20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160141574 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method of manufacturing a separator for an electrochemical device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes extruding a resin composition including polyolefin and a diluent, stretching the extruded resin composition to obtain a polyolefin film, extracting the diluent from the obtained polyolefin film to obtain a porous polyolefin film, coating a slurry for forming a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polyolefin film, and heat setting the porous polyolefin film coated with the slurry to obtain a composite separator with a porous coating layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141575 | POROUS FILM COMPOSITION FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A porous membrane composition for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a first particulate polymer, wherein the first particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion that partially covers an outer surface of the core portion, the core portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of 5 times or more and 30 times or less, and the shell portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in the electrolytic solution of 1 time or more and 4 times or less. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141576 | Separator For Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Same - A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a substrate, an organic layer positioned on at least one side of the substrate and including an organic material and an inorganic layer positioned on at least one side of the substrate and including an inorganic material, wherein the organic material includes two or more kinds of organic particles having different particle sizes from each other. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141577 | Energy Storage Device with An Encapsulated Electrode - Aspects of the disclosure can relate to an energy storage device including at least two electrodes (e.g., an anode and a cathode). At least one of the two electrodes can be formed from lithium or a lithium alloy. The energy storage device can also include an electrolyte solution in contact with the two electrodes and a separator with a melting point higher than a melting point of lithium. The separator can define a boundary between the two electrodes and encapsulates at least one of the two electrodes. The separator can also be impermeable to molten lithium. Thus, when exposed to a temperature that causes lithium from one or more of the electrodes to melt, the separator can prevent contact between molten lithium from one electrode and the other electrode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141578 | COMPOSITE SEPARATOR EQUIPPED IN BATTERY CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composite separator for a battery cell and a method for manufacturing the same. In particular, the composite separator equipped in a battery cell includes a non-woven separator comprising a high heat resistant polymer fiber that comprises a thermal deformation material on a high heat resistant polymer material. Accordingly, thermal contraction of the separator can be prevented in the high temperature condition which occurs when the battery cell is overcharged, and change of the shape of the separator can be prevented. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141579 | SEPARATOR FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a substrate; an organic layer on at least one side of the substrate and including an organic material; and an inorganic layer on at least one side of the substrate and including an inorganic material, where the organic material includes two or more organic particles having respective melting points that are different from each other. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the separator. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141580 | ALKALI-ION CONDUCTIVE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY FOR RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Disclosed is an alkali-ion conducting separator assembly comprising a porous membrane (A) and an alkali-ion conducting film (B) placed on one major surface of the porous membrane (A), wherein the alkali-ion conducting film (B) comprises an inorganic material of the general formula (I): (L | 2016-05-19 |
20160141581 | ADHESIVE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An adhesive for a lithium ion secondary battery, for bonding members for constituting a lithium ion secondary battery, the adhesive including a particulate polymer, wherein the particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion that partially covers an outer surface of the core portion, the core portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of 5 times or more and 30 times or less, and the shell portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of more than 1 time and 4 times or less. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141582 | LAYERED-DOUBLE-HYDROXIDE-CONTAINING COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a layered-double-hydroxide-(LDH) containing composite material including a porous substrate and a high density LDH-containing functional layer on and/or in the porous substrate. The LDH-containing composite material of the present invention includes the porous substrate and the functional layer formed on and/or in the porous substrate. The functional layer contains a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula M | 2016-05-19 |
20160141583 | BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING CONNECTING MEMBER COMPOSED OF DISSIMILAR METALS - Disclosed herein is a battery module including battery cells, electrode terminals of which are electrically connected to each other via a connecting member, wherein each of the battery cells is configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a metal layer and a resin layer, and plate-shaped electrode terminals protrude from the battery case, the electrode terminals include a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal made of dissimilar metals, the connecting member includes a main connecting part, to which the first electrode terminal is welded, the main connecting part including the metal of the first electrode terminal, and a buried connecting part, to which the second electrode terminal is welded, the buried connecting part including the metal of the second electrode terminal, the buried connecting part is buried in the main connecting part in a state in which the buried connecting part is exposed at one surface of the main connecting part such that the buried connecting part has the same height as the main connecting part to form an even surface, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal are welded respectively to the main connecting part and the buried connecting part at one surface of the main connecting part at which the buried connecting part is exposed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141584 | High Voltage Electrical Center With Connectorized Bulkhead - An electrical assembly, such as a high voltage electrical center that controls the flow of electricity between a battery pack and the propulsion system of an electric or hybrid electric vehicle. The assembly includes a plurality of electrical connectors configured to receive and mate with a plurality of corresponding mating connectors and a housing containing a plurality of electrical devices interconnected to the plurality of electrical connectors. The housing includes a bulkhead defining a plurality of connector shrouds that axially surrounds each connector in the plurality of electrical connectors. Each connector shroud is configured to receive a connector body of a corresponding mating connector. The plurality of connector shrouds is integral to the bulkhead. The bulkhead, and thereby the shrouds, may be formed of a composite conductive material containing electrically conductive fibers within a dielectric matrix. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141585 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A BATTERY MODULE - A battery module having at least two cells, wherein the at least two cells comprise electrical cell contacts, wherein the cell contacts are electrically connected to each other by at least one cell connector, wherein the battery module comprises a cell monitoring unit, wherein the cell monitoring unit is electrically connected to a connecting means, and wherein at least one cell contact and/or a cell connector are electrically connected via at least one bonding wire and/or at least one bonding strip to the connecting means. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141586 | VEHICLE BATTERY UNIT AND HARNESS HOLDER - A vehicle battery unit includes at least one first battery, at least one second battery, and a harness. The at least one first battery has a first battery connector. The at least one second battery has a second battery connector. A harness has harness connectors connected to the first battery connector and second battery connector. The harness holds the harness in such a manner that connecting portions of the harness connectors are directed toward a direction substantially perpendicular to a battery arranging direction in which the at least one first battery and the at least one second battery are arranged. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141587 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a rechargeable battery capable of maintaining alignment among a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator of an electrode assembly even in the case in which a form thereof is changed or bent. The rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly formed by stacking a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, and having an alignment groove formed therein; a case having flexibility and accommodating the electrode assembly therein; and an alignment guide protruding from the case and partially coupled to the alignment groove so as to accommodate and guide a change in a length of the electrode assembly depending on bending. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141588 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; an electrode lead attached to an electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly, the electrode lead having a through-hole formed therein; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrode lead; and a cap plate coupled to the case to seal an opening of the case and including a protrusion part protruding to the inside of the case, the protrusion part being coupled to the electrode lead through the through-hole by riveting, and the cap plate has at least one rivet groove formed around a periphery of the protrusion part. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141589 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a battery pack having the same, which can reinforce strength of an electrode tab by a protection layer formed on at least one surface of each of a plurality of electrode tabs. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate having a plurality of first electrode tabs extending and protruding to one side, a second electrode plate having a plurality of second electrode tabs extending and protruding to one side, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. The first electrode plate may further include a first protection layer formed on one surface of each of the plurality of first electrode tabs. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141590 | BATTERY - A battery includes an electrode assembly; a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab both extending from the electrode assembly; an insulation spacer having openings through which the positive and negative electrode tabs extend, and a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead coupled to the respective positive and negative electrode tabs in the insulation spacer, wherein each opening has a first opening and a second opening, and wherein the first opening is at a lower region of the insulation spacer and the second opening is at a side region of the insulation spacer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141591 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING TERMINAL - A rechargeable battery having a terminal is disclosed. In one aspect, the rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The battery also includes a case housing the electrode assembly. The case defines a hole at the bottom of the case and an opening at the top of the case. The battery further includes a cap plate connected to the opening in the case and a first terminal bonded to the first electrode and penetrating through the hole so as to protrude beyond the exterior of the case. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141592 | TERMINAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TERMINALCOMPONENT - A terminal component includes an external terminal that is provided above a cover covering an electrode body; and an internal terminal that is provided below the cover and extends through a through-hole of the external terminal. A part of the internal terminal protrudes above the external terminal. A dimension of the part of the internal terminal in a radial direction of the through-hole is larger than a diameter of the through-hole. The external terminal has a joint surface that is a first part of an upper surface of the external terminal and that is joined to the internal terminal, and a non-joint surface that is a second part of the upper surface of the external terminal and that is located outside the joint surface. The joint surface is located higher than at least part of the non-joint surface. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141593 | BATTERY SYSTEM IMPROVING OPERATION RELIABILITY OF SWELLING CID - A battery system improving operation reliability of a swelling current interrupt device (CID) is provided. The battery system includes a cooling plate that forms an appearance of a battery in which the swelling CID interrupting a current flow is mounted and includes a swelling aperture formed therein. The swelling aperture induces an expansion of a pouch in which the swelling CID is embedded. Therefore, since the swelling aperture is formed in the cooling plate, improved operation reliability of the swelling CID than a battery system according to related art in which operation reliability was varied based on a thickness of a pouch cell is obtained. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141594 | BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT MODULE PACKAGE, BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Provided are a battery protection circuit module package capable of achieving high integration and size reduction, and a battery pack and an electronic device including the same. The battery protection circuit module package includes a lead frame including a plurality of leads space apart from each other, and capable of being coupled and electrically connected to electrode tabs of a battery cell, battery protection circuit devices mounted on the lead frame and including a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) structure, and an encapsulant for encapsulating the battery protection circuit devices to expose a part of the lead frame. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141595 | METHOD FOR SEALING OFF AN ORIFICE OF A STORAGE CELL CONTAINER AND CONTAINER SEALED OFF BY THIS METHOD - There is provided a method for sealing a filling orifice formed on a wall of a container in a leak-proof manner using a stopper arrangement comprising a tubular member with a flange having an upper face, and a lower face for covering the orifice, and a mandrel with a stem which is housed inside the tubular member, the force necessary for rupturing the stem being greater than the force resulting from the entry and advancement of a head of the mandrel inside the tubular member, comprising introducing the stopper arrangement into the orifice, bringing the nosepiece of the riveting tool into abutment with the upper face of the flange, actuating the riveting tool so as to exert a tensile force on the stem and bring about expansion of the tubular member against the wall of the orifice and rupturing the stem of the stopper arrangement. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141596 | METHOD OF PRE-LITHIATING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - Disclosed is a method of pre-lithiating a negative electrode. More particularly, provided is a method of pre-lithiating a negative electrode, a surface of the negative electrode being lithiated by submerging a roll that is formed by rolling together a negative electrode, and copper (Cu) foil, both sides of which are rolled with metallic lithium (Li), in an electrolyte solution. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141597 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: preparing a copper foil having a first main surface and a second main surface that are opposite sides of the copper foil; obtaining a granulated body by mixing a negative electrode active material, a thickener, a binder, and a solvent with each other to obtain a mixture and by granulating the mixture; obtaining a first negative electrode mixture layer by pressing the granulated body; arranging the first negative electrode mixture layer on the first main surface; and softening the copper foil by bringing the second main surface into contact with a heated roller in a state where the first negative electrode mixture layer is arranged on the first main surface. A temperature of the heated roller is a recrystallization temperature of the copper foil or higher. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141598 | METHODS FOR MAKING A SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE LAYER ON A SURFACE OF AN ELECTRODE - In an example of the method for making a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer on a surface of an electrode, the electrode is exposed to an electrolyte solution in an electrochemical cell. The electrolyte solution includes either i) an organo-polysulfide additive having a formula RS | 2016-05-19 |
20160141599 | ROTARY TUBULAR FURNACE, METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention provides a rotary tubular furnace including a rotatable furnace tube having an inlet end through which silicon compound particles (SiO | 2016-05-19 |
20160141600 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is a method of producing a negative electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including: preparing silicon-based negative electrode active material particles; and coating each of the prepared particles with a conductive carbon coating by using a rotary kiln while controlling the rotary kiln such that the following relationships (1) and (2) hold true: | 2016-05-19 |
20160141601 | HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS FOR A BATTERY AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USE - A method of forming an electrode active material by reacting a metal fluoride and a reactant. The method includes a coating step and a comparatively low temperature annealing step. Also included is the electrode formed following the method. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141602 | Surface Modifications for Electrode Compositions and Their Methods of Making - Compositions and methods of making are provided for surface modified electrodes and batteries comprising the same. The compositions may comprise a base composition having an active material capable of intercalating the metal ions during a discharge cycle and deintercalating the metal ions during a charge cycle, wherein the active material is selected from the group consisting of LiCoO | 2016-05-19 |
20160141603 | POTATO-SHAPED GRAPHITE PARTICLES WITH LOW IMPURITY RATE AT THE SURFACE, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Modified graphite particles obtained from graphite or based on graphite, the said particles having impurities in their internal structure and having on the surface a low, even nil, rate of an impurity or several impurities. In addition, these particles have at least one of the following characteristics:
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20160141604 | SURFACE TREATED SILICON CONTAINING ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Provided are active materials for electrochemical cells. The active materials include silicon containing structures and treatment layers covering at least some surface of these structures. The treatment layers may include aminosilane, a poly(amine), and a poly(imine). These layers are used to increase adhesion of the structures to polymer binders within active material layers of the electrode. As such, when the silicon containing structures change their size during cycling, the bonds between the binder and the silicon containing structure structures or, more specifically, the bonds between the binder and the treatment layer are retained and cycling characteristics of the electrochemical cells are preserved. Also provided are electrochemical cells fabricated with such active materials and methods of fabricating these active materials and electrochemical cells. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141605 | TRANSITION METAL HYDROXY-ANION ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODES - A transition metal hydroxy-anion electrode material for lithium-ion battery cathodes includes the charge-neutral structure M | 2016-05-19 |
20160141606 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium metal oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: | 2016-05-19 |
20160141607 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive active material including: a core comprising a metal oxide, a non-metal oxide, or a combination thereof capable of intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions or sodium ions; and a non-conductive carbonaceous film including oxygen on at least one portion of a surface of the core; a lithium battery including the positive active material; and a method of manufacturing the positive active material. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141608 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a negative active material and a lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes a non-carbonaceous core allowing doping or undoping of lithium ion; and a double coating layer formed on at least one portion of a surface of the non-carbonaceous core and including a first coating layer including a metal and a second coating layer including a metal oxide or a metal nitride. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141609 | ALUMINUM SILICATE COMPOSITE, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING POSITIVE - An aluminum silicate complex that comprises an aluminum silicate and carbon that is disposed on a surface of the aluminum silicate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141610 | Submicron Sized Silicon Powder with Low Oxygen Content - A submicron sized Si based powder having an average primary particle size between 20 nm and 200 nm, wherein the powder has a surface layer comprising SiO | 2016-05-19 |
20160141611 | USE OF NOVEL COMPOUNDS AS NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL IN A SODIUM-ION BATTERY - Precursor compounds of sodium alloy(s), for use as negative electrode active material in a sodium-ion battery, as well as to a negative electrode have the precursor compound of sodium alloy(s), as well as a sodium-ion battery having a negative electrode of this kind. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141612 | ANODES COMPRISING GERMANIUM FOR LITHIUM-ION DEVICES - An anode material for a lithium ion device includes an active material including germanium and boron. The weight percentage of the germanium is between about 45 to 80 weight % of the total weight of the anode material and the weight percentage of the boron is between about 2 to 20 weight % of the total weight of the anode material. The active material may include carbon at a weight percentage of between 0.5 to about 5 weight % of the total weight of the anode material. Additional materials, methods of making and devices are taught. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141613 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE USING SAME - A negative electrode active material having high cycle durability contains an alloy represented by the following chemical formula (1): | 2016-05-19 |
20160141614 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY EACH INCLUDING NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Provided is a negative active material for a secondary battery which provides high capacity, high efficiency charging-discharging characteristics. The negative active material includes: a silicon single phase; and a silicon-metal alloy phase interfaced with the silicon single phase and surrounding the silicon single phase, wherein an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the negative active material has first and second peaks that are originated from the silicon-metal alloy phase, and the first peak is located at 49.1+/−0.5 degrees (°) and the second peak is located at 38.0+/−0.5 degrees (°), and a diffraction intensity of the first peak is 2 or less times that of to the second peak. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141615 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM ION BATTERY AND SODIUM ION BATTERY - The problem of the present invention is to provide an anode active material for a sodium ion battery, which may intend to improve safety of the battery. The present invention solves the problem by providing an anode active material for a sodium ion battery including an MNb | 2016-05-19 |
20160141616 | METAL OXIDES FROM ACIDIC SOLUTIONS - Forming a metal oxide by treating an acidic solution containing a metal to yield a precursor in the form of a semi-liquid, semi-solid or solid, and treating the precursor to yield a product including the metal oxide. An organic or inorganic component may be combined with the precursor to yield a second semi-liquid, semi-solid or solid. The product may be treated to yield a new material. In some cases, the metal oxide has an empirical formula H | 2016-05-19 |
20160141617 | Chromium-doped lithium titanate as cathode material - A cathode material for a lithium cell, in particular a lithium-sulfur cell. To improve the rate properties of the cell, the cathode material includes a chromium-doped lithium titanate, in particular of the general chemical formula: Li | 2016-05-19 |
20160141618 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a secondary battery, specifically, a secondary battery having excellent stability and improved output characteristic and low temperature characteristic by including a cathode active material in which at least one of metals forming the cathode active material has a concentration gradient in an entire region from a central portion up to a surface portion; and a conductive material mixture in which carbon nanotube is mixed with carbon black at an appropriate ratio, the carbon black being a spherical nanoparticle. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141619 | LITHIUM MANGANESE-BASED OXIDE AND CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a lithium manganese (Mn)-based oxide including Mn as an essential transition metal and having a layered crystal structure, in which the amount of Mn is greater than that of other transition metal(s), the lithium manganese-based oxide exhibits flat level section characteristics in which release of oxygen occurs together with lithium deintercalation during first charging in a high voltage range of 4.4 V or higher, and at least one of a transition metal layer including Mn and an oxygen layer is substituted or doped with a pillar element. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141620 | A LONG-LIFE, HIGH-RATE LITHIUM/SULFUR CELL UTILIZING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ENHANCING CELL PERFORMANCE - A long-life, high-rate lithium sulfur (Li/S) cell with high specific energy uniquely combines cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-modified sulfur-graphene oxide (S-GO) nanocomposites with an elastomeric styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)/carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) binder and an ionic liquid-based novel electrolyte with the LiNO | 2016-05-19 |
20160141621 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - For achievement of a power storage device electrode having a high capacity density and a high energy density, a method of manufacturing the same and a power storage device including the same, there is provided a power storage device electrode serving as at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode which constitute a power storage device. The power storage device electrode contains an active material including: (A) an electrically conductive polymer; and (B) an anthraquinone compound having at least two amino groups and a structure represented by Formula (1) below. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141622 | Battery - The present invention relates to a battery that includes at least one electrochemical cell. The at least one electrochemical cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first electroactive material, a second electroactive material, and an electrolyte which is in contact with both electrodes, and at least one of the first electroactive material and the second electroactive material includes a radialene compound. Also provided is an electroactive material as well as a radialene compound. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141623 | BIPOLAR ELECTRODE, BIPOLAR ALL-SOLID BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclsoed are a bipolar electrode, a bipolar all-solid battery manufactured by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. The bipolar electrode includes: a solid electrolyte; an anode slurry and a cathode slurry, each of which is provided on a first surface and a second surface of the solid electrolyte; spacers provided in the anode slurry and the cathode slurry; and a metal substrate provided in the anode slurry and the cathode slurry. Accordingly, an output and an energy density may be improved by cell integration through minimization of thickness of the cathode, the anode, and the electrolyte of the all-solid battery. Further, when the bipolar all-solid battery is manufactured using high voltage stability characteristic of the solid electrolyte, difference in an elongation rate or a compression rate among the elements may be reduced to secure or improve process stability and to minimize a cell defective rate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141624 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY COMPOSITION, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY COMPOSITION - A negative electrode slurry composition includes a negative active material, a binder, and a dispersant. The dispersant includes a polyacrylic acid (PAA) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 10 and less than 10,000. A negative electrode and a lithium battery include the negative electrode slurry composition. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141625 | COATING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR BATTERY ELECTRODES OR SEPARATOR - A coating agent composition for battery electrode or separator, comprises a vinyl alcohol copolymer having a structural unit represented by the general formula (1), and an aqueous emulsion of a synthetic resin obtained by polymerizing a copolymerizable monomer having an acrylic monomer as a main component, or an aqueous emulsion of a styrene thermoplastic elastomer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141626 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, which has high energy density and which can suppress a crease (form change) of a negative electrode active material layer and a negative electrode current collector caused by the expansion and contraction occurring along with the quick charging and discharging and also suppress the falloff of the negative electrode active material layer after the quick charging and discharging cycle, and a lithium ion secondary battery using the negative electrode. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery and the lithium ion secondary battery include: a negative electrode active material including 5% or more of silicon or silicon oxide; a binder that is polyacrylate whose carboxylic groups at terminals of side chains of polyacrylic acid are cross-linked with magnesium or alkaline earth metal; and a negative electrode current collector. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141627 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive active material and a binder including polyvinylidene fluoride, a carboxyl group-containing polyvinylidene fluoride, and poly(vinylidenefluoride-tetrafluoroethylene). The positive electrode may have an improved binding force and increased flexibility. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the positive electrode. The rechargeable lithium battery may have high capacity and excellent performance. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141628 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a negative electrode current collector foil; and a negative electrode mixture layer that is arranged on the negative electrode current collector foil. The negative electrode mixture layer contains a plurality of granulated particles. Each of the granulated particles contains a negative electrode active material and a coating film. The coating film is formed on a surface of the negative electrode active material. The coating film includes a first film and a second film. The first film is formed on the surface of the negative electrode active material. The second film is formed on the first film. The first film contains a carboxymethyl cellulose polymer. The second film contains a polyacrylic acid polymer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141629 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Disclosed is a process for making a gas diffusion electrode that comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a gas diffusion layer (GDL) and an active layer (AL). The process comprises forming the GDL and/or the AL by pressing and/or rolling a mass obtained by subjecting electrically conductive carbon material and polymeric binder and, in the case of the AL, electroactive catalyst to high energy mixing in a liquid medium, followed by the separation of solid matter from the liquid medium and, optionally, drying of the separated solid matter. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141630 | METHOD FOR FORMING NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES ON A SUPPORT - Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141631 | CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly, including: forming a catalyst layer precursor containing a mixture of a catalyst material and a pore-forming material on a substrate having a flatness of 60% or more; removing the pore-forming material from the catalyst layer precursor on the substrate, thereby forming a catalyst layer containing the catalyst material and having a porosity of 20 to 90% by volume; transferring the catalyst layer from the substrate to a gas diffusion layer, to provide an electrode; and bonding the catalyst layer of the electrode to an electrolyte membrane, to provide a membrane electrode assembly. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141632 | CATALYST PROPERTY CONTROL WITH INTERMIXED INORGANICS - Nanostructured thin film catalysts which may be useful as fuel cell catalysts are provided, the catalyst materials including intermixed inorganic materials. In some embodiments the nanostructured thin film catalysts may include catalyst materials according to the formula Pt | 2016-05-19 |
20160141633 | FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed is a fuel cell stack which is able to prevent corrosion from occurring in a separator. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141634 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell which is able to suppress peeling off or cracking of a conductive carbon film occurring at the time of insertion and extraction of a cell monitor terminal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141635 | FLAT MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT MEMBER - To achieve a flat member for fuel cells in which the grain size of titanium is optimized to suppress local elongation and to reduce the siding distance to a punching die, enabling a reduction in ablation of the punching die. The flat member for fuel cells is an expand passage | 2016-05-19 |
20160141636 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEPARATOR - A separator for a fuel cell, to be disposed opposing to a membrane electrode assembly, is provided. The separator includes a separator central area portion opposing to a center area of the membrane electrode assembly that concerns generating power, an outer edge portion located in an outer edge of the separator central area portion, a rubber molded body made of rubber, the rubber molded body being formed in the outer edge portion by die-casting a die-casting rubber material using die, and an adhesive layer formed in the outer edge portion, for adhering the rubber molded body to the outer edge portion. The adhesive layer is formed over an adhesive layer area that includes and is larger than an area where the rubber molded body is die-casted in the outer edge portion. Thus, a disadvantage due to burrs which are generated when die-casting the rubber molded body can be reduced. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141637 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATE, FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK - In a fuel cell separator and the like, a technology for reducing the separation of a flow path rib which rectifies the flow of a fluid is desired. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141638 | TERMINAL PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - There is provided a terminal plate comprising a plate stacked body including a first metal plate that is electrically conductive and has a current collecting terminal for power collection, and second metal plates that have higher corrosion resistance than the first metal plate and are placed across the first metal plate. A first gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround at least a gas flow hole used for supply of a gas on the second metal plate-side. A second gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround a cooling water flow area which communicates with a cooling water flow hole used for supply of cooling water on the second metal plate-side. The current collecting terminal is protruded from a plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate in a direction from one flow hole of the gas flow hole and the cooling water flow hole toward the plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate. This configuration enables the current collecting terminal to be cooled down from the second metal plate-side via the first metal plate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141639 | FUEL CELL - In a fuel cell, a cathode passage extends from an oxidizing gas supply hole to an oxidizing gas discharge hole. A turn interval at which a flow direction of an oxidizing gas returns to an original direction in an upstream-side passage region is different from the turn interval in a downstream-side passage region. A ratio between the turn interval in the upstream-side passage region and the turn interval in the downstream-side passage region is set to 1.1:1 to 3:1. The upstream-side passage region is overlapped with a most downstream-side passage portion of an anode passage with a membrane electrode assembly interposed between the upstream-side passage region and the most downstream-side passage portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141640 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system mounted on a vehicle, includes: a fuel cell configured to cause electrochemical reaction between an anode gas and a cathode gas to proceed; and a fuel cell casing that is configured to place the fuel cell therein, wherein the fuel cell casing has a bottom face that is formed in an approximately rectangular shape, the fuel cell casing is positioned such that longitudinal sides of the approximately rectangular shape are parallel to a left-right direction of the vehicle, and the bottom face has a rib that is extended only in a front-back direction of the vehicle is provided on the bottom face. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141641 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that causes electrochemical reaction of an anode gas and a cathode gas; a plurality of auxiliary machines that are used for operation of the fuel cell; and a fuel cell system case that is configured to place the fuel cell and the plurality of auxiliary machines therein, wherein, in the fuel cell system case, a surface from which a first cable harness including first electric wire used for supplying electric power to the plurality of auxiliary machines is taken out differs from a surface from which a second cable harness including second electric wire for supplying larger electric power than the electric power of the first electric wire is taken out. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141642 | FUEL CELL SUBASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING SUBGASKETED THRIFTED MEMBRANES - An automated roll to roll method of making a fuel cell roll good subassembly is described wherein an elongated first subgasket web having a plurality of apertures is moved relative to a plurality of individual electrolyte membranes, each individual electrolyte membrane having a center region. The individual electrolyte membranes are aligned with the first subgasket web so that a center region of each electrolyte membrane is aligned with an aperture of the first subgasket web and the individual electrolyte membranes are attached to the first subgasket web. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141643 | DEFORMATION ABSORPTION MEMBER AND FUEL CELL - A deformation absorption member for a fuel-cell-stack disposed between an anode side separator and a cathode side separator. The deformation absorption member includes a thin-board-like base material, and a plurality of raised pieces in which extension portions extended from proximal ends are arranged in a grid pattern. Each raised piece of the plurality of raised pieces is formed in a non-rectangular shape in which the width of the extension portion is shorter than the width of the proximal end, and plurality of raised pieces are configured so that the directions of the extension portions of mutually adjacent raised pieces are alternately arranged, and positions of the proximal ends of the mutually adjacent raised pieces are arranged in at least overlapping positions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141644 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An object is to provide a technique that removes a liquid entering between an auxiliary machinery cover and a cover provided to cover the auxiliary machinery cover. A fuel cell system comprises a first cover that is configured to contain an auxiliary machine for a fuel cell, and a second cover that is configured to cover at least part of a side surface and part of a bottom surface of the first cover. The second cover has an outlet that is formed in at least part of a bottom of the second cover to allow for flow of a liquid. An upper surface of the first cover is inclined downward toward the side surface of the first cover. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141645 | Fuel Cell System, Fuel Cell Vehicle and Control Method of Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell; a cooling system circuit including a cooling liquid supply path configured to supply a cooling liquid to the fuel cell, a radiator configured to cool down the cooling liquid, a radiator fan, and a cooling liquid pump provided in the cooling liquid supply path to feed the cooling liquid to the fuel cell; a controller; and a speedometer configured to obtain a speed of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein the controller is capable of performing a first cooling control that sets an upper limit value of driving amount of the radiator fan according to the speed of the fuel cell vehicle and regulates a flow rate of the cooling liquid pump or the driving amount of the radiator fan under the upper limit value of the driving amount of the radiator, so as to cool down the fuel cell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141646 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE COOLANT HAVING IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There are provided a stock solution composition for fuel cell vehicle coolant used by dilution with a diluent comprising water and a method for producing the same, and further a fuel cell vehicle coolant composition having improved storage stability and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a method for producing a stock solution composition for fuel cell vehicle coolant, wherein the stock solution composition comprises at least one ethylene glycol compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and triethylene glycol, and is used by dilution with a diluent comprising water, and the method comprises the following steps: (a) a step of selecting as a raw material an ethylene glycol compound having an ethylene glycol monoformate content of 60 ppm or less; or (b) a step of selecting as a raw material an ethylene glycol compound, wherein a 50% by mass aqueous solution of the ethylene glycol compound has a conductivity of 4.5 μS/cm or less after heating. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141647 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention is to prevent the temperature of an electric heater from being higher than or equal to a temperature at which control to reduce power consumption is started to prevent an abrupt decrease in the power consumption of the electric heater in order to secure a power consuming destination of a fuel cell. A fuel cell system | 2016-05-19 |
20160141648 | COOLANT PURIFICATION - A fuel cell system comprises an antimicrobial patterned surface. The fuel cell system may comprise a fuel cell stack, a coolant reservoir, and a coolant flow path configured to supply coolant from the coolant reservoir to the fuel cell stack. One or more of the fuel cell stack, the coolant reservoir and the coolant flow path may comprise the antimicrobial patterned surface. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141649 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A FUEL CELL BATTERY - A device in which an environmental air flow is monitored by a monitoring element and in which a natural gas flow is interrupted by a shut-off element on recognition of an insufficient environmental air flow. To allow a continuous operation of the fuel cell battery the monitoring element is short-circuited by a bridging device and that its operability can thus be checked without the environmental air flow having to be interrupted. This allows a permanent operation of the fuel cell battery. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141650 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel gas path supplied with fuel and allowing a part of fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell to circulate; an exhaust mechanism discharging the reacted fuel gas to an outside; a circulation mechanism circulating the fuel gas; and a control unit configured to temporarily stop circulation of the fuel gas by the circulation mechanism when determining that discharge from the exhaust mechanism is not normal, drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is not normal and a parameter relating to water vapor in the fuel gas path is equal to a predetermined value or greater, and drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a second circulation speed greater than the first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is normal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141651 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell containing a unit cell with an anode and a cathode included therein, a hydrogen supply unit that supplies hydrogen gas to the anode, a circulation pump that supplies an anode exhaust gas containing hydrogen that has not been used for power generation by the fuel cell and is discharged from the anode, once again to the anode to circulate the anode exhaust gas, and a controller that controls supply quantity of the hydrogen gas by the hydrogen supply unit as well as rotating speed of the circulation pump. The controller drives the circulation pump so that the rotating speed of the circulation pump approaches an optimum rotating speed of the circulation pump at which a total hydrogen loss quantity becomes a minimum under a specified current value, the total hydrogen loss quantity being a sum of a hydrogen quantity corresponding to an electric power necessary for driving the circulation pump and a hydrogen quantity passing from anode side to cathode side of the fuel cell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141652 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system, includes: a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking fuel cells for causing electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas; a fuel gas supply system that is configured to supply the fuel gas to the fuel cell stack from a supply source of the fuel gas; a fuel gas recirculating system that is configured to resupply to the fuel cell stack the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a piping member is configured to connect a junction between the fuel gas supply system and the fuel gas recirculating system with the supply source, the piping member having a bent portion that is curved such that a supply direction of the fuel gas from the supply source is reverse to a flowing direction of the fuel gas toward the junction. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141653 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR UTILIZING RECIRCULATION FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An arrangement utilizing recirculation for high temperature fuel cell system, each fuel cell including an anode side, a cathode side, and an electrolyte between the anode side and the cathode side, wherein the fuel cell system can perform anode side recirculation flow of reactants. The arrangement can accomplish a recycle ratio of 70% or more for the recirculation flow, feed to the recirculation a feed-in flow, which can include substantially high oxygen content, the feed-in flow being 30% or less of entire flow, perform heat exchanging to provide substantially reduced low temperature conditions in the recirculation flow, perform catalytic partial oxidation in the recirculation flow to produce a substantially high amount of hydrogen for the recirculation flow in fuel cell system start-up or shutdown situations, and exhaust 30% or less of the entire flow from the anode side recirculation. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141654 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND AIR SYSTEM ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD - An object is to allow even a temporary increase in air pressure to be diagnosed as an abnormality. There is provided a fuel cell system including a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises an air system that is configured to supply the air to the fuel cell and discharge the air from the fuel cell; a pressure detector that is configured to detect an internal pressure in the air system; a pressure reduction controller that is configured to reduce the internal pressure in the air system to a target pressure reduction value, when the detected pressure becomes higher than a first abnormality detection value during a predetermined time period (S | 2016-05-19 |
20160141655 | METHOD OF DISCHARGING WATER FROM FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method of discharging water from a mobile object, which includes a fuel cell, a gas-liquid separator, and a circulation pump, comprises: an inclined state detection step of detecting an inclined state of the mobile object with respect to a horizontal plane; a scavenging start step of starting to supply scavenging gas at a predetermined first supply flow rate to a gas flow path in the fuel cell, by driving the circulation pump; and a supply flow rate increase step of increasing, when the mobile object is in a predetermined inclined state in which an outlet of the gas flow path is directed upward against a direction of gravity, a rotational speed of the circulation pump so that the supply flow rate of the scavenging gas is increased to a second supply flow rate higher than the first supply flow rate after a predetermined period from starting to supply the scavenging gas. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141656 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - There are provided a an anode-side water discharge controller that controls a circulation flow rate of the anode gas pump so as to discharge anode-side liquid water residing in the anode-side flow path, and a cathode-side water discharge controller that controls a supply flow rate of the cathode gas pump so as to discharge cathode-side liquid water residing in the cathode-side flow path. The anode-side water discharge controller and the cathode-side water discharge controller execute water discharge by running a pre-selected one of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump, and then running the other of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141657 | Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for causing electrochemical reactions of anode gas and cathode gas, a fuel cell system case accommodating the fuel cell, and a frame disposed below the fuel cell system case and fixing the fuel cell system case. A rib is provided on an upper surface of the frame. A water reservoir portion is provided in the bottom of the fuel cell system case so that the water reservoir portion is a concave in an inner side of the fuel cell system case and is a convex in the outside of the fuel cell system case. The water reservoir portion is located at a position at which at least a part of the convex vertically overlaps with the rib. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141658 | Gas-Liquid Separator and Fuel Cell System - A gas-liquid separator includes a gas-liquid separator forming portion that is provided in an end plate, and a cover member. The gas-liquid separator forming portion includes a first inner wall portion that serves as a flow path for an off-gas and forms a part of an accumulating portion, the first inner wall portion having a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the end plate. The cover member includes a second inner wall portion that has a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the cover member, the second inner wall portion being disposed to face the first inner wall portion in a stack direction and forming the accumulating portion together with the first inner wall portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141659 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a control unit that estimates a discharge amount of the fuel gas partially discharged from the fuel cell partially discharged during an opening period of the discharge valve based on a lost amount of the fuel gas during the opening period and a consumed amount of the fuel gas by electric generation of the fuel cell during the opening period, wherein a pressure increase period during which the pressure increases and a pressure decrease period during which the pressure decreases exist due to intermittent injection of the fuel gas, and the control unit estimates the lost amount of the fuel gas based on a decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure decrease period within the opening period, and based on an assumed decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure increase period within the opening period. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141660 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; an anode gas supply flow path for supplying an anode gas to the fuel cell; an anode gas discharge flow path for discharging an anode off gas from the fuel cell; an anode gas circulation flow path for connecting the anode gas supply flow path and the anode gas discharge flow path to each other; a circulation device provided on the anode gas circulation flow path and serving for supplying the anode off gas to the anode gas supply flow path; and a controller. When liquid water is residing in the circulation device, the controller controls a circulation flow rate of the circulation device to discharge the liquid water residing in the circulation device. The controller restricts an increasing rate of the circulation flow rate of the circulation device if it is decided that a quantity of the liquid water residing in the circulation device is equal to or more than a specified value. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141661 | AIR PROCESSING SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE MOUNTED WITH INTEGRATED VALVE - An air processing system of a fuel cell vehicle mounted with an integrated valve includes: the integrated valve attached to an air inlet and an air outlet formed integrally with a fuel cell stack and adjusting amounts of air introduced into and discharged from the fuel cell stack. The integrated valve is positioned at the shortest distance from the fuel cell stack, such that an amount of remaining oxygen that is to be consumed at the time of stopping start of a fuel cell vehicle is minimized. Therefore, corrosion of cathode carbon is decreased as compared with the related art, such that durability of the fuel cell vehicle is improved. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141662 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An object is to suppress interference with the flow of a reactive gas or an off-gas in a fuel cell. There is provided a fuel cell comprising a stacked body that includes at least a power generation body configured by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an end plate that is placed on at least one end in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The stacked body includes a manifold that is formed to pass through at least the power generation body in the stacking direction and is configured to cause a reactive gas or an off-gas to flow through. The end plate comprises a through hole that is formed to communicate with the manifold; and a plate portion that is placed inside of the through hole at a position corresponding to an outer circumference of an opening of the manifold formed in an end face on the one end of the stacked body and is arranged away from the end face of the stacked body across a clearance. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141663 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIR FLOW IN FUEL CELL - The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling an air flow in a fuel cell, capable of periodically supplying air to a cathode and alleviating a rate at which a hydrogen concentration of an anode is decreased in an Idle stop state in which air supply to the cathode of a stack is stopped in order to suppress dry phenomenon of the fuel cell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141664 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A plurality of high voltage unit controllers each includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the hard shutdown signal sent through the dedicated wire lines; and a shutdown unit that, based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit, stops operation of the high voltage unit that is under control of this high voltage unit controller, and further stops at least part of control functions of this high voltage unit controller. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141665 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - To provide technology that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in starting properties of a pump in a low-temperature environment. A fuel cell system is equipped with a control unit, a fuel cell, and a pump. The control unit acquires the temperature of the fuel cell as a parameter expressing the temperature of the pump while operation of the fuel cell is stopped. The control unit rotates rotation body of the pump when it is detected that the temperature of the pump is a threshold value or less set within a predetermined range lower than the freezing point based on the detected temperature of the fuel cell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141666 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOW-TEMPERATURE STARTING OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A system for controlling low-temperature starting of a fuel cell vehicle includes a high-pressure hydrogen flow control valve controlling a flow of hydrogen supplied to a fuel cell stack. A fuel cell controller is configured to change and control an opening rate of the high-pressure hydrogen flow control valve when an internal temperature of the fuel cell stack is a reference value or less. When the opening rate of the high-pressure hydrogen flow control valve decreases, a pressure of the hydrogen passing through the high-pressure hydrogen flow control valve decreases to increase a temperature of the hydrogen which is supplied to the fuel stack. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141667 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention enables the determination of an operating point of a fuel cell so as to prioritize the fulfillment of an amount of required power generation while avoiding various limitations, such as a current limit, in a fuel cell system that warms up the fuel cell by a low efficiency operation. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141668 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND START-UP METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a fuel cell system which comprises: a target output reaching time estimation unit configured to estimate a target output reaching time that requires for a fuel cell after start-up at a below-freezing temperature to become capable of providing an expected output desired or expected by a user of the fuel cell system or a predetermined output according to the expected output, based on the water content in the fuel cell and the temperature inside the fuel cell at the time of start-up at a below-freezing temperature; and a target output reaching time notification unit that notifies the user of the time estimated by the target output reaching time estimation unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141669 | Pressure Compensation System Having a Safety Function for an Electrolytic Tank - The invention relates to a pressure compensation system having a safety function for an electrolytic tank of flow batteries, in particular, vanadium redox flow batteries, and a head portion ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141670 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A fuel cell system | 2016-05-19 |
20160141671 | WATER DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, MOVING BODY AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An object is to provide a technique that suppresses excessive water drainage from a fuel cell. A water drainage device for fuel cell that drains water from inside of a fuel cell, includes: a purge gas supply system; an operation unit; a water drainage controller; and a water content acquirer. The operation unit receives a water drainage command from a user to give an instruction of purging out water from inside of the fuel cell by the purge gas supply system. When the water content obtained by the water content acquirer is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, the water drainage controller performs either one of: (i) a process of invalidating the water drainage command received by the operation unit; and (ii) a process of changing a processing condition of the purge process to decrease an amount of water drained by the purge process, compared with an amount of water drainage when the obtained water content is higher than the predetermined value. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141672 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING FLUID IN THE SYSTEM - There is provided a fuel cell system, wherein a controller configured to set the flow volume of a fluid in an anode flow path at an outlet of an anode of the fuel cell to a first flow volume, then set thereafter the flow volume of the fluid in the anode flow path at the outlet of the anode to a second flow volume which is smaller than the first flow volume, and discharge the water in the hydrogen discharge flow path by opening an exhaust and drain valve while the fluid is flowing at the second flow volume. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141673 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle includes a fuel cell supplying electric power to a motor driving the vehicle, a pump supplying oxygen to the fuel cell, an accelerator position detection unit detecting an accelerator depression amount of the vehicle, and a control unit calculating electric power required to be generated by the fuel cell and electric power required for driving of the pump based on the accelerator depression amount and controlling the pump based on the electric power required for the driving, in which the control unit calculates the electric power required for the driving such that a rate of increase in the electric power required for the driving exceeds a rate of increase in the electric power required to be generated when the calculated electric power required to be generated increases. | 2016-05-19 |