18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200136140 | SACRIFICIAL ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR A LITHIUM-ION ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT - A sacrificial positive active material for a lithium-ion electrochemical element which is a compound of formula (Li | 2020-04-30 |
20200136141 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery is provided, which includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein a particle of the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes a core portion and a resistance portion formed on a surface of the core portion, and is composed of a single particle, wherein the core portion has a layered crystal structure of space group R-3m, and the resistance portion has a cubic rock-salt structure of space group Fm-3m. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136142 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An active material for an electrode and its methods of manufacture are provided. The active material includes a lithium-nickel-copper complex oxide (LNCO) represented by the formula Li | 2020-04-30 |
20200136143 | CARBON MATERIAL-CONTAINING DISPERSION LIQUID, SLURRY FOR ELECTRODE FORMATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided is a carbon material-containing dispersion liquid that is excellent in dispersibility when used as a slurry for electrode formation of a secondary battery, and is capable of enhancing the battery characteristics such as output characteristics of the secondary battery. A carbon material-containing dispersion liquid includes a carbon material and a dispersion medium for the carbon material. In the carbon material-containing dispersion liquid, a concentration of the carbon material in the carbon material-containing dispersion liquid is 0.01% by weight or more and 20% by weight or less, and a light transmittance at a wavelength of 650 nm of a supernatant of the carbon material-containing dispersion liquid when the carbon material-containing dispersion liquid is left to stand at 25° C. for 24 hours after preparation is 1% or more and 60% or less. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136144 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode core and a negative electrode active material layer provided on at least one surface of the negative electrode core. In this secondary battery, the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material which contains graphite having a crystalline size of 10 nm or more and an interlayer distance d | 2020-04-30 |
20200136145 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES, AND BINDER AQUEOUS SOLUTION FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES, ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY EACH UTILIZING SAME - The present invention relates to a binder composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which is characterized by containing (A) polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one selected from a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and a neutralized salt of the copolymer and (C) at least one selected from an amino acid, a carboxylic acid-containing polymer and a polyamine; and a binder aqueous solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, a slurry composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, each containing the binder composition; and others. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136146 | Electrode Binder Slurry Composition for Lithium Ion Electrical Storage Devices - The present invention provides a slurry composition comprising a binder comprising a polymer comprising a fluoropolymer dispersed in a liquid medium; an adhesion promoter; and at least one of an electrochemically active material or an electrically conductive agent. The present invention also provides electrodes and electrical storage devices. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136147 | ENCAPSULATED SULFUR CATHODES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES - A method of forming a sulfur-based cathode material includes: 1) providing a sulfur-based nanostructure; 2) coating the nanostructure with an encapsulating material to form a shell surrounding the nanostructure; and 3) removing a portion of the nanostructure through the shell to form a void within the shell, with a remaining portion of the nanostructure disposed within the shell. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136148 | MIXED CONDUCTOR, METHOD OF PREPARING THE MIXED CONDUCTOR, AND CATHODE, LITHIUM-AIR BATTERY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE EACH INCLUDING THE MIXED CONDUCTOR - A mixed conductor, a method of preparing the same, and a cathode, a lithium-air battery, and an electrochemical device each including the mixed conductor. The mixed conductor is represented by Formula 1 and having electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity: | 2020-04-30 |
20200136149 | PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR GAS-DIFFUSION LAYER SHEETS - The processing apparatus includes: a first roller | 2020-04-30 |
20200136150 | METHOD OF MAKING A LAYERED ELECTROLYTE - A method of forming a solid oxide fuel cell. The method begins by tape casting an anode support. Next an anode functional layer slurry comprising of NiO and ScCeSZ ceramic powder is coated onto the anode support. The anode functional layer slurry is then dried to form an NiO—ScCeSZ anode functional layer on the anode support. A first electrolyte layer comprising of a ScCeSZ slurry is then coated onto the NiO—ScCeSZ functional layer. The first electrolyte layer is then dried to form a ScCeSZ electrolyte layer on the NiO—ScCeSZ functional layer. A second electrolyte layer comprising of a samarium doped CeO | 2020-04-30 |
20200136151 | A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURED ANODE, A DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURED ANODE, AND RELATED METHODS - A method of fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) architectured anode. The method comprises immersing a fabric textile in a precursor solution, the precursor solution comprising a nickel salt and gadolinium doped ceria (GDC). The nickel salt and GDC are absorbed to the fabric textile. The fabric textile comprising the absorbed nickel salt and GDC is removed from the precursor solution and calcined to form a 3D architectured anode comprising nickel oxide and GDC. Additional methods and a direct carbon fuel cell including the 3D architectured anode are also disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136152 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a positive electrode material which contains a positive electrode active material, and a dielectric material having a perovskite crystal structure. In the positive electrode material, in an X-ray diffraction pattern (vertical axis: diffraction intensity, horizontal axis: diffraction angle 2θ (rad)) obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, a highest intensity peak which is a peak derived from the dielectric material and has the highest intensity is in a range satisfying 2θ=31° to 32°, and a half width x of the highest intensity peak satisfies the following expression: 0.22≤x≤0.33. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136153 | REFUELABLE BATTERY FOR THE ELECTRIC GRID AND METHOD OF USING THEREOF - Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a refuelable battery for the power grid to provide a sustainable, cost-effective, and/or operationally efficient solution to energy source variability and/or energy demand variability. In particular, the systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a refuelable primary battery solution that addresses bulk seasonal energy storage needs, variable demand needs, and other challenges. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136154 | ALLOY MEMBER - The alloy member includes a base member constituted by an alloy material containing chromium, a chromium oxide layer for covering at least a portion of a surface of the base member, a pore that is formed in an interface region of the base member that is located 30 μm or less from an interface between the chromium oxide layer and the base member, and an extending portion extending from the pore into the base member. The pore is configured to inhibit separation of the chromium oxide layer from the base member The extending portion contains an oxide of an element whose equilibrium oxygen pressure is lower than that of a major element of the base member. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136155 | FUEL CELLS WITH A LAYERED ELECTROLYTE - A fuel cell is taught comprising an anode support with an anode functional layer situated on top of and in contact with the anode support. A ScCeSZ electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the anode functional layer. A SDC electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the ScCeSZ electrolyte layer. Finally, a cathode layer is disposed on top of and in contact with the SDC electrolyte layer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136156 | THERMOELECTRICALLY ENHANCED FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell system comprising an anode, an electrolyte supported by the anode; and a cathode supported by the electrolyte. A primary thermoelectric ceramic is in contact with the cathode positioned on the opposing side of the electrolyte. An optional secondary thermoelectric ceramic is in contact with the anode positioned on the opposite side of the electrolyte. In this embodiment air and fuel gas surround the fuel cell at a temperature lower than the operational internal temperature of the fuel cell and both the primary thermoelectric ceramic and the optional secondary thermoelectric ceramic are capable of converting the temperature difference between the fuel cell and both the air and the fuel gas into an additional output voltage. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136157 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a first fuel cell stack and a second fuel cell stack; a supply passage connected to an inlet of oxidant gas in the first fuel cell stack; an discharge passage connected to an outlet of the oxidant gas in the second fuel cell stack; introduction unit that introduces water in the oxidant gas flowing through the discharge passage into the supply passage; and a controller configured to perform refresh control of the first fuel cell stack by lowering voltage of the first fuel cell stack, and operates, during the refresh control, the introduction unit while keeping the second fuel cell stack in an electric power generation state. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136158 | CONDENSATE WATER DRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL - A condensate water drain control system for a fuel cell includes; a fuel cell stack configured to generate electric power through a chemical reaction of fuel, a fuel supply line configured to recirculate fuel drained from the fuel cell stack or supply fuel supplied from a fuel tank to the fuel cell stack, a water trap provided at the fuel supply line and configured to store condensate water generated in the fuel cell stack, a drain valve provided at an outlet of the water trap and configured to be opened or closed to allow or block drainage of the condensate water stored in the water trap, and a controller configured to control the drain valve to be closed on the basis of a state of supplying fuel to the fuel cell stack through the fuel supply line in a state of the drain valve is opened. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136159 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The disclosure relates to a fuel cell stack and corresponding method of operating the fuel cell stack. The method comprises: determining a maximum allowable current that may be drawn from the fuel cell stack; repeatedly determining a magnitude of change to the prevailing maximum allowable current based on a prevailing allowable current ramp rate and an actual measured current of the fuel cell stack; updating the maximum allowable current according to the periodically determined magnitude of change; and controlling operating parameters of the fuel cell stack according to the prevailing maximum allowable current. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136160 | SIMPLIFIED FUEL CELL SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND PROCESS - A simplified fuel cell is disclosed for producing electricity which can include a sealed chamber having a first and second electrode separated from each other, wherein the first electrode includes an anode and the second electrode includes a cathode. The fuel cell also includes a load circuit disposed outside of the chamber and in electrical communication with the anode, and flowable ionizable matter disposed within the chamber, wherein the anode causes the flowable ionizable matter to ionize and produce electrons to move to the load circuit and return to the cathode. In addition, the fuel cell also includes a second proton circuit, wherein the ionization at the anode also produces positively charged ions moving to the cathode from the second proton circuit. A carrier fluid carries the positively charged ions traveling therein, wherein returning electrons and positively charged ions combine at the cathode, thereby reforming the flowable ionizable matter. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136161 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MODIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF A REDOX FLOW BATTERY - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a redox flow battery is provided comprising an ionically conductive separator, a working side flowing electrolyte, a working electrode in ionic contact with the working side of the ionically conductive separator and the working side flowing electrolyte, a counter electrode, and an auxiliary electrode peripherally circumscribed by the working electrode in a common layer of the flow battery. The auxiliary electrode is in ionic contact with the working electrode, an electrically insulating peripheral gap separates the auxiliary electrode from the working electrode. A working electrode terminal is conductively coupled to the working electrode, an auxiliary electrode terminal is conductively coupled to the auxiliary electrode, and a counter electrode terminal is conductively coupled to the counter electrode. An auxiliary power source is configured to establish an auxiliary circuit voltage differential between the counter electrode terminal and the auxiliary electrode terminal, control an auxiliary electrode voltage such that the auxiliary electrode voltage is within an electrochemical window of the working side flowing electrolyte, and establish a voltage differential between the working electrode terminal and the auxiliary electrode terminal. A method of operation of the redox flow battery is further provided | 2020-04-30 |
20200136162 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM - A redox flow battery system includes a cell that performs charging and discharging between the cell and a power system, a tank that stores an electrolyte supplied to the cell, a circulation pump that circulates the electrolyte between the cell and the tank, a power converter disposed between the cell and the power system, and a charge/discharge control unit that controls an operation of the power converter to control charging and discharging of the cell. When the charge/discharge control unit detects power failure in the power system, the charge/discharge control unit controls the power converter such that power of the electrolyte remaining in the cell is supplied to the circulation pump. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136163 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION ON A VEHICLE - A vehicle comprising: a shift reactor ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200136164 | PROTON CONDUCTING FILM HAVING CROSSLINKED STRUCTURE AND FUEL CELL - A proton conducting film includes a polymer having a first part and a second part which are connected by a covalent bond and a plasticizer. The first parts aggregate with each other to form a domain at an operation temperature of the proton conducting film, and the second part crosslinks the domains. The second part has a proton accepting group, and the plasticizer contains a proton donating compound having a pKa of 2.5 or less, and thus the plasticizer penetrates into the second part, and a glass transition temperature of the polymer is lowered compared to when the plasticizer is not included. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136165 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A redox flow battery includes a cathode, an anode, a charge-carrying electrolyte, and an (a) oxidized and a (b) reduced form of an active material. The active material has the following formula: (D)-(L)-(A)-[(L)-(A)] | 2020-04-30 |
20200136166 | STACK CASE AND OUTER RESTRAINING MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL - A filling cover of which a surface facing a case insulator serving as a base member is in contact with a filling has at least side surface parts that cover side surfaces of the filling, and at least some of the side surface parts are not joined to the case insulator. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136167 | Multi-Layered Electrode For Rechargeable Battery Including Binder Having High Crystallinity - An electrode for a rechargeable battery includes: a primer coating layer including PVdF as a first binder and a conductive material formed on a current collector; and an electrode composite layer including a second binder and an electrode active material formed on the primer coating layer, wherein crystallinity of the first binder is 58 or greater. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136168 | LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR OF THE LITHIUM-SULFUR TYPE COMPRISING A SPECIFIC NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A lithium-sulfur accumulator comprising at least one electrochemical cell comprising a positive electrode comprising, as active material, at least one sulfur-containing material, a negative electrode and an electrolyte conducting lithium ions disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode comprises, as active material, a lithium and calcium alloy, wherein the calcium is present in the alloy to the extent of 2% to 34% atomic. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136169 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a secondary battery; a touch panel; a deformation amount detector configured to detect a deformation amount of the secondary battery; a touch determination unit configured to determine whether the touch panel is in a touch state; and a state determination unit configured to determine a state of the secondary battery using the deformation amount detected by the deformation amount detector when the touch panel is in the non-touch state based on a determination result of the touch determination unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136170 | Regenerated Lithium-Ion Cathode Materials Having Modified Surfaces - A regenerated cathode active material comprises a core material comprising lithium and a transition metal oxide, the core material having a surface, wherein the core material is a recycled cathode active material that has been re-lithiated. At least two different lithium-ion conducting species are on the surface of the core material, and the at least two different lithium-ion conducting species are selected from AlF | 2020-04-30 |
20200136171 | HIGH CAPACITY BATTERIES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - Described herein are high capacity electrochemical cells including a first electrode comprising a metal oxide, such as acidified metal oxide (“AMO”) materials, and a second electrode comprising lithium metal, where the metal oxide is present in the first electrode at less than 80 weight percent. Methods of making electrodes comprising a metal oxide and methods of making electrochemical cells are also disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136172 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative active material, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes a first positive active material of a lithium manganese cobalt oxide in Chemical Formula 1, and a second positive active material of a lithium transition metal oxide that occludes and releases lithium ions; an average particle diameter (D50) of the first positive active material is smaller than an average particle diameter (D50) of the second positive active material; and the first positive active material has lower first charge/discharge efficiency than that of the negative active material and has an irreversible capacity during the first charge/discharge that is larger than an irreversible capacity during the first charge/discharge of the negative active material. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID CHARGING LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A system and method for rapid lithium ion battery charging are provided. The method for rapid charging a lithium ion battery may include generating a reduced order electrochemical model (ROM) of the lithium ion battery in which a state-of-charge (SOC) model, a side reaction model and a degradation model are embedded. The method may further include calculating an SOC, a side reaction rate, and a lithium plating rate from the ROM. The method may further include generating a charging protocol based on the SOC and a required SOC, and applying the charging protocol to the lithium ion battery. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136174 | LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery including: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolyte between the cathode and the anode, wherein the cathode includes a cathode active material represented by Formula 1, | 2020-04-30 |
20200136175 | CYLINDRICAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A cylindrical lithium-ion battery which can maintain working temperature within a certain range includes a battery cell having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative active material layer on the negative current collector. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer on the positive current collector. The positive electrode plate and/or the negative electrode plate includes a heat conducting and collecting body. The heat conducting and collecting body is a portion of the positive current collector not coated by the positive active material layer or a portion of the negative current collector not coated by the negative active material layer. At least two heat conducting and collecting bodies are stacked together to a heat converging path. A thin-film heater is connected to the heat converging path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136176 | ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE METHOD OF MAKING SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND INTEGRATION OF METAL ANODES THEREOF - A novel and environmentally preferable method is provided for preparing solid electrolyte particles capable of making dense, flexible, Li | 2020-04-30 |
20200136177 | HYBRID ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY EACH INCLUDING THE SAME - A hybrid electrolyte includes: an inorganic solid electrolyte; and an organic electrolyte, wherein the organic electrolyte includes an organic salt including an organic cation and an organic anion, and the organic cation includes a halogen. An electrode and a solid-state secondary battery each includes the hybrid electrolyte. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136178 | ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY - An all-solid secondary battery including: an anode layer including a first anode active material layer; a cathode layer including a cathode active material layer; a solid electrolyte layer between the anode layer and the cathode layer; and an anode current collector on the anode layer and opposite the solid electrolyte layer, wherein a maximum roughness depth R | 2020-04-30 |
20200136179 | SULFIDE-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE - Provided is a sulfide-based solid electrolyte with high lithium ion conductivity. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte may be a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, wherein the sulfide-based solid electrolyte comprises a lithium (Li) element, a phosphorus (P) element, a sulfur (S) element and a halogen element, and it has a LGPS-type crystal structure, and wherein a ratio (P | 2020-04-30 |
20200136180 | COMPOSITE FILM, PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF IN A SOLID-STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A composite film ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200136181 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE ELECTRODE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is an electrochemical device electrode comprising an electrode current collector and an electrode mixture layer provided on at least one principal surface of the electrode current collector, wherein the electrode mixture layer comprises an electrode active material, a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of lithium salts, sodium salts, calcium salts, and magnesium salts, and a molten salt having a melting point of 250° C. or less: | 2020-04-30 |
20200136182 | ADDITIVES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES AND METHODS - Lithium tetrafluoro(malonato)phosphate compounds are useful as additives in lithium ion battery applications. The compounds are represented by Formula (I): MPF | 2020-04-30 |
20200136183 | ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY - The present application provides an electrolyte and a lithium ion battery. The electrolyte comprises an additive and a solvent, wherein the additive comprises a cyclic borate ester, and the solvent comprises a fluorocarbonate compound. The present application greatly improves the high temperature performance and safety performance of a lithium ion battery at a high voltage by using a cyclic borate ester as a high temperature additive and in combination with a fluorocarbonate compound. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136184 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are an electrolyte for lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same, the electrolyte comprising: a non-aqueous organic solvent; lithium salt; and an additive represented by Chemical Formula 1. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136185 | SILICON-BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES WITH PHOSPHAZENE CONTAINING ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES - Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising phosphazene based compounds are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte comprising at least two electrolyte co-solvents, wherein at least one electrolyte co-solvent comprises a phosphazene based compound. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136186 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at −30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises anon-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136187 | ZERO FLAMMABILITY ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-ION CELL - An electrolyte for a lithium-ion cell, comprises an organic solvent mixture comprising: (a) a hydrofluorinated ether base solvent to dissolve a lithium salt; (b) a fluorinated linear and/or cyclic ester co-solvent to form an SEI layer on a surface of the active materials; and (c) a fluorinated linear and/or cyclic ester co-solvent having a viscosity less than a viscosity of each of the hydrofluorinated ether base solvent and SEI-layer forming fluorinated linear and/or cyclic ester co-solvent to reduce a viscosity of the organic solvent mixture and a lithium salt dissolved in the organic solvent mixture. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136188 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an HF indicator, and a pouch-type lithium secondary battery includes a pouch case having a transparent identification part for observing the interior of the pouch-type battery from the exterior of the pouch case. Defects generated during the preparation of the secondary battery may be visually identified based on the presence of hydrofluoric acid without disassembling the pouch-type battery. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136189 | Method for Manufacturing Mono Cell - Provided is a method for manufacturing a mono cell having a sheet-like negative electrode, a sheet-like separator and a sheet-like positive electrode laminated in this order. In this manufacturing method, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the negative electrode, then, the negative electrode is bonded to a lower surface of the separator, and furthermore, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on a lower surface of the positive electrode, then the positive electrode is bonded to an upper surface of the separator. When viewed in the lamination direction of the mono cell, the positions of the adhesives and the positions of the adhesives do not overlap each other. Then, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the positive electrode, and a lower surface of a separator is bonded to the upper surface of the positive electrode. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136190 | Method for Producing Mono-Cell - A mono-cell is formed of a separator, a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode bonded to one another. Each separator includes a ceramic layer facing the positive electrode. On a lower surface and an upper surface of the positive electrode, an adhesive is applied at points lined up on a straight line along a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction. When an application length is defined as the product of the number of application points of the adhesive lined up in the width direction and the application diameter of each adhesive, the number of application points and the application diameter are set such that a value obtained by dividing, by the application length, a force applied to each ceramic layer based on acceleration and the weight of the separator during suction and conveyance becomes smaller than the necessary peeling strength per unit length of the ceramic layer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136191 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - To provide a method for producing an all-solid-state battery which is configured to suppress chipping of a cut end, shedding of the constituent materials, etc., and which is configured to suppress removal of the solid electrolyte layer. The method is a method for producing an all-solid-state battery, comprising: preparing a first laminate by laminating a first solid electrolyte layer on a first active material layer, forming a solid electrolyte removed part by removing a part of the first solid electrolyte layer on the first active material layer, and cutting the first laminate by applying laser light, in a laminating direction of the first laminate, to the solid electrolyte removed part. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136192 | BATTERY, BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A battery including a first electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer on the first electrode layer, a second electrode layer which is located on the solid electrolyte layer and which is a counter electrode layer of the first electrode layer, and a space portion, wherein a first thickness portion is located on the first active material layer, the second thickness portion is located on the first electrode layer, the second active material layer is located at a position which faces the first thickness portion and which does not face the first active material layer via the second thickness portion, the second collector extends to the position facing the second thickness portion and a region provided with the second active material layer, the second thickness portion is in contact with the second electrode layer, and the space portion is surrounded by the second electrode layer and the second thickness portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136193 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode group including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a tape for securing at least a wound end of the electrode group; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode, at least in a charged state, includes a lithium metal and/or a lithium alloy. The tape has a tensile strength of 20 N/10 mm or less at an elongation ratio of 200% or more. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136194 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC ROLL USING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly and a lithium ion electric roll having the same are provided. Also provided is a battery, which includes: a first layer; a second layer located at the side of a surface of the first layer, exposed from the first layer in a first direction view which is perpendicular to a first surface of the first layer; a third layer tucking at least one portion of the second layer with the first layer in the first direction view, being exposed from the second layer in the first direction view; and a conductive plate protruding from a second side of the first layer in the first direction view. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136195 | OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF A DATA CENTER BATTERY SYSTEM - A method of predicting future performance of a data center battery system includes receiving information related to a data center battery system in real time, analyzing the received information in real time, predicting a future performance of the data center battery system, providing the predicted future performance of the data center battery system to a data center control system, and optimizing the data center battery system based on the predicting. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136196 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes a controller, and a plurality of battery modules. The battery modules are connected in series, according to a gate drive signal from the controller, to provide series connection, and each of the battery modules has a disconnecting device configured to force the battery module to be disconnected from the series connection. The controller is configured to estimate the internal resistance of the battery module disconnected from the series connection by the disconnecting device, from a module voltage of the battery module before the battery module is disconnected from the series connection, a module voltage immediately after the battery module is disconnected, and a module current delivered from the battery module. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136197 | BATTERY, A BATTERY SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR EXCHANGING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF A BATTERY - The invention relates to a battery ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200136198 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INCREASING BATTERY LIFE AND PREVENTION OF PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE - This disclosure relates to ultrasonic devices and methods to use, manufacture and recondition new and degraded batteries. The disclosure may be used to manufacture or restore primary or secondary type batteries or as a preventive maintenance process for operational batteries. The disclosure utilizes an ultrasound transducer to provide ultrasound energy into a battery. It may be used to charge low or dead batteries, to clean fouled battery plates, to remix stratified electrolytic solutions and to dissolve and/or suspend solid particulates within a battery. Battery reconditioning may be accomplished through the action of the ultrasound waves directly or indirectly through the ultrasound waves producing cavitations and free radicals within the electrolyte | 2020-04-30 |
20200136199 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - In a power supply device including a plurality of battery modules each including a secondary battery, in which the battery modules are connected in series to one another according to a gate driving signal from a controller and in each of the battery modules, the gate driving signal is delayed in a gate driving signal processing circuit included in the battery module and then transmitted from upstream to downstream of the series connection, an ID is provided for each of the battery modules by transmitting an ID setting signal for providing an ID unique to the battery module using a gate signal line for transmitting the gate driving signal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136200 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a secondary battery, a deformation amount detector configured to detect a deformation amount of the secondary battery, a full charge detector configured to detect a full charge of the secondary battery, a stable state detector configured to detect a stable state after a full charge is detected by the full charge detector, and a state determination unit configured to determine a state of the secondary battery using the deformation amount detected by the deformation amount detector when the stable state is detected by the stable state detector. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136201 | METHOD FOR TREATING LITHIUM ION BATTERY - The present invention provides a method for treating at least one lithium ion battery enclosed in a housing containing aluminum, comprising heating the lithium ion battery using a combustion furnace in which a combustion object is incinerated by flames, while preventing the flames from being directly applied to the housing of the lithium ion battery. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136202 | RECUPERATIVE BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM AS EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE - A thermal management system and method for regulating the dissipation of a thermal load during operation of a vehicle. The thermal management system including one or more cooling loops configured to regulate the temperature of at least one battery pack; and an energy recovery mechanism configured to recover energy dissipated upon the occurrence of a thermal runaway event. The amount of energy recovered maintains the power level at or above the level exhibited by the battery pack prior to the occurrence of the thermal runaway event. Upon the occurrence of the thermal runaway event, the energy recovery mechanism transforms the cooling loop into a Rankine cycle loop or uses a Seebeck effect to recover energy. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136203 | ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY - An accumulator assembly for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells respectively having mutually opposite bearing faces. The battery cells may be stacked in a stacking direction facing one another with the bearing faces to form a battery block. The assembly may also include a cooling device including a plurality of cooling elements through which a flow of cooling fluid is passable. The plurality of cooling elements may be disposed between neighbouring battery cells and braced in the stacking direction. A respective cooling element of the plurality of cooling elements may at least one of i) include and ii) be formed by a compressible porous intermediate insert having a plurality of pores through which a flow of the cooling fluid is passable. The intermediate insert may be disposed between and connected in a heat-transmitting manner to respective neighbouring battery cells. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136204 | BATTERY WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A BATTERY - A battery comprising a fluid electrolyte, a casing configured to contain the electrolyte, an anode placed in contact with the electrolyte in the casing, and a cathode placed in contact with the electrolyte in the casing. The battery comprises a temperature control device configured to modify the temperature of the electrolyte, a circulating device configured to circulate the electrolyte in the casing and between the casing and the temperature control device. Also, a method for regulating the temperature of a battery in which a fluid electrolyte is circulated in a battery casing comprising an anode and a cathode, and through a temperature control device configured to modify the temperature of the electrolyte. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136205 | MODULAR HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MODULATION - A modular heat exchanger for battery thermal management having a plurality of similarly constructed heat exchange elements affixed to a cover plate and fluidly coupled with one another via a single external manifold structure that functions as both an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold for each of the heat exchange elements. Rigidity is improved with alternating tabs or overlapping tabs between adjacent elements, and/or side edges between adjacent elements having cutouts for receiving stiffening ribs formed in the cover plate. The external manifold structure provides additional stiffening for the interconnected heat exchange elements. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136206 | LITHIUM-ION POWER BATTERY - A lithium-ion power battery includes a battery cell including positive and negative electrode plates. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer coated on the positive current collector. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative active material layer coated on the negative current collector. At least one of the positive and negative electrode plates includes a heat conducting and collecting body which is a portion of the current collector not coated by the active material layer. At least two heat conducting and collecting bodies are stacked together to form at least one heat converging path, which allows heat energy to enter or exit from the battery cell. An insulating element is connected to the at least one heat converging path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136207 | HEAT CONDUCTING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A heat conducting lithium-ion battery includes a battery cell including positive and negative electrode plates. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer coated on the positive current collector. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative active material layer coated on the negative current collector. At least one of the positive and negative electrode plates includes a heat conducting and collecting body which is a portion of the current collector not coated by the active material layer. At least two heat conducting and collecting bodies are stacked together to form at least one heat converging path, which allows heat energy to enter or exit from the battery cell. A fluid-containing pipe is connected to the at least one heat converging path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136208 | LITHIUM-ION SOFT BATTERY - A lithium-ion soft battery which can maintain within a certain range includes a battery cell having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative active material layer on the negative current collector. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer on the positive current collector. The positive electrode plate and/or the negative electrode plate includes a heat conducting and collecting body, which is a portion of the positive current collector not coated by the positive active material layer or a portion of the negative current collector not coated by the negative active material layer. At least two heat conducting and collecting bodies are stacked together to form at least one heat converging path. A fluid-containing pipe is connected to the heat converging path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136209 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING MULTIPLE PHASE CHANGING MATERIALS AND VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery module including a battery cell and a thermal management system for removing heat from the battery cell. The thermal management system includes two or more unit cells in an array. Each unit cell includes a primary shell comprising a primary phase change material (PCM), and a secondary shell comprising a secondary PCM that is thermally coupled to the primary shell. The battery cell is thermally coupled to the primary shell at a heat transfer interface and the secondary shells of adjacent unit cells in the array are separate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136210 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A method and apparatus for the thermal energy management of systems of electrically powered vehicles (EVs), which enhance the mission capabilities, or performance. The method includes an approach in which thermal energy harvesting, dissipation, storage, and distribution operate in concert. The method concurrently enables, immediate and longer-term management, including storage of thermal energy for subsequent use. The apparatus, includes the multi-functional integration of thermal energy storage, for the benefit of enhanced EV form, capabilities or performances. The apparatus includes connecting elements which provide selective, thermal conduction pathways, which link the management system. The thermal conductive pathways may be actuated in response to temperature, or by other activation means. Thermally managed systems which require persistent heating, or cooling or maintenance within a specified range, are addressed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BATTERY TEMPERATURE CONTROL - An apparatus and method for battery temperature control, the apparatus including a cooling plate, a first transporter selectively moving the cooling plate along a first axis, and a controller operably coupled to the first transporter and selectively outputting a control signal to the first transporter for commanding the first transporter to move the cooling plate to a first location or a second location. The cooling plate comes into contact with an outer surface of the battery by a preset maximum area at the first location, and the cooling plate comes into contact with the outer surface by an area smaller than the maximum area or is separated from the outer surface at the second location. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136212 | STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM WITH BATTERY COOLING - A cooling structure includes a plurality of bars spaced apart from each other and configured to extend along a first surface of a battery cell; a support configured to support the plurality of bars; and a plurality of flow paths defined by the first surface of the battery cell and a pair of adjacent bars of the plurality of bars, the plurality of flow paths being configured to guide flow of a coolant in contact with the first surface of the battery cell. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136213 | ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block, and a housing including a support frame limiting the housing towards an outside on four sides. The support frame may include at least two longitudinal members and at least two cross members perpendicularly aligned with one another. At least one longitudinal member of the at least two longitudinal members may be configured to conduct a coolant. The at least one battery block may abut against at least one of (i) the at least one longitudinal member and (ii) at least one of the at least two cross members to transfer heat. A plurality of connection points of the at least one longitudinal member, through which the coolant is flowable, may be configured on an outside of the support frame. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136214 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTERNAL COLD FLUID DISTRIBUTION FEATURES FOR COOLING MULTIPLE ROWS OF BATTERY CELLS - A heat exchanger for cooling multiple rows of battery cells has a plurality of longitudinal flow sections defining at least first and second U-shaped flow areas, each underlying a row of battery cells. The flow sections includes inlet and outlet flow sections, and at least two intermediate flow sections. Inlet and outlet ports are in flow communication with the respective inlet and outlet flow sections, and a first bypass channel extends between the inlet port and at least one of the intermediate flow sections. The first bypass channel supplies relatively cold heat transfer fluid from the inlet to mix with warmer fluid in a second or subsequent U-shaped flow area, to improve temperature uniformity between the rows of battery cells. A second bypass channel may extend around the outer periphery of the heat exchanger, from the inlet flow section to a second or subsequent U-shaped flow area. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136215 | LITHIUM-ION POWER BATTERY - A lithium-ion power battery includes at least one battery cell each having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. Each battery cell includes at least two heat conducting and collecting bodies formed on at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. Each heat conducting and collecting body is a portion of the positive current collector not coated by the positive active material layer or a portion of the negative current collector not coated by the negative active material layer. The heat conducting and collecting bodies are stacked together to form at least one heat converging path. A fluid-containing pipe is connected to the at least one heat converging path. A connector is disposed at each of an inlet and an outlet of the fluid-containing pipe, for connecting the fluid-containing pipe to an external component. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136216 | Thermal Management Systems Including Vapor Chambers and Phase Change Materials and Vehicles Including the Same - A thermal management system for removing waste heat from a battery cell. The thermal management system includes a unit cell that includes a vapor chamber including an evaporator surface and a condenser surface. The evaporator surface and the condenser surface are fluidly connected by a wick. The unit cell also includes a phase change material (PCM) shell encapsulating a PCM. The evaporator surface is thermally coupled to the battery cell and absorbs waste heat generated by the battery cell. The condenser surface is thermally coupled to the PCM and rejects waste heat to the PCM. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136217 | MIXED CONDUCTOR, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF MIXED CONDUCTOR - A mixed ionic and electronic conductor represented by Formula 1: | 2020-04-30 |
20200136218 | METAL-AIR BATTERY - Provided is a metal-air battery which is improved in battery performance such as stability in charge/discharge cycle characteristics by suppressing the generation of byproducts not only on the metal anode but also on the air cathode. A metal-air battery of the present invention includes an anode | 2020-04-30 |
20200136219 | Hybrid Power Supply Circuit, Use of a Hybrid Power Supply Circuit and Method for Producing a Hybrid Power Supply Circuit - A hybrid power supply circuit, a method using a hybrid power supply circuit and method for producing a hybrid power supply circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment a hybrid power-supply circuit includes a first energy-storage device and a second energy-storage device, wherein the first and second energy-storage devices are combined in a module and electrically interconnected, and wherein the first energy-storage device is a solid-state accumulator. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136220 | Microwave Circular Polarizer - The invention relates to a microwave circular polarizer including: a first outer conductor; a second outer conductor connected to the first outer conductor forming a first step discontinuity therewith; and a third outer conductor connected to the second outer conductor forming a second step discontinuity therewith. An inner conductor is provided which extends inside and is spaced apart from the first, second and third outer conductors. The first and second outer conductors are axially asymmetric with respect to the inner conductor, and the third outer conductor is axially symmetric with respect to the inner conductor. The microwave circular polarizer includes first and second rectangular waveguide ports in signal communication with an internal cavity through, respectively, a first rectangular aperture and a second rectangular aperture formed through the first outer conductor. The microwave circular polarizer further includes a first septum and a second septum. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136221 | DISTRIBUTED LC FILTER STRUCTURE - A distributed LC filter structure is disclosed. The distributed LC filter structure provides simultaneously a distributed inductance and a distributed capacitance in the same structure. Accordingly, discrete passive elements are eliminated and high, homogenous integration is achieved. Interconnections between the distributed inductance and the distributed capacitance are tailored to leverage a parasitic inductance of the distributed capacitance to increase the overall inductance of the distributed LC filter structure. Similarly, the interconnections are tailored to leverage a parasitic capacitance resulting from the distributed inductance to add up with the distributed capacitance augmenting the overall capacitance of the structure. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136222 | LOW FREQUENCY AND DIRECT CURRENT SIGNAL BLOCKING DEVICE AND ANTENNA - A low frequency and direct current (DC) signal blocking device includes a dielectric substrate layer; a low frequency and DC signal blocking transmission line on a first surface of the substrate layer, where the low frequency and DC signal blocking transmission line has an input end and an output end; a metal layer on a second surface of the substrate layer, where there is at least one gap on the metal layer such that the metal layer is separated into at least a first sub-region and a second sub-region, where the gap is configured to block at least one of a low frequency signal and a DC signal; the substrate layer disposed between the low frequency and DC signal blocking transmission line and the metal layer; and a metal plate, wherein a dielectric layer is disposed between the metal plate and the metal layer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136223 | ELECTROPLATING OF NIOBIUM TITANIUM - The subject disclosure relates to electroplating niobium titanium (Nb/Ti) with a metal capable of being soldered to. According to an embodiment, a structure is provided that comprises a Nb/Ti substrate and a metal layer plated on a portion of the Nb/Ti substrate. The metal layer comprises an electroplated metal layer plated on the portion of the Nb/Ti substrate using electroplating. The metal layer can comprise a metal capable of being soldered to, such as copper. In another embodiment, a cable assembly is provided that comprises a niobium titanium wire, a metal layer plated on a first portion of the niobium titanium wire, and a metal coaxial connector soldered to the metal layer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136224 | RADIATING CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RADIATING CABLE - Radiating cable ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200136225 | RADAR ASSEMBLY WITH A SLOT TRANSITION THROUGH A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A radar assembly includes a monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC), an antenna-element, and a single printed-circuit-board (PCB). The MMIC includes an arrangement of solder-balls configured to couple radar-signals into or out of the MMIC. The antenna-element includes a ridge-air-waveguide configured to propagate radar-signals to or from one or more radiation-slots of the antenna-element. The PCB is directly attached to the MMIC. The PCB includes a transition-feature configured to couple radar-signals between the arrangement of solder-balls and the ridge-air-waveguide. The transition-feature is characterized as a slot that extends between the arrangement of solder-balls and the ridge-air-waveguide. The transition-feature may be an L-shaped-slot or a U-shaped-slot. The assembly is designed/configured to be compatible with known printed circuit board fabrication processes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136226 | Feeding Device - A feeding device is disclosed. The feeding device includes a body and at least one first port, the body includes at least one first contour port, and each of the at least one first contour port corresponds to one of the at least one first port; and the first contour port includes at least two sub-ports, and the at least two sub-ports of the first contour port are connected, by using at least one power splitter, to the first port corresponding to the first contour port. In the foregoing implementation solution, the first contour port is divided into several sub-ports, and the first port and the several sub-ports are connected by using the at least one power splitter. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136227 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER AND COMMUNICATION UNIT - A directional coupler includes a main line through which a first signal in a first frequency band and a second signal in a second frequency band pass from a first port to a second port, a sub-line electromagnetically coupled to the main line and having a third port and a fourth port, the third port outputting a first coupled signal corresponding to the first signal and a second coupled signal corresponding to the second signal, a first termination circuit connected to the fourth port and used in outputting the first coupled signal, a second termination circuit connected to the fourth port and used in outputting the second coupled signal, and a first filter circuit disposed between the fourth port and the first termination circuit, wherein the first filter circuit has frequency characteristics allowing the first coupled signal to pass therethrough and attenuating the second coupled signal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136228 | Inflatable Antenna and Associated Assemblies - An inflatable antenna may include an inflatable sock, an antenna, and an attachment port. The inflatable sock may have an inflated state and a deflated state, where the inflatable sock assumes an elongated inflated shape in the inflated state. The antenna may extend along the length of the inflatable sock. The attachment port may be configured for operable connection to an inflation mechanism. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136229 | SINGLE SPACE WIRELESS PARKING WITH IMPROVED ANTENNA PLACEMENTS - A wireless parking meter with an improved antenna location is described. The antenna may be located within a covering protruding from the top of the parking meter, allowing radio frequency (RF) signals to be transmitted through a portion of the parking meter with high permittivity to the RF signals. Additionally or alternatively, the antenna may be located within the parking meter housing above a lower parking meter mechanism housing so that RF signals can be transmitted through the dome covering of the parking meter, which may have a high permittivity to the RF signals. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136230 | ANTENNAS IN FRAMES FOR DISPLAY PANELS - The present subject matter describes positioning of an antenna inside a frame for a display panel of an electronic device. The antenna comprises a ground plate extending along a side of the frame, a substrate positioned on the ground plate, and two loop antenna elements formed on the substrate, both ends of each of the two loop antenna elements being connected to the ground plate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136231 | ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing, a flexible display, at least one printed circuit board (PCB), and a wireless communication circuit. The foldable housing includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface facing in a first direction, a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface, and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface facing in a second direction, a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the second direction, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136232 | REPLACEABLE CARD FOR ANTENNA FREQUENCY TUNING - An improved antenna configuration for a communication device is provided that enables ultra wideband operation. The antenna may be formed of two sections, a primary section built into the communication device and a replaceable secondary section disposed on a data card. The primary section is common for all frequency bands of operation which the antenna is intended to cover. The replaceable secondary section is unique to predetermined frequency bands and provides tuning for the overall antenna. A data card tray antenna configuration is also provided which is suitable for a stand-alone antenna or as part of a sectional antenna. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136233 | ANTENNA CARRIER PLATE STRUCTURE - An antenna carrier plate structure has a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board has a first substrate and a conductive connector disposed in the first substrate. The conductive connector has two opposite connecting ends respectively protruding from two opposite surfaces of the first substrate. The second circuit board has a second substrate formed with a through hole, and a connecting plug is disposed in the through hole. One end of the connecting plug is formed with an engaging concave portion for engaging one end of the conductive connector of the first substrate. Therefore, each circuit board can be firmly fixed and electrically connected by engaging to form a multi-layer circuit board module, thereby avoiding joint tolerances during soldering and ensuring a correct connection of the joints. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136234 | Electronic Devices Having Antennas that Radiate Through a Display - An electronic device may be provided with a display and a phased array antenna that transmits radio-frequency signals at frequencies greater than 10 GHz. The display may include a conductive layer that is used to form pixel circuitry and/or touch sensor electrodes. A filter may be formed from conductive structures within the conductive layer. The conductive structures may include an array of conductive patches separated by slots or may include conductive paths that define an array of slots. The filter may include an additional array of conductive patches stacked under the array of conductive patches to allow the slots to be narrower than would be resolvable to the unaided human eye. The periodicity of the conductive structures and the slots in the filter may be selected to tune a cutoff frequency of the filter to be greater than frequencies handled by the phased antenna array. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136235 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure applied in a wireless communication device includes a metal frame. The wireless communication device includes at least one electronic component. The metal frame includes a substrate. The substrate includes an antenna. The antenna includes a feed portion and a gap. The feed portion spans the gap. The metal frame is spaced from the electronic component. A clearance is formed between the metal frame and the electronic component. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136236 | PERFORATED DOOR FOR MONOPOLE MODULE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING SAME - A modular monopole for wireless communications includes: an antenna module having a floor, a ceiling and a side wall that form an antenna compartment, wherein at least one antenna resides within the antenna compartment; a radio module having a floor, a ceiling and a side wall that form a radio compartment, wherein at least one remote radio unit (RRU) resides within the radio compartment; and a base. The base, the radio module, and the antenna module are arranged in vertically stacked relationship, with the base below the radio module and the antenna module above the radio module. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136237 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING GRIP SENSOR AND ANTENNA - An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a cover glass that exposes a portion of a display, and a rear housing. The rear housing includes a first conductive region, a second conductive region physically spaced from the first conductive region, and an insulating material interposed between the first conductive and the second conductive regions. The housing also includes a printed circuit board, a wireless communication circuit, a grip sensor circuit, and a connection member. The wireless communication circuit and the grip sensor circuit are electrically connected with the first conductive region. The connection member is interposed between the printed circuit board and the rear housing and electrically connects the first conductive region and the second conductive region. The wireless communication circuit is configured to feed the first conductive region; and transmit or receive a signal in a frequency band based on an electrical path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200136238 | WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE - An object of an aspect of the present invention is to configure a radio relay device, which is applied to radio communication carried out with use of a microwave or a millimeter wave, such that a time delay which may occur in association with radio communication relay is reduced while a transmission loss of a radio wave is prevented or reduced. A radio IC ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200136239 | ANTENNA SYSTEM LOADED IN VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - An antenna system loaded on a vehicle according to the present invention includes a telematics module, and antenna modules coupled to both side surfaces of the telematics module, wherein the antenna modules have a plurality of antenna elements disposed therein so as to perform Multiple-Input and Multi-Output (MIMO) by transmitting or receiving a plurality of first signals according to a first communication system through the plurality of antenna elements, whereby a plurality of communication services can be provided through a flat vehicle antenna. | 2020-04-30 |