25th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130157065 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which can give a laminated glass with better sound insulation when used in the laminated glass. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157066 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HARD, WATER-RESISTANT ANTI-FOG COATING - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hard, water-resistant anti-fog coating, and particularly relates to a method for manufacturing a hard, water-resistant anti-fog coating on plastic material. In this method, an organic-inorganic hard adhesion layer and a hydrophilic anti-fog coating film are prepared for manufacturing a hard, water-resistant anti-fog coating. Both of the organic-inorganic hard adhesion layer and the hydrophilic anti-fog coating have C=C double bonds. Therefore, the organic-inorganic hard adhesion layer and the hydrophilic anti-fog coating are adhered to each other tightly. It brings high hardness, high water resistance and good anti-fog effect. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157067 | PLASMA-RESISTANT MEMBER AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING SAME - Provided is a plasma-resistant member which can be recycled and does not easily produce particles even when exposed to plasma. Specifically provided is a plasma-resistant member which has a predetermined surface profile and is used within a plasma etching chamber. The plasma-resistant member comprises: a first SiC layer ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157068 | PCB STRUCTURE WITH A SILICONE LAYER AS ADHESIVE - A PCB structure is provided. The material of the adhesion is replaced by silicone from conventional Epoxy or Acrylic acid. The problems of unclear signal and voltage drop caused by moisture are overcame due to the characteristic of non-polar and non-hydrophile of the silicone. Also, the silicone layer has two modified silicone layers disposed two sides thereon to enhance the adhesion between the silicone and substrate/metal layer. The problems of producing bubbles or easy to peel off are solved. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157069 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A thermoplastic polymer composition which is excellent in flexibility, mechanical properties, moldability, and particularly in heat resistance and is capable of adhering to ceramics, metals, and synthetic resins even at low temperature (for example, 190° C. or lower) without the treatment with a primer, and a molded product produced by using the thermoplastic polymer composition are described. The thermoplastic polymer composition includes 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer (A), 1 to 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin (B), and 5 to 100 parts by mass of a polar group-containing polypropylene resin (C). The thermoplastic elastomer (A) is a block copolymer which is constituted by a polymer block including aromatic vinyl compound units and a polymer block including isoprene units, butadiene units, or isoprene/butadiene units wherein the total of a content of 1,2-bonding and a content of 3,4-bonding is 40 mol % or more, or the thermoplastic elastomer (A) is a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157070 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND CONDUCTIVE FILM ROLL - A conductive film which comprises: a film substrate; a first transparent conductor layer; a first metal layer; and a nitride coated layer, the first transparent conductor layer, the first metal layer, and the nitride coated layer being laminated on one surface of the film substrate; a second transparent conductor layer; and a second metal layer, the second transparent conductor layer and the second metal layer are laminated on the other surface of the film substrate. The nitride coated layer prevents blocking of overlapped portions of the conductive film. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157071 | COATING FILM FORMATION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a coating film that is capable of forming a coating film having excellent smoothness, distinctness of image and luster using an aqueous coating composition. The present invention provides a method for forming a coating film comprising: | 2013-06-20 |
20130157072 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SLIDING MEMBER AND SLIDING MEMBER - There are provided a sliding member that is enhanced in adhesiveness between the surface of a base member formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and silver coating with a simple construction, and a method of manufacturing the sliding member. In a piston | 2013-06-20 |
20130157073 | Bi-Metallic Component And Method - A bi-metallic component including a first member of a first metal and a second member of a second metal different than the first metal. The first member includes at least one perforation. The second member is directly cast-in-place about a sheet-like portion of the first member and through the perforation to rigidly secure the first and second members. When used in an automotive vehicle, the second metal of the second member is preferably of aluminum and the first metal of the first member is preferably a high strength steel for spot welding to other steel structures. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157074 | HOLLOW SUPERELASTIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY PARTICLES - Hollow superelastic shape memory alloy particles are disclosed herein. An example of the hollow superelastic shape memory particle includes an outer shell of a shape memory alloy having an Austenite finish temperature (Af) that is lower than a temperature encountered in an application in which the particle is used so that the shape memory alloy exhibits stress-induced superelasticity. The hollow superelastic shape memory particle also includes an interior hollow portion at least partially surrounded by the outer shell. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157075 | Brazing Structure, Ceramic Heater, and Glow Plug - Disclosed is a brazing structure that includes a ceramic member, a metal layer, a tubular metal fitting and first and second brazing members. The ceramic member includes a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion. The metal layer is located on an outer surface of the large diameter portion. At least an edge of the ceramic member is inserted in the fitting. The first brazing member connects the inner surface of the fitting to the metal layer. The second brazing member does not contact with the metal layer, and fills between at least a part of the small diameter portion and the inner surface, which faces to the part of the small diameter portion, of the fitting. The small diameter portion is located closer to the edge than the metal layer and is inside the fitting. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157076 | CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATED PLATED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a chemical conversion coated Al-plated steel sheet which has excellent weather resistance, water resistance and coating film adhesion. Specifically, a chemical conversion coating liquid is applied over and dried on the surface of an Al alloy-plated steel sheet, thereby forming a chemical conversion coating film that has a film thickness of 0.5-10 μm. The chemical conversion coating liquid contains: a fluorine-containing olefin resin, which contains 7-20% by mass of F atoms and 0.05-5% by mass of hydrophilic functional groups that are selected from among a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group and salts of carboxyl group and sulfonic acid group and has a number average molecular weight within the range of 1,000-2,000,000; and an oxygen acid salt, fluoride, hydroxide, organic acid salt, carbonate or peroxygenated salt of a group 4A metal. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157077 | Novel Material Used for Bearing Ring and Production Process Thereof - A novel material used for a bearing ring and a production process thereof is directed to a bimetallic composite pipe and a production process thereof. The aim of the disclosure is to provide a novel material used for a bearing ring and a production process thereof, in which high hardness, high wear resistance and high toughness, high impact toughness are interacted. The novel material used for a bearing ring according to the invention is composed of an annual clad layer and a base layer. The clad layer and the base layer is metallurgy bonded together in radial direction of a ring. The clad layer is made of bearing steel material, and the base layer is made of the material selected from bearing steel, straight carbon steel, high strength low/medium alloy steel or stainless steel. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157078 | Nickel-Cobalt-Based Alloy And Bond Coat And Bond Coated Articles Incorporating The Same - In an exemplary embodiment, a high temperature oxidation and hot corrosion resistant MCrAlX alloy is disclosed, wherein, by weight of the alloy, M comprises nickel in an amount of at least about 30 percent and X comprises from about 0.005 percent to about 0.19 percent yttrium. In another exemplary embodiment, a coated article is disclosed. The article includes a substrate having a surface. The article also includes a bond coat disposed on the surface, the bond coat comprising a high temperature oxidation and hot corrosion resistant MCrAlX alloy, wherein, by weight of the alloy, M comprises at least about 30 percent nickel and X comprises about 0.005 percent to about 0.19 percent yttrium. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157079 | System for Repairing Cracks in Structures - A first material with a known maximum temperature of operation is coated with a second material on at Least one surface of the first material. The coating has a melting temperature that is greater than the maximum temperature of operation of the first material. The coating is heated to its melting temperature until the coating flows into any cracks in the first material's surface. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157080 | CLAD MATERIAL - A clad material includes a core material, a first skin material covering one side of the core material, and a second skin material covering the other side of the core material. The core material is made of an Al alloy containing Cu (0.05 to 0.2 mass %), Mn (1.0 to 1.5 mass %), Zn (0.3 to 1.0 mass %), Ti (0.05 to 0.25 mass %), Fe (0.2 mass % or less), and Si (0.2 mass % or less), the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. The first skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (6.8 to 11.0 mass %) and Zn (0.05 mass % or less), the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. The second skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (4.0 to 6.0 mass %) and Cu (0.5 to 1.0 mass %), the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157081 | MACHINE COMPONENT WITH A CAVITATION RESISTANT COATING - A machine component may include a body made of an iron alloy. The body may include a surface, and a coating fused to the surface. The coating may be an alloy including phosphorous, carbon, and iron. The coating may have solidus temperature of less than or equal to about 1000° C., and a hardness greater than or equal to about 50 HRC. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157082 | PERFLUORINATED POLYETHERS (PFPE) AS MAGNETIC LUBRICANTS - A surface agent includes two end portions and a middle portion disposed between the end portions. The end portions include an anchor group or a truncation group. The anchor group includes at least one surface active functional group. The midsection includes at least one perfluoroalkyl-branched perfluorinated ether unit. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157083 | UV CROSS-LINKING NEAT LUBRICANT MIXTURES FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for forming a lubricant film for magnetic recording applications. The method includes, in certain embodiments, providing at least one substantially solvent free lubricant having a plurality of lubricant molecules with each lubricant molecule comprising a polymer chain having a backbone section and at least one functional end group. The method also includes treating the at least one substantially solvent free lubricant with a physical treatment to cross-link the backbone section of each polymer chain with at least one other molecule to create a cross-linked lubricant. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157084 | BATTERY PACK OF COMPACT STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including a battery cell array including two or more battery cells, each of which has an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure disposed in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, arranged in the lateral direction, a protection circuit module (PCM) connected to the upper end of the battery cell array to control the operation of the battery pack, a pack case in which the battery cell array and the protection circuit module are disposed, and a spacer mounted between the pack case and the battery cell array to provide a space accommodating the increase in thickness of the battery cell array during charge and discharge of the battery pack. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157085 | BATTERY PACK OF NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including (a) a battery cell array comprising two or more battery cells, each of which has an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure disposed in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, arranged in the lateral direction, (b) a protection circuit module (PCM) including connection terminals connected to electrode terminals of the battery cells by resistance welding, metal plates to electrically connect the battery cells to each other, and a protection circuit to control an operation of the battery pack, the PCM being connected to the upper end of the battery cell array, and (c) a pack case in which the battery cell array and the protection circuit module are disposed, wherein electrical connection regions between cathode terminals of the battery cells and the protection circuit module are configured to have a structure in which conductive plates attached to the tops of the respective connection terminals of the protection circuit module are welded so that the conductive plates surround the respective cathode terminals of the battery cells. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157086 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR BATTERY, BATTERY USING THE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A BATTERY - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for battery containing a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of from 2 μm to 100 μm, and in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a 180° peeling adhesive force toward an aluminum foil after pressure bonding at 25° C. being 0.05 N/10 mm or more and a 180° peeling adhesive force toward an aluminum foil after thermocompression bonding at a temperature of 30° C. or higher to lower than 200° C. being 0.5 N/10 mm or more. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157087 | FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM WITH STANDBY MODE - A flow battery system includes an ON mode, and OFF mode and a STANDBY mode. The ON mode enables access to a full energy capacity of the flow battery system with regard to an amount of electric power that can be drawn from or stored to the flow battery system. The OFF mode disables access to the full energy capacity and the STANDBY mode enables access to a portion of the full energy capacity. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157088 | BATTERY CELL DESIGN AND METHOD OF COOLING BATTERY CELLS - The battery cell design includes a battery cell component comprises a current conducting element, that includes at least a portion that is hollow, further component is configured to be located within a battery cell. Another embodiment of the component comprises a first element that defines a first fluid path therein; and a second element that defines a second fluid path, wherein the two fluid paths are in communication with each other, further wherein the battery cell component is configured to conduct electric current. A battery cell and battery cell assembly that uses the component, and a method of cooling a battery assembly is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157089 | SHOVEL - An upper rotating body is rotatably mounted on a lower running body. A power storage module is mounted on the upper rotating body. The power storage module includes a plurality of power storage cells. Each of the plurality of power storage cells accumulates electric energy. A heat absorbing plate is disposed between the power storage cells. The heat absorbing plate is thermally coupled to the power storage cells, and a flow channel circulating cooling medium is formed in the inner portion of the heat absorbing plate. A cooling medium supply device makes the cooling medium flow into the flow channel formed in the inner portion of the heat absorbing plate. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157090 | SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery (secondary battery) is provided with a wound electrode body formed by a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate overlapping each other with a separator therebetween and being wound around an axis. The wound electrode body comprises a one side fluid flow restrictor which is formed in one axial end portion of the electrode body central part thereof and suppresses the flow of an electrolytic solution through the one axial end portion, and the other side fluid flow restrictor which is formed in the other axial end portion of the electrode body central part and suppresses the flow of the electrolytic solution through the other axial end portion. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157091 | VEHICLE BATTERY PACK CONTAINER - A vehicle battery pack container is provided. The container includes a base portion having an aperture extending therethrough, a peripheral wall coupled to the base portion, and a cover coupled to the peripheral wall. The container further includes a venting device having a housing and a ball disposed within an interior region of the housing. The housing is coupled to the base portion such that the venting device is in fluid communication with the aperture in the base portion. The ball seals against a sealing tab of the housing at a first operational position to prevent fluids from passing through the venting device into the container. The ball allows gases from the container to flow through the venting device when the ball is at a second operational position. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157092 | BIPOLAR BATTERY - A voltage detection terminal ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157093 | UNITARY ENERGY STORAGE AND SENSING BATTERIES - A battery apparatus having an electrochemical cell that includes an electrically insulating hollow mandrel, a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, and a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts. The active materials are connected and separated by an electrolyte. The sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157094 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A secondary battery has: an electrode group which includes sheet-form positive and negative electrode plates each including a metallic foil having an active material applied onto both sides of the metallic foil, and a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrode plates, wherein the positive and negative electrode plates and the separator are spirally wound together around a winding core into a flattened shape, wherein the electrode group has, at the both ends thereof as viewed in the winding core direction, respectively formed metallic foil exposed portions of the positive and negative electrode plates onto which the active material is not applied; a battery container which contains the electrode group therein, wherein the battery container has a battery casing and a battery cap; and positive and negative external terminals electrically connected to the metallic foil exposed portions of the positive and negative electrode plates, respectively. Winding end portions in the metallic foil exposed portions of the positive and negative electrode plates are arranged opposite to the inner surface of the battery container through respective conducting members. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157095 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A shaft core includes a positive electrode shaft core portion having a positive electrode splaying portion at one end, a negative electrode shaft core portion having a negative electrode splaying portion at the other end, and an insulation portion that mutually insulates and integrates the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions. The positive electrode plate is electrically connected to the positive electrode collector in a state of being splayed through the positive electrode splaying portion, and the negative electrode plate is electrically connected to the negative electrode collector being splayed through the negative electrode splaying portion. The positive and negative electrode shaft core splaying portions press and open their respective electrode laminates at the end surfaces of the wound electrode group, the positive electrode connection piece and the positive electrode collecting portion are welded, and the negative electrode connection piece and the negative electrode collecting portion are also welded. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157096 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a spirally-wound electrode group including a continuous first electrode, a continuous second electrode, and a continuous separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The first electrode includes a sheet-like first current collector, and a first active material layer formed on a surface of the first current collector; and the second electrode includes a sheet-like second current collector, and a second active material layer formed on a surface of the second current collector. In the electrode group, the winding terminal end of the first electrode faces the second electrode on the further outer peripheral side, with the separator interposed therebetween. The facing site of the second electrode where the second electrode faces the winding terminal end of the first electrode is reinforced with a reinforcing component for supplementing the thickness of the second electrode. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157097 | COMPACT FRAMELESS BIPOLAR STACK FOR A MULTICELL ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR WITH PLANAR BIPOLAR ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS AND INTERNAL DUCTING OF CIRCULATION OF ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS THROUGH ALL RESPECTIVE CELL COMPARTMENTS - A frameless bipolar cell stack architecture with either internal manifolds of circulation of electrolyte solutions “in parallel” through all respective cell compartments or internal ducting adapted to provide for “serial” flow paths of the electrolyte solutions in succession through all respective cell compartments of the stack, does not employ any plastic frame and employs substantially planar bipolar electrical interconnects (I) of substantially homogeneous electrical conductivity with a perimeter that super-imposes to the perimeter of any other element of the stack. Whenever useful for the particular application, the planar interconnects may have a protruding “lug portion” that projects beyond the outer perimeter side of the other stacked elements, providing an externally contactable area sufficiently large for the power (current rating) of an electrical tap, at an intermediate voltage relative to the voltage difference between the end terminals of the stack, connectable to an external circuit. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157098 | BATTERY CELL MODULE WITH SLIDING REPEATING ELEMENTS - A battery cell module includes a battery cell, a sliding repeating element, and a guide rail. The repeating element is disposed adjacent the battery cell. A gap is defined between the battery cell and the repeating element. The repeating element has a main body with at least one spacer coupled thereto. The guide rail cooperates with the at least one spacer and permits the repeating element to move with an expansion of the battery cell. The cooperation of the guide rail with the at least one spacer thereby militates against an overcompression of the battery cell. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157099 | PROPULSION BATTERY WITH PRE-MANUFACTURED STRUCTURAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A frame assembly for a battery package includes a frame body and a pair of frame covers. The frame body has a first recess, a second recess, and a central aperture. The central aperture is disposed between the first recess and the second recess. The first recess is configured to receive a first battery cell. The second recess is configured to receive a second battery cell. The central aperture is configured to receive an expansion unit. Each of the frame covers is disposed adjacent one of the first recess and the second recess. The frame covers hold the first battery cell, the second battery cell, and the expansion unit within the frame body. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157100 | CARBON FIBER THERMAL INTERFACE FOR COOLING MODULE ASSEMBLY - A cooling system includes a cooling plate configured to abut a battery cell. A heat sink is in thermal communication with the cooling plate by at least one carbon fiber brush coupled to at least one of the cooling plate and the heat sink. The cooling system may be employed in a battery pack for a propulsion system of an electric vehicle. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157101 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY HAVING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery cells disposed adjacent and in heat transfer relationship with a plurality of cooling modules. The cooling modules are directly affixed to or cause to abut at least one of a first thermally conductive base and a second thermally conductive base forming a thermal transfer path from the battery cells through the cooling modules to the at least one thermally conductive base. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157102 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, CELL, AND BATTERY MODULE - A device mounting board comprises: a heat dissipating substrate formed of a material containing at least one metal material selected from a group including Al, Mg, and Ti; an insulting resin layer laminated on the heat dissipating substrate; and a wiring layer laminated on the insulating resin layer, and on which a power module is to be mounted. The heat dissipating substrate comprises a random porous layer arranged such that it faces the insulating resin layer, and having cavities elongated in respective random directions. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157103 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - An electricity storage device includes: a plurality of cells that are aligned in a predetermined direction; a pair of end plates that sandwich the plurality of cells in the predetermined direction; and a restraining member that extends in the predetermined direction, is fixed to the pair of end plates, and exerts a restraining force on the plurality of cells in the predetermined direction via the end plates. Each of the end plates includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has a plurality of ribs on a surface that faces the adjacent cell and is formed of insulating material. The second plate is fixed to the first plate on a side opposite to the surface that faces the adjacent cell and is formed of material stronger than the insulating material for the first plate. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157104 | REVERSIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD - A method of reversibly connecting two substrates includes positioning an electrically conductive adhesive connector including a shape memory polymer (SMP) between the substrates, heating the connector to a temperature higher than the SMP transition temperature, applying a load and cooling the connector below the transition temperature to transform the connector to a conforming shape to form an adhesive bond attaching the substrates and providing an electrical connection therebetween. The method may include disconnecting the connector from the substrates by heating the connector above the SMP transition temperature, which may disrupt the electrical connection between the substrates. The connector may be a battery tab connector configured to connect a battery cell to another battery cell or a terminal. The connector may be releasable from the battery tab such that the battery tab is reusable after removal of the connector. The connector may be multi-layer and generally arcuate in a permanent shape. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157105 | AQUEOUS INK FOR THE PRINTING OF ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - It comprises at least one active electrode material and at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible conductive polymer, advantageously PEDOT/PSS. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157106 | LITHIUM METAL POWDER-CARBON POWDER COMPOSITE ANODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are an anode in which lithium metal powder and carbon powder are physically mixed with each other to form a composite and the composite is applied as an anode layer, and a lithium metal secondary battery including the anode. The anode of the present invention may suppress the formation of lithium dendrites and the change in volume of cells generated in a rechargeable battery which uses a lithium metal anode and significantly improve the cycle life-span of a lithium metal secondary battery by physically mixing lithium metal particles and carbon particles having an equivalent average particle diameter with each other to be applied as an anode layer. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157107 | SEPARATORS UTILIZED IN LITHIUM BATTERIES - In an embodiment of the disclosure, a separator utilized in a lithium battery is provided. The separator includes a non-woven polyester support, a porous layer of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or its derivatives formed on the non-woven polyester support, a layer of UV-curing or thermal-curing polymers formed on top of the porous layer of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or its derivatives. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157108 | LITHIUM COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of exhibiting high discharge capacity maintenance rate at a high current rate, a lithium composite metal oxide useful therefor, and a method for producing the lithium composite metal oxide. This lithium composite metal oxide comprises Ni, Mn, Co, and Fe, and the BET specific surface area thereof is 3 m | 2013-06-20 |
20130157109 | SEPARATOR - The present invention provides an inexpensive separator having excellent heat resistance and causing no contraction even in a high temperature circumstance nor short circuit while maintaining a high porosity. This separator is characterized in that the flat surfaces of scaly particles are oriented in the extending direction of the surface of the separator, the scaly particles being arranged in layers in the thickness direction of the separator, and fibrous materials are interposed among the scaly particles. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157110 | STACKED BATTERY - The stacked battery includes a negative electrode ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157111 | BIPOLAR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY WITH AN IMPROVED CASING - A casing for a lithium bipolar electrochemical battery including a bipolar element. The casing includes a composite material including a matrix and at least one porous reinforcement, the matrix of which includes at least one hardened polymer impregnating the at least one porous reinforcement, wherein the at least one porous reinforcement and the at least one hardened polymer encase the bipolar element and maintain a determined pressure on either side of the bipolar element to maintain a determined contact between its constituents. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157112 | HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED CELL CONNECTOR - Disclosed herein is a high-voltage battery with an integrated connector. The high-voltage battery includes cells, support members, a housing, the integrated connector and a BMS. A lower connection member is provided on one side of each support member and has protrusions made of electrical conductors. The protrusions come into contact with corresponding electrodes of the cells. A cell assembly formed by the arrangement of the cells and the supports is inserted into the housing. The integrated connector is connected to the lower connection members of the support members so as to mechanically and electrically connect the cells to each other. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157113 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, AND BUS BAR USED FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electric storage device includes: electric storage elements including external terminals; and bus bars connected to the external terminals, wherein the bus bars include thin-walled portions, and the thin-walled portions and the external terminals are welded together. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157114 | LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR WITH A BIPOLAR ARCHITECTURE OPERATING ON THE BASIS OF A PAIR OF LITHIATED SULFUR COMPOUND ELECTRODES - The invention relates to an electrochemical lithium accumulator comprising at least one first electrochemical cell and at least one electrochemical cell separated from each other by a current collector substrate, which substrate supports on a first face an electrode of said first electrochemical cell and on a second face opposite to said first face, an electrode of opposite sign of said second electrochemical cell, each cell comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by an electrolyte, characterized in that the positive electrode comprises a lithiated compound and the negative electrode comprises elemental sulfur. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157115 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An assembled battery includes unit batteries and a connecting member. Each of the unit batteries includes negative and positive electrode terminals. The connecting member has thin portions, and a thick portion that is a rest other than the thin portions. The thin portions are welded to the respective positive electrode terminals or the respective negative electrode terminals. When the connecting member is connected to the positive electrode terminals of the unit batteries, an area of each of the thin portions is equal to or more than an area of the connecting surface of each of the positive electrode terminals. When the connecting member is connected to the negative electrode terminals, an area of each of the thin portions is equal to or more than an area of the connecting surface of each of the negative electrode terminals. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157116 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte including an ionizable lithium salt and an organic solvent may further include (a) 1 to 10 parts by weight of a compound having a vinylene group or vinyl group per 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte, and (b) 10 to 300 parts by weight of a dinitrile compound having an ether bond per 100 parts by weight of the compound having the vinylene group or vinyl group. The lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte may effectively suppress the swelling and improve the charge/discharge cycle life. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157117 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTE USED THEREIN - Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery in which a high-energy type negative electrode is used, the lithium ion secondary battery having high capacity and excellent thermal stability. A secondary battery according to the present embodiment comprises: an electrode element having a positive electrode and a negative electrode opposed each other; an electrolyte; and an outer casing containing the electrode element and the electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material, which includes at least one of a metal (a) capable of alloying with lithium and a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, is bonded to a negative electrode current collector by a negative electrode bonding agent, and the electrolyte comprises 70˜99 vol % of a phosphoric acid ester compound and 1˜15 vol % of a fluorinated carbonate compound. A secondary battery electrolyte according to the present embodiment includes 70˜99 vol % of a phosphoric acid ester compound and 1˜15 vol % of a fluorinated carbonate compound. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157118 | LEAD-ACID BATTERY - In a valve-regulated lead-acid battery in which charging is performed intermittently on every short time and high rate discharging to a load is performed in a partial state of charge (PSOC), a valve-regulated lead-acid battery improved for the charge acceptance and the life characteristic under PSOC than usual is provided. A positive electrode plate having a specific surface area of an active material of 5.5 m | 2013-06-20 |
20130157119 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object is to provide a secondary battery in which decomposition of an electrolyte liquid is suppressed and generation of a gas is reduced, even in the case of using a laminate film as a package. Further, the present exemplary embodiment provides a secondary battery of stacked laminate type comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and said electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with at least one selected from polyimides and polyamideimides, and the electrolyte liquid comprises a predetermined nitrile compound. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157120 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a secondary battery with a high performance in which the generation of the swelling can be suppressed and in which the cycle property is excellent. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are oppositely disposed, an electrolyte liquid, and a package which encloses the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid inside; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance, which comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, to a negative electrode collector with at least one selected from polyimides and a polyamide-imides; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a compound represented by any one of predetermined formulae. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157121 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A high-quality electrochemical cell is provided that can suppress lowering of charge-discharge efficiency, and that can stably maintain the charge-discharge cycle characteristics over extended time periods. The electrochemical cell includes: a sealing container that includes a base member, and a lid member welded to the base member via a weld layer, the base member and the lid member sealing and defining a storage space in between: and a chargeable and dischargeable electrochemical element housed in the storage space and that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separation member impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolytic solution the positive electrode is electrically connected to the base member. The negative electrode is electrically connected to the lid member by being overlaid on the positive electrode via the separation member, and allows cations and/or anions to move between the positive electrode and the negative electrode through the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lid member is formed of a metallic material that contains nickel. The negative elect ode has a greater capacitance than the positive electrode, | 2013-06-20 |
20130157122 | SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING THE SAME - A solid polymer electrolyte composition having good conductivity and better mechanical strength is provided. The solid polymer electrolyte composition includes at least one lithium salt and a crosslinking polymer containing at least a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment. The first segment includes polyalkylene oxide and/or polysiloxane backbone. The second segment includes urea and/or urethane linkages. The third segment includes silane domain. The fourth segment includes phenylene structure. Moreover, the solid polymer electrolyte composition further includes an additive for improving ionic conductivity thereof. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157123 | ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY - An electrolyte for a lithium ion battery is provided, including a carrier, a lithium salt dissolved in the carrier, and an additive uniformly dispersed in the carrier, wherein the additive is an inorganic clay modified by an organic quaternary phosphonium salt. Also provided is a method for fabricating an electrolyte solution and a lithium ion battery. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157124 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte composition with excellent high-temperature stability and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte composition includes a supporting electrolyte, an organic solvent, and at least one kind of chemical compound (a) selected from the group consisting of a chemical compound (a1) indicated by the following general formula (1) and a chemical compound (a2) indicated by the following general formula (2). | 2013-06-20 |
20130157125 | REINFORCED BATTERY ELECTRODES - The gravimetric and volumetric efficiency of lithium ion batteries may be increased if high capacity materials like tin and silicon may be employed as the lithium-accepting host in the negative electrode of the battery. But both tin and silicon, when fully charged with lithium, undergo expansions of up to 300% and generate appreciable internal stresses which have potential to spall off material from the electrode on each discharge-charge cycle, resulting in a progressive reduction in battery capacity, also known as battery fade. A method of reinforcing such electrode materials by incorporating within them fiber reinforcements or shaped, elongated reinforcements fabricated of shape memory alloy is described. Electrode materials incorporating such reinforcements are less prone to damage under applied stress and so less prone to battery fade. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157126 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is an electrode assembly of a lithium secondary battery, including an anode plate, a cathode plate, a separator for separating the anode plate and the cathode plate and conducting lithium ions of an electrolyte, and a composite film disposed between the anode plate and the separator and/or between the cathode plate and the separator. The composite film includes 5 to 95 parts by weight of an inorganic clay and 95 to 5 parts by weight of an organic polymer binder. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157127 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A rechargeable battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode including active material; and an electrolytic solution, in which the active material is capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and includes Si and O as constituent elements, and an atomic ratio (Si/(Si+O)) of Si with respect to Si and O is 30 atomic % to 75 atomic % in a surface of the active material. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157128 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The electrode for a lithium battery comprises a porous current collector made of woven or nonwoven carbon fibers. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157129 | COATING LIQUID, CONDUCTIVE COATING FILM, ELECTRODE PLATE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a coating formulation useful in forming a conductive coating film on a surface of a collector for constructing an electrode plate for an electricity storage device. The coating formulation contains (A) a polymeric acid, (B) a vinyl carboxylate copolymer represented by the following formula (1): | 2013-06-20 |
20130157130 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY ELECTRODE - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a battery electrode that has excellent adhesion between a collector and an active material layer by suppressing a migration phenomenon. The method for producing a battery electrode of the present invention is a method for producing a battery electrode | 2013-06-20 |
20130157131 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER COATED ALUMINUM MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an electrically conductive layer coated aluminum material having properties which can withstand long term use; and a method for manufacturing the electrically conductive layer coated aluminum material. The electrically conductive layer coated aluminum material includes: an aluminum material ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157132 | Low Co Hydrogen Storage Alloy - A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which has an extremely low Co content, and can maintain the drain (power) performance (especially pulse discharge characteristics), activity (degree of activity), and life performance at high levels. The hydrogen storage alloy is manufactured by weighing and mixing every material for the hydrogen storage alloy so as to provide an alloy composition represented by the general formula MmNi | 2013-06-20 |
20130157133 | Process for Producing Defect-Free Lithium Metal Phosphate Electrode Materials - A method of synthesizing defect-free phospho-olivine materials is disclosed. The method is based on direct hydrothermal synthesis of phospho-olivine compound(s) and subsequent lattice reordering at or near the transition temperature to eliminate lattice defects or on one-pot in situ hydrothermal synthesis of phospho-olivine compound(s), where the cation ordering occurs during dwell time after rapid synthesis to eliminate lattice defects. The disclosed methods produce defect-free phospho-olivine compound(s) having a crystal lattice with a Pnma space group. In order to determine the exact transition temperature for complete removal of single- or mixed-transition metals from lithium sites or to monitor the crystal growth and removal of single- or mixed-transition metals from lithium sites during the hydrothermal synthesis, the method encompasses a procedure for determining and monitoring defects in the phospho-olivine phases using X-ray diffraction. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157134 | METHOD OF PRODUCING IRON PHOSPHATE, LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE, ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A mixed aqueous solution is prepared in which a phosphorus source, a divalent Fe compound, and an oxidant are mixed at a predetermined ratio. Then, this mixed aqueous solution is dropwise added into a buffer solution having a pH value of 1.5 to 9, thereby to produce a precipitated powder of FePO | 2013-06-20 |
20130157135 | LITHIUM SALT-GRAPHENE-CONTAINING COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A lithium salt-graphene-containing composite material and its preparation method are provided. The composite material has the microstructure which comprises carbon nanoparticles, lithium salt nanocrystals and graphene, wherein the surface of lithium salt nanocrystals is coated with carbon nanoparticles and graphene. The preparation method comprises concentrating and drying a mixed solution, then calcinating the solid. The lithium salt-graphene-containing composite material has excellent electric performance and stability since the problem of low electric performance resulted from carbon coating on the surface of lithium salt or coating imperfection resulted from graphene coating on the surface of lithium salt is effectively solved. For the more uniform and compacted combination between graphene and lithium salt nanocrystals, the graphene will not fall off and the composite material has a high capacity ratio, energy density and conductivity. Furthermore, particle agglomeration and growing up are reduced in the process of calcination. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157136 | COATING OF DISORDERED CARBON ACTIVE MATERIAL USING WATER-BASED BINDER SLURRY - An electrochemical cell manufactured by coating a conductive substrate of an electrode with a disordered carbon active material using a water-based binder slurry. An exemplary binder slurry includes at least one disordered carbon material, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), and water. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157137 | Lithium Rechargeable Battery - A lithium rechargeable battery having a nonaqueous electrolyte held between a positive electrode and a negative electrode is provided. The lithium rechargeable battery has a high energy density and a high battery capacity by enhancing a filling factor of an active material of the positive electrode or the negative electrode. In the lithium rechargeable battery includes the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the nonaqueous electrolyte held between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the positive electrode or the negative electrode is comprised of a lithium titanate sintered body. The lithium titanate sintered body has a mean fine pore diameter of 0.10 to 0.20 μm, a specific surface area of 1.0 to 3.0 m | 2013-06-20 |
20130157138 | H4V3O8, A NEW VANADIUM(IV) OXIDE ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL FOR AQUEOUS AND NON AQUEOUS BATTERIES - A new electroactive material of formula H | 2013-06-20 |
20130157139 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NON-AQUEOUS LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure relates to an anode active material, a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, and a manufacturing method thereof. The anode active material of this disclosure comprises a carbon-based material, and a coating film formed on the surface of the carbon-based material by performing heat treatment using an ammonia-based compound. The coating film may be formed on the surface of the carbon-based material through a thermal decomposition method using 10% or less by weight of the ammonia-based compound with respect to the carbon-based material. Since the surface of the carbon-based material is thermally treated using the ammonia-based compound, side reaction of the carbon-based material with an electrolyte at the surface thereof can be suppressed and structural stability can be enhanced, thereby improving battery lifespan and high-rate capability of a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157140 | METHODS OF MAKING AND USING ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES - A positive electrode composition is described, containing granules of at least one electroactive metal, at least one alkali metal halide and carbon black. An energy storage device and an uninterruptable power supply device are also described. Related methods for the preparation of a positive electrode and an energy storage device are also disclosed | 2013-06-20 |
20130157141 | BATTERY WITH A RECYCLABLE DRY PARTICLE BASED ELECTRODE - A dry process based battery that includes an electrode with one or more recycled structure is disclosed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157142 | BATTERY CORE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A battery core and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The battery core includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a substrate and a first active material. A first portion of the first active material is formed on a first area of the substrate, and a second portion of the first active material is formed on a second area of the substrate. The second electrode plate includes first and second substrates disconnected from each other, and a second active material. The first and second substrates are positioned corresponding to the first and second first areas respectively. A first portion of the second active material is formed on the first substrate, and a second portion of the second active material is formed on the second substrate. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157143 | ELECTRODE FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTRODE, SOLID-STATE BATTERY CONTAINING THE ELECTRODE, AND BONDING FILM USED FOR PREPARING THE ELECTRODE - Provided are an electrode for solid-state batteries, a method of preparing the electrode, a solid-state battery including the electrode, and a bonding film used for the method of preparing the electrode. The electrode for solid-state batteries include a bonding layer interposed between an electrode layer and a current collecting member and bound to the electrode layer, where the bonding layer includes a first binder which is inactive to the solid electrolyte, a second binder which has a stronger binding ability to the current collecting member than a bonding strength of the first binder to the current collecting member; and a bonding layer conductive material. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157144 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM BASED BATTERY USING THE SAME - A solid electrolyte includes an interpenetrating polymer network, a plasticizer and a lithium salt. The plasticizer and the lithium salt are dispersed in the interpenetrating polymer network. The interpenetrating polymer network includes CH | 2013-06-20 |
20130157145 | METHOD FOR MAKING SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A method for making a solid electrolyte includes the following steps. A first monomer, a second monomer, an initiator and a lithium salt are provided. Wherein the first monomer is R | 2013-06-20 |
20130157146 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM BASED BATTERY USING THE SAME - A solid electrolyte includes an interpenetrating polymer network and a lithium salt dispersed in the interpenetrating polymer network. The interpenetrating polymer network includes CH | 2013-06-20 |
20130157147 | Low Temperature Electrolyte for High Capacity Lithium Based Batteries - Electrolytes for lithium based batteries are described with good temperature tolerance over appropriate temperature ranges for uses in vehicles. In particular, the electrolytes are suitable for high voltage operation over 4.4V and can provide high rate performance. The electrolytes generally comprise a solvent that is a mixture of ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and ethylmethyl carbonate. Alternatively, a solvent combination of fluoroethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate was used. A primary lithium salt is includes at a concentration greater than about 1.05M. The electrolyte generally also comprises a lithium salt additive. The electrolytes can provide some battery capacity down to at least −40° C. while providing good performance also at elevated temperatures of 45° or more, and the corresponding batteries can be cycled to several thousand cycles. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157148 | ALUMINUM-BASED METAL-AIR BATTERIES - Provided in one embodiment is an electrochemical cell, comprising: (i) a plurality of electrodes, comprising a fuel electrode that comprises aluminum and an air electrode that absorbs gaseous oxygen, the electrodes being operable in a discharge mode wherein the aluminum is oxidized at the fuel electrode and oxygen is reduced at the air electrode, and (ii) an ionically conductive medium, comprising an organic solvent; wherein during non-use of the cell, the organic solvent promotes formation of a protective interface between the aluminum of the fuel electrode and the ionically conductive medium, and wherein at an onset of the discharge mode, at least some of the protective interface is removed from the aluminum to thereafter permit oxidation of the aluminum during the discharge mode. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157149 | RECHARGEABLE ALKALI METAL-AIR BATTERY - An energy storage cell ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157150 | CATHODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING CATHODE - A cathode for use in an electrochemical device, the cathode including a polymer including a backbone, including a polyalkyleneimine-cobalt complex (PEI-Co complex), wherein polyalkyleneimine is coordinated to cobalt; and an electrode material effective for an oxidation-reduction reaction of oxygen, wherein oxygen is a cathode active material. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157151 | ULTRAPURE SYNTHETIC CARBON MATERIALS - The present application is generally directed to ultrapure synthetic carbon materials having both high surface area and high porosity, ultrapure polymer gels and devices containing the same. The disclosed ultrapure synthetic carbon materials find utility in any number of devices, for example, in electric double layer capacitance devices and batteries. Methods for making ultrapure synthetic carbon materials and ultrapure polymer gels are also disclosed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157152 | METAL-AIR BATTERY WITH DUAL ELECTRODE ANODE - This disclosure describes metal air battery devices with an anode structure having a plurality of electrodes. An anode is disclosed having a metal source as well as a current collector that together function as an active, reversible, working anode. The source is used for metal-ions that are stripped and stored in the current collector. At this point the current collector contains the metal-ions to be propagated through the rest of the device. Metal-ions may be stripped from and deposited on the current collector, while metal-ions may only be stripped from the source. Upon use of the device metal-ions may be lost to the system for a variety of reasons. To counteract the loss of metal-ions, the current collector is replenished of metal-ions from the source. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IN SITU CATALYST DEGRADATION DETECTION DURING FUEL CELL OPERATION - Disclosed herein are catalyst degradation detection assemblies and methods of catalyst degradation detection that can be performed in-situ. One embodiment of an in-situ fuel cell catalyst degradation detection assembly comprises a humidified hydrogen supply configured to supply humidified hydrogen to an anode of a fuel cell, a humidified nitrogen supply configured to supply humidified nitrogen to a cathode of the fuel cell, a collection cell containing a liquid, the collection cell configured to receive either cathode exhaust from the fuel cell through a cathode exhaust line or anode exhaust from the fuel cell through an anode exhaust line and means for detecting a gas. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157154 | Fuel Cell System Having an Integral Turbine/Compressor Unit - A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell having an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, a hydrogen pressure reservoir, a recirculation line connecting an outlet of the anode chamber to an inlet of the anode chamber, a recirculation conveyor with a compressor wheel in the region of the recirculation line, and a turbine for expanding the hydrogen that is under pressure before entry into the anode chamber. The recirculation conveyor is driven at least partially by the turbine. The turbine and the compressor wheel are formed in one component. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157155 | Fuel Cell Including Cathode Electrode Using Iron Redox Couple - Provided is a fuel cell including an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte/ion exchange membrane between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The cathode electrode uses an iron redox couple as an oxidizer. The iron redox couple is regenerated by an oxidizing substance. The fuel cell does not need a noble metal catalyst, is thus economical in manufacturing costs, and has high power density, thereby improving energy conversion efficiency. Furthermore, the fuel cell is capable of decomposing an oxidizing substance, such as NO | 2013-06-20 |
20130157156 | FUEL CELLS WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO FUEL CROSSOVER - The invention provides a fuel cell comprising an anode in an anode region of the cell and a cathode in a cathode region of the cell, the anode being separated from the cathode by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane, the anode region of the cell being supplied in use thereof with an alcoholic fuel, the cathode region of the cell being supplied in use thereof with an oxidant, the cell being provided with means for generating an electrical circuit between the anode and the cathode and with a non-volatile redox couple in solution in flowing fluid communication with the cathode in the cathode region of the cell, the redox couple being at least partially reduced at the cathode in operation of the cell, and at least partially regenerated by reaction with the oxidant after such reduction at the cathode. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157157 | FUEL CELL-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for operating a fuel cell system includes electrically coupling a fuel cell stack to an energy storage device and an electrical demand by a load device. A controller is coupled to the fuel cell stack, the energy storage device, and the load device via a communications connection. The controller obtains information relative to an operation of at least one of the fuel cell stack and the energy storage device and the controller controls an operation of the load device based on the information. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157158 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a fuel cell system including: a wetness detecting section for detecting a wetness of a fuel cell stack; a target SR setting section for setting a target SR of the fuel cell stack based on the wetness; a smallest SR setting section for setting, based on a load, a smallest SR necessary to prevent flooding of the fuel cell stack; and an SR control section for performing control so that an actual SR becomes temporarily larger than the smallest SR when the target SR is smaller than the smallest SR. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157159 | ATTACHMENT FOR A FUEL TANK OF A FUEL CELL POWERED SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC PORTABLE DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An attachment for a fuel tank of a fuel cell powered system is described. The attachment thermally conducts heat generated from an electronic component to the fuel tank. The attachment further affixes to the electronic component by a securing portion. In one aspect, the attachment is comprised in a fuel cell powered electronic device. In another aspect, the attachment is integral to the fuel tank. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157160 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprises a plurality of stacked cells each having an ionic conductive electrolyte membrane, an anode placed on one side of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode placed on the other side of the electrolyte membrane, and a conductive separator on which a first refrigerant channel for flow of a refrigerant is formed in center part thereof. The separator comprises a penetration holes constituting a manifold which extend in a direction of stacking of the plurality of cells and through which the refrigerant flows, a second refrigerant channels for communication between the penetration holes and the first refrigerant channel, and a plurality of protrusions that protrude into the penetration holes from parts of wall surfaces of the penetration holes that located peripherally in connection parts between the penetration holes and the second refrigerant channels. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157161 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack; a fuel gas supply/exhaust unit; an oxidant gas supply/exhaust unit; and a control unit. The control unit determines whether there is a phenomenon in the fuel cell stack resulting from local power generation concentration within a plane of a membrane electrode assembly due to a water distribution. When it is determined that there is the phenomenon, the control unit controls at least one of the fuel gas supply/exhaust unit and the oxidant gas supply/exhaust unit. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157162 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A redox flow battery in which a positive electrode electrolyte stored in a positive electrode tank and a negative electrode electrolyte stored in a negative electrode tank are supplied to a battery element to charge and discharge the battery is provided, the positive electrode electrolyte in the redox flow battery containing a Mn ion as a positive electrode active material, the negative electrode electrolyte containing at least one of a Ti ion, a V ion, and a Cr ion as a negative electrode active material, in which the redox flow battery includes a negative-electrode-side introduction duct in communication with inside of the negative electrode tank from outside thereof, for introducing oxidizing gas into the negative electrode tank, and a supply mechanism for supplying the oxidizing gas into the negative electrode tank via the negative-electrode-side introduction duct. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157163 | Method For Laminating Composite Sheet Using Release Film, Laminate Obtained by the Method, and Release Film For Use in the Method - In a carbon black (CB)/PTFE composite porous sheet that can be used as a gas diffusion layer in an electrochemical device in applications involving electro chemical reaction such as a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, electrolysis, gas sensor and the like, wrinkle or breakage may be produced due to its flexibility. A method is provided which makes it possible to easily handle this sheet that is difficult to handle, without giving rise to wrinkle or breakage. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157164 | FUEL CELL - A close attachment region is provided on the outer side relative to an outer edge portion of a gas diffusion layer and on the inner side relative to the inner edge portion of a gasket as seen from the thickness direction of a polymer electrolyte membrane, such that separators and a frame member are closely attached to each other. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost and a reduction in the power generation performance, which is attributed to the impurity eluted from the gasket and flowing toward the gas diffusion layer. | 2013-06-20 |