01st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190006624 | ADHESIVE FILM AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An adhesive film and an organic electronic device including the same are provided. The adhesive film includes: a first bonding layer including a first bonding component layer, a moisture absorbent, and first core shell particles; and a second bonding layer disposed below the first bonding layer and including second core shell particles, which are formed of a different material from the first core shell particles, wherein each of the first core shell particles includes a first shell and a first core surrounded by the first shell and each of the second core shell particles includes a second shell and a second core surrounded by the second shell. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006625 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Disclosed is a light-emitting element including a reflective electrode, a light-transmitting electrode over the reflective electrode, a partition wall over the light-transmitting electrode, the partition wall having a first opening and a second opening which overlap with the light-transmitting electrode, an electroluminescence layer over the first opening and the second opening, and an opposing electrode over the electroluminescence layer. A thickness of the light-transmitting electrode in a region overlapping with the first opening is smaller than a thickness of the light-transmitting electrode in a region overlapping with the second region. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006626 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a light emitting display device which facilitates to improve light-extraction efficiency of pixels, and to maximize light-extraction efficiency of each pixel, wherein the light emitting display device includes a substrate having a first area and a second area, a planarization coating layer prepared on the substrate and configured to have a first curve pattern prepared on the first area, and a second curve pattern prepared on the second area, and an emission device prepared on the first curve pattern and the second curve pattern, wherein a thickness of the planarization coating layer overlapping the first curve pattern is different from a thickness of the planarization coating layer overlapping the second curve pattern, and each of the first curve pattern and the second curve pattern includes a plurality of protruding portions having an aspect ratio of 0.4˜0.6. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006627 | TOP-EMITTING WOLED DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a top-emitting WOLED display device. An optical turning layer with a uniform thickness is added between anode layers of three sub-pixels R, G and B and a reflective metal layer of the display device. Because of arrangement of the optical turning layer, a distance between a WOLED layer and a reflective metal layer is increased. Thus, a total cavity length of a white OLED is increased, and a microcavity effect of a top-emitting WOLED is overcome. The optical turning layer is suitable for manufacture of AMOLED display devices with high-resolution and color gamut. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006628 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof and Display Panel - An organic light-emitting diode device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The organic light-emitting diode device includes: a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; a third electrode layer; an electrically induced refractive index change layer and an organic light-emitting layer. The electrically induced refractive index change layer is disposes between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and is configured to allow its own refractive index to be changed in operation according to a voltage difference between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The organic light-emitting layer is disposed between the second electrode layer and the third electrode layer and is configured to emit light in operation according to a voltage difference between the second electrode layer and the third electrode layer. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006629 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting diode and a display device are disclosed. The organic light-emitting diode includes an organic light-emitting layer and a first light ray adjusting layer, wherein the organic light-emitting layer is configured to generate at least first incident light and second light to enter the first light ray adjusting layer to form a first refracted light ray and a second refracted light ray respectively, and a refraction angle of the first refracted light ray is smaller than a refraction angle of the first refracted light ray. A first refractive index of the first light ray adjusting layer on a propagation path of the second refracted light ray is greater than that of the first light ray adjusting layer on a propagation path of the first refracted light ray. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006630 | ADVANCED LIGHT EXTRACTION STRUCTURE - Light-emitting devices and methods of making the same are described whereby lenses of any array include a material with a higher refractive index than an encapsulation layer of a substrate layer, the refractive index of the material being in a range of greater than 1.7 to 1.9 at 400 nm. The material forming the lenses includes nanocomposite comprised of inorganic nanocrystals and a polymeric matrix, wherein the nanocrystals are selected from the group consisting of ZrO | 2019-01-03 |
20190006631 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode and Display Device Comprising the Same - An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting unit (EL unit) disposed on the first electrode and including a first organic light-emitting layer, a first charge generating layer on the first EL unit, a second EL unit disposed on the first charge generating layer and including a second organic light-emitting layer, a third organic light-emitting layer and a fourth organic light-emitting layer, a second charge generating layer on the second EL unit, a third EL unit disposed on the second charge generating layer and including a fifth organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the third EL unit. A dopant concentration of the third organic light-emitting layer is greater than a dopant concentration of the fourth organic light-emitting layer. An organic light emitting display device can include the organic light-emitting diode. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006632 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A fabrication method of an organic electroluminescent device includes: providing a substrate configured to an anode of the device; fabricating a blue pixel emission layer on one side of the substrate with a universal mask plate; and fabricating a red pixel emission layer and a green emission layer successively on one side of the blue pixel emission layer which backs toward the substrate. The blue pixel emission layer includes an effective emission area and a non-effective emission area. The red pixel emission layer and the green pixel emission layer both are the same layer and arranged on the non-effective emission area. The present disclosure can reduce equipment expenditure in fabricating the emission layers and the complexities of technology. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006633 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXIBLE PANEL, FLEXIBLE PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a manufacturing method of a flexible panel, a flexible panel and a display device. The manufacturing method of a flexible panel includes: forming a deformable material layer on a base substrate, the deformable material layer includes a shape memory material; forming a flexible panel body at a side of the deformable material layer away from the base substrate; driving the deformable material layer to allow the flexible panel body to be at least partially stripped; and stripping the base substrate. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006634 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC DEVICE, AND ROLL - In a method of manufacturing an organic device, a lead portions ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190006635 | BATTERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME PROPERTY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING BATTERY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a battery system capable of mitigating the performance deterioration of a secondary battery cell and extending a period of use by additionally injecting a second electrolyte at a point in time when the capacity of the secondary battery cell has decreased, and a method for operating a battery system which can achieve the same. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006636 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery according to the present invention comprises an electrode assembly in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked and a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly therein, wherein the battery case comprises a stepped part that is disposed to be stepped, an outer surface of the battery case is sealed to allow a folded part to be seated on the outer surface of the stepped part, and the electrode assembly comprises a stepped protrusion that is stepped in a shape corresponding to an inner surface of the stepped part disposed on the battery case. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006637 | BATTERY - According to the present invention, grip feeling of an electronic device to which the battery is mounted may be improved by optimizing a shape of a battery, and miniaturization of the electronic device may be promoted at the same time. In order to achieve the above-described object, a battery is disclosed, the battery including: a first surface having a circumference of a closed curve having a curve; a second surface having a circumference of a closed curve having a curve; and a volume portion configured to connect the first surface to the second surface and defining a volume, wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface has a circumference of the closed curve defined by connecting ends of each of two curves curved in the same direction to each other, and the first surface has an area different from that of the second surface. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006638 | DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRICAL ENERGY, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND STARTING UP SAID DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DEVICE - A device for storing electrical energy is disclosed. The device includes an electrochemical cell having a cathode chamber for holding a liquid cathode material and an anode chamber for holding a liquid anode material. The cathode and anode chambers are separated by a solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte is surrounded by a planar construction having openings, through which the cathode material can flow. The planar construction is made of an electrically conductive material. The cathode chamber includes at least one segment, wherein each segment has a jacket composed of an electrically conductive material and the jacket is fastened to the planar construction having openings in a fluid-tight and electrically conductive manner and wherein each segment is filled with a porous felt or a porous material different from porous felt. A method for assembling and starting up the device and a method for operating the device is also disclosed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006639 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device includes: a conductive member (shaft portion) which penetrates a case and is connected to a terminal main body (bus bar connecting portion. The case includes: a through hole through which the conductive member penetrates; a concave portion which is at least a portion of a periphery of the through hole and is formed on one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the case, and a convex portion which is formed at a position opposite to the concave portion on an other of the inner surface and the outer surface of the case. In a plan view of the outer surface of the case, the terminal main body has a shape such that at least a portion of the terminal main body is larger than the concave portion. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006640 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes: a cell stack body; a pair of end plates disposed on a front surface and a rear surface of the cell stack body; and a fastening frame connecting the pair of end plates. The fastening frame includes; a pair of side frames disposed on the right surface and the left surface of the cell stack body. The pair of side frames each includes: a side frame body; a front turn-around portion that turn around the front surface of the cell stack body; and a rear turn-around portion that turn around the rear surface of the side frame body. The front turn-around portion and the rear turn-around portion each has a width in a front-rear direction larger than a width in a left-right direction of the side frame body. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006641 | BATTERY-FIXING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a battery-fixing device and an electronic device, and the battery-fixing device is arranged in the electronic device and includes: a casing battery chamber, and a container fixedly arranged in the casing battery chamber and matched with the casing battery chamber to wrap and fix the battery. The container includes a containing chamber formed by a surround of a film and configured to contain a battery, and fixing films arranged on the containing chamber and connected to the containing chamber to fix the top of the containing chamber. Therefore, the battery-fixing device of the present disclosure uses the four-side wrapping PET film to fix the battery, thus the fixation thereof is more stable, the battery is easy to be detached, and not easy to be deformed or damaged, and it is safe and reliable. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006642 | COMPOSITE SHEET AND BATTERY PACK USING SAME - A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet; a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first insulating sheet and the second insulating sheet, and a thermal insulation layer that is laminated between the thermally-conductive sheet and the first insulating sheet to cover at least a part of the thermally-conductive sheet. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006643 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes: a cell stack body a pair of end plates disposed on a front surface and a rear surface of the cell stack body; and a fastening frame for connecting the pair of end plates. The fastening frame includes a right side frame, a left side frame, and a lower frame. The right side frame and the left side frame each includes a lower flange portion extending in a direction coming closer to each other along the lower surface of the cell stack body. The lower frame is disposed between the lower surface of the cell stack body and the lower flange portions of the left side frame and the right side frame. The lower frame includes a fixing portion fixed to a structure for supporting the battery module. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006644 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes: a cell stack body that is constituted by a plurality of cells stacked in a front-rear direction and includes a front surface, a rear surface, a left surface, a right surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface; and a casing that accommodates the cell stack body. In the battery module, the casing includes: a pair of end portions extending along the front surface and the rear surface of the cell stack body; and a side portions extending along the left surface and the right surface of the cell stack body. A width in the front-rear direction of the end portion is larger than a width in the left-right direction of the side portion. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006645 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module comprising a first cell having a first electrode terminal, a second cell having a second electrode terminal, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal forming an electrode terminal set; at least one bus bar having a bus bar contact surface, a support provided on one side of the first and second cells, and at least one cover clip that engages into the support to sandwich the electrode terminal set and the bus bar contact surface to prevent separation of contact between at least one of (a) the first and second electrode terminals or (b) the bus bar contact surface and the electrode terminal set. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006646 | BATTERY PACK - Disclosed is a battery pack, which may effectively prevent a bending phenomenon caused by a load while ensuring excellent assembling and compatibility and light weight, and a vehicle including the battery pack. The battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules including at least one secondary battery accommodated in a module case and a side surface coupling unit provided at an outer side portion of the module case, the plurality of battery modules being arranged in a lateral direction so that side surfaces thereof face each other with intervals therebetween; and a fixing member having an interposing portion interposed between side surfaces of two adjacent battery modules and coupled to the side surface coupling units of the two adjacent battery modules so that two or more battery modules are coupled and fixed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006647 | BATTERY MODULE WITH IMPROVED FRAME STRUCTURE AND FRAME ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - The present disclosure provides a battery module including: at least one cell; and a fame assembly including a lower plate configured to support a lower end surface of the cell, a side plate extending perpendicularly from any opposite edge ends of the lower plate and placed adjacent to an outermost side of the cell, and an upper plate coupled to an upper end of the side plate to cover an upper portion of the cell. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006648 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY - Productivity of an assembled battery is improved by shortening the takt time for assembly. An assembled battery ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190006649 | BATTERY ENCLOSURES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Battery enclosures and electronic devices having a battery enclosure are described herein. In one example, a battery enclosure includes a shell, a battery positioned within an internal volume of the shell, and a fire-retardant composition positioned on an outer surface of the shell, a first inner surface of the shell, between the first inner surface of the shell and the battery, or a combination thereof. In certain examples, the shell and/or fire-retardant composition are configured to provide a thermal seal or protection barrier between components (e.g., a battery) positioned within the battery enclosure and components of the electronic device positioned outside of the battery enclosure. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006650 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HOUSING - Systems and methods for controlling the emission of gases and/or flames emitted from one or more electrochemical cells are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, gas emitted from an electrochemical cell located within an interior of an enclosure may be flowed through a flow restriction to reduce a pressure and/or temperature of the gas and/or the gas may be flowed through a catalyst prior to exiting through an outlet of the enclosure. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006651 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite material comprising a vinylidene difluoride (VDF)-containing copolymer and an electrically non-conductive polymeric material, to a composite material obtainable via said process, to its use in electrochemical cells and to an electrochemical cell comprising said composite. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006652 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module comprising at least one cell including an electrode terminal protruding along a prescribed direction, at least one bus bar having a bus bar contact surface, and at least one clip having a first member and a second member, the at least one clip clamping the electrode terminal with the bus bar contact surface when the first and second members are mated to prevent separation of contact between the electrode terminal and the bus bar contact surface. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006653 | WIRING MODULE AND POWER STORAGE MODULE - A wiring module includes multiple bus bars, a resin protector that has one or more holding portions that hold the bus bars and is provided with a tolerance absorbing portion that absorbs tolerance in the arrangement direction of power storage elements, and a cover that is attached to the resin protector and holds all of the holding portions. The resin protector is provided with a locking portion that locks the cover, the locking portion projecting in a direction identical to the projecting direction of electrode terminals and extending along the arrangement direction of the power storage elements. The cover is provided with a lock-receiving portion that is locked to the locking portion. The locking portion and the lock-receiving portion are locked in a manner of enabling relative movement along the arrangement direction of the power storage elements at an edge portion of the cover that extends in the arrangement direction of the power storage elements. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006654 | BATTERY DESIGN WITH BUSSING INTEGRAL TO BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A Lithium-Ion monoblock battery assembly including a housing having a cavity for receiving an electrode assembly. Also including a cover sealingly attached to the housing, and a bussing integrally molded with at least one of the housing and the cover. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006655 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - The electrode assembly comprises a first electrode unit in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked and a second electrode unit in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked, the second electrode unit having a size less than that of the first electrode unit and being stacked on the first electrode unit, wherein a tab bonding body manufactured by connecting an electrode tab provided in the first electrode unit to an electrode tab provided in the second electrode unit is disposed within a range of a width of the second electrode unit, and a leading electrode tab to which an electrode lead is connected is disposed on a portion of the first electrode unit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006656 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries including: a particle of negative electrode active material, wherein the particle of negative electrode active material contains a particle of silicon compound containing a silicon compound (SiO | 2019-01-03 |
20190006657 | ANODE CONTAINING DIATOM FRUSTULES - A composite comprising a porous silicon dioxide network coated in a carbon coating,an electrically conducting filler such as carbon black and a water dispersible or water soluble binder, preferably an alginate binder. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006658 | COPPER FOIL HAVING IMPROVED WORKABILITY AND CHARGE/DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a copper foil including a copper layer having a matte surface and a shiny surface, wherein the copper foil has a first surface of a direction of the matte surface of the copper layer and a second surface of a direction of the shiny surface of the copper layer, wherein a dynamic friction coefficient of the first surface is designated by μk1 and a dynamic friction coefficient of the second surface is designated by μk2. A ratio of three-dimensional surface area to two-dimensional surface area of the first surface is designated by Fs1, a ratio of three-dimensional surface area to two-dimensional surface area of the second surface is designated by Fs2. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006659 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains monoclinic titanium dioxide or Li | 2019-01-03 |
20190006660 | LEAD STORAGE BATTERY - Disclosed is a lead-acid battery including: a battery container; an electrolyte and an electrode plate group in the battery container; and a battery container cover that hermetically seals an opening of the battery container, wherein the electrode plate group includes a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode active material, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the battery container cover is provided with a liquid port, a liquid port plug that closes the liquid port, and a sleeve that hangs down from the liquid port to a prescribed liquid surface height of the electrolyte, a sodium ion concentration contained in the electrolyte is 1 mmol/L to 90 mmol/L, and a specific surface area of the positive electrode active material is 5 m | 2019-01-03 |
20190006661 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, MATERIAL OF MIXED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Negative electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material comprises a negative electrode active material particle; the negative electrode active material particle comprises silicon compound particle comprising a silicon compound (SiO | 2019-01-03 |
20190006662 | CATHODE MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES - An active cathode material containing particles with a core containing a lithium transition metal oxide, each core at least partially encapsulated by a layer including the lithium transition metal oxide and dopant cation; and an outer layer containing metal oxide; wherein the dopant cation is selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Sn, Mg, Zr, Cu, Fe, Ca, W, Ga, Sc, Y, La, Hf, V, In, Nb, Ta, and any combination of two or more thereof; and the dopant cation is present in an amount of 10 wt. % or less of the particle. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006663 | SULFUR NANOSPONGE CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to lithium-sulfur batteries exhibiting a high capacity, high cycle life with low production cost and improved safety. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006664 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING LITHIUM BORON COMPOUND - A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode depositing a lithium metal in a charged state, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt represented by a formula LiB(C | 2019-01-03 |
20190006665 | ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM ION AND POST LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The present invention relates to electrodes for Lithium ion batteries, and post-lithium ion batteries that comprise said electrodes which comprise as active materials: Si, or Ge, or Sn, or SnOX, or SiOx, or SnSb, or Sulfur; as a polymeric binder: PVDF, SBR or other polymeric binder; and carbon nanohorns type dahlia (SW-CNH: Single Wall Carbon Nanohorns) as additive materials. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006666 | SILICON BASED MATERIALS FOR AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - An electrochemically active material includes silicon and a transition metal. At least 50 mole % of the transition metal is present in its elemental state, based on the total number of moles of transition metal elements present in the electrochemically active material. An electrochemically active material includes silicon and carbon. At least 50 mole % of the carbon is present in its elemental state, based on the total number of moles of carbon present in the electrochemically active material. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006667 | USE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS CONTAINING A LITHIATED TITANATE OXIDE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LOW EARTH ORBIT APPLICATIONS - A Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite has 95 to 105 minutes orbit time with only 60-65 minutes available for recharging. Due to the low charge capability of a Li-ion graphite cell, depth of discharge is limited for this application. The cell of the invention using a lithiated titanate oxide or a titanate oxide able to be lithiated in the negative electrode allows increase of depth of discharge. Increasing charge rate without amplifying capacity loss per cycle allows improvement of useful specific energy per cycle. Depth of discharge values up to 70-80% can be envisioned. Even if the cell exhibits low specific energy, the LEO application is a specific case where useful energy per cycle can be optimized to 70 to 80 Wh/kg. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006668 | HIGH TAP DENSITY LITHIUM POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, INTERMEDIATE AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION - A lithium positive electrode active material intermediate comprising less than 80 wt % spinel phase and a net chemical composition of Li | 2019-01-03 |
20190006669 | COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A composite cathode active material and a cathode and a lithium battery including the composite cathode active material. The composite cathode active material has a core including a plurality of primary particles including a nickel-containing first lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure; a grain boundary disposed between adjacent primary particles of the plurality of primary particles; and a shell on the core, the shell including a second lithium transition metal oxide having a spinel crystal structure, wherein the grain boundary includes a first composition having a spinel crystal structure. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006670 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USED FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery having a high discharge capacity, and a small increase in internal resistance caused following charge/discharge cycles; a method for producing the same; and a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode active material has a layered structure assigned to a space group of R-3m represented by the formula: Li | 2019-01-03 |
20190006671 | POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive-electrode active material precursor for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that includes a nickel-cobalt-manganese carbonate composite represented by general formula Ni | 2019-01-03 |
20190006672 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE TECHNOLOGY WITH REARRANGEABLE BONDS FOR METAL AND METAL-ION BATTERIES - In an embodiment, a metal or metal-ion battery cell, includes anode and cathode electrodes, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and a solid electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, wherein the solid electrolyte comprises a material having one or more rearrangeable chalcogen-metal-hydrogen groups that are configured to transport at least one metal-ion or metal-ion mixture through the solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits a melting point below about 350° C. In an example, the solid electrolyte may be produced by mixing different dry metal-ion compositions together, arranging the mixture inside of a mold, and heating the mixture while arranged inside of the mold at least to a melting point (e.g., below about 350° C.) of the mixture so as to produce a material comprising one or more rearrangeable chalcogen-metal-hydrogen groups. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006673 | SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY ANODE MATERIAL AND PREPARING METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The invention discloses a sodium ion secondary battery anode material, and a preparing method and application thereof. The material is an amorphous carbon material, and is obtained by performing high-temperature pyrolyzing on coal as a main raw material, the material is prepared by using coal and a hard carbon precursor as raw materials, mechanical mixing after adding a solvent, drying, and crosslinking, curing and pyrolyzing under an inert gas atmosphere, or prepared by using coal as a raw material, and pyrolyzing under an inert gas atmosphere. The sodium ion secondary battery prepared from the amorphous carbon material as anode material has lower cost and higher work voltage, and is stable in cycle and good in safety. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006674 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device having sufficient energy density and sufficient power is provided. In this embodiment, an energy storage device that includes a negative electrode containing an active material layer including an active material is provided. The active material layer includes particulate graphite as the active material. A particle diameter frequency distribution of the graphite includes a first peak and a second peak which appears in a region where a particle diameter is larger than a particle diameter of the first peak, the particle diameter of the first peak is equal to or less than 10 μm and the particle diameter of the second peak is more than 10 μm. The active material layer further includes a particulate high hardness active material which has higher hardness than the graphite. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006675 | HIERARCHICAL OXYGEN CONTAINING CARBON ANODE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WITH HIGH CAPACITY AND FAST CHARGING CAPABILITY - An anode material for a lithium ion battery, comprising an oxygen-containing carbon where oxygen is in the form of functional groups, the oxygen being distributed gradient from the surface to the inside of the carbon, and the carbon having an interlayer space d | 2019-01-03 |
20190006676 | SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR LITHIUM ION ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICES - The present invention is directed to a lithium ion battery electrode slurry composition comprising: (a) an electrochemically active material capable of lithium intercalation and deintercalation; (b) a binder dispersed in an aqueous or organic medium and comprising a reaction product of a reaction mixture comprising one or more epoxy functional polymer(s) and one or more acid functional acrylic polymer(s); and (c) an electrically conductive agent. The present invention also provides an electrode comprising: (a) an electrical current collector; and (b) a cured film formed on the electrical current collector. The cured film is deposited from the slurry composition described above. Electrical storage devices prepared from the electrode are also provided. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006677 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a binder composition for non-aqueous secondary battery electrode which comprises: a water-soluble polymer which comprises an acid group-containing monomer unit; and water, wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises the acid group-containing monomer unit in an amount of 5% to 70% by mass, and wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises water-soluble polymer particles having a radius of gyration of 200 nm or less in an amount of 95% to 100% by mass. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006678 | SECONDARY BATTERY, HALF CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY - Proposed are a secondary battery, a half cell and a production method of a secondary battery capable of exhibiting the designed battery capacity. In a secondary battery comprising an electrode containing an electrode active material and a binding agent, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte contains an electrolytic solution, the electrode further contains the electrolytic solution, and a binding agent amount on a surface of the electrode active material is smaller than an average of the binding agent amount of the electrode. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006679 | ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An anode includes a composite anode active material including a core and a coating layer on the core, the core including a metal alloyable with lithium. The coating layer includes a first polymer having a first functional group and a binder including a second polymer having a second functional group. The first polymer and the second polymer are cross-linked with each other via ester bonding between the first functional group and the second functional group. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006680 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTE LAYER-ANODE ASSEMBLY - In an SOFC, a solid electrolyte layer and an anode are integrated with each other to provide an electrolyte layer-anode assembly. The anode contains a nickel element and a first proton conductor. The first proton conductor is composed of a first perovskite oxide having proton conductivity. The first perovskite oxide has an AXO | 2019-01-03 |
20190006681 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a cell structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer, a gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the first electrode, and a gas channel plate disposed adjacent to the gas diffusion layer, in which the gas diffusion layer is formed of a porous metal body having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, the gas channel plate includes a first region including a first channel, a second region including a second channel, and a third region including a third channel, the first channel includes a slit extending from the center of the gas channel plate toward its outer edge at the boundary surface between the first region and the second region, letting the total area of the first channel at the boundary surface be a first opening area S | 2019-01-03 |
20190006682 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A gas diffusion electrode includes a porous carbon electrode substrate and a microporous layer(s) provided at least on one surface of the porous carbon electrode substrate. The porous carbon electrode substrate is composed of carbon short fibers bonded with a resin carbide. When the region of the porous carbon electrode substrate, extending from a plane that has a 50% filling rate and is closest to one surface of the substrate to a plane that has the 50% filling rate and is closest to the other surface thereof, is trisected in the through-plane direction to obtain three layers, a layer located closer to one surface has a layer filling rate different from the layer filling rate of the layer located closer to the other surface. The microporous layer has a thickness under an added pressure of 0.15 MPa of from 28 to 45 μm, and has a thickness under an added pressure of 2 MPa of from 25 to 35 μm. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006683 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A control method for a fuel cell system with a gas supplying device configured to supply fuel gas and oxidant gas to a fuel cell, includes a power generating operation step of performing a power generating operation for causing the fuel cell to generate power by controlling the fuel gas and the oxidant gas to be supplied to the fuel cell on the basis of a load required of the fuel cell. Further, the control method includes an autonomous operation step of performing an autonomous operation of the fuel cell when the load drops to or below a predetermined value. In the autonomous operation, power supply from the fuel cell system to the load is stopped and the fuel gas is passed to an anode of the fuel cell. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006684 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH INTEGRATED PROCESS ENDPLATES - This disclosure related to polymer electrolyte member fuel cells and components thereof, including fuel cell endplates. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006685 | SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF WATER - The disclosure relates to a system for the treatment of water formed during an operation of at least one fuel cell of a vehicle, having a cavity, a condenser and an underbody-side system outer wall, and is designed to bound an underbody of the vehicle, wherein the condenser is arranged between the cavity and the underbody-side system outer wall, wherein the cavity is connected via an inlet to the at least one fuel cell, wherein, when the vehicle is in motion, the condenser is acted upon by air of an airflow and is cooled, wherein the condenser is designed to cool water which, originating from the at least one fuel cell, flows into the cavity. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006686 | FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE - A power system for an unmanned surface vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power system includes a fuel cell, a fuel storage, and an air management system. The fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack includes a fuel inlet, an air inlet, and an exhaust outlet. The fuel storage includes at least one fuel-storage module fluidly connected to the fuel inlet of the fuel cell stack. The fuel-storage module is a source of energy for the fuel cell. The air management system is fluidly connected to the air inlet and the exhaust outlet of the fuel cell. An air snorkel is part of the air management system and provides air to operate the fuel cell while the unmanned surface vehicle is deployed on a surface of a body of water. The air snorkel includes an intake and an exhaust. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006687 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING FUEL CELL - In a method of activating a fuel cell, after a voltage application step is performed, a humidifying step is performed. In the voltage application step, a hydrogen gas is supplied to an anode, and an inert gas is supplied to a cathode. In the meanwhile, cyclic voltage which is increased and decreased within a predetermined range is applied to the fuel cell. In the humidifying step, in a state where application of the voltage is stopped, a humidified gas containing water vapor is supplied to at least one of the anode and the cathode. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006688 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen supply method for a fuel cell system, for supplying hydrogen according to a state of the fuel cell system when the fuel cell system is started, includes steps of (a) measuring a stop time period which elapses until the fuel cell system is started after the fuel cell system is stopped, (b) determining whether a reaction time period consumed to complete a reaction of residual hydrogen and residual oxygen residing in a fuel cell stack since the fuel system is stopped is not more than the stop time period, and (c) when it is determined in the step (b) that the stop time period is less than the reaction time period, closing a purge valve that is able to discharge gases accommodated in an anode from the anode and supplying at the same time hydrogen to the anode such that an internal pressure of the anode becomes a predetermined first target pressure. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006689 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A control unit included in a first fuel cell unit stores a target range set. The target range set includes an SOC control target range, a control target range of temperature of a secondary battery, a control target range for FC temperature, a control target range for temperature of a BDC, a control target range for temperature of a hydrogen pump, and a control target range for temperature of an air compressor. The control unit controls the respective parameters to fall within these target ranges. A control unit included in a second fuel cell unit also stores the target range set. The control unit included in the second fuel cell unit thus similarly controls the respective parameters to fall within the same target ranges, like the control unit included in the first fuel cell unit. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006690 | PROCESS AND AN APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED HYDROGEN - The present invention provides a process and an apparatus for the production of compressed hydrogen gas from an input stream comprising gaseous methane. The apparatus comprises a solid oxide fuel ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190006691 | MEMBRANE FOR A MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE UNIT OF A FUEL CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to a membrane ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190006692 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL STRUCTURE - A method for producing a cell structure includes: a step of firing a laminated body of a layer containing an anode material and a layer containing a solid electrolyte material, to obtain a joined body of an anode and a solid electrolyte layer; a step of laminating a layer containing a cathode material on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and firing the obtained laminated body to obtain a cathode. The anode material contains a metal oxide Ma1 and a nickel compound. The metal oxide Ma1 is a metal oxide having a perovskite structure represented by A1 | 2019-01-03 |
20190006693 | Microbial fuel cell arrangement and method for operating it - The invention relates to a microbial fuel cell arrangement comprising a cell reactor. The cell reactor comprises a membrane, which has an active surface and a support surface, as well as a pore size of ≤10 nm and/or a divalent ion rejection of ≥50%; an anode and a cathode, which are connected with each other through an external electrical circuit; an influent inlet for liquid medium arranged at the active surface side of the membrane and at least one permeate outlet arranged at the support surface side of the membrane; an influent line connected to the influent inlet; a concentrate outlet, arranged at the active surface side of the membrane and connected to a concentrate line; and pressurisation means for creating pressure difference between the active surface side and support surface side of the membrane. The invention relates also to a method for operating a microbial fuel cell. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006694 | MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY AND BIOPRODUCTS THEREIN - Bioelectrochemical systems comprising a microbial fuel cell (MFC) or a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) are provided. Either type of system is capable of fermenting insoluble or soluble biomass, with the MFC capable of using a consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) organism to also hydrolyze an insoluble biomass, and an electricigen to produce electricity. In contrast, the MEC relies on electricity input into the system, a fermentative organism and an electricigen to produce fermentative products such as ethanol and 1,3-propanediol from a polyol biomass (e.g., containing glycerol). Related methods are also provided. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006695 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY OPERATING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Disclosed are electrochemical cells and methods of use or operation. In one aspect there is disclosed a method for management of an electrochemical cell, the method comprising operating the electrochemical cell at an operational voltage that is below or about the thermoneutral voltage for an electrochemical reaction. In another aspect there is disclosed an electrochemical cell comprising electrodes, an electrolyte between the electrodes, and a catalyst applied to at least one of the electrodes to facilitate an electrochemical reaction at an operational voltage of the electrochemical cell that is below or about the thermoneutral voltage for the electrochemical reaction. Also disclosed are various catalysts for the electrochemical cell comprising mixtures of various catalytic materials and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). | 2019-01-03 |
20190006696 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell, including: a polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of catalyst layers; a pair of gas-diffusion layers; a pair of separators including first and second separators; and at least one frame, wherein the catalyst layers, the gas-diffusion layers, and the separators are placed respectively on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane in this order, the at least one frame is placed between the pair of the separators, and surrounds outer peripheries of the gas-diffusion layers and the catalyst layers, and the frame has a rigidity of about 1 GPa or higher in terms of the Young's modulus. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006697 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY CELL - The invention relates to a method for producing a battery cell ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190006698 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A power storage device that includes a first wound body which is formed by winding part of a stacked body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a second wound body which is formed by winding at least part of a portion of the stacked body which does not constitute the first wound body, and at least one of a length in a winding axis direction and a position in the winding axis direction of the second wound body is different from the first wound body. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006699 | PRESSURE AND/OR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT IN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for the application of force to and thermal management of electrochemical cells are generally described. In some embodiments, a pressure distributor containing a fluid is configured such that a force can be applied to at least one component of an electrochemical cell (e.g., an active surface of an electrode within the electrochemical cell) through the pressure distributor. In certain embodiments, a pressure transmitter can be configured to apply the force to a component of the electrochemical cell through the pressure distributor. The fluid within the pressure distributor can ensure that the anisotropic force applied to the electrochemical cell is distributed substantially evenly over the interface between the pressure distributor and a component of the electrochemical cell and therefore, over the active surface of one or more electrodes within the electrochemical cell. In some embodiments, the fluid within the pressure distributor can also be used to transfer heat to and/or from the electrochemical cell, such as heat that is generated during charge and/or discharge of the electrochemical cell. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006700 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing an inorganic solid electrolyte having a conductivity for ions of metals belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and a compound having an anionic polymerizable functional group, a solid electrolyte-containing sheet containing an inorganic solid electrolyte having a conductivity for ions of metals belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and an anionic polymer which bonds to the inorganic solid electrolyte, and an all-solid state secondary battery, and methods for manufacturing the solid electrolyte composition, the solid electrolyte-containing sheet, and the all-solid state secondary battery. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006701 | ELECTROLYTES, CURRENT COLLECTORS, AND BINDERS FOR RECHARGEABLE METAL-ION BATTERIES - A metal-ion battery includes: 1) an anode including a metal; 2) a cathode; and 3) an ionic liquid electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the ionic liquid electrolyte corresponds to a mixture of a metal halide and an organic compound. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006702 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A solid-state electrolyte having a NaSICON-type crystal structure represented by a general formula Li | 2019-01-03 |
20190006703 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery that includes an additive for forming a stable SEI film and a protective layer on a surface of an electrode to prevent a chemical reaction between the electrolyte solution and the electrode, and a lithium secondary battery having improved life characteristics and high-temperature stability by including the same. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006704 | ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - The present disclosure provides an electrolyte and a lithium-ion battery, the electrolyte comprises an electrolyte salt, an organic solvent and an additive. The organic solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and ethyl methyl carbonate. The additive comprises a boron-based or phosphorus-based lithium oxalate, a fluorinated lithium phosphate and one or two selected from a group consisting of vinylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate. The electrolyte of the present disclosure can improve the cycle performances under both room temperature fast charging and high temperature fast charging, the power performances under both room temperature and low temperature and the storage performance under high temperature of the lithium-ion battery at the same time. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006705 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING CONVERSION REACTION, AND BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative electrode active material includes a compound represented by a composition formula of Mg | 2019-01-03 |
20190006706 | BATTERY CELL STRUCTURE INCLUDING A SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE - A battery cell structure, a system including the structure, and a method of fabricating the structure. The structure includes: a cell housing; a cathode in the cell housing, the cathode including a cathode material; a cathode current collector adjacent the cathode in the cell housing; an anode in the cell housing, the anode including an anode material; an anode current collector adjacent the anode in the cell housing; a separator in the cell housing between the cathode and the anode. The cathode material comprises a recycled material including a contaminant, and the battery cell structure further includes a solid-state electrolyte disposed in the cell housing to at least partially prevent the contaminant from growing. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006707 | Method for Suppressing Metal Propagation in Solid Electrolytes - A method is disclosed for suppressing propagation of a metal in a solid state electrolyte during cycling of an electrochemical device including the solid state electrolyte and an electrode comprising the metal. One method comprises forming the solid state electrolyte such that the solid state electrolyte has a structure comprising a plurality of grains of a metal-ion conductive material and a grain boundary phase located at some or all of grain boundaries between the grains, wherein the grain boundary phase suppresses propagation of the metal in the solid state electrolyte during cycling. Another method comprises forming the solid state electrolyte such that the solid state electrolyte is a single crystal. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006708 | FLUORIDE SHUTTLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A fluoride shuttle secondary battery includes a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer is located between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. At least one layer selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, and the electrolyte layer includes lanthanum fluoride and strontium fluoride. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006709 | FLUORIDE SHUTTLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A fluoride shuttle secondary battery includes a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer is located between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. At least one layer selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, and the electrolyte layer includes a fluoride ion conductive material containing lanthanum fluoride and calcium fluoride. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006710 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte is constituted by lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON). A multiplication value obtained by multiplying a ratio of a peak intensity of nitrogen atoms having a single bond with one P atom and having a double bond with another P atom to a peak intensity of an N | 2019-01-03 |
20190006711 | SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE BASED ON MODIFIED CELLULOSE AND ITS USE IN LITHIUM OR SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES - The present invention refers to a method for preparing a solid polymer electrolyte based on modified cellulose, the method comprising the steps of: a) lithiation or sodiation of at least a hydroxyl group of each repeating unit of a “cellulose” to obtain Li (cellulose) or Na (cellulose); b) functionalization of the Li (cellulose) or Na (cellulose) obtained in step a), in the presence of an aprotic solvent by reacting it with an organic linker, wherein the organic linker serves to covalently attach at least one organic salt to the “cellulose”, and the use of the solid polymer electrolyte in lithium or sodium secondary batteries. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006712 | FUNCTIONAL ORGANIC SALT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - An electrolyte for a lithium-ion electrochemical cell comprises a non-aqueous solution of a lithium salt and a redox shuttle salt compound in a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the redox shuttle compound comprises an amino-substituted cyclopropenium salt of Formula (I) as described herein. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006713 | Electrolyte Solution for Nonaqueous Electrolyte Batteries, and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Battery Using Same - Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having an aluminum foil as a positive electrode current collector, which contains: a nonaqueous organic solvent; a fluorine-containing ionic salt as a solute; at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing imide salt, a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid salt and a fluorine-containing phosphoric acid salt as an additive; and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chloride ion and a chlorine-containing compound capable of forming chloride ion by charging, wherein the concentration of the component is 0.1 mass ppm to 500 mass ppm in terms of chlorine atom relative to the total amount of the components and. Even though the above additive component is contained, the electrolyte solution is able to suppress elution of aluminum from the aluminum foil as the positive electrode current collector during high-temperature charging. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006714 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING CARBORANE ANION - A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode on which a lithium metal is deposited in a charged state, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt containing a carborane anion. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006715 | SILOXANE COPOLYMER AND SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING SUCH SILOXANE COPOLYMERS - A silicone polyether for use in forming a solid polymer electrolyte film, the silicone polyether comprising a heterocyclic moiety. The silicone polyether comprising the heterocyclic moiety may be used to provide an electrolyte composition suitable for use in an electrochemical device. The silicone polyether comprising a heterocyclic moiety may also be used to form a solid polymer electrolyte that may be used to form a solid polymer electrolyte film, which may be suitable for use in electrochemical devices. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006716 | BATTERY - A battery includes a first portion and a second portion, in which the first portion includes a first positive electrode layer, a first negative electrode layer, and a first solid electrolyte layer located between the first positive electrode layer and the first negative electrode layer, in which the second portion includes a second positive electrode layer, a second negative electrode layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer located between the second positive electrode layer and the second negative electrode layer, in which the first portion and the second portion are in contact with each other, the second portion is more sharply bent than the first portion, the first solid electrolyte layer contains a first binder, the second solid electrolyte layer contains a second binder, and the second solid electrolyte layer containing the second binder has higher flexibility than a flexibility of the first solid electrolyte layer containing the first binder. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006717 | RECTANGULAR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode body, which includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, includes a positive-electrode tab group that is composed of a plurality of positive electrode tabs. The positive-electrode tab group is disposed between a sealing plate and an electrode body, and a positive-electrode current collector includes a base portion and a tab connection portion that is folded from an end of the base portion. The base portion of the positive-electrode current collector is connected to a positive electrode terminal, and the tab connection portion of the positive-electrode current collector is connected to the positive-electrode tab group. A fuse portion is formed in the positive-electrode current collector, and a first-insulator second region of a first insulator, which is connected to an inner insulator, is disposed between the base portion and the tab connection portion. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006718 | HIGH CAPACITY CORROSION RESISTANT V-BASED METAL HYDRIDE ELECTRODES FOR RECHARGEABLE METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES - In an aspect, an electrochemical cell comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode, said negative electrode having an alloy having a composition comprising V; and an electrolyte; wherein an additive is provided in said electrolyte to form primary vanadate ions upon dissociation of said additive in said electrolyte; and wherein the electrochemical cell is a metal hydride battery. In some embodiments of this aspect, the alloy is configured to sorb hydrogen during charging of said electrochemical cell and desorb hydrogen during discharging of said electrochemical cell. In some embodiments of this aspect, the electrolyte has a pH selected from the range of 13 to 15. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006719 | Shape-Conformable Alkali Metal-Sulfur Battery Having a Deformable and Conductive Quasi-Solid Electrode - Provided is an alkali metal-sulfur cell comprising: (a) a quasi-solid cathode containing about 30% to about 95% by volume of a cathode active material (a sulfur-containing material), about 5% to about 40% by volume of a first electrolyte containing an alkali salt dissolved in a solvent (but no ion-conducting polymer dissolved therein), and about 0.01% to about 30% by volume of a conductive additive wherein the conductive additive, containing conductive filaments, forms a 3D network of electron-conducting pathways such that the quasi-solid electrode has an electrical conductivity from about 10 | 2019-01-03 |
20190006720 | MOLTEN LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY WITH SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This invention relates to a lithium-sulfur battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a molten salt-based lithium-sulfur battery and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a metal foam including lithium or a lithium alloy, as an anode active material, and sulfur or metal sulfide, as a cathode active material, is used as a support and a current collector, and a solid-state electrolyte is used to thus improve energy density and power output characteristics. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006721 | Method of Producing Shape-Conformable Alkali Metal-Sulfur Battery Having a Deformable and Conductive Quasi-Solid Electrode - Provided is a method of preparing an alkali-sulfur cell comprising: (a) combining a quantity of an active material, a quantity of an electrolyte containing an alkali salt dissolved in a solvent, and a conductive additive to form a deformable and electrically conductive electrode material, wherein the conductive additive, containing conductive filaments, forms a 3D network of electron-conducting pathways; (b) forming the electrode material into a quasi-solid electrode (the first electrode), wherein the forming step includes deforming the electrode material into an electrode shape without interrupting the 3D network of electron-conducting pathways such that the electrode maintains an electrical conductivity no less than 10 | 2019-01-03 |
20190006722 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF BATTERIES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for controlling a plurality of batteries and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a power management circuit configured to supply power to the electronic device; a first battery electrically connected with a power input port of the power management circuit; a second battery electrically connected with the power input port; a first charging circuit configured to charge the first battery; a second charging circuit configured to charge the second battery; a first current control circuit electrically connected between the first charging circuit and the first battery, and configured to control a first charging current supplied from the first charging circuit to the first battery and a leakage current due to a voltage difference between the first battery and the second battery; and a second current control circuit electrically connected between the second charging circuit and the second battery, and configured to control a second charging current supplied from the second charging circuit to the second battery and the leakage current. | 2019-01-03 |
20190006723 | MULTI-CHANNEL AND BI-DIRECTIONAL BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention include a battery management system that provide a plurality of channels that allow communication between host and clients. This communication may operate in bi-directional modes such that commands from the host and responses from the clients are transmitted clockwise or counter-clockwise around a daisy-chain loop. This architecture provides both a high level of redundancy across multiple channels as well as transmission directions around the loop. The use of multiple channels provides a separation in signal paths akin to the provision of completely separate physical wires, preventing malfunction of spurious operation of devices using one channel from interfering with the normal operation of devices using the other channel. In addition, the signaling architecture allows a host to dynamically transmit commands and receive responses between specific client(s) and host or broadcast communication across all clients. | 2019-01-03 |