealed enclosure. The energy storage device may be compatible with an aqueous electrolyte or a non-aqueous electrolyte. A method of forming an energy storage device can include providing an electrode divider ring, a first graphite film and a second graphite film. The method can include pressing a first edge of the electrode divider ring into a surface of the first graphite film, and pressing a second opposing edge of the electrode divider ring into a surface of the second graphite film to form a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may have as opposing surfaces the surface of the first graphite film and the surface of the second graphite film. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140356689 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY UNIT - An object of the invention is to provide an easy sealing technique of a battery element. A battery module has a battery element placed in the frame shape of an insulating middle frame body. This battery element is covered across the middle frame body by a positive electrode-side plate and a negative electrode-side plate to be contained. In the battery module, an insulating outer peripheral frame body is provided to cover outer peripheral plate sections of the positive electrode-side plate and the negative electrode-side plate along a circumference in a frame shape to include circumferential end faces of the positive and negative electrode-side plates and a circumferential end face of the middle frame body. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140377632 | THIN FILM LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A multi-cell battery includes a negative current collecting substrate; at least two laminated electric cores arranged in parallel to each other on the negative current collecting substrate; and a positive current collecting substrate, wherein the two laminated electric cores sandwiches about the positive current collecting substrate, thereby forming two cells on opposite sides of the positive current collecting substrate. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150125738 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device includes positive electrodes, negative electrodes separators each of which is located between a positive electrode and a negative electrode and insulates the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other, and an electrode assembly, which is configured by stacking the positive electrodes, the negative electrodes, and the separators. The power storage device further includes an insulating member including sandwiching portions. Each sandwiching portion is formed by two insulating portions that sandwich a positive electrode non-application portion from both sides in the stacking direction of the electrode assembly. When viewed in the stacking direction of the electrode assembly, each insulating portion is arranged at least between a positive electrode border and a negative electrode border. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150303425 | SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed is a secondary battery module including: a plurality of unit cells, at least one or more unit cells among the plurality of unit cells being stacked so as to be in surface contact with each other; and an adhesive pad disposed between contact surfaces of the stacked unit cells. The adhesive pad enhances adhesion between the unit cells to prevent electrical sparks or short-circuiting. Therefore, the secondary battery module is stable and reliable in operation performance and electrical properties. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150311491 | LITHIUM BATTERY PROTECTED FROM INSTRUSION BY POINTED ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a lithium battery, the operation of which is security-protected by the interposition of resilient films. The battery is made up of a battery cell PEN, which comprises a film of an electrolyte E containing a lithium salt between a film P forming a positive electrode and a film N forming a negative electrode, or made up of a stack of battery cells PEN, said stack comprising two terminal battery cells between which are optionally placed one or more intermediate battery cells, said battery being characterized in that it comprises at least two protective films Fp made of a resilient material, at least one of the electrodes of the battery cell or of each terminal battery cell being in contact with a protective film Fp made of a resilient material. In particular, at least two protective films Fp are made of a resilient material having an elongation at break denoted by a | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150340729 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes a cell stack part having (a) a structure in which one kind of radical unit is repeatedly disposed, or (b) a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed in a predetermined order, the one kind or the at least two kinds of radical units having same number of electrodes and separators alternately disposed. The one kind of radical unit has four-layered structure in which first electrode, first separator, second electrode and second separator are sequentially stacked or repeating structure of the four-layered structure. Each of the at least two kinds of radical units are stacked by ones to form the four-layered structure or the repeating structure. An outer separator that is a separator among separators of a radical unit positioned at the outermost part of the cell stack part is extended from a side of the cell stack part | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150349370 | Thin Film Battery Assemblies - Solid-state battery structures and methods of manufacturing solid-state batteries, such as thin-film batteries, are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments relate to solid-state batteries having an intermediate adhesive layer between several electrochemical cells. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150349371 | Devices And Methods For Reducing Battery Defects - Solid-state battery structures and methods of manufacturing solid-state batteries are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments relate to solid-state batteries having one or more subdivided electrode layers. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150372260 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK - To provide a battery module that may be easily assembled, and is capable of preventing a cell unit from being damaged during assembly, the battery module includes a cell unit provided with at least one unit cell, and first and second cases which enclose and accommodate the cell unit. The first and second cases are respectively provided with a main surface, and a side surface which is bent at one end of the main surface and extends in a direction away from the main surface. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150372335 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes a unit cell A in which a first electrode | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160020482 | BIPOLAR LI-ION BATTERY WITH IMPROVED LEAKTIGHTNESS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a bipolar battery with at least two electrochemical cells stacked one above the other, each collector comprising at its periphery at least one bead of an electrical insulating material also constituting a peripheral zone of the electrolyte-leaktight wall. According to the invention, each leaktight wall is constituted of at least one bead consisting of a honeycomb matrix, the matrix being covered, on each of its two main faces, with a layer or leaf made of heat-sealing and electrically insulating material, each layer or leaf being heat-sealed to one of the current collectors, the heat-sealing and electrically insulating material filling at least partly the cells of the honeycomb while interconnecting the two layers or leafs. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160028125 | DUAL LAYER SOLID STATE BATTERIES - Methods for fabrication of electronic systems and systems therefrom are provided. An electronic system includes a first substrate ( | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028126 | Stepped Electrode Assembly - Disclosed herein is an electrode assembly including two or more electrode plates, each of which has electrode tabs, and a separator plate disposed between the electrode plates and/or a one-unit separation sheet disposed between the electrode plates to cover side surfaces of the electrode plates, which constitute an electrode tab non-formation region, wherein the electrode plates are stacked in a height direction on the basis of a plane such that the electrode plates having opposite polarities face each other in a state in which the separator plate and/or the separation sheet is disposed between the electrode plates, a stack constituted by the electrode plates includes electrode plates having different sizes, and an absolute value of the difference in thickness between the electrode plates having different sizes facing each other is 0 to 79 μm. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160036088 | POWER SOURCE MODULE - Provided is a power source module which includes: a plurality of energy storage devices stacked in a stacking direction; end plates sandwiching the plurality of energy storage devices therebetween; and a plurality of fastening bars connecting the end plates to each other; wherein the energy storage device includes: a terminal surface on which an electrode terminal is mounted; a bottom surface; and first and second side surfaces. Each of the fastening bars includes an extending portion extending parallel to the stacking direction and fastening portions extending parallel to the end plates. As viewed in the stacking direction, a total area of the fastening portions positioned in a region close to the terminal surface with respect to a center line between the terminal surface and the bottom surface is set larger than a total area of the fastening portions positioned in a region close to the bottom surface with respect to the center line. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160043375 | STACKED-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A structure with suppressed thickness and high-density when battery cells of a thin-film-solid secondary battery are stacked. Adjacent battery cells are stacked such that negative electrodes are in contact with each other and positive electrodes are in contact with each other, and arranged such that a taking-out lead electrode smaller than negative or positive electrode surfaces are sandwiched between two negative electrodes in contact with each other or two positive electrodes in contact with each other, and the lead electrodes sandwiched between electrodes of different layers are arranged such that there is no region where all of the lead electrodes simultaneously overlap one another as viewed in a planar arrangement. There are a strip-shaped lead electrode and a linear lead electrode. Further, a conductive sheet forming the electrode is extended to also serve as the taking-out electrode, thereby making it possible to reduce the number of lead electrodes. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160087312 | ELECTRODE LAMINATE COMPRISING ELECTRODES WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE AREAS AND SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an electrode laminate including a positive electrode having a positive electrode material coating layer formed on a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode material coating layer formed on a negative electrode current collector, and a porous polymer film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode, the negative electrodes, and the porous polymer films are laminated in a height direction on the basis of a plane such that the negative electrodes constitute outermost electrodes of the electrode laminate, and the positive electrode material coating layer has a larger coating area than the negative electrode material coating layer. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160104878 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A combined battery ( | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160104913 | BIPOLAR LI-ION BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED SEALING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A bipolar battery having at least two electrochemical cells stacked one on top of the other, the bipolar collector comprising, at the periphery of same, on one of the faces of same, at least one first sealing device comprising one frame made from an electrically insulating and thermosensitive material, and two adhesive frames arranged individually to either side of the thermosensitive frame, the first or the second adjacent collector also comprising, at the periphery of same, on the covered face of same, at least one second sealing device comprising a frame made from an electrically insulating and thermosensitive material, and two adhesive frames arranged individually to either side of the thermosensitive frame, the first and second devices each forming a peripheral wall sealed to the electrolyte of the first or second cell, which surrounds same. According to the invention, each sealed wall is obtained by heat-sealing at least one first and at least one second sealing device on the face of a current collector not provided with a sealing device. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160111699 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY BLOCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode assembly block includes a first electrode plate including a first electrode collector plate and a first electrode tab; a first separator on a bottom surface of the first electrode plate and a second separator on a top surface of the first electrode plate, to cover the first electrode collector plate between the first separator and the second separator while allowing a portion of the first electrode tab to be exposed; and a second electrode plate on a bottom surface of the first separator or a top surface of the second separator, the second electrode plate including a second electrode collector plate and a second electrode tab, the second electrode plate corresponding to the first electrode plate, wherein edge regions of the first separator and the second separator are fused together, and the second electrode plate is adhered to the first separator or the second separator. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160111755 | BATTERY - Disclosed is a battery comprising a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte; the cathode comprises a cathode material, the cathode material comprises a cathode active material which is capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating a first metal ions; the electrolyte comprises at least a solvent capable of dissolving solute, the solute being ionized to a second metal ions that can be reduced to a metallic state during a charge cycle and be oxidized from the metallic state to the second metal ions during a discharge cycle and the first metal ions that can deintercalate from the cathode active material during the charge cycle and intercalate into the cathode active material during the discharge cycle; and the anode and/or the electrolyte further comprise an additive which is a bismuth compound. The gas production amount could be effectively reduced when the battery is being used. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160126558 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ELECTRODE ARCHITECTURE FOR A MICROBATTERY - A three-dimensional (3D) electrode architecture for a microbattery includes an anode structure comprising one or more anode digits and a cathode structure comprising one or more cathode digits, the anode digits being positioned alternately with the cathode digits in an interdigitated configuration on a substrate, where each of the anode digits has a width w | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160133916 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS HAVING SEMI-SOLID ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments described herein relate generally to electrochemical cells having semi-solid electrodes that are coated on only one side of a current collector. In some embodiments, an electrochemical cell includes a semi-solid positive electrode coated on only one side of a positive current collector and a semi-solid negative electrode coated on only one side of a negative current collector. A separator is disposed between the semi-solid positive electrode and the semi-solid negative electrode. At least one of the semi-solid positive electrode and the semi-solid negative electrode can have a thickness of at least about | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160133986 | ENERGY ACCUMULATOR MODULE - An energy storage module having a plurality of stacked flat cells. The energy storage module has an interconnection formed in such a way that the energy storage module can be connected mechanically, electrically and/or for exchanging coolant with at least one other energy storage module of the same kind. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160141623 | BIPOLAR ELECTRODE, BIPOLAR ALL-SOLID BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclsoed are a bipolar electrode, a bipolar all-solid battery manufactured by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. The bipolar electrode includes: a solid electrolyte; an anode slurry and a cathode slurry, each of which is provided on a first surface and a second surface of the solid electrolyte; spacers provided in the anode slurry and the cathode slurry; and a metal substrate provided in the anode slurry and the cathode slurry. Accordingly, an output and an energy density may be improved by cell integration through minimization of thickness of the cathode, the anode, and the electrolyte of the all-solid battery. Further, when the bipolar all-solid battery is manufactured using high voltage stability characteristic of the solid electrolyte, difference in an elongation rate or a compression rate among the elements may be reduced to secure or improve process stability and to minimize a cell defective rate. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160172666 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND SECONDARY BATTERY | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160197350 | FLAT NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160204399 | BATTERY STACK | 07-14-2016 |
| 20220140382 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING STRUCTURE IN WHICH UNIT CELLS WHICH BECOME THINNER IN ONE DIRECTION ARE RADIALLY ASSEMBLED, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention provides a secondary battery having a novel structure in which unit cells which become thinner in one direction are radially assembled, and a device comprising same, and when a collector having a through-hole in the thickness direction is to be applied, the variation range of the concentration of the electrolyte in the battery is reduced, helping to improve the performance of the battery. | 05-05-2022 |
