21st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220166003 | Anode for All-Solid-State Battery Including Coating Layer Containing Magnesium-Based Particles - An embodiment anode for an all-solid-state battery includes an anode current collector, and a coating layer on the anode current collector, wherein the coating layer includes a carbon material, and a magnesium-based particle including magnesium, a magnesium compound or a combination thereof. An embodiment all-solid-state battery includes a cathode, an anode including an anode current collector and a coating layer on the anode current collector, the coating layer including a carbon material, and a magnesium-based particle including magnesium, a magnesium compound or a combination thereof, and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer contacts the coating layer of the anode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166004 | SECONDARY BATTERY - This secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode including a positive electrode core and a positive electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the positive electrode core; and a negative electrode including a negative electrode core and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core. At least one among the positive electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode mixture layer has a layer thickness variation coefficient of 0.01-0.30 or a layer surface tortuosity of 1.2-2.0. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166005 | Method For Producing a Homogenized Mixture Of Carbon, Sulfur, and PTFE - A method for producing a homogenized mixture of carbon, sulfur, and PTFE, wherein the sulfur is liquefied, and the liquid sulfur is then ground for the first time together with the carbon, so that the liquid sulfur is absorbed by the pores of the carbon particles and forms a preferably powdery composite with the carbon particles, whereupon PTFE is added and the mixture of the composite and the PTFE is then ground a second time and is thus homogenized. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166006 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present disclosure is intended to provide a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, the negative electrode being capable of reducing an increase in internal resistance even when charge-discharge cycles are repeated, and enabling production of a lithium-ion secondary battery with excellent durability against the charge-discharge cycles. A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes: an electrode material mixture layer including graphite particles as a negative electrode active material, and a high dielectric inorganic solid. The graphite particles include graphite particles A having an average particle diameter and graphite particles B having a different average particle diameter. The graphite particles each include, on a surface thereof, a portion in contact with the high dielectric inorganic solid and a portion in contact with an electrolytic solution. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166007 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material A. The positive electrode active material A includes: a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by a general formula of Li | 2022-05-26 |
20220166008 | Anode Active Material for All-Solid-State Battery Comprising Carbon-Based Material and Silicon-Based Material and Method of Manufacturing Same - An embodiment anode active material for an all-solid-state battery includes a carbon-based material including carbon-based particles and a coating layer formed on a surface of the carbon-based particles, the coating layer comprising amorphous carbon, and a silicon-based material. An embodiment method of manufacturing an anode active material for an all-solid-state battery includes manufacturing a carbon-based material by forming a coating layer including amorphous carbon from a hydrocarbon gas on a surface of carbon-based particles through thermal chemical vapor deposition, manufacturing a silicon-based material through thermal chemical vapor deposition using a feed comprising silane gas and ammonia gas, and mixing the carbon-based material and the silicon-based material. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166009 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SECONDARY BATTERY - The present application discloses a negative electrode active material and a method for preparation thereof, a secondary battery, and an apparatus including the secondary battery. The negative electrode active material includes a core and a coating layer covering a surface of the core, the core includes artificial graphite, the coating layer includes amorphous carbon, the negative electrode active material has a surface area average particle size D(3,2) denoted as A, the negative electrode active material has a surface area average particle size D(3,2) denoted as B after powder compaction under a pressure of 20 kN, and the negative electrode active material satisfies: 72%≤B/A×100%≤82%. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166010 | ELECTRODES, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166011 | ELECTRODES, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166012 | DESODIATED SODIUM TRANSITION METAL OXIDES FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES - The invention provides primary batteries that incorporate a desodiated sodium transition metal oxide into the positive electrode (a cathode). Batteries of the invention using a desodiated sodium transition metal oxide in the cathode exhibit discharge voltages, battery capacities, and energy densities higher than a traditional Zn—MnO | 2022-05-26 |
20220166013 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a method of preparing the same, wherein the anode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a silicon-carbon composite including a porous carbon material and a silicon coating layer positioned on the porous carbon material; a metal compound layer positioned on the silicon-carbon composite and including a metal compound that is metal oxide, metal nitride, or a mixture thereof; and a carbon coating layer surrounding the silicon-carbon composite and the metal compound layer positioned on the silicon-carbon composite. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166014 | SURFACE TREATMENT SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PREPARING SURFACE TREATMENT SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PREPARING ACTIVE MATERIAL USING SURFACE TREATMENT SOLUTION, AND ACTIVE MATERIAL PREPARED THEREBY - Disclosed are a method for preparing an active material, the surface of which is modified, using a surface treatment solution and an active material prepared thereby, and more particularly, an active material in which the amount of impurities on the surface thereof is reduced and on the surface of which a metal oxide configured to cut off direct contact with an electrolyte is uniformly disposed by collectively performing both a washing process and a surface treatment process using a surface treatment solution having a novel composition. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166015 | COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - A method of preparing a composite positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes surface-treating a nickel-based active material using carbon dioxide to form a lithium carbonate layer on the surface of the nickel-based active material, mixing the nickel-based active material having the lithium carbonate layer on the surface thereof with a metal precursor including at least one metal selected from cobalt (Co), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), and gallium (Ga) to prepare a mixture, and heat-treating the mixture. A composite positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery may be obtained according to the method; and used in a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166016 | COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING DOPING ELEMENT, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED FROM SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material comprising a secondary particle formed of agglomerates of a plurality of primary particles, wherein each primary particle comprises a first primary particle constituting a core portion of the secondary particle, and a second primary particle provided so as to surround the first primary particle and constituting a shell portion of the secondary particle. In particular, the first primary particle consists of a1 and a2, wherein the a1 is the average length of the major axis of the first primary particle, and the a2 is the average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the a1, wherein the a1 is equal to or greater than the a2. In addition, the second primary particle consists of b1 and b2, wherein the b1 is an average length of the major axis of the second primary particle, and b2 is an average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the b1, wherein the b1 is greater than b2, and the ratio (b1/b2) of the b1 to b2 is 1 to 25. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166017 | ELECTRODES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS INCLUDING A DENDRITE INHIBITOR PROTECTIVE COATING - A negative electrode and an electrochemical cell are provided herein. The negative electrode and the electrochemical cell include a protective coating for preventing and inhibiting growth of lithium dendrite on the negative electrode and growth into a separator. The protective coating includes a first layer and second layer. The first layer includes a first polymeric binder and an optional insulating material. The second layer includes a dendrite consuming material and a second polymeric binder. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166018 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, APPARATUS CONTAINING THE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present application discloses a secondary battery and a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus containing the secondary battery. The secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte; the positive electrode plate comprising a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprising a positive electrode active material; the negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode film disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprising a negative electrode active material; wherein the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides and lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxides; the negative electrode active material comprises a silicon-based material and a carbon material; and the secondary battery satisfies: 1.05≤K≤1.25. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166019 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes lithium transition metal composite oxide expressed by Composition Formula (1): Li | 2022-05-26 |
20220166020 | SHAPING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND RECYCLING SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided is a shaping material for an electrode that is easy to produce, in which the proportional content of an active material is easy to improve, and with which problems of odor and stability have a low tendency to occur. The shaping material for an electrode contains at least one active material (A) and a viscous electrolyte composition. The viscous electrolyte composition contains: at least one ionic material (S); and an organic composition (P—O) containing at least one polymer (P) and a low molecular weight organic compound (O) having a molecular weight of less than 10,000. The proportional content of the polymer (P) in the organic composition (P—O) is 50 mass % or less. The proportion constituted by a compound having an equal or higher volatilization rate than N-methylpyrrolidone among the low molecular weight organic compound (O) is not less than 0 mass % and not more than 20 mass %. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166021 | Epsilon-VOPO4 CATHODE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The epsilon polymorph of vanadyl phosphate, ε-VOPO | 2022-05-26 |
20220166022 | PROTECTIVE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM METAL ANODE: METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE - A protective material for protecting a lithium metal sheet, in particular a lithium metal anode. The material comprises a metal fluoride such as AlF | 2022-05-26 |
20220166023 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery including a metal foil ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220166024 | BINDER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, ELECTRODE MIXTURE, ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a binder for an electrochemical device, which can follow the volume change of an electrode structure due to discharge and charge and can improve a life characteristic of the electrochemical device. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166025 | POLYIMIDE-BASED BINDER FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRODE MIXTURE PASTE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A polyimide-based binder for power storage device having a repeated breaking energy retention ratio of 70% or more. The use of the binder enables improvement of a power storage device having a high capacity. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166026 | POLYMERIC BINDER AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A polymeric binder includes copolymerized aliphatic polycarbonate having structural units expressed by Formula (1) and Formula (2). | 2022-05-26 |
20220166027 | Carbon Nanotube Dispersion, and Negative Electrode Slurry, Negative Electrode, and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same - A carbon nanotube dispersion includes carbon nanotubes (CNT) having a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area of 800 m | 2022-05-26 |
20220166028 | HIGHLY DISPERSED SILICON-CARBON SOLID SOL, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A highly dispersed silicon-carbon solid sol, a preparation method and application thereof. In the high-dispersion silicon-carbon solid sol, the silicon is a dispersed substance, the carbon is a dispersion medium. The silicon is covered by a continuous carbon layer or buried in a continuous carbon phase; a size of the silicon is less than 80 nm at least in one of dimensions, and a mass percentage of the silicon in the highly dispersed silicon-carbon solid sol is 5% to 90%. The nano-silicon particles are covered by the continuous carbon phase, which is not only conducive to obtaining nano-silicon particles with very small sizes, but also can effectively prevent the late oxidation of nano-silicon. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166029 | GRAPHENE FOAM-BASED PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR AN ANODE-LESS ALKALI METAL BATTERY - Provided is a lithium or sodium metal battery, comprising a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte or separator-electrolyte assembly disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode comprises: (a) an anode current collector, initially having no lithium, lithium alloy, sodium or sodium alloy as an anode active material supported by the anode current collector when the battery is made and prior to a charge or discharge operation; and (b) a graphene foam, comprising multiple pores and pore walls, wherein the graphene foam either substantially constitutes the anode current collector or is disposed between the anode current collector and the electrolyte and wherein the graphene foam, when tested under compression, has a recoverable elastic deformation or compressibility from 5% to 150%. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166030 | ANODE INCLUDING MULTIPLE CURRENT COLLECTORS JUXTAPOSED IN PARALLEL, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to an anode including multiple current collectors juxtaposed in parallel, and a secondary battery comprising same, wherein the anode enables providing a high-capacity secondary battery while suppressing volume changes due to a silicone component-containing active material employed therein. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166031 | SOLID-STATE BIPOLAR BATTERY HAVING THICK ELECTRODES - The present disclosure provides a solid-state bipolar battery that includes negative and positive electrodes having thicknesses between about 100 μm and about 3000 μm, and a solid-state electrolyte layer disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and having a thickness between about 5 μm and about 100 μm. The first electrode includes a plurality of negative solid-state electroactive particles embedded on or disposed within a first porous material. The second electrode includes plurality of positive solid-state electroactive particles embedded on or disposed within a second porous material that is the same or different from the first porous material. The solid-state bipolar battery includes a first current collector foil disposed on the first porous material, and a second current collector foil disposed on the second porous material. The first and second current collector foils may each have a thickness less than or equal to about 10 μm. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166032 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SUPPORT FOR CATALYST OF FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a support for a catalyst of a fuel cell. The method may include preparing an admixture including a carbon material and a cerium precursor into a reactor, providing the admixture in a reactor, raising a temperature of the reactor to a predetermined temperature, and introducing water vapor into the reactor to perform an activation reaction of the carbon material. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166033 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELLS, FUEL CELL STACK HAVING SUCH BIPOLAR PLATES, AND VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A FUEL CELL STACK - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell, is provided having an anode plate with an anode side and a coolant side, wherein there is formed on the anode side a first structuring in order to form an anode flow field, and a cathode plate with a cathode side and a coolant side, wherein there is formed on the cathode side a second structuring to form a cathode flow field, there being arranged between the anode plate and the cathode plate structural elements to form a coolant flow field, being contacted from the coolant sides of the anode plate and the cathode plate, and having an optimized pressure distribution in a fuel cell stack and an increased stability as compared to the prior art. The structural elements consist of an elastic material. A fuel cell stack and a vehicle including such features are also provided. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166034 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode gas diffusion layer assembly, a frame member disposed around the membrane electrode gas diffusion layer assembly, and a pair of separators stacked on the frame member to sandwich the membrane electrode gas diffusion layer assembly and the frame member, wherein the separators include separator-side manifolds; wherein the frame member includes a skeleton connecting to the membrane electrode gas diffusion layer assembly, as opening for housing the membrane electrode gas diffusion layer assembly, frame member-side manifolds aligned and disposed to communicate with the separator-side manifolds, and a fluid introduction and derivation site between the opening and the frame member-side manifolds; wherein the fluid introduction and derivation site includes convexities to form a flow path for delivering a fluid in a horizontal direction of the frame member; and wherein a thickness of the convexities is larger than a thickness of the skeleton. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166035 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system 1 includes a fuel cell FC having a plurality of fuel battery cells, a control unit Cnt configured to control power generation of the fuel cell FC, a power storage apparatus S, and a DCDC converter Cnv. The control unit Cnt makes the voltage of the fuel cell FC higher than the voltage of the power storage apparatus S when the power generation by the fuel cell FC is stopped and makes the power generated in the fuel cell FC when the power generation by the fuel cell FC is stopped chargeable to the power storage apparatus S through a first path having diodes D1, D3, D5. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166036 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An ECU of a fuel cell vehicle determines whether the vehicle travels on an uphill road or not. When determining that the vehicle travels on the uphill road, the ECU performs at least one of a temperature reduction control for reducing the temperature of a fuel cell stack and a humidification control for increasing the water content of the fuel cell stack, by the time the vehicle reaches the uphill road. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166037 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell centrifugal compressor includes: an impeller including a hub and blades; and a shroud. A smaller one of angles formed by each blade and a meridian surface is a blade angle. An absolute value of the blade angle on a hub-side of the blade is local minimum between hub-side front and rear edges of the blade. An absolute value of the blade angle on a shroud-side of the blade is local minimum between shroud-side front and rear edges of the blade. The hub-side of the blade is constantly less than or equal to the shroud-side of the blade in absolute value of the blade angle between the hub-side front and rear edges. The shroud-side rear edge is less than the shroud-side front edge in absolute value of the blade angle. The hub-side rear edge is greater than the hub-side front edge in absolute value of the blade angle. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166038 | HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL - A humidifier for a fuel cell includes: a housing; a first space provided in the housing; a moist air supply port connected to the housing so as to communicate with the first space and configured to supply moist air discharged from a fuel cell stack; a humidification unit provided in the first space; a second space disposed separately from the first space and provided in the housing so as to communicate with the humidification unit; and an inflow gas discharge port connected to the housing so as to communicate with the second space and configured to discharge inflow gas that has passed through the humidification unit, which can simplify a structure of the humidifier and improve spatial utilization and a degree of design freedom. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL FOR A FUEL CELL - A fuel supply control system and method for a fuel cell are disclosed. The system includes: a fuel cell configured to receive a fuel gas and an oxidation gas and generate electric power; a recirculation line configured to circulate gas containing the fuel gas and connected to a fuel electrode of the fuel cell; a discharge valve provided in the recirculation line and configured to allow the gas to be discharged to the outside when open; a discharge amount estimator configured to estimate a discharge amount of the discharged gas based on a supply amount of the fuel gas supplied to the recirculation line, a consumption amount of the fuel gas consumed in the fuel cell, and a change in the amount of the gas in the recirculation line; an offset calculator configured to calculate the discharge amount of the gas estimated by the discharge amount estimator with the discharge valve closed, as a discharge offset; and a controller configured to control opening/closing of the discharge valve. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166040 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF STOPPING THE SAME - When a time point of occurrence of a stop state of a fuel cell system is predicted during traveling, a drying state control that causes a fuel cell stack to transition to a dry state is started a predetermined time (a required drying time) before the predicted time point of occurrence of the stop state. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166041 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYDROGEN/OXYGEN PRODUCING SYSTEM AND HYDROGEN/OXYGEN PRODUCING SYSTEM - A method of controlling a hydrogen/oxygen producing system is a method of controlling a hydrogen/oxygen producing system including a water electrolysis apparatus that electrolyzes liquid water by applying current to an anode and a cathode, and a hydrogen gas pressurizing part that pressurizes hydrogen at downstream of the water electrolysis apparatus by applying current to a pressurizing part anode and a pressurizing part cathode. A controller controls current applied to the water electrolysis apparatus and current applied to the hydrogen gas pressurizing part. When the hydrogen/oxygen producing system is stopped, the controller performs first decompression processing such that a decompression speed of the pressurizing part cathode of the hydrogen gas pressurizing part does not exceed a basic decompression speed and performs second decompression processing such that a decompression speed of the anode of the water electrolysis apparatus does not exceed the decompression speed of the pressurizing part cathode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166042 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR SETTING AN OPERATING STRATEGY FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for setting an operating strategy for a fuel cell system ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220166043 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES, AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A negative electrode electrolyte solution for a redox flow battery includes a negative electrode active material, a negative electrode supporting salt, and a negative electrode solvent, in which the negative electrode solvent is a solvent having an octanol-water partition coefficient Log P | 2022-05-26 |
20220166044 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMER - Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane for a membrane-electrode assembly including a block copolymer composed of a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166045 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a redox flow battery that can be used more efficiently and for an extended period of time. This redox flow battery includes a cell in which two chambers are separated by a membrane, a cathode disposed in one chamber of the cell, an anode disposed in the other chamber of the cell, a cathode recirculating means for recirculating a cathode liquid to said one chamber of the cell and an anode recirculating means for recirculating an anode liquid to the other chamber of the cell, wherein the cathode liquid includes a cathode active material, a first mediator, and a second mediator of which an electric potential that generates a reaction is in contact at least with the first mediator. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166046 | CLAMPING AND HOLDING APPARATUS - A clamping and holding apparatus for an article ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220166047 | FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FUEL CELL STACK - In a fuel cell stack, a plurality of projections are provided on a surface of a first end plate opposite to a cell stack body. The projections have support surfaces oriented in a stacking direction. The plurality of projections are overlapped with, or adjacent to the flow field seal as viewed in the stacking direction, and the support surfaces of the plurality of projections are positioned on a single plane surface perpendicular to the stacking direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166048 | CYLINDRICAL BATTERY - A cylindrical battery includes a metal can, an electrode assembly mounted in the metal can, a top cap closing an upper end of the metal can, the top cap having an exhaust hole, a safety vent located at an upper end of the electrode assembly, and a gas discharge member provided in the safety vent, in which the gas discharge member includes a thin film part having at least two thin films. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166049 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A secondary battery includes: an anode including an anode active material on an anode active material support; a cathode including a cathode active material on a cathode active material support; a separator between the anode and the cathode; an anode guide extending in a first direction from a first region along an edge of the anode active material support; and a cathode guide extending in a second direction from a second region along an edge of the cathode active material support. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166050 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the first electrode tab; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate in an insulating state and electrically connected to the second electrode tab; and a conductive double-sided adhesive member applied to at least one of a first connection between the first electrode tab and the case and a second connection between the second electrode tab and the terminal plate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166051 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL BATTERIES WITH COMPRESSIBLE CATHODES - A secondary battery for cycling between a charged and a discharged state is provided. The secondary battery has an electrode assembly having a population of anode structures, a population of cathode structures, and an electrically insulating microporous separator material. The electrode assembly also has a set of electrode constraints that at least partially restrains growth of the electrode assembly. Members of the anode structure population have a first cross-sectional area, A | 2022-05-26 |
20220166052 | ELECTRODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided is an electrode that is for use in lithium-ion secondary batteries, makes lithium-ion secondary batteries less vulnerable to a decline in capacity during charge and discharge cycles, and allows lithium-ion secondary batteries to have high durability to charge and discharge cycles. The electrode for use in lithium-ion secondary batteries includes an electrode material mixture layer including an electrode active material and a high-dielectric inorganic solid, in which the electrode active material has a surface site in contact with the high-dielectric inorganic solid and has another surface site to be in contact with an electrolytic solution, and the high-dielectric inorganic solid is a Na- or Mg-based high-dielectric inorganic solid. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166053 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula | 2022-05-26 |
20220166054 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1: | 2022-05-26 |
20220166055 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1: | 2022-05-26 |
20220166056 | LITHIUM-ARGYRODITE-BASED SUPER-IONIC CONDUCTORS CONTAINING FULLY FILLED HALOGENS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are a lithium-argyrodite ionic superconductor containing a halogen element and a method for preparing the same, wherein an argyrodite-type crystal structure can be maintained and lithium ion conductivity can be greatly improved by combining specific elements at a specific molar ratio. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166057 | SOLID ION CONDUCTOR, SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SOLID ION CONDUCTOR - A solid ion conductor, a solid electrolyte and an electrochemical device each including the same, and a method of preparing the solid ion conductor are disclosed. The solid ion conductor may include a compound represented by Formula 1: | 2022-05-26 |
20220166058 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A solid electrolyte includes: a crystalline composite, wherein the composite is a compound represented by Formula 1, a compound represented by Formula 2, or a combination thereof: | 2022-05-26 |
20220166059 | GRAPHITE MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, ELECTRODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAPHITE MATERIAL PARTICLES - Provided are graphite material particles that are for use in lithium-ion secondary batteries, make lithium-ion secondary batteries less vulnerable to an increase in internal resistance during charge and discharge cycles, and allow lithium-ion secondary batteries to have high durability to charge and discharge cycles. The graphite material particles for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery each have a structure including: a graphite particle; and a high-dielectric inorganic solid located in and integrated with the graphite particle. The high-dielectric inorganic solid preferably has at least one ion conductivity selected from Li ion conductivity, Na ion conductivity, and Mg ion conductivity, and preferably has an ionic conductivity of 10 | 2022-05-26 |
20220166060 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - An all-solid-state battery includes an electrode assembly including a solid electrolyte layer, a first battery unit having a first negative electrode and a first positive electrode, and a second battery unit having a second negative electrode and a second positive electrode, in which the first negative and positive electrodes and the second negative and positive electrodes are respectively stacked with the solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween. The all-solid-state battery further includes a first external electrode; a second external electrode; a third external electrode; and a fourth external electrode, in which the second battery unit is disposed to be adjacent to at least one the fifth surface or the sixth surface of the electrode assembly, and the first battery unit is located further inside than the second battery unit in the third direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166061 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are an electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery enabling the realization of a battery that has a high volume energy density and exhibits a low level of degradation in output due to repeated charging and discharging even in a case in which the amount of an electrolyte solution held by the electrode is low, and a lithium-ion secondary battery including the positive electrode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166062 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte including: a lithium ion inorganic conductive layer; and an amorphous phase on a surface of the lithium ion inorganic conductive layer, wherein the amorphous phase is an irradiation product of the lithium ion inorganic conductive layer. Also, the method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the solid electrolyte. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166063 | LOW COST SOLID STATE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A solid state Li battery and an all ceramic Li-ion battery are disclosed. The all ceramic battery has a solid state battery cathode comprised of a mixture of an active cathode material, an electronically conductive material, and a solid ionically conductive material. The cathode mixture is sintered. The battery also has a solid state battery anode comprised of a mixture of an active anode material, an electronically conductive material, and a solid ionically conductive material. The anode mixture is sintered. The battery also has a solid state separator positioned between said solid state battery cathode and said solid state battery anode. In the solid state Li battery the all ceramic anode is replaced with an evaporated thin film Li metal anode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166064 | ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE - The electrolyte additive includes a neutral compound represented by formula (1) and having, in the molecule, a trialkyl silyl group. It can improve the withstand voltage of the electrolyte and be applied to electrolyte for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. In formula (1), R | 2022-05-26 |
20220166065 | METHOD OF MAKING A PASSIVELY IMPACT RESISTANT BATTERY - A method of making a passively impact resistant battery includes the steps of providing a porous separator material having pores and a surface, and providing a suspension composition including shear thickening enabling particles and a particle suspension solvent for suspending the shear thickening enabling particles. The shear thickening particles have a polydispersity index of no greater than 0.1, an average particle size of in a range of 50 nm to 1 um, and an absolute zeta potential of greater than ±40 mV. The suspension composition is applied to the separator material, wherein a portion of the particles and suspension solvent penetrate the pores. The suspension solvent is evaporated from the separator material. An anode layer and a cathode layer are applied. An electrolyte composition is applied between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The electrolyte composition includes an electrolyte solvent and an electrolyte salt. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166066 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF LITHIUM SALTS - An electrolyte composition including: lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazolate; lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; lithium nitrate; at least one additive (A) allowing formation of an SEI passivation layer; and at least one non-aqueous solvent. Also, the use of the electrolyte composition in an electrochemical cell including at least one negative electrode including lithium, and in particular lithium metal, for reducing or eliminating the growth of lithium dendrites on the surface of said electrode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166067 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH TMCCC ELECTRODES IN AN ACETONITRILE SOLVENT INCLUDING A DINITRILE ADDITIVE - A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166068 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH TMCCC ELECTRODES IN AN ACETONITRILE SOLVENT INCLUDING A DINITRILE ADDITIVE - A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166069 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, a fluorine-based linear ether solvent, a fluorine-based cyclic carbonate solvent, and a fluorine-based lithium compound, wherein the fluorine-based linear ether solvent and the fluorine-based cyclic carbonate solvent are present in a weight ratio of 6:4 to 9:1. In some embodiments, a lithium secondary battery having the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent has improved high-temperature storage characteristics. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166070 | LAMINATED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for manufacturing a laminated electrode body, the device comprising: a negative electrode out drum for cutting a single-plate negative electrode at a first width, producing a negative electrode plate, and transporting the negative electrode plate; a negative electrode heat drum for heating the negative electrode plate; a positive electrode cut drum for cutting a single-plate positive electrode at a second width, producing a positive electrode plate, and transporting the positive electrode plate; a positive electrode heat drum for heating the positive electrode plate; an affixing drum for disposing the negative electrode plate on a first single-plate separator, disposing the second single-plate separator thereon, disposing the positive electrode plate thereon, and performing affixation; a separator cut drum for cutting, at a third width, the first single-plate separator and the second single-plate separator of the laminate affixed by the affixing drum; and a lamination drum for laminating the cut laminate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166071 | SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a secondary battery including a wound electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. In such a secondary battery, an electrode of the positive electrode and an electrode of the negative electrode each includes an electrode current collector and an electrode material layer provided on the electrode current collector in such a manner as to form an electrode current collector exposed portion where a part of the electrode current collector is exposed, in a sectional view of the wound electrode body, the negative electrode current collector exposed portion includes at least one first negative electrode current collector exposed portion facing the positive electrode material layer in the positive electrode that is adjacent on both sides in a thickness direction of the wound electrode body. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166072 | BATTERY CLUSTER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A battery cluster management device and a battery energy storage system are provided. The battery cluster management device includes a networking circuit and an integrated controller, a connecting circuit of the networking circuit and a power conversion circuit connected in series, the integrated controller is respectively connected to the connecting circuit, the power conversion circuit, and a BMU in a battery cluster, and the integrated controller is configured to: perform a preset battery management process according to preset electrical information fed back by the connecting circuit and the BMU, and control the power conversion circuit to perform a preset current conversion process. In the present disclosure, the connecting circuit and the power conversion circuit are integrated, thus repeated voltage and current detection circuits and corresponding soft start circuits are unnecessary, the integration level of the battery cluster management device is improved effectively, and the overall cost is reduced. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166073 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electrical power-supply system comprising:
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20220166074 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A power storage system includes a storage unit, a charging circuit configured to supply a charging current to the storage unit, and a controller connected to the storage unit. The storage unit includes plural capacitor elements connected in series to one another each having both ends, plural resistors connected to the capacitor elements, and plural switch elements connected to the capacitor elements and the resistors. One of both ends of each capacitor element of the plural capacitor elements is connected to one end of a corresponding resistor of the plural resistors. Another of the both ends of the each capacitor element is connected to one end of a corresponding switch element of the plural switch elements. Another end of the corresponding resistor is connected to another end of the corresponding switch element. The corresponding switch element is configured to selectively switch between a connected state in which the one end of the corresponding switch element is connected to the another end of the corresponding switch element and a disconnected state in which the one end of the corresponding switch element is disconnected from the another end of the corresponding switch element. While the charging circuit supplies the charging current to the storage unit, the controller is configure to perform the following operation. The controller causes the corresponding switch element to be in the disconnected state when a difference between the storage voltage of the each capacitor element and the reference voltage is equal to or larger than a predetermined first voltage difference value. The reference voltage increases as the each capacitor element is charged. The controller causes the corresponding switch element to be in the connected state when the difference between the storage voltage of the each capacitor element and the reference voltage is larger than the predetermined first voltage difference value, and then, switches the corresponding switch element from the connected state to the disconnected state when the difference between the storage voltage of the each capacitor element and the reference voltage becomes smaller than a predetermined second voltage difference value. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166075 | Method for Enhancing a Battery Module Model of a Battery Module Type - A method for enhancing a battery module model of a battery module type includes a) exposing a battery module to a first environment and measuring an initial battery parameter, b) training the battery module model of the battery module type with the initial battery parameter based on machine learning techniques, c) operating the battery module at a second environment with changing environmental conditions and capturing an operating battery parameter, d) training the battery module model with the operating battery parameter, e) calculating an end-of life (EOL) parameter ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220166076 | PITCH-VARIABLE BATTERY FIXTURE AND BATTERY CELL FORMATION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pitch-variable battery fixture and a battery cell formation apparatus having the same. A pitch of clamping plates of a plurality of clamping blocks is increased by a slide actuator of the pitch-variable battery fixture, and then the clamping plates are inserted into a plurality of compartments of a battery tray. The clamping plates are urged to clamp batteries by the slide actuator. The battery tray is provided for placement of the batteries, and a compressing force is exerted for shaping the batteries during a battery cell formation. The pitch-variable battery fixture is provided for clamping batteries having different thicknesses. According to the actual thickness of each battery, the thickness of the formed battery can be shaped. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166077 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRICAL ENERGY, METHOD OF OPERATING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An energy storage device for storing electrical energy. The energy storage device has an energy storage housing for receiving at least one battery cell stack and a control device. The at least one battery cell stack has at least two battery cells and is arranged between at least two opposite housing walls of the energy storage housing. The energy storage device has at least one sensor device which is arranged between the at least one battery cell stack and one of the housing walls of the energy storage housing, and which is configured to detect a mechanical pressure exerted by the battery cell stack and the housing wall on one another, and provide this as measurement data to the control device. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166078 | Apparatus and Method for Battery Abnormal Condition Prediction, and Battery Management System Providing the Same Method - An apparatus and method to detect an abnormal behavior of a battery, including a receiving portion receiving information indicating a temperature value, a pressure value, and a gas concentration value respectively from a temperature sensor measuring temperature inside a battery module, a pressure sensor measuring pressure inside the battery module, and a gas sensor measuring gas concentration inside the battery module, a comparison portion comparing the temperature value, the pressure value, and the gas concentration value with first, second, and third threshold values, respectively, and a detection portion determining occurrence of abnormal behavior of the battery when the comparison result shows the pressure value exceeding the second threshold value falling below the second threshold value or the gas concentration value exceeding the third threshold value, while the temperature value exceeds the first threshold value. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166079 | MANGANESE-LITHIUM SEPARATION PROCESS AND PRE-EXTRACTION SOLUTION PREPARATION PROCESS IN COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY OF TERNARY BATTERY WASTES, AND METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY OF COBALT, NICKEL, MANGANESE AND LITHIUM ELEMENTS FROM TERNARY BATTERY WASTES - A manganese-lithium separation process and a pre-extraction solution preparation process in comprehensive recovery of ternary battery wastes, and a method for comprehensive recovery of cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium elements from the ternary battery wastes, relates to a method for recycling battery wastes. According to the present disclosure, cobalt and nickel ions are separated from an impurity-removed solution by a hydrolysis method; manganese, lithium and other ions in the impurity-removed solution are free from an extraction procedure, so that most manganese ions are separated and removed by a wet method before extraction, to prevent the manganese ions from entering the extraction system; nickel ions are free from an extraction procedure of full extraction and full back-extraction; and nickel hydroxide is directly precipitated after related impurities are removed by extraction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166080 | Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the Same - A battery module and a battery pack including the same, includes a battery cell stack, in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame surrounding the battery cell stack, a busbar frame covering a part of the battery cell stack that is exposed from the module frame, a busbar connected to an electrode lead protruding from the battery cell stack through a slot formed in the busbar frame, and a heat transfer member connected to the busbar. The heat transfer members make contact with the module frame. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166081 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - An electricity storage device includes an electricity storage module and a cooling device disposed adjacent to the electricity storage module. The cooling device includes a first cooling layer that is adjacent to the electricity storage module and a second cooling layer that is located on the opposite side of the first cooling layer from the electricity storage module. In the first cooling layer, a plurality of first cooling channels that is disposed at intervals in an array direction and first walls that are located between the first cooling channels are formed. In the second cooling layer, a plurality of second cooling channels that is disposed at intervals in the array direction and second walls that are located between the second cooling channels are formed. At least some of the first walls are disposed so as to be offset from the second walls. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166082 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device is described, including: a flexible display panel; a flexible battery arranged at a side of the flexible display panel away from a light emitting surface; and a heat dissipation assembly including a first heat dissipation sheet, the first heat dissipation sheet being arranged at a side of the flexible battery facing or away from the flexible display panel, and the first heat dissipation sheet having a bendable area. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166083 | 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. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166084 | BATTERY MODULE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME - A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a U-shaped frame accommodating the battery cell stack and having an opened upper portion, an upper plate covering the battery cell stack on the opened upper portion of the U-shaped frame, a thermally conductive layer located between the U-shaped frame and the battery cell stack, and a structural adhesive layer located between the upper plate and the battery cell stack. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166085 | THERMAL RESPONSIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - The present invention provides a thermally-decomposable consolidated polymer particle encapsulated-electrode for a lithium-ion battery. The electrode includes polymer particles including at least one connection unit and at least one crosslinker in an amount of approximately 40% to 98% by weight and at least one binder material in an amount of approximately from 2% to 60% by weight. The consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating results in a porous structure encapsulating the electrode. The pressure resistance of the consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating ranges approximately from 0.5 to 8 MPa and the consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating is decomposed to release a non-flammable gas and phosphorous-containing molecules so as to prevent thermal runaway at a temperature approximately from 300° C. to 500° C. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166086 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power supply device has end plates disposed at both ends of a battery block in which a plurality of battery cells and separator are stacked and connected by a binding bar. Separator includes heat insulating sheet including a fiber sheet and silica aerogel, and rubber-like elastic sheets stacked on a surface of heat insulating sheet. Furthermore, separator is provided with stacked region where rubber-like elastic sheets are stacked and non-stacked region where rubber-like elastic sheets are not stacked. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166087 | BATTERY MODULE COOLING STRUCTURE - A battery module cooling structure includes a plurality of battery modules, a plurality of cooling blocks arranged adjacent to the battery modules to cool the battery modules, and a cooling passage which passes through the cooling blocks adjacent to each other and in which cooling water flows. Each of the cooling blocks includes an upper panel that closes an upper portion of the cooling block and forms an upper body, a lower panel that is spaced apart from the upper panel and closes a lower portion of the cooling block, and a side wall that extends along a periphery of the lower panel and has an end fixed to the upper panel. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166088 | ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - Described herein are methods, air cathodes or electrochemical cell systems configured to reduce or alleviate leakage of electrolyte within air cathodes. A method for electrolyte leakage management in an electrochemical cell system includes: configuring a plurality of air cathodes within an electrochemical cell system, each of the plurality of air cathodes comprising a frame, a membrane oxygen electrode attached to the frame to define a sealed interior cavity, an air inlet communicative with the interior cavity, a liquid outlet communicative with the interior cavity; positioning the liquid outlet lower than the air inlet; and draining electrolyte leakage from the interior cavity through the liquid outlet. An electrochemical cell system configured for electrolyte leakage management includes: a housing; an electrolyte disposed in the housing; a metallic material, when positioned in the first spaces, forms one or more discharging anodes; one or more charging anodes and one or more charging cathodes at least partially immersed in the electrolyte; and one or more air cathodes immersed in the electrolyte and one or more first spaces between the oxygen cathodes, each of the one or more air cathodes comprising 1) a frame, 2) a membrane oxygen electrode attached to the frame to define an interior cavity, 3) an air inlet communicative with the interior cavity, 4) an air outlet communicative with the interior cavity, 5) a liquid outlet communicative with the interior cavity, 6) the liquid outlet positioned lower than the air inlet. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166089 | MODULAR BATTERY PACK SYSTEM WITH MULTI-VOLTAGE BUS - A method and system provide a plurality of power cell modules. The power cell modules can be stacked together such that they are electrically connected and share a collective multi-voltage bus. Electronic appliances can be connected to one of the power cell modules to be powered by all of the connected power cell modules. Power cell modules can be easily added or removed from the bank without interrupting the supply of power to the electronic appliance. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166090 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY - A battery capable of changing its form safely is provided. A bendable battery having a larger thickness is provided. A battery with increased capacity is provided. For an exterior body of the battery, a film in the shape of a periodic wave in one direction is used. A space is provided in an area surrounded by the exterior body and between an end portion of the electrode stack that is not fixed and an interior wall of the exterior body. Furthermore, the phases of waves of a pair of portions of the exterior body between which the electrode stack is located are different from each other. In particular, the phases are different from each other by 180 degrees so that wave crest lines overlap with each other and wave trough lines overlap with each other. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166091 | BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - To provide a battery capable of changing in shape safely. To provide a battery capable of repeatedly bent. The battery includes a first lead, a second lead, a first current collector, and a second current collector. The first current collector includes a first portion bonded to the first lead and a second portion coated with a first active material. The second current collector includes a third portion bonded to the second lead and a fourth portion coated with a second active material. The first lead, the second portion, and the fourth portion overlap with each other in a portion. The second lead, the second portion, and the fourth portion overlap with each other in a portion. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166092 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL PLATE FOR CELL CONTAINER - A surface-treated steel sheet for a battery container, including a steel sheet, an iron-nickel diffusion layer formed on the steel sheet, and a nickel layer formed on the iron-nickel diffusion layer (and constituting the outermost layer, wherein when the Fe intensity and the Ni intensity are continuously measured from the surface of the surface-treated steel sheet for a battery container along the depth direction with a high frequency glow discharge optical emission spectrometric analyzer, the thickness of the iron-nickel diffusion layer being the difference between the depth at which the Fe intensity exhibits a first predetermined value and the depth at which the Ni intensity exhibits a second predetermined value is 0.04 to 0.31 μm; and the total amount of the nickel contained in the iron-nickel diffusion layer and the nickel contained in the nickel layer is 4.4 g/m | 2022-05-26 |
20220166093 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode; a case connected to the first electrode to receive the electrode assembly, and including an opening for exposing the electrode assembly; a cap plate combined to the case to cover a peripheral region of the opening, and including a through-hole for exposing a center region of the opening; a terminal plate disposed between the cap plate and the electrode assembly to cover the center region of the opening, and connected to the second electrode; and a sealing portion disposed between the cap plate and the terminal plate, and bonding between the cap plate and the terminal plate, wherein the terminal plate includes a flange portion overlapping the cap plate, and a terminal portion protruding from the flange portion corresponding to the through-hole, a height of an end being different from a height of a surface of the cap plate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166094 | BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A battery comprising: a case having an opening at one end and a bottom at the other end. The case including a cylindrical side surface, an electrode group accommodated in the case together with an electrolytic solution, a cap that seals the opening of the case, and a gasket disposed between the opening of the case and the cap. The case includes an annular groove protruding inward of the case in a part of the cylindrical side surface. The gasket includes a seal accommodating the cap and a cylindrical part extending from the seal toward the electrode group. The cylindrical part of the gasket and a deepest groove of the case have portions in contact with each other, and a contact of the gasket is compressed by the deepest groove of the case. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166095 | Electrochemical Cell Casing Having An Annular Sidewall Secured To A Base Plate By A Ceramic-To-Glass-To-Metal Seal - A miniature electrochemical cell of a primary or secondary chemistry with a total volume that is less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell casing comprises an annular sidewall connected to a base plate opposite an upper lid. A sealing glass forms a hermetic glass-to-ceramic seal with a dielectric material contacting a lower portion of the annular sidewall and a glass-to-metal seal with the base plate. Since the glass seals against three surfaces of the annular sidewall, which are the inner and outer sidewall surfaces adjacent to the lower edge, the glass seal is robust enough to withstand the heat generated when the lid is welded to the upper edge of the annular sidewall. The lid has a sealed electrolyte fill port that is axially aligned with an annulus residing between the inner surface of the annular sidewall and the electrode assembly. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166096 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A sealing device for a secondary battery, the sealing device configured to seal a sealing part of a pouch through which an electrode lead extends according to the present invention comprises: a lower sealing tool configured to receive the sealing part of the pouch seated thereon; and an upper sealing tool configured to press and seal the sealing part of the pouch, wherein the lower sealing tool comprises: a lower fixed block configured to receive the sealing part of the pouch seated on a top surface thereof; and one or more lower detachable blocks detachably coupled to the lower fixed block and configured to support a portion of the sealing part through which the electrode lead does not extend. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166097 | Battery Cell Assembly, Method of Manufacturing the Same and Battery Module Including Battery Cell Assembly - A method of manufacturing a battery cell assembly in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked includes a step of coupling battery cells adjacent to each other among the plurality of battery cells using a one-component liquid material, wherein the one-component liquid material is coated onto at least one battery cell of the battery cells adjacent to each other by a spray-coating method. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166098 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a module frame for housing the battery cell stack. The module frame includes a first module frame having an opened upper part and a second module frame having an opened lower part. The first module frame includes a first side surface part, a second side surface part, and a bottom part for connecting the first side surface part and the second side surface part, wherein the second module frame includes a third side surface part, a fourth side surface part, and a ceiling part for connecting the third side surface part and the fourth side surface part. The first module frame and the second module frame surround the battery cell stack in a state where the first side surface part and the third side surface part are overlapped, and the second side surface part and the fourth side surface part are overlapped. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166099 | Conformal Wearable Battery - A molded housing of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) encloses an electronic component and include an electrically conductive contact component embedded within an exterior wall to conduct electricity between an interior and an exterior of the casing. A flexible printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) for a conformal wearable battery (CWB) is enclosed in a cavity within the molded housing and includes attachment sections for a plurality of battery cells that are arranged in a grid-like pattern on a same side of the flexible PCBA. A visco-elastic shock-absorbing member installed between the upper and lower portion of the flexible PCBA when configured in a folded configuration. Each battery cell is joined to the flexible PCBA via a welding process. Each battery cell has a visco-elastic shock-absorbing member attached individually to each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. When folded to fit within the cavity of the molded housing, the flexible PCBA forms a three-dimensional grid of physical components comprising at least the battery cell modules. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166100 | Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the Same - A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame accommodating the battery cell stack and having an open upper part; and an upper plate covering the battery cell stack over the open upper part of the module frame. The module frame includes a bottom part and two side parts opposite to each other. The bottom part of the module frame includes a first region and a second region, the first region being located along an edge of the bottom part extending along at least one of the side parts of the module frame, and the second region being located inside the first region. The thickness of the bottom part of the module frame is smaller in the second region than in the first region. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166101 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRICAL ENERGY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An energy storage device for storing electrical energy. A housing frame of the energy storage device has respective housing end walls on two opposite end faces of the housing frame. The energy storage device has at least one battery cell stack. Respective stack end plates are arranged on two opposite end faces of the battery cell stack, which end plates are fastened in the housing frame of the energy storage device and by which end plates the battery cell stack is subjected to a compressive pressure. The stack end plates are aligned parallel to the housing end walls. At least one of the stack end plates is separated from a housing end wall located opposite to it by a space free of a battery cell stack. | 2022-05-26 |
20220166102 | Dual Vaporizer Battery Device - A dual vaporizer battery device is provided. The device includes a first battery housing having a first end opposite a second end and a second battery housing having a proximal end opposite a distal end. A first battery is disposed within the first battery housing and a second battery is disposed within the second battery housing. The first end is pivotally affixed to the proximal end via a hinge. The first battery housing is selectively movable relative to the second battery housing between a linear configuration and a parallel configuration. The first battery housing is coaxial relative to the second battery housing when in the linear configuration. A connector is disposed on each of the second end and the distal end, wherein each connector removably secures a vaporizer housing thereto, such that each vaporizer housing is in operable communication with each of the first and second batteries. | 2022-05-26 |