46th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150325823 | BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE BATTERY MODULE - A battery module having first and second battery cells is provided. The battery module includes a first frame member having a first substantially rectangular ring-shaped outer plastic frame and a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger has first and second thermally conductive plates that are coupled together and define a first flow path portion extending therethrough. The first battery cell is disposed on and against a first side of the first thermally conductive plate. The second battery cell is disposed on and against the first side of the first thermally conductive plate. The second battery cell is further disposed proximate to the first battery cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325824 | BATTERY BLOCK, BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY BLOCK HOLDER - Battery block includes: a plurality of cells having a cylindrical outer shape; a case that is used for arranging cells in a predetermined arrangement by aligning the positive electrodes of cells on one side and aligning the negative electrodes thereof on the other side, is open on the one side and the other side, and holds cells along the outer periphery in the longitudinal direction of cells; positive-side collection portion that is disposed in the opening on the one side of case and interconnects the positive electrodes of cells to collect power; negative-side collection portion that is disposed in the opening on the other side of case and interconnects the negative electrodes of cells to collect power; and two holders that are disposed so as to fit to opposite surfaces of the outer shape of case, respectively, and are made of an insulator. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325825 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including secondary batteries, and a case accommodating the secondary batteries, the case including: an upper case; a lower case; and plates disposed on each of the upper case and the lower case and each of the plates having holes corresponding to ends of each of the secondary batteries, wherein support protrusions are formed on the holes of the case so as to align the secondary batteries. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325826 | BATTERY FOR A HANDHELD MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY FOR A HANDHELD MACHINE TOOL - The battery unit according to the invention for a handheld machine tool comprises a number of battery cells, with at least one of the battery cells being embodied as an isolation battery cell, and showing a fire protection jacket comprising an intumescent material. The fire protection jacket surrounds the isolation battery cell at least partially such that the isolation battery cell is surrounded by the fire protection jacket at a predetermined temperature such that the isolation battery cell is thermally insulated. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325827 | AIRCRAFT BATTERY EXHAUST SYSTEM - An aircraft battery exhaust system comprises a fluid discharge opening formed in an aircraft outer skin and a fluid discharge line having a first end connected to the fluid discharge opening and a second end. A first fluid discharge branch line has a first end connected to the second end of the fluid discharge line and a second end connected to a first battery in such a manner that a fluid leaking from the first battery is directed into the first fluid discharge branch line. A second fluid discharge branch line has a first end connected to the second end of the fluid discharge line and a second end connected to a second battery in such a manner that a fluid leaking from the second battery is directed into the second fluid discharge branch line. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325828 | CERAMIC COATING ON BATTERY SEPARATORS - The present invention relates generally to electrochemical energy storage devices such as Li-ion batteries, and more particularly to a method of providing uniform ceramic coatings with controlled thicknesses for separators in such storage devices. Some embodiments of the invention utilize a layer by layer coating of nano/micro-sized particles dispersed in a solvent, which can be aqueous or non-aqueous. Other embodiments of the invention utilize a dry process such as PVD for depositing a ceramic film on a porous polyolefin separator. According to certain aspects of the invention, advantages of this approach include the ability to achieve a denser more uniform film with better controlled thickness with less waste and higher yield than current ceramic coating technology. An advantage of a ceramic coated separator is increased safety of cells. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325829 | SEPARATOR HAVING HIGH ELECTROLYTE WETTABILITY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a separator having high wettability for a secondary battery, including a polyolefin substrate, a nanofiber hot melt layer formed on one or both surfaces of the substrate, and a nanofiber electrolyte wetting layer formed on the hot melt layer, wherein the hot melt layer is applied in an amount of 0.05˜2.5 g/m | 2015-11-12 |
20150325830 | NANO MICROPOROUS DIAPHRAGM OF POST-CROSSLINKED RUBBER AND POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a composite nano microporous diaphragm for use in lithium ion cells using polyolefin modified with post-crosslinked rubber and manufacturing method thereof. The microporous diaphragm at least comprises a nano microporous diaphragm A layer with a chemical gel content of more than 20%, the microscopic structure thereof is designed to be the rubber material that has been evenly dispersed and has subjected to a post-crosslinking treatment in polyolefin nano microfiber matrix, forming a nano microporous diaphragm of rubber-plastic composite. The nano microporous diaphragm with high strength, thermal cutoff, high temperature resistance, as well as good liquid absorption and swelling and compression elasticity can be applied to lithium ion power cells with high safety and long cycling life. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325831 | POLYIMIDE WEB SEPARATOR FOR USE IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The present invention is directed to a separator for an electrochemical cell comprising a web, the web comprising fibers of a polyimide and a protective region wherein the protective region impedes electrochemical reduction of the polyimide inside the electrochemical cell. The present invention is further directed to a multi-layer article and electrochemical cell containing the separator. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325832 | BATTERY - A flat electrode body of a battery has a first-side curved end positioned on a first side of an electrode body width direction and a second-side curved end positioned on a second side. A positive electrode innermost curved portion of a positive electrode sheet is disposed inside the first-side curved end. When the dimension from a positive electrode connecting portion to the end on the first side of the electrode body is defined as a distance and the dimension from the positive electrode connecting portion to the end on the second side of the electrode body is defined as a distance, the positive electrode connecting portion being in the positive electrode protrusion wound portion and connected to a terminal connecting portion of a positive terminal member, the terminal connecting portion is connected to the positive electrode connecting portion at a position satisfying the condition Ha≧1.1Hb. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325833 | BATTERY - A battery includes: a battery case having a case body member and a case lid member having a through hole; a rivet that engages with the through hole; and a gasket. The through hole is hermetically sealed with the gasket interposed between the circumferential outer surface of the case lid member and an outer flange of the rivet. The case lid member is configured such that, in a state wherein a peripheral edge portion connected to an opening end portion of the case body member, the circumferential outer surface is positioned in the axial outward direction such that the circumferential outer surface faces further towards the outer side along the axis line of the through hole than the peripheral edge portion and the opening end portion. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325834 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery capable of inhibiting a short circuit. The present invention is a method for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery including a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer, the method including: a first pressing step of pressing the solid electrolyte layer at a first pressure before arranging the solid electrolyte layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer; and a second pressing step of pressing the solid electrolyte layer which has been pressed in the first pressing step and is arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer, at a second pressure smaller than the first pressure. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325835 | JET NOZZLE, JET PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELL COMPONENT, AND SECONDARY CELL - A jet nozzle includes: a jet opening through which a fluid mixture of particles and gas is jetted; a first flow channel extending along a first direction to the jet opening; a flow diverging region located in the first flow channel at opposite the jet opening and comprises a plurality of flow diverging channels arranged in a direction intersecting with the first direction; a second flow channel that makes the particles join in the flow diverging region in a second direction which is at a predetermined angle to the first direction; and a third flow channel through which the gas is jetted to the first flow channel. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325836 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE POWDER, AND FOR A POROUS COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES THAT IS PRODUCED USING THE COMPOSITE POWDER - The invention relates to a method for economically producing a composite powder made of carbon and electrochemical active material. According to the invention, a melt made of a meltable carbon precursor substance having nanoparticles made of an active material distributed in the melt is provided, and said melt is divided into the composite powder, in which nanoparticles made of the active material are embedded in a matrix made of the carbon precursor substance. A porous composite material produced using the composite powder is used to produce an electrode for a secondary battery, in particular for use as an anode material. The production of the composite material comprises the following steps: providing template particles made of inorganic template material, producing a powder mixture of the composite powder and the template particles, heating the powder mixture and softening the composite powder in such a way that the composite powder penetrates the pores and is carbonated, and removing the template material to form the porous electrochemical composite material. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325837 | LITHIUM-METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - Provided are a lithium-metal oxide nanoparticles and the preparation method thereof. The lithium-metal oxide nanoparicles have a general formula: xLi | 2015-11-12 |
20150325838 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME - A lithium secondary battery includes an electrode body containing a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and a battery case in which the electrode body and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution are housed, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material particle of a hollow structure having a shell portion formed of a lamellar lithium transition metal oxide and a hollow portion formed therein, the long diameter of a primary particle of the lithium transition metal oxide based on SEM observation is 1 μm or less, the thickness of the shell portion based on SEM observation is 2 μm or less, the negative electrode is provided with a negative electrode active material particle formed of a carbon material, and a krypton adsorption amount of the negative electrode active material particle is 3.5 m | 2015-11-12 |
20150325839 | Negative Electrode Material for a Rechargeable Battery and Method for Producing the Same - The invention relates to An active material for a rechargeable lithium ion battery, comprising metal (M) based particles and a silicon oxide SiO | 2015-11-12 |
20150325840 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE USED THEREIN - A novel nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high weight energy density far exceeding the weight energy density of a conventional secondary battery is provided. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrolyte layer, a positive electrode and a negative electrode with the electrolyte layer interposed there between. The positive electrode includes (a) an electrically conductive polymer, and (b) a phosphorus-containing polymer. The negative electrode includes a base metal or a material capable of insertion/extraction of a base metal ion. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325841 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF AN ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND AN ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an amorphous electrode material comprising the steps of:
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20150325842 | STORAGE STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL - A storage structure of an electrical metal-air energy storage cell is provided including an active storage material and an inert material, wherein particles of the inert material have an aspect ratio of less than 0.7, and wherein subregions of the inert particles are incorporated in a grain volume of grains of the active storage material. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325843 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM BATTERY - A negative electrode includes a current collector; and a negative active material layer on at least a surface of the current collector. The negative active material layer includes a porous matrix including lithium titanium oxide particles and metal nanoparticles that are alloyable with lithium. An average particle diameter of the lithium titanium oxide particles is at least two times greater than an average particle diameter of the metal nanoparticles. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325844 | CATHODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATHODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide: a cathode for secondary batteries, which has a high capacity retention rate; a method for producing a cathode for secondary batteries; and an all-solid-state secondary battery comprising the cathode. This object has been achieved providing by a cathode for secondary batteries, which is characterized by comprising a cathode active material layer containing at least a cathode active material and a solid electrolyte, wherein the cathode active material has an oil absorption amount of 35 to 50 ml per 100 g; wherein the solid electrolyte has an average particle diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 μm; and wherein the cathode active material layer is formed by mixing the cathode active material and the solid electrolyte in the absence of solvent and pressure-forming the resulting mixture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325845 | CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS ROUTE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS - An exemplary embodiment of a synthesis method includes the following acts or steps: providing LiMn | 2015-11-12 |
20150325846 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL - An electrode material includes an aggregate which is formed by aggregating electrode active material particles having a carbonaceous film forced on the surface thereof, in which a volume density of the aggregate is 50% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less of the volume density of a solid body which has the same external appearance as the aggregate, a coverage ratio of the carbonaceous film with respect to the surface of the electrode active material particles is 80% or more, and an average thickness of the carbonaceous film is 1.0 nm or more and 7.0 nm or less. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325847 | Anode Material for Secondary Battery and Method of Preparing the Same - Provided is an anode material for a secondary battery, and more particularly, to an anode material for a secondary battery using a silicon oxide (SiOx), and a method of preparing the same. There is provided an anode material for a secondary battery, formed by preparing an SiOx and a carbon material, mixing the SiOx and the carbon material, forming a SiOx-carbon (SiOx-C) composite, and performing a heat treatment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325848 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, COMPOSITE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, a composite negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, a resin composition for a lithium ion secondary battery negative electrode, and a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary electrode, which may provide high charge/discharge capacity, and excellent initial charge-discharge characteristics and capacity retention. The surfaces of core particles of silicon of 5 nm or more and 100 nm or less in average particle size are coated with a coating layer to use a negative electrode material containing substantially no silicon oxide in the coating layer, or a composite negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which includes the negative electrode material and a matrix material, further with the use of a polyimide resin or a precursor thereof as a bonding resin, thereby making it possible to achieve high charge/discharge capacity and excellent capacity retention, as well as high initial efficiency. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325849 | Lithium Sulfur Cell and Preparation Method - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode, and a first separator positioned between the first negative electrode and the positive electrode, wherein the positive electrode includes a plurality of coated small grains of Li | 2015-11-12 |
20150325850 | SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SULFUR PARTICLE HAVING CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a method of preparing a sulfur particle having a core-shell structure for a secondary battery. In particular, the method includes using Inverse Miniemulsion reaction and coating a carbon-based conducting material on the outer wall of the sulfur particle, to form a micronet from the carbon-based conducting material. Accordingly, self-discharge effect of the secondary batter may be reduced and life time may be improved by inhibiting loss of polysulfide during charge/discharge. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325851 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, CATHODE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a cathode active material with which a lithium ion secondary battery having favorable cycle characteristics and having a high energy density even when discharged at a high voltage can be obtained; a cathode comprising the cathode active material; and a lithium ion secondary battery having the cathode. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325852 | STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED DEPOSITION OF SILICON ONTO NANOWIRES - Provided herein are nanostructures for lithium ion battery electrodes and methods of fabrication. In some embodiments, a nanostructure template coated with a silicon coating is provided. The silicon coating may include a non-conformal, more porous layer and a conformal, denser layer on the non-conformal, more porous layer. In some embodiments, two different deposition processes, e.g., a PECVD layer to deposit the non-conformal layer and a thermal CVD process to deposit the conformal layer, are used. Anodes including the nanostructures have longer cycle lifetimes than anodes made using either a PECVD or thermal CVD method alone. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325853 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY - [Problem] In the case where a silicon substance having a high theoretical capacity as a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery is used as a negative electrode active material, such a negative electrode active material is provided that has a high initial battery capacity and suffers less deterioration in performance even when many cycles of charge and discharge are repeated. A lithium ion secondary battery using the negative electrode active material is provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325854 | STRUCTURE OF ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES - An electrode of an all-solid-state battery has an ionic conductive coating active material and an electronically conductive coating active material. Based on a thickness of the electrode, 50% of the electrode near a current collector is V | 2015-11-12 |
20150325855 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lithium-ion secondary battery with high capacity is provided. Alternatively, a lithium-ion secondary battery with improved cycle characteristics is provided. To achieve this, an active material including a particle having a cleavage plane and a layer containing carbon covering at least part of the cleavage plane is provided. The particle having the cleavage plane contains lithium, manganese, nickel, and oxygen. The layer containing carbon preferably contains graphene. When a lithium-ion secondary battery is fabricated using an electrode including the particle having the cleavage plane at least part of which is covered with the layer containing carbon as an active material, the discharge capacity can be increased and the cycle characteristics can be improved. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325856 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INKJET-PRINTABLE LITHIUM BATTERY CATHODE FORMULATIONS, METHODS AND DEVICES - Inkjet-printable formulations of cathode materials, such as lithium phosphates with olivine structure such as but not limited to LiFePO | 2015-11-12 |
20150325857 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting salt having ionic conductivity, wherein the positive electrode contains an electrically conductive polymer, the negative electrode contains a carbonaceous material capable of lithium ion insertion/desertion, and the electrolyte solution contains a negative electrode film-forming agent. Consequently, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which uses the electrically conductive polymer in the positive electrode and the carbonaceous material in the negative electrode, has an excellent weight energy density and can effectively suppress deterioration of battery performance. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325858 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LEAD BATTERY PLATES - Methods and a system for manufacturing a lead or lead alloy plate lattice for a lead-acid battery are described, comprising continuous extrusion of a melt of lead or lead alloy under temperatures lower by 10-100° C. than the melting point of lead, or the lead alloy, the extrudate being subsequently subjected to a flattening process under a temperature lower by more than at least 230° C. than the melting point of lead or the lead alloy, with a total draft rate less than 10%, and thereafter the extrudate may be processed so as to manufacture a plate lattice. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325859 | FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE - Use of a selectively conducting anode component in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells can reduce the degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown, but can also adversely affect a cell's tolerance to voltage reversal along with its performance. It was shown that these adverse affects can be mitigated against in certain ways. However, improved results can be obtained by employing a selectively conducting component which comprises a mixed layer of a selectively conducting material and carbon. The mixed layer contacts the side of the anode opposite the solid polymer electrolyte. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325860 | ELECTRO-CATALYTIC CONFORMAL COATINGS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A composition of matter is disclosed which is a perovskite having a composition A | 2015-11-12 |
20150325861 | PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM ALLOYS SUITABLE AS FUEL CELL ELECTRODES - The present invention concerns electrode catalysts used in fuel cells, such as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The invention is related to the reduction of the noble metal content and the improvement of the catalytic5 efficiency by low level substitution of the noble metal to provide new and innovative catalyst compositions in fuel cell electrodes. The novel electrode catalysts of the invention comprise a noble metal selected from Pt and Pd alloyed with a lanthanide metal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325862 | MASK-LESS FABRICATION OF VERTICAL THIN FILM BATTERIES - A method of fabricating a thin film battery may comprise: depositing a first stack of blanket layers on a substrate, the first stack comprising a cathode current collector, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode and an anode current collector; laser die patterning the first stack to form one or more second stacks, each second stack forming the core of a separate thin film battery; blanket depositing an encapsulation layer over the one or more second stacks; laser patterning the encapsulation layer to open up contact areas to the anode current collectors on each of the one or more second stacks; blanket depositing a metal pad layer over the encapsulation layer and the contact areas; and laser patterning the metal pad layer to electrically isolate the anode current collectors of each of the one or more thin film batteries. For electrically non-conductive substrates, cathode contact areas are opened-up through the substrate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325863 | MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL SEPARATORS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A material for fuel cell separators having excellent adhesion between a base and a carbon layer, excellent conduction durability and excellent production efficiency; and a method for producing the material are provided. The method includes: a coating step wherein a coating layer that contains carbon and a binder compound containing a carbon atom and an oxygen atom is formed on the surface of a titanium base of titanium or a titanium alloy with a thickness of 40-200 μm; and a heat treatment step treating the titanium base covered with the coating layer. The titanium base covered with the coating layer is wound into a coil shape and then subjected to the heat treatment carried out in a vacuum atmosphere of 10 Pa or less. A carbon layer and an intermediate layer containing titanium carbide are formed from the coating layer in the heat treatment step. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325864 | TITANIUM OR TITANIUM ALLOY FOR FUEL CELL SEPARATOR HAVING HIGH CONTACT CONDUCTIVITY WITH CARBON AND HIGH DURABILITY, FUEL CELL SEPARATOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL - [Object] To increase contact conductivity with carbon and durability of a titanium or titanium alloy material for a fuel cell separator so as to increase the lifetime of a fuel cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325865 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method operates a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle, which fuel cell system has at least one fuel cell. The fuel cell system is assigned a water cooling circuit having a heat exchanger and a water store. The motor vehicle is assigned a cooling circuit having a conveying device for conveying a cooling medium, which is supplied to the heat exchanger of the water cooling circuit. The heat exchanger is used to condense water from cathode waste gas of the at least one fuel cell and store it in the water store. The at least one fuel cell is cooled with water from the water store. The conveying device of the cooling circuit is operated depending on a water level in the water store. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325866 | GAS SEPARATION FROM FUEL CELL COOLING WATER - A fuel cell has an anode and a cathode separated by a membrane. A source of fuel is provided for passing a fuel across the anode. A source of oxygen containing gas is provided for passing oxygen across a cathode. A cooling water circuit is associated with an accumulator and for supplying cooling water to cool the cathode, and to return the cooling water from the cathode back to the accumulator. A system removes entrained gases from the water returned to the accumulator and returns the removed gases to the cathode. A vehicle with such a fuel cell is also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325867 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH A HYDROGEN LEAKAGE DETECTOR - A fuel cell system includes a stack of electrochemical cells, a sensor, and a microcontroller. Each cell of the stack includes an electrode plate having a face in electrical contact with an electrolyte. At least one tube is connected to the face of each cell in a circuit for exchanging a gas with an area exterior to the stack. The sensor is sensitive to a concentration of the gas in air surrounding the stack. A sensitive unit of the sensor is exposed directly to an in situ quantity of a component of the gas. The microcontroller is programmed to generate and output an analog signal corresponding to concentration information, based on a concentration measurement, and to generate and output an analog signal indicating an operation status of the sensor. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325868 | Humidifier, such as for a Fuel Cell - A humidifier includes at least two pleated membranes which are disposed on top of each other. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325869 | Humidifier, for Example, for a Fuel Cell - A humidifier is provided with a housing and at least one water-permeable membrane arranged in the housing and provided with first and second opposed sides. A first gas stream having a first moisture contents is guided on the first opposed side and a second gas stream having a second moisture contents is guided on the second opposed side through the humidifier. The first moisture contents is higher than the second moisture contents. The at least one water-permeable membrane is folded and has folds. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325870 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack has a stacked plurality of cell modules, each of the plurality of cell modules comprising a stacked plurality of single cells, each of the plurality of single cells comprising a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between a pair of separators, a pair of end plates that sandwich the plurality of cell modules in the stacking direction, sealing plates to seal a reactant gas, disposed between the plurality of cell modules and between outermost cell modules and the end plates, and a voltage measuring terminal protruding to an outside of the cells, provided in at least one of the sealing plates. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325871 | PROCEDURE FOR DETECTING THE STATE OF PERMEABILITY OF THE ION EXCHANGE POLYMER MEMBRANE OF A FUEL CELL - An automated method or procedure for detecting a permeability state of a membrane of a fuel cell stack is provided. The procedure is sensitive enough to detect a defective membrane, and is accurate enough to enable correct maintenance of the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack is formed of a stack of electrochemical cells each having an anode and a cathode sandwiching a polymeric ion-exchange membrane therebetween. The fuel cell stack includes a fuel gas supply system on the anode side of the electrochemical cells, and includes an oxidant gas supply system on the cathode side of the electrochemical cells. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325872 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING CARBON CORROSION IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - System and methods for reducing carbon corrosion in a fuel cell system are presented. Particularly, the disclosed systems and methods may be utilized in connection with preventing the formation of a propagating H | 2015-11-12 |
20150325873 | ELECTROLYTE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - Provided are an electrolyte for a redox flow battery, the electrolyte allowing suppression of generation of precipitate and suppression of generation of hydrogen during a battery reaction; and a redox flow battery including the electrolyte. In the electrolyte for a redox flow battery, the total concentration of impurity element ions contributing to generation of precipitate during a battery reaction is 220 mass ppm or less, and the total concentration of platinum-group element ions is 4.5 mass ppm or less. In a case where the impurity element ions contributing to generation of precipitate include metal element ions, the total concentration of the metal element ions may be 195 mass ppm or less. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325874 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IT - A novel multi cell stack architecture has specific features allowing deployment of simple electrical instrumentation of data collection/monitoring of crucial hydraulic, electrical and electrochemical quantities, on the basis of which the operator or electronic controller is able to gather/process critical information of such a depth and enhanced reliability, for immediately identifying any cell in “state of sufferance” and eventually to exclude it from the system and possibly substitute it with a spare cell. A method of monitoring/controlling the operation of an all-vanadium redox flow battery system is also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325875 | FUEL CELL STACK AND LOAD BEARING METHOD INVOLVING USE OF FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack has stacked individual fuel cells, each of the fuel cells having a cell frame, and an anode separator and a cathode separator disposed on respective sides of the cell frame, in which an electrolyte membrane joined with an anode side gas diffusion layer and a cathode side gas diffusion layer on respective sides thereof is disposed in the cell frame, an anode side load bearing member that bonds and fixes the anode separator, the cell frame, and the gas diffusion layer to each other, so as to receive a compressive load acting in a stacking direction of the fuel cell, and a cathode side load bearing member that bonds and fixes the cathode separator, the cell frame, and the gas diffusion layer to each other so as to receive a compressive load acting in the stacking direction of the fuel cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325876 | Fuel Cell Having At Least One Active Surface Layer - The invention relates to a fuel cell having an anode/cathode stack, which comprises at least one active surface layer, which is designed having a first channel structure having a plurality of first channels for conducting a first fluid in a first direction over the surface layer, which is designed having a second channel structure having a plurality of second channels for conducting a second fluid in a second direction over the surface layer, wherein the second direction extends substantially perpendicularly to the first direction, which is designed having a first feeding structure for feeding the first fluid into the plurality of first channels, and which is designed having a second feeding structure for feeding the second fluid into the plurality of second channels. According to the invention, the first feeding structure and the second feeding structure are both arranged on a first edge of the surface layer and the first feeding structure additionally comprises an edge channel for feeding the first fluid to a second edge of the surface layer that is directed perpendicular to the first edge. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325877 | A BATTERY OF LITHIUM-ION TYPE WITH A CATHODE OF VARYING POROSITY, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - A thin layer lithium-ion type battery comprising, on a substrate ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150325878 | PUTTING INTO SERVICE OF A LITHIUM ION BATTERY - Circuits and methods for putting into service a lithium ion battery including a first charging step under a current of at most a few tens of microamperes per square centimeter for a plurality of hours. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325879 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention may improve the lifetime characteristics of a lithium secondary battery, and particularly, may provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution or cathode including a phosphate-based compound which may exhibit stable and excellent lifetime characteristics at high temperature and high voltage regardless of the moisture content or the presence of a pressing process of the electrode. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325880 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative active material, the negative active material including a silicon-based material; and an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive. The additive includes an ethylene carbonate-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a pyridine-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 2: | 2015-11-12 |
20150325881 | BOROHYDRIDE SOLVO-IONIC LIQUID FAMILY FOR MAGNESIUM BATTERY - A method for forming a solvo-ionic liquid suitable for use as an electrolyte in an electrochemical cell is provided. The solvo-ionic liquid, a mixture including a multidentate ethereal solvent and magnesium borohydride, can be a liquid, a gel or a solid at room temperature and generally has high thermal stability including virtually no volatility at a typical cell operating temperature. An electrochemical cell having a solvo-ionic liquid as electrolyte is also disclosed. The electrochemical cell will typically be a rechargeable magnesium battery, having an anode suitable to accommodate magnesium oxidation during battery discharge. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325882 | COMPLEX ELECTROLYTES AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS FOR METAL-ION BATTERIES - Batteries such as Li-ion batteries are provided that comprise anode and cathode electrodes, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode. In some designs, the electrolyte may comprise, for example, a mixture of (i) a Li-ion salt with (ii) at least one other metal salt having a metal with a standard reduction potential below −2.3 V vs. Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE). In other designs, the electrolyte may be disposed in conjunction with an electrolyte solvent that comprises, for example, about 10 to about 100 wt. % ether. In still other designs, the battery may further comprise anode and cathode interfacial layers (e.g., solid electrolyte interphase (SEI)) disposed between the respective electrode and the electrolyte and having different types of fragments of electrolyte solvent molecules as compared to each other. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325883 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - The present application provides an electrochemical energy storage device with a desirable reaction reversibility by using a metal halide as an electrode active material. The electrochemical energy storage device disclosed herein includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte in contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein: at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode contains a metal halide as an electrode active material; and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains, as a solvent, an ionic liquid of which a component is a cation having an alkoxyalkyl group. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325884 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: placing an electrode body into an outer casing, the electrode body having a folded-separator structure or a wound structure in which a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material and a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween; placing a non-aqueous electrolyte free of a flame retardant into the outer casing; charging the electrode body by applying a voltage between the positive electrode and the negative electrode placed in the outer casing; placing a flame retardant into the outer casing; and sealing the outer casing, wherein the step of charging is a step of charging the electrode body with the state in which the surface of the positive-electrode active material and the surface of the negative-electrode active material are in contact with the non-aqueous electrolyte substantially free of the flame retardant. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325885 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - A method for producing an electrical storage device includes winding a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a lithium ion source to form a wound element that has a flat part and a curved part, the lithium ion source including a plurality of parts that are arranged in a winding direction through a gap, the wound element being formed so that the gap is situated in the curved part. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325886 | Battery Management System and Battery System - A control circuit is configured to monitor and control the operation of a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery includes a plurality of interconnected battery cells which are connected to at least one pole connection of the battery by at least one circuit element such that the at least one pole can be electrically decoupled from the rechargeable battery. The control circuit further includes at least one cell monitoring device configured to detect operational parameters of at least one battery cell, and a first control device configured to determine battery properties by evaluating operational parameters. The first control device is connected to the at least one cell monitoring device by a first interface. The control circuit further includes a second control device configured to control the at least one circuit element and which is connected to the at least one cell monitoring device by a second interface. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325887 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, and a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly. At least a portion of the case includes a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer, and a capacitor between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer, and the first insulation layer is nearer to the electrode assembly than the second insulation layer. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325888 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRICITY STORAGE CELL - An electrochemical electricity storage cell including a casing including: at least two positive electrodes connected to a positive terminal, at least two negative electrodes connected to a negative terminal, the positive and negative electrodes being stacked in an alternating manner in the casing. At least one spacer is placed between each of the positive and negative electrodes. At least one contact element is placed in contact with the positive and negative electrodes and the casing. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325889 | HEAT SINK WITH TWO OR MORE SEPARATED CHANNELS INCLUDING INSULATION MATERIAL - The present disclosure discloses a heat sink with two or more separated channels. The heat sink according to the present disclosure includes a cooling channel through which a refrigerant passes to cool a secondary battery by an indirect cooling method, the secondary battery including a cell assembly in which at least two unit cells are stacked, each unit cell including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate, and a plurality of positive and negative electrode tabs protruding from the positive and negative electrode plates of each unit cell is electrically connected to positive and negative leads, respectively, wherein the cooling channel has two or more separated channels, and an insulation material is interposed between at least one of the two or more separated channels and a heat source. According to the present disclosure, provision of a heat sink having a uniform cooling effect is enabled. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325890 | SYSTEM FOR UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTING TEMPERATURE ACROSS BATTERIES - A system for uniformly distributing temperature across battery units is disclosed. The system includes: a heat conducting fluid, enclosing the battery units and being capable of substantially circulating around the battery units and/or along a specified path among the battery units; a closed housing, enclosing the battery units and the heat conducting fluid; and a circulating module, installed inside or out of the closed housing, for driving the heat conducting fluid to circulate around the battery units and/or along the specified path. When the circulating module drives the heat conducting fluid to circulate, temperature across the battery units is substantially uniformly distributed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325891 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes batteries, a fan unit, a case housing the batteries and the fan unit, an air circulation passage formed in the case, an air introduction passage that makes communication between a suction part of the fan unit and outside of the case, and an air discharge passage that makes communication between the outside and an inside of the case. The air circulating passage includes a blow-off side passage that makes communication between a blowoff part of the fan unit and battery passages through which the circulating air flows to exchange heat with the batteries, and a suction side passage that makes communication between the battery passages and the suction part of the fan unit. At least one of the blow-off side passage and the suction side passage is an in-duct passage formed inside a duct disposed in the case. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325892 | HEATING SHEET FOR BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a heating sheet for a battery module, including: a surface heating element; an insulating layer on one surface of the surface heating element; and an insulating adhesive layer on the other surface of the surface heating element, in which the area of the heating portion of the surface heating element is 40% to 90% of the entire area of the battery cell to which the surface heating element is attached. Also provided is a battery module including the heating sheet for a battery module and the battery cell, in which the area of the heated portion of the battery cell is 40% to 90% of the entire area of the battery cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325893 | HEAT RETAINING VEHICLE BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A traction battery assembly includes a battery stack having a first cell defining one end of the stack. An endplate is disposed proximate the first cell. An insulator body is disposed between the endplate and the first cell. The insulator body thermally insulates the first cell from the endplate to reduce dissipation of cell-generated heat and to facilitate cell stack warm up in cold conditions. The traction battery assembly may also include a heating element to provide thermal energy to the cell stack. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325894 | BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE BATTERY PACK - A battery pack having a battery pack housing defining an interior region is provided. The housing further includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture communicating with the interior region. The battery pack further includes a battery module that is disposed in the interior region of the battery pack housing proximate to the inlet aperture. The battery module has a first battery cell, a heat exchanger, and first and second end plates. The first battery cell and the heat exchanger are disposed against one another, and are further disposed between the first and second end plates. The heat exchanger defines a first flow path portion therethrough. The first end plate has a first end portion that extends longitudinally past the first end of the first battery cell, and a second end portion that extends longitudinally past the second end of the first battery cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325895 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE - An electrical energy store is provided, including a storage cell, which in turn has an air electrode, which is connected to air channels in an air supply device, and a storage electrode, wherein the storage electrode adjoins a storage structure, wherein electrical contacts rest on the storage electrode, further wherein contact pins which protrude out of a surface of the storage structure are integrated in the storage structure, and the contact pins are in electrical contact with the storage electrode. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325896 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - If a required voltage which corresponds to a required power has reached a boundary voltage, which is an oxidation-reduction potential of platinum, which constitutes a catalyst of a fuel cell, the fuel cell system performs crossover-avoidance control that holds an FC instruction voltage for the fuel cell at the boundary voltage, and absorbs the gap between the required voltage and the FC instruction voltage by using a secondary battery. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325897 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT ELEMENT HAVING AN ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL - We disclose an electrically controllable RF-circuit element that includes an electrochromic material. In an example embodiment, the electrically controllable RF-circuit element is configured to operate as a phase shifter whose phase-shifting characteristics can be changed using a dc-bias voltage applied to a multilayered structure containing a layer of the electrochromic material. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325898 | RESONANCE DEVICE AND FILTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A resonance device including a plurality of signal input/output ports, further including: a plurality of resonators arranged in a state of being spaced apart from each other; and a notch resonator formed at a side of the plurality of resonators, wherein the notch resonator includes: a laminated part having a laminated structure formed by layering a plurality of conductive layers; a first transmitting layer connected to one of the plurality of conductive layers; and a bridge connected between the first transmitting layer and one of the plurality of resonators, wherein one of the plurality of signal input/output ports is connected to the bridge. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325899 | RESONANCE DEVICE AND FILTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A resonance device including a plurality of resonators arranged in a state of being spaced apart from each other; and a notch resonator formed above the plurality of resonators, wherein the notch resonator includes: a transverse layer having an area overlapping with at least three resonators of the plurality of resonators; and a plurality of short-ended layers connecting the transverse layer to a first ground surface. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325900 | FLAT CABLE HIGH-FREQUENCY FILTER, FLAT CABLE HIGH-FREQUENCY DIPLEXER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A flat cable high-frequency filter includes a dielectric substrate extending in a transmission direction of a high-frequency signal. The dielectric substrate includes dielectric layers stacked on each other. Elongated conductor patterns are provided on a flat surface of one dielectric layer which faces another dielectric layer. The conductor patterns are as wide as possible in the dielectric substrate in accordance with a desired inductance. A capacitive coupling conductor pattern opposes one conductor pattern by a predetermined area with a dielectric layer therebetween. By using a connecting conductor, the capacitive coupling conductor pattern is connected to the conductor pattern which does not oppose the capacitive coupling conductor pattern. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325901 | COMPENSATION FOR LENGTH DIFFERENCES IN VIAS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING - A circuit may include a differential via that may include a first via having a first-via length and a second via having a second-via length longer than the first-via length. The circuit may also include a differential stripline coupled to the differential via. The differential stripline may include a first trace and a second trace that are broadside coupled to each other over at least a portion of the differential stripline to form a broadside coupled portion of the differential stripline. The first trace may be coupled to the first via and may have a first-trace length. The second trace may be coupled to the second via and may have a second-trace length. The broadside coupled portion of the differential stripline may be offset from a plane intersecting substantially half-way between the first via and the second via such that the second-trace length is shorter than the first-trace length. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325902 | TM DIELECTRIC RESONATOR, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING TM DIELECTRIC RESONATOR AND TM DIELECTRIC FILTER - A method for implementing a TM dielectric resonator is provided, which includes: a dielectric resonant column component with a metal connecting plate is machined; a metal cavity with an opening at one end is machined; the metal connection plate of the dielectric resonant column component is fastened to the inner wall of the metal cavity by a screw; the opening of the metal cavity is covered with a prefabricated cover plate; and a prefabricated tuning screw is screwed from the cover plate into the metal cavity. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325903 | DIELECTRIC RESONATOR, DIELECTRIC FILTER, AND DIELECTRIC DUPLEXER - A first exemplary aspect of the present invention is a dielectric resonator including: a substrate ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150325904 | REMOTE CONTROL OF SHAKING MACHINE FOR A SIGNAL ACQUISITION DEVICE - A multimedia delivery platform includes a platform manager configured to monitor status of platform resources including content acquisition resources and a managed element, visible to the platform manager, including an externally accessible contact closure. A state of the contact closure is specified by user input provided by a platform manager user. The platform includes a shaking device configured to shake a signal acquisition device such as a dish antenna. A power relay in the platform includes a control terminal coupled to the contact closure of the managed element and output terminals configured to deliver power to the shaking machine upon activation of the power relay. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325905 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR A TIME-PIECE - An antenna assembly for a mobile device comprising a printed circuit board and an antenna structure located at a distance from the printed circuit board. The antenna structure is electrically connected to the printed circuit board via at least one elastomeric connector comprising a plurality of conductive filaments and an insulating structure extending between the antenna structure and the printed circuit board. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325906 | ROOF-MOUNTED ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The space below the hood of a vehicle is used for the positioning of a vertical plate part of thin profile mobile antenna structures. The ground reference can be added directly in the form of the base plate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325907 | LOCOMOTIVE ANTENNA ARRAYS - An antenna array is provided having multiple antenna elements mountable to the roof of a locomotive. Each of the antenna elements has a separate signal path of one or more conductive elements in a housing and shares a common hole or opening to outside the housing through which the signal path of each antenna element is extendable. The signal path of each antenna element then extends via a common access hole in the roof of the locomotive for enabling one or more of passage of signals to or from the antenna element. The access hole is below the array when the common hole is along the bottom of the housing, and elsewhere along the roof when the common hole is along a side of the housing. Two of the antenna arrays may be mounted in a parallel relationship spaced from each other along the locomotive roof and share the same or a different access hole in such roof. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325908 | ELECTRONIC HIGH FREQUENCY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electronic device includes a wiring board having one or more layers, an integrated circuit arranged on the wiring board, an antenna, and a signal path. The integrated circuit generates a high frequency signal and feeds it to the signal path. The signal path conveys the high frequency signal to the antenna. The antenna emits the high frequency signal into an environment of the electronic device. Alternatively or in addition, the antenna receives the high frequency signal from the environment and feeds it to the signal path. The signal path conveys the high frequency signal to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit processes the high frequency signal. The signal path includes a wave guide that traverses one or more of the layers of the wiring board. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325909 | Antenna Assemblies - Embodiments are provided for antenna assemblies. An example apparatus includes a first plate forming a first ground plane for an antenna; a second plate forming a second ground plane for a circuit, wherein a first edge of the first plate is orthogonally adjacent to a second edge of the second plate; and a coupler to form a capacitive coupling between the first ground plane and the second ground plane. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325910 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE BASED MATERIAL USED FOR AT LEAST ONE OF PROPAGATION, EMISSION AND ABSORPTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - An antenna system and method for fabricating an antenna are provided. The antenna system includes a substrate and an antenna. The antenna includes a conductive particle based material applied onto the substrate. The conductive particle based material includes conductive particles and a binder. When the conductive particle based material is applied to the substrate, the conductive particles are dispersed in the binder so that at least a majority of the conductive particles are adjacent to, but do not touch, one another. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325911 | CONFIGURABLE SEGMENTED ANTENNA - A configurable segmented antenna is described herein. A monitor component can be configured to detect at least one parameter corresponding to one or more segments of an antenna integrated with a communications device. An antenna component can be configured to select at least one segment of the one or more segments in response to the at least one parameter. A control component can be configured to modify a quality of a signal according to the at least one parameter. Further, a transmission component can be configured to transmit the signal from the at least one segment based on the quality. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325912 | MILLIMETER WAVE PHASED-ARRAY BEAM ALIGNMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a millimeter wave phased-array beam alignment method and a communications device. The method includes: communicating, by a first device, with a second device over a low-band communication link to determine a search angle; transmitting, by the first device, a first millimeter wave signal in a direction indicated by the search angle, to search for the second device, where the first millimeter wave signal is a high frequency millimeter wave signal; receiving, by the first device, feedback information sent by the second device, where the second device sends the feedback information after receiving the first millimeter wave signal in the direction indicated by the search angle; and determining, by the first device after receiving the feedback information, to implement millimeter wave phased-array beam alignment with the second device in the direction indicated by the search angle. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COHERENT PROCESSING OF SIGNALS OF A PLURALITY OF PHASED ARRAYS - Systems and methods for utilizing two or more phased arrays to coherently receive and/or transmit waveforms to one or more directions. The method includes applying a first and a second coherent processing to two or more sets of signal portions received or transmitted by corresponding two or more phased arrays. In reception mode, the first coherent processing includes converting the sets of signal portions received into corresponding sets of directional signals, by applying coherent integrations to each set signals portions such that each of the resulting directional signals being indicative of the angular frequencies, amplitudes and phases of the received waveforms. In reception mode, the second coherent processing includes adjusting phases of respectively the sets of the directional signals according to spatial dispositions between their respective phased arrays and the angular frequencies of the directional signals, thereby generating a coherent set of directional signals. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325914 | FEED NETWORK AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE - An antenna may include a volume polarization current radiator and a feed network. The volume polarization current radiator, includes a dielectric solid (such as a dielectric strip), and a plurality of closely-spaced excitation elements ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150325915 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna and electronic device are provided. The multi-frequency antenna includes a feeding portion, a shorting portion, a radiating portion and a loop radiating portion. One end of the feeding portion is electrically connected to a signal source. One end of the shorting portion is electrically connected to a ground plane. The radiating portion is electrically connected to another end of the shorting portion and another end of the feeding portion. The loop radiating portion is electrically connected to the radiating portion. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325916 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA OF A FILL-LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE - Antenna apparatus for transmitting data of a fill-level measuring device, comprising at least two coil arrangements (i=1, 2 . . . n). The coil arrangements i=1, 2 . . . n have a coil length (l | 2015-11-12 |
20150325917 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An antenna device includes an antenna coil member and an extension member. The antenna coil member includes a first base, and a spiral conductor is on a front surface of the first base. An inner-peripheral-end conductor is connected to an inner peripheral end of the spiral conductor, and an outer-peripheral-end conductor is connected to an outer peripheral end. The extension member includes a second base, and first and second extension conductor patterns are located on a front surface of the second base. First and second end-portion conductors are respectively connected to ends of the first and second extension conductor patterns. The extension member is arranged at a front surface side of the antenna coil member, the inner-peripheral-end conductor faces the first end-portion conductor, and the outer-peripheral-end conductor faces the second end-portion conductor. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325918 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An antenna device includes coil antennas each including a coil conductor wound around a winding axis and a planar conductor that includes at least one edge and that is superposed with at least a portion of each of the coil antennas when viewed in plan. Winding axes of the plurality of coil antennas are parallel or substantially parallel to each other and so as to extend along a surface of the planar conductor, first coil opening ends of coil openings of the coil antennas in a direction in which the winding axes extend are contiguous with the edge and the coil antennas are connected such that magnetic fields generated by the coil antennas are in phase with each other. When W represents a width of the planar conductor, A represents a central spacing of the coil antennas and B represents a distance from a center of a coil antenna to a side of the planar conductor, A≦( 3/10)W. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325919 | DEVICE FOR THE TWO-WAY INDUCTIVE COUPLING OF DATA SIGNALS TO A POWER LINE - Device for the two-way inductive coupling of data signals to a power line The device comprises a current transformer having a ring-shaped magnetic core ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150325920 | Multi-Band Antenna - A multi-band antenna can be associated with at least one electronic device. The antenna includes a single power supply point; at least one first resonant circuit for resonating at a first frequency; and at least one second resonant circuit for resonating at a second frequency. The resonant circuits are electrically connected to each other. The connection point between the resonant circuits corresponds to the single power supply point. The antenna can be used simultaneously over multiple bands. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325921 | RANDOMIZED SURFACE REFLECTOR - A metal plate of small, reflective cells of varying, random (within a limited rage) heights that reflect radio frequency energy such that individual reflective paths are of random length, adding neither constructively nor destructively, and thus not creating a standing wave condition between the reflective plate and the emitter or receiver is disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150325922 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a wireless module, a module substrate, and a metal plate. The wireless module includes an antenna element that operates in a millimeter wave band. The module substrate is a multi-layer wiring module substrate on which the wireless module is mounted. The metal plate has a length of 1/10 or more of an operation wavelength and is positioned in a vertical direction relative to a plane surface of the antenna element and in a predetermined distance from the antenna element. | 2015-11-12 |