50th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190379007 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION ARRAY ORGANIC FILM, AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a manufacturing method for a high-resolution array organic film, and use thereof The high-resolution array organic film manufacturing method performs, by means of electrochemical deposition, polymerization of electrically active monomers on a high-resolution display screen array substrate to deposit and form a high-resolution array organic film. Also disclosed is a use of the manufactured high-resolution array organic film in manufacturing of OLED display screens. By employing electrochemical deposition to deposit the high-resolution array film on the high-resolution array substrate, the present disclosure provides a high-resolution film forming technique having simple operation, a low cost, film controllability, and precision up to 10 μM. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379008 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR TRACTION BATTERIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES - A modular system for traction batteries of motor vehicles, having multiple battery modules includes respective battery cells, which can be electrically connected to one another in modular manner to produce different variants of traction batteries, wherein the battery modules each have a modular housing, in which the respective battery cells are arranged in fluid-tight manner; the battery modules each have a mechanical interface by means of which the battery modules can be attached to an underside of a motor vehicle. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379009 | A SULFATE/SULFIDE BASED RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of a High-Temperature Sulfate/Sulfide device, in particular a High-Temperature battery using a Sulfate/Sulfide redox couple (HTSSB) for electrical energy storage at elevated temperatures and the like, and electrical energy storage device comprising the same. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379010 | FLEXIBLE BATTERIES - A flexible battery and method of manufacturing thereof are provided. An example flexible battery may include a first current collector comprising a first copper plate, an anode layer disposed on the first current collector, a second current collector comprising a second copper plate, a cathode layer disposed on the second current collector, and a separator layer comprising a polymer material. The anode layer may comprise a composite of thermoplastics, silver powder, and potassium hydrogen carbonate. The cathode layer may comprise a composite of thermoplastics and a freshly prepared zinc hydroxide. The separator layer can be impregnated with an electrolyte comprising an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium zincate, and modifying additives. The modifying additives may include a monobasic organic acid, a dibasic organic acid, and a tribasic organic acid as anion donors, and one or more complexones as cation electron acceptors. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379011 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator; a case that accommodates the electrode assembly, and includes an open side; and a cap plate coupled to the open side of the case, the cap plate including a plurality of vent portions configured to be ruptured by an internal pressure of the case, wherein the plurality of vent portions are arranged along a length direction of the cap plate. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379012 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery that includes an electrode assembly and an exterior body which houses the electrode assembly. The exterior body includes a first exterior body and a second exterior body, and a sealing edge of the exterior body is formed by a combination of the first exterior body and the second exterior body. At the sealing edge, one of the first exterior body and the second exterior body is folded back upon itself so that an end surface of the first exterior body and an end surface of the second exterior body face each other, and an insulating material is provided between the facing end surfaces of the first exterior body and the second exterior body. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379013 | BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure provides a battery module, which comprises a plurality of battery arrays, a first end plate, a second end plate and a separating plate. Each battery array comprises a plurality of batteries sequentially arranged in a longitudinal direction, the plurality of battery arrays are sequentially arranged in a transversal direction. The first end plate and the second end plate are respectively positioned at two ends of the plurality of battery arrays in the longitudinal direction. The first end plate has a passage. The separating plate is provided between two adjacent battery arrays, one end of the separating plate in the longitudinal direction is fixed with the second end plate, the other end of the separating plate in the longitudinal direction extends into the passage and is fixed with the first end plate. In the passage, the separating plate has a bending portion not parallel to the longitudinal direction. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379014 | BATTERY COOLING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A battery cooling device for a vehicle is provided. The battery cooling device generates a continuous phase change of the refrigerant within an entire area of a refrigerant channel having a refrigerant flowing for cooling a battery module to maximize a cooling performance of all battery cells of the battery module, and enable even cooling of the battery cells. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379015 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A power source device includes: a battery stack including a plurality of stacked battery cells each provided with positive and negative electrode terminals; and a bus bar connected to the electrode terminals of the plurality of battery cells to connect the plurality of battery cells in parallel and in series. The bus bar includes a series connection line connecting in series parallel battery groups each including the plurality of battery cells connected in parallel, and a branched connection part branched and connected to each of both ends of the series connection line, in which the electrode terminals of the plurality of battery cells configuring each of the parallel battery groups are connected to the branched connection part to allow the battery cells configuring the parallel battery group to be connected in parallel via the branched connection part. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379016 | Battery Module and Battery Pack Comprising Same - A battery module includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a bus bar to which electrode leads provided at the respective plurality of battery cells are coupled, wherein the bus bar presses the electrode leads so that the bus bar and the electrode leads are electrically connected. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379017 | BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A battery mounting structure has a battery that is placed in a luggage space and that has a positive electric power terminal which protrudes upward near a rear end of the battery, a battery cover that covers at least a part of the battery, a rear pillar that is placed at a boundary between a side surface and a back surface of the vehicle and that has a flange which protrudes to a front side, and an insulating sheet that is attached to the battery cover so as to be positioned between the positive electric power terminal and the flange. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379018 | BATTERY HOUSING - Disclosed is a battery comprising a cover; a housing having a base, two side walls, and two end walls; a cell wall spanning between the first and second side walls defining two cells; a battery element provided within a cell, the battery element having a bottom; an element bottom gap, the element bottom gap defined in a first and second dimension by the cell width and length, and a third dimension by the distance between the base and bottom of the battery element. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379019 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an outer can, a sealing body sealing an opening of the outer can, an electrode group housed together with an electrolyte inside the outer can, and a positive electrode current collector arranged between the electrode group and the sealing body. The positive electrode current collector has a current collector center through hole provided at a position facing an electrode group through hole of the electrode group. The sealing body includes a lid plate having an exhaust hole at the center, a valve body arranged at a position closing the exhaust hole from the outside of the lid plate, and a positive electrode terminal electrically connected to the lid plate and housing inside with the valve body pressed toward the lid plate. An inner diameter dimension DC of the current collector center through hole of the positive electrode current collector is equal to or less than an inner diameter dimension DL of the exhaust hole. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379020 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND SEPARATOR THEREOF - The present invention provides a separator for a lithium ion battery. The separator includes a substrate, an inorganic coating on at least one surface of the substrate, and an organic coating on at least one surface of the inorganic coating, wherein the coating density of the organic coating is 0.1 mg/1540.25 mm | 2019-12-12 |
20190379021 | METHOD OF IMPROVING FAST-CHARGEABILITY OF A LITHIUM BATTERY - Provided is method of improving fast-chargeability of a lithium secondary battery, wherein the method comprises disposing a lithium ion reservoir between an anode and a porous separator and configured to receive lithium ions from the cathode through the porous separator when the battery is charged and to enable the lithium ions to enter the anode in a time-delayed manner. In some embodiments, the reservoir comprises a conducting porous framework structure having pores and lithium-capturing groups residing in the pores, wherein the lithium-capturing groups are selected from (a) redox forming species that reversibly form a redox pair with a lithium ion; (b) electron-donating groups interspaced between non-electron-donating groups; (c) anions and cations wherein the anions are more mobile than the cations; or (d) chemical reducing groups that partially reduce lithium ions from Li | 2019-12-12 |
20190379022 | SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Embodiments of the present application relate to an electrochemical device. Specifically, the electrochemical device includes a cathode, an anode and a separator, the separator being disposed between the cathode and the anode, the separator including a porous substrate and a porous layer, and the porous layer being disposed on a surface of the porous substrate and including inorganic particles and a binder, where a ratio of a puncture elongation of the porous substrate to a puncture force of the porous substrate is about 1.5 mm/N to about 25 mm/N. A lithium-ion battery including the separator, provided by the present application, improves the safety performance of the lithium-ion battery. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379023 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of unit cells, each including a case and an electrode terminal protruding from the case; and a bus bar which electrically connects any pair of unit cells among the plurality of unit cells, and the bus bar includes: a terminal coupler which is inserted between respective electrode terminals of the pair of unit cells; and a case coupler which is inserted between respective cases of the pair of unit cells. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379024 | BUSBAR AND BUSBAR COUPLED BODY - A burr of a busbar is prevented from interfering with the electrodes of a battery cell. A busbar includes: a flat plate portion having a back surface that is to be fixed to electrodes of a battery cell through welding, wherein a burr at an outer peripheral edge of the flat plate portion protrudes only toward a surface of the flat plate portion. A busbar coupled body A includes: a plurality of plate-shaped busbars that are disposed aligned at an interval; and a coupling portion that couples opposing edge portions of the adjacent busbars to each other, wherein a boundary between the coupling portion and each of the opposing edge portions is separated through pressing. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379025 | BUSBAR CONNECTOR - A busbar connector ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190379026 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER SECONDARY BATTERY CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes a cell stack part having (a) a structure in which one kind of radical unit is repeatedly disposed and has same number of electrodes and separators which are alternately disposed and integrally combined, or (b) a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed in a predetermined order, and an auxiliary unit disposed on at least one among an uppermost part or a lowermost part of the cell stack part. The one kind of radical unit of (a) has a four-layered structure in which a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode and a second separator are sequentially stacked or a repeating structure in which the four-layered structure is repeatedly stacked, and each of the at least two kinds of radical units are stacked by ones in the predetermined order to form the four-layered structure or the repeating structure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379027 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode body having a positive electrode plate ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190379028 | Electrode Assembly - The present invention relates to an electrode assembly in which resistance is capable of being reduced. Also, an electrode assembly having a wound position and an unwound position includes an electrode having an electrode collector, the electrode collector having a coating portion coated with an active material and a non-coating portion on which the active material is not applied, when the electrode assembly is in the unwound position, the coating portion and the non-coating portion are adjacent to one another in a longitudinal direction of the electrode collector, one or more tab members extending from the non-coating portion, and one or more foil tabs extending from the coating portion in a width direction of the electrode collector perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the active material not being applied to the foil tabs. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379029 | STACKED BATTERY - To suppress heat generation in a stacked battery including a plurality of electric elements in internal short circuits and an unstable reaction when the battery is operated while an energy level is increased, the stacked battery includes a stack, wherein the stack comprises a first current collector layer that composes one end face in a stacking direction of the stack, a second current collector layer that composes another end face in the stacking direction, a plurality of bipolar current collector layers that are arranged between the first and second current collector layers at intervals in the stacking direction, and a plurality of electric elements that are electrically connected to each other in series via the bipolar current collector layers between the first and second current collector layers, each of the electric elements comprises a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer that is arranged between the cathode and anode active material layers, and the ratio h/S (cm | 2019-12-12 |
20190379030 | BATTERY SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO DETECT ABNORMAL BATTERY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A battery system includes a battery module, a housing, a gas conveyor, and a gas sensor. The battery module is interconnected between a first system terminal and a second system terminal by a plurality of high current connectors, and the housing includes: a plurality of exterior walls enclosing the battery module and the plurality of high current connectors; and a partition wall within the housing. The gas conveyor is configured to circulate a gas flow through a flow channel loop formed within the housing by the partition wall and the exterior walls, and the gas sensor is arranged in the flow channel loop and is configured to detect an excess concentration of a gas species in the gas flow. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379031 | LOW VOLTAGE PROTECTOR FOR SYSTEMS BATTERY - A battery cut-out device ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190379032 | POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A pouch type secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly having an electrode including a positive electrode and a negative electrode and a separator laminated therein; a battery case having a pouch shape to accommodate the electrode assembly; an electrode tab connected to the electrode and protruding from one side of the electrode; a first electrode lead having one end connected to the electrode tab; a second electrode lead having one end connected to the other end of the first electrode lead and the other end protruding to outside the battery case; and a connection part bonding the first electrode lead to the second electrode lead to connect the first and second electrode leads to each other, wherein a first inclined surface is provided on at least one of the other end of the first electrode lead and the one end of the second electrode lead. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379033 | Method for Manufacturing Electrode for Secondary Battery Suitable for High Loading - Methods for preparing an electrode for a secondary battery are provided herein. In some embodiments, the method includes coating a current collector with an electrode slurry to form a coating layer on the current collector, the electrode slurry including a binder, an electrode active material, a conductive material, and amorphous selenium nanoparticles, and a solvent; and drying the coating layer, wherein the drying vaporizes the amorphous selenium nanoparticles and forms a passageway in the coating layer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379034 | SUPERIONIC CONDUCTIVE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY - A method of creating a composite cathode for use within a lithium ion battery. The method beginning with the step of preparing an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a plasticizer, a crosslinkable polyether, a first lithium salt and a second lithium salt. The method ending with the step of impregnating a cathodic material with the electrolytic solution so as to form the composite cathode. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379035 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity. A lithium metal is precipitated on a surface of the anode during charge of the lithium secondary battery. The lithium metal is dissolved from the surface of the anode in the non-aqueous electrolyte during discharge of the lithium secondary battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a solvent and a lithium salt. The solvent includes a fluorinated ether. The fluorinated ether has a fluorination ratio of more than 0% and not more than 60%. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379036 | METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY PLATES - A method for producing a battery plate including: a) adhering a current collector to one or more surfaces of a substrate of the battery plate; b) ablating a pasting surface of the current collector with a non-contact energy source; c) pasting the current collector with an active material; and d) curing and drying the active material on the current collector to form an electrode as part of the battery plate. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379037 | HIGH PERFORMANCE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A cathode active material for use in high-performance lithium-ion battery, is disclosed. The cathode active material comprises a lithium iron phosphate/sulfonated graphene oxide (LFP/SG) nanocomposite material. The molar ratio of sulfonated graphene oxide (SG) to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) in the cathode active material is 0.1:1. The cathode active material is synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The high-performance lithium-ion battery comprises an anode plate, a cathode plate, a separator between the anode plate and the cathode plate, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The cathode plate is composed of a layer of cathode active material, and the cathode active material is lithium iron phosphate/sulfonated graphene oxide (LFP/SG) nanocomposite material. The lithium iron phosphate/sulfonated graphene oxide (LFP/SG) nanocomposite material used for lithium-ion battery possess high rate capability, capacity and cycle stability. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379038 | TRANSITION METAL-CONTAINING COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A transition metal-containing composite hydroxide comprises secondary particles having: a center portion of fine primary particles; and an outer-shell portion having a high-density layer of plate-shaped primary particles formed outside the center portion, a low-density layer of the fine primary particles formed outside the high-density layer, and an outer-shell layer of the plate-shaped primary particles formed outside the low-density layer. The composite hydroxide is obtained by a method comprising a nucleation step in an oxidizing atmosphere and a particle growth step, the particle growth step comprising: a first stage of maintaining the oxidizing atmosphere; a second stage of switching to and maintaining a non-oxidizing atmosphere; a third stage of switching again to and maintaining the oxidizing atmosphere; and a fourth stage of switching again to and maintaining the non-oxidizing atmosphere. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379039 | MULTI-LEVEL GRAPHENE-PROTECTED ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR FAST-CHARGING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - Provided is graphene-embraced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate comprises primary particle(s) of an anode active material and multiple sheets of a first graphene material overlapped together to embrace or encapsulate the primary particle(s) and wherein a single or a plurality of graphene-encapsulated primary particles, along with an optional conductive additive, are further embraced or encapsulated by multiple sheets of a second graphene material, wherein the first graphene and/or the second graphene material is attached to a redox partner species (e.g. sulfonyl group, —NH | 2019-12-12 |
20190379040 | Electrodes Including a Passivation Layer - Electrodes including a passivation layer formed prior to receiving an initial charge are provided. The electrodes comprise an electrode-composition including an active electrode species, in which the electrode-composition comprises a first surface. The electrodes also comprise a passivation layer positioned directly or indirectly onto at least a portion of the first surface. The passivation layer comprises a polymeric material and at least a first electrolyte. The electrodes can be included into an aqueous electrochemical cell. Methods of forming an electrode in the form of a thin layer or film are also provided. Methods of forming an aqueous electrochemical cell are also provided. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379041 | ACTIVE MATERIAL BODY FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - An active material body for a rechargeable battery, whereby the active material body comprises at least one active material that has a Young's modulus E | 2019-12-12 |
20190379042 | NANOCOMPOSITE SILICON ELECTRODE AND METHOD - A silicon based micro-structured material and methods are shown. In one example, the silicon based micro-structured material includes a carbon coating. In one example, the silicon based micro-structured material is used as an electrode in a battery, such as a lithium ion battery. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379043 | TRANSITION METAL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material and its precursor capable of further improving output characteristics while maintaining capacity characteristics and cycle characteristics of a positive electrode active material having the solid structure is provided. A nucleation step and a particle growth step are clearly separated, and in the early period and middle period of the particle growth step which is 70% to 90% of time from the initiation of the particle growth step, the non-oxidizing atmosphere is maintained, and in the latter period of the particle growth step, the non-oxidizing atmosphere is switched to the oxidizing atmosphere, and then the oxidizing atmosphere is switched to the non-oxidizing atmosphere again so as to obtain a transition metal composite hydroxide comprising secondary particles formed by aggregates of plate-shaped primary particles and having a low-density layer formed from the aggregates of the fine primary particles having a smaller particle size than the plate-shaped primary particles near the surface of the secondary particles. The positive electrode active material obtained by using the transition metal composite hydroxide as the precursor comprising secondary particles formed by aggregates of a plurality of primary particles and its tap density is 1.5 g/cm | 2019-12-12 |
20190379044 | NICKEL ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR, NICKEL ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCED BY METHOD, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING CATHODE CONTAINING NICKEL ACTIVE MATERIAL - Provided are a nickel-based active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery including a porous core and a porous shell, wherein a porosity of the porous shell may be greater than a porosity of the porous core, and a dense intermediate layer may be disposed between the porous core and the porous shell, wherein a porosity of the dense intermediate layer may be lower than the porosity of the porous core and the porosity of the porous shell; a method of preparing the same; a nickel-based active material for a lithium secondary battery formed therefrom; and a lithium secondary battery containing a positive electrode including the same. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379045 | FAST-CHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery containing an anode, a cathode, a porous separator disposed between the anode and the cathode, an electrolyte, and a lithium ion reservoir disposed between the anode and the porous separator and configured to receive lithium ions from the cathode when the battery is charged and enable the lithium ions to enter the anode in a time-delayed manner, wherein the reservoir comprises a conducting porous framework structure having pores (pore size from 1 nm to 500 μm) and lithium-capturing groups residing in the pores, wherein the lithium-capturing groups are selected from (a) redox forming species that reversibly form a redox pair with a lithium ion; (b) electron-donating groups interspaced between non-electron-donating groups; (c) anions and cations wherein the anions are more mobile than the cations; or (d) chemical reducing groups that partially reduce lithium ions from Li | 2019-12-12 |
20190379046 | OLIGOMER-POLYMER AND LITHIUM BATTERY - An oligomer-polymer is provided. The oligomer-polymer is obtained by the polymerization reaction of a compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated group and a nucleophile compound, wherein the nucleophile compound includes the compound shown in formula 1: | 2019-12-12 |
20190379047 | SILICONE BALL CONTAINING ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a lithium ion battery comprising: an anode comprising an anode active material layer on an anode current collector, the anode active material layer having a mass load higher than 60 g/m | 2019-12-12 |
20190379048 | SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY FUNCTIONAL LAYERS, NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY FUNCTIONAL LAYER, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A slurry composition for non-aqueous secondary battery functional layers contains non-conductive particles, a water-soluble polymer having an average degree of polymerization of 50 or more and 450 or less, a binder, and water. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379049 | BINDER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT - A binder for an electrochemical element, containing a polymer having both an anionic unit and a nonionic unit, wherein a part of the anionic unit is neutralized, and a degree of neutralization of the anionic unit in the polymer is 95% or less. Optionally, the anionic unit in the polymer is a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphonate group, a phosphinate group or a phosphate group. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379050 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can ensure excellent stability of a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode while also inhibiting swelling of an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery associated with repeated charging and discharging and causing a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A is a copolymer having a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. The particulate polymer B is a random copolymer including an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379051 | RESIN FOR ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, AND ENERGY DEVICE - A resin for an energy device electrode contains a structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer; and a structural unit derived from a monomer represented by the following Formula (I), wherein the resin does not contain a structural unit that is derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and that contains a carboxy group, or the resin has a ratio of a structural unit that is derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and that contains a carboxy group of 0.01 moles or less with respect to 1 mole of the structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer. In Formula (I), R | 2019-12-12 |
20190379052 | RESIN FOR ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, ENERGY DEVICE ELECTRODE, AND ENERGY DEVICE - A resin for an energy device electrode contains a structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer; and a structural unit derived from a monomer represented by the following Formula (I), wherein the resin does not contain a structural unit that is derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and that contains a carboxy group, or the resin has a ratio of a structural unit that is derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and that contains a carboxy group of 0.01 moles or less with respect to 1 mole of the structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer, and a ratio of the structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer to a total of structural units derived from each monomer is from 90% by mole to less than 100%. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379053 | AQUEOUS ELECTRODE BINDERS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The present invention relates to an aqueous binder composition for use in the production of a lithium secondary battery electrode, a lithium secondary battery electrode formed therewith, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379054 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, and the lithium secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode comprising a positive active material represented by Chemical Formula 1, a plate-like conductive agent, and a spherical conductive agent; a negative electrode comprising a negative active material; and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode has a W value defined by Equation 1 of 0.9 to 2, | 2019-12-12 |
20190379055 | Battery Paste and Electrolyte Compositions and Electrochemical Cell for Use Therewith - A lead acid battery is provided. The battery includes a container and a plurality of electrochemical cells within the container. The electrochemical cells have a plurality of flat positive plates each composed of a grid formed of virgin lead or high purity lead or highly purified secondary lead and a positive battery paste disposed on the grid, the battery paste comprising a lead-containing composition, a positive plate paste vehicle, and a polyvinylsulfonate additive. The electrochemical cells also have a plurality of flat negative plates each composed of a grid and a negative battery paste disposed on the grid, the battery paste comprising a lead-containing composition and a negative plate paste vehicle. An absorbent glass mat is interleaved between the flat positive plate and the flat negative plate. An electrolyte is provided in the container and retained in the absorbent glass mat. The electrolyte includes phosphoric acid. The plurality of flat positive plates and the plurality of flat negative plates are connected by intercell connectors and coupled to one or more terminals. A lid is provided on the container. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379056 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR COMPONENTS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES - The present invention relates to materials and methods for components of lithium batteries, such as metal anodes having a protective coating. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379057 | ELECTROCATALYST STRUCTURES FOR AN ELECTRODE - In one aspect, the disclosure relates to method of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also disclosed are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379058 | ELECTROCATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING NOBLE METAL OXIDE SUPPORTED ON TIN OXIDE - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition, comprising tin oxide particles which are at least partially coated by a noble metal oxide layer, wherein the composition contains iridium and ruthenium in a total amount of from 10 wt % to 38 wt %, and all iridium and ruthenium is oxidized, has a BET surface area of from 5 to 95 m | 2019-12-12 |
20190379059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PTNI NANOCAGES - A method for synthesis of PtNi nanocages by synthesizing Pt1Ni6 nanoparticles and acid leaching to form PtNi nanocages. The acid leaching removes nickel selectively from the core of the nanoparticle. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379060 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a highly conductive electrode material having high oxygen reduction activity. The present invention also provides an electrode material composition and a fuel cell each containing the electrode material. The present invention relates to an electrode material having a structure containing a noble metal and/or an oxide thereof supported on titanium oxynitride or a composite compound of titanium oxynitride and an oxide of titanium. The titanium oxynitride or the composite compound of titanium oxynitride and an oxide of titanium is in the form of powder. The electrode material has pore diameter distribution satisfying the following features (I) and (II): (I) a ratio (b/a) of a peak area b in a pore diameter range of 50 to 180 nm to a peak area a in a pore diameter range of 0 to 180 nm, calculated from log differential pore volume distribution, being 0.9 or more, and (II) a cumulative pore volume in a pore diameter range of 50 to 180 nm being 0.1 cm | 2019-12-12 |
20190379061 | THERMAL BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - A thermal battery assembly may include a thermal battery that includes a housing and a plurality of internal pins extending therefrom. The thermal battery assembly may also include an enclosure surrounding the housing in spaced relation therefrom and maintaining a vacuum therebetween and a connection header. The connection header may include a flange coupled to said enclosure, at least one dielectric body coupled to the flange, and external pins extending through the at least one dielectric body. Each external pin may be coupled to a corresponding internal pin along a path having at least one bend therein to accommodate relative movement between the housing and the enclosure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379062 | BIPOLAR PLATE, CELL FRAME, CELL STACK AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A bipolar plate is disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a redox flow battery. The bipolar plate has, in a surface of the bipolar plate facing at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a plurality of grooves through which an electrolyte flows and a ridge positioned between the adjacent grooves. The bipolar plate includes rough surfaces which are disposed in at least parts of groove inner surfaces defining the respective grooves and surface roughness of which represented by arithmetic mean roughness Ra is 0.1 μm or larger. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379063 | MOLTEN ELECTROLYTE DUAL-PHASE MEMBRANES FOR INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS - In one aspect of an inventive concept, a fuel cell system includes a cathode and an anode, a porous ceramic support positioned between the cathode and anode, and a molten electrolyte mixture in pores of the ceramic support. In another aspect of an inventive concept, a method for producing energy includes directing a gas stream through a cathode, where an inner side of the cathode is adjacent to a dual phase membrane including a ceramic support infiltrated with a molten electrolyte mixture, sweeping an outer side of the anode with water, where an inner side of the anode is adjacent to the dual phase membrane, and collecting energy from the anode. The dual phase membrane is sandwiched between the cathode and an anode. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379064 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL BATTERY, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL BATTERY - A gas diffusion layer for a fuel battery is used, which is configured by a porous member containing conductive particles, conductive fibers and a polymer resin as main components. An aggregate of the conductive fibers is formed inside the porous member, and an area ratio of the aggregate in any cross-section of the porous member is 0.5% or more and 8% or less. Further, a membrane electrode assembly including the gas diffusion layer for the fuel battery is used. Further, a fuel battery including the gas diffusion layer for the fuel battery is used. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379065 | FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLY - A fuel cell stack assembly includes first and second bipolar plates, an active area membrane, and an optional subgasket. The first bipolar plate defines a first plurality of tunnels and the second bipolar plate defines a second plurality of tunnels. The second plurality of tunnels may be engaged with and nested between the first plurality of tunnels. The active area membrane may be disposed within an internal periphery of a subgasket between the first and second bipolar plates wherein the subgasket may, optionally, be positioned between the first and second plurality of tunnels. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379066 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell includes an exhaust gas flow path provided between a pair of separators that are arranged across a membrane electrode assembly and a resin frame placed therebetween. The exhaust gas flow path includes a first flow path portion extended from a power generation portion toward a manifold portion; a second flow path portion and a third flow path portion extended side by side on a downstream side of the first flow path portion and including downstream ends respectively connected with the manifold portion; and a linkage part connected with a downstream end of the first flow path portion, an upstream end of the second flow path portion and an upstream end of the third flow path portion. An extended region of the downstream end of the first flow path portion is extended toward the upstream end of the third flow path portion in the linkage part. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379067 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIPOLAR PLATES - A method for producing bipolar plates includes removing scrap material from an electrically conductive plate. The scrap material is created when the plate is cut through to produce a fluid flow opening therein and in which an inlet manifold opening and an outlet manifold opening are located at the ends of the fluid flow opening and in communication therewith. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379068 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that has a cathode and an anode and generates electricity by reducing a mediator at the cathode; a regenerator that oxidizes, with an oxidant, the mediator reduced by the cathode; a reformer; a combustor that heats the reformer; and a heating medium path that heats the regenerator, wherein through the heating medium path, combustion exhaust discharged from the combustor or a heat medium heated through heat exchange with the combustion exhaust flows. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379069 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a fuel cell system ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190379070 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR EXHAUSTING RESIDUAL POWER IN EMERGENCY SITUATION - Disclosed is a fuel cell system that stops producing electricity and exhausts residual electricity in an emergency situation. The fuel cell system includes a stack receiving a reactive gas including a hydrogen and/or an oxygen to produce the electricity, a pump supplying the reactive gas to the stack, a discharge circuit including a resistor that discharges a residual power in the stack and a first relay that electrically connects or disconnects the resistor to or from the stack, a generator connected to a rotational shaft of the pump to convert a driving energy of the rotational shaft of the pump to an electric energy, and a first controller controlling the first relay. The first controller receives the electric energy from the generator and controls the first relay to electrically connect the stack and the resistor such that the residual electricity in the stack is exhausted in the emergency situation. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379071 | STARTING BURNER FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention concerns a starting burner ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190379072 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a regenerator, an oxidant feed path, a gas discharge path, and a heat exchanger. The fuel cell includes an anode and a cathode and reduces a mediator with the cathode. The regenerator oxidizes, with an oxidant, the mediator reduced by the cathode. Through the oxidant feed path, the oxidant is guided to the regenerator. Through the gas discharge path, the gas present inside the regenerator is guided out of the regenerator. The heat exchanger heats the oxidant by exchanging heat between the oxidant flowing in the oxidant feed path and the gas flowing in the gas discharge path. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379073 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that includes an anode and a cathode and generates electricity by reducing a mediator at the cathode; a regenerator that oxidizes the mediator reduced by the cathode; a first path that leads from the cathode to the regenerator and through which the mediator reduced by and discharged from the cathode is guided to the regenerator; a second path that leads from the regenerator to the cathode and through which the mediator oxidized at the regenerator is returned to the cathode; and a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, the first fluid being a fluid flowing in the first path and containing the mediator reduced by cathode, and the second fluid being a fluid flowing in the second path and containing the mediator oxidized at the regenerator. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379074 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL STACK HAVING A TEMPORARILY DISABLED BLEED VALVE - A method of operating a fuel cell stack is described. The fuel cell stack includes a cathode, an anode, and a temporarily disabled bleed valve that is otherwise configured to transition from a first position to a second position and thereby modulate nitrogen drained from the anode. The method includes increasing a first pressure in the anode via a controller and, concurrent to increasing, decreasing a second pressure in the cathode via the controller. A system and a device including the fuel cell stack are also described. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379075 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL STACK HAVING A TEMPORARILY DISABLED DRAIN VALVE - A method of operating a fuel cell stack is described. The fuel cell stack includes a cathode, an anode, a sump configured for collecting water from the anode, and a temporarily disabled drain valve that is otherwise configured to transition from a first position to a second position and thereby modulate water drained from the sump. The method includes increasing a first pressure in the anode via a controller. The method also includes, concurrent to increasing, decreasing a second pressure in the cathode via the controller and, concurrent to decreasing, maintaining a relative humidity of less than a threshold relative humidity in the cathode via the controller. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379076 | HYBRID SEAL AND PLANAR ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND A HYBRID SEAL - The planar arrangement having CAE-unit, both a first flow field for an oxidizing gas and a first interconnect arranged on a first side of the CAE-unit, both a second flow field for a combustible gas and a second interconnect arranged on the other side of the CAE-unit, the CAE-unit having a first and a second electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte sandwiched therebetween. The first electrode layer forming the first side of the CAE-unit and the second electrode layer forming the other side. Further including a circumferential sealing member to prevent either the leakage of oxidizing gas or combustible gas to the environment or the mixing of the two gases. The sealing member includes a glass component bound to the upper surface of the second interconnect, and a sheet of ceramic fiber paper or mica arranged so as to cover a side of the glass component facing the first interconnect. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379077 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that includes a cathode and an anode and generates electricity by reducing a mediator at the cathode; a regenerator that oxidizes, with an oxidant, the mediator reduced by the cathode; an oxidant feed path that is connected to the regenerator, wherein through the oxidant feed path, the oxidant to be supplied to the regenerator flows; a reformer; a combustor that heats the reformer; and a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat between combustion exhaust discharged from the combustor and the oxidant to be supplied to the regenerator. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379078 | POLYOXOVANADATE-ALKOXIDE CLUSTERS: CHARGE CARRIERS FOR NON-AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIES - A non-aqueous redox flow battery includes a negative electrode disposed within a non-aqueous liquid negative electrolyte tank. A positive electrode is disposed within a non-aqueous liquid positive electrolyte tank. A semi-permeable membrane is interposed between the non-aqueous liquid negative electrolyte tank and the non-aqueous liquid positive electrolyte tank. At least one of the non-aqueous liquid negative electrolyte tank or the non-aqueous liquid positive electrolyte tank includes POV-alkoxide clusters. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379079 | METHODS OF PREPARING A VANADIUM ELECTROLYTE AND MIXTURES THEREFOR - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a composition for producing a vanadium electrolyte includes a vanadium compound and an ion solution containing vanadium ions and hydrogen ions. In another embodiment, a method for producing a vanadium electrolyte includes obtaining a vanadium compound, and mixing the vanadium compound with an ion solution containing vanadium ions and hydrogen ions. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379080 | FLOW BATTERY - A flow battery includes a first liquid containing a first electrode mediator, a first electrode, a first active material, and a first circulator that circulates the first liquid between the first electrode and the first active material. The first electrode mediator includes at least one benzene derivative that is at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,4-di-tert-butyl-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, 1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, 1,4-difluoro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dimethoxybenzene. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379081 | Fuel Cell Module, Fuel Cell System, and Operating Method - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell and an operating medium supplier for supplying operating media to the fuel cell, wherein the fuel cell has at least one stack of fuel cells, and the operating medium supplier has current terminals and has operating medium terminals, where availability of the fuel cell is further improved because the fuel cell and the operating medium supplier are separable from each other, and the fuel cell includes a module controller/regulator arranged on or in the fuel cell and is configured to bring the fuel cell to a secure state via a deactivation procedure before the fuel cell is separated from the operating medium supplier and/or to start up the fuel cell via an activation procedure after connection of the fuel cell to the operating medium supplier. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379082 | FUEL CELL STACK AND VEHICLE WITH A FUEL CELL STACK - A vehicle may include an engine compartment and a fuel cell stack arranged in the engine compartment. The fuel cell stack may include an enclosure having an interior space and a cell disposed in the interior space of the enclosure configured to generate electrical energy. The enclosure may include an enclosure inlet guiding air from an exterior of the enclosure to the interior space, and an enclosure outlet guiding air from the interior space to the exterior. The fuel cell stack may also include a filter preventing foreign matter from being introduced into the interior space of the enclosure arranged in the enclosure inlet. The filter may include a filter member covering the enclosure inlet and a filter cover covering the filter member. The filter cover may include a filter cover inlet guiding air to the filter member. The filter cover inlet may fluidically communicate with the engine compartment | 2019-12-12 |
20190379083 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POUCH-SHAPED BATTERY CELL INCLUDING FIXING PROCESS USING JIG - A method of manufacturing a pouch-shaped battery cell includes injecting an electrolytic solution into a pouch-shaped battery case, in which an electrode assembly is received, placing the pouch-shaped battery cell in a jig configured to fix and press the pouch-shaped battery cell and charging and discharging the pouch-shaped battery cell in the state in which pressure is applied to the jig (an activation step). | 2019-12-12 |
20190379084 | Pouch-shaped Secondary Battery Comprising Electrode-tab-cutting Device - Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery comprising a pouched-shaped battery case, an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are stacked, the electrode assembly having an electrode tab coupled to the positive electrode or the negative electrode and an electrode lead coupled to the electrode tab, the electrode assembly being received in the pouch-shaped battery case, and an electrode-tab-cutting device located in the pouch-shaped battery case, the electrode-tab-cutting device being configured to cut the electrode tab or the electrode lead using an elastic member that is configured to be actuated when the pressure in the pouch-shaped battery case reaches or exceeds a predetermined limit pressure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379085 | COMPOSITE SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - The present application is directed to compositions and methods of preparing electrolyte materials. The electrolyte materials prepared according to compositions and methods described herein comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium batteries. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379086 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention uses an electrolyte including the following compound, and a cathode active material including at least one metal of which a concentration at a central portion of the lithium-metal oxide particle is different from that at a surface portion of the lithium-metal oxide particle, and has improved lifetime characteristics and high temperature storage characteristics: | 2019-12-12 |
20190379087 | Electrolyte for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an oligomer represented by Formula 1 described in the present specification or a polymer derived from the oligomer represented by Formula 1. A lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery is improved by suppressing reactivity of lithium metal. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379088 | METHOD FOR DRYING AND PURIFYING LITHIUM BIS(FLUOROSULFONYL)IMIDE SALT - A method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. Also, a method for producing a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt which is then dried and purified by the method. Further, a composition containing lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt having a water content by mass of between 5 and 45 ppm. And, the use of the composition C in Li-ion batteries. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379089 | BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SAME - A battery protection circuit includes: a plurality of pack terminals configured to connect a battery module to an external device; a first fuse element located on a current path between the battery module and the pack terminals to block a current flow between the battery module and the pack terminals depending on a voltage applied to a control terminal thereof; a first integrated circuit configured to include a first input terminal and control a voltage outputted to the control terminal of the first fuse element depending on a voltage applied to the first input terminal; and a plurality of thermistors connected in series between a positive electrode of the battery module and a first input terminal of the first integrated circuit and having resistance that is varied depending on a temperature of a corresponding cell among a plurality of cells constituting the battery module. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379090 | ON-VEHICLE ALGORITHMS TO DETERMINE IF LITHIUM PLATING HAS OCCURRED - During the charging of lithium-ion batteries, comprising graphite anode particles, the goal is to intercalate lithium into the anode materials as LiC | 2019-12-12 |
20190379091 | TWO-VOLTAGE BATTERY - A two-voltage battery for a vehicle, having an earth point, having a plurality of battery cells, wherein groups of battery cells connected in series form battery cell blocks, and wherein at least one first battery cell block is preferably permanently connected to the earth point of the two-voltage battery, having a plurality of cell monitors for the battery cell blocks, wherein the cell monitors are designed to monitor a voltage provided by the individual battery cells in the particular battery cell block and/or a current through the battery cells in the particular battery cell block, and having a plurality of power switching elements for selectively connecting the battery cell blocks in parallel and/or in series. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN A BATTERY CELL - A method and a system for validating a temperature sensor integrated into a battery system are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining an internal resistance of at least one battery cell in thermal contact with the temperature sensor and determining a state of charge (SOC) of the at least one battery cell. The method also includes determining at least one reference temperature from a lookup table (LUT) or a functional relationship connecting the internal resistance, the SOC, and a temperature of a reference battery cell. The method further includes comparing the at least one reference temperature with at least one temperature measurement of the temperature sensor to determine a difference therebetween. The method additionally includes validating the temperature sensor based on whether the difference exceeds a preconfigured threshold. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379093 | COOLANT COOLING TYPE BATTERY - A coolant cooling type battery is provided. The coolant cooling type battery includes battery cells each having tabs to electrically connect the battery cells to each other by respective tabs. The respective tabs of the battery cells are arranged in a unidirectional alignment. Additionally, the battery includes busbars each interconnecting the tabs of adjacent battery cells of the multiple battery cells with each other to form an electrical connection between the battery cells and a coolant channel that is connected to the multiple busbars and has coolant flowing therein. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379094 | BATTERY-COOLING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A battery-cooling device for a vehicle is provided The device includes a plurality of frames provided with battery cells mounted thereto and having apertures provided in opposite side surfaces of lower ends of the frames. A pipe is inserted through the apertures. A coolant inlet is mounted on a first side surface of a lower end of each of the plurality of frames and communicates with a first end of the pipe. A coolant is introduced into the coolant inlet. Additionally, a coolant outlet is mounted on a second side surface of the lower end of each of the plurality of frames and communicates with a second end of the pipe. The coolant is then discharged from the coolant outlet | 2019-12-12 |
20190379095 | DUAL-CYCLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR BATTERY PACK OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A dual-cycle ambient temperature control device for a battery pack of an electric vehicle comprises a semiconductor refrigerator and heater, an internal heat exchanger, an internal-circulation infusion pump, an external-circulation infusion pump, a compound heat exchanger, a heat exchange fan and an electronic control panel. The semiconductor refrigerator and heater, the internal-circulation infusion pump, the external-circulation infusion pump and the heat exchange fan are electrically connected to the electronic control panel. The dual-cycle ambient temperature control device is characterized in that: a rear heat exchanger of the semiconductor refrigerator and heater, the internal heat exchanger and the internal-circulation infusion pump are circularly connected in series and communicated through a pipeline, and a front heat exchanger of the semiconductor refrigerator and heater, the compound heat exchanger and the external-circulation infusion pump are circularly connected in series and communicated through another pipeline, so that internal and external dual-cycle refrigerant circulation flow loops separated from each other are formed in the same temperature control device. The dual-cycle ambient temperature control device has the characteristics of a simple structure and high working efficiency. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379096 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional dielectric structure comprising at least one input and at least one output configured to transmit electromagnetic waves of at least one predetermined wavelength, a metamaterial between the at least one input and the at least one output comprising a substrate and objects with a predetermined dielectric characteristic different to the dielectric characteristic of the substrate, the objects being distributed in the substrate according to a spatially varying distribution function that depends on the wavelength. The disclosure further relates to a method of forming a three-dimensional dielectric structure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379097 | WAVEGUIDE DESIGN TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments of the invention include a dispersion reduced dielectric waveguide and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, the dispersion reduced dielectric waveguide may include a first dielectric material that has a first Dk-value, and a second dielectric material that has a second Dk-value that is greater than the first Dk-value. In an embodiment, the dispersion reduced dielectric waveguide may also include a conductive layer formed around the first and second dielectric materials. According to an embodiment, a first portion of a bandwidth of a signal that is propagated along the dispersion reduced dielectric waveguide is primarily propagated along the first dielectric material, and a second portion of a bandwidth of the signal that is propagated along the dispersion reduced dielectric waveguide is primarily propagated along the second dielectric material. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379098 | RADIAL COMBINER - Systems and methods of use for a radial combiner. The radial combiner is made of a radial cavity defined by a top plate, a bottom plate, an outside wall connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, and an interior of the radial waveguide cavity located between the top plate, the bottom plate, and the outside wall with a substantially uniform height throughout. Inside the radial cavity are multiple monopole radiators, while outside the radial cavity multiple coaxial ports are mounted on one of the top plate or the bottom plate. Each of the coaxial ports are electrically connected to a corresponding monopole radiator inside the cavity. The radial combiner also contains a center conductor which is located in the center of the radial cavity, and transitions to a coaxial waveguide which is exterior to the cavity. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379099 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLER ARRANGEMENTS FOR MULTI-FREQUENCY POWER DETECTION, AND DEVICES INCLUDING SAME - A coupling methodology and circuit arrangements to provide multi-frequency simultaneous power measurement. In one example, a wireless device front-end apparatus includes a plurality of antenna swap switches each connected to first and second antenna contacts, and a plurality of electromagnetic couplers each having an input port to receive a input signal of a unique frequency, a coupled port that provides a coupled signal based on the input signal, an output port connected to one of the plurality of antenna swap switches, and an isolation port. The apparatus further includes a termination network including a plurality of termination loads, and an output switch network configured to selectively connect the coupled port of each electromagnetic coupler to a coupler output bank to provide the coupled signals at the coupler output bank, and to selectively connect the isolation port of each electromagnetic coupler to one of the plurality of termination loads. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379100 | COMBINER-DIVIDER - A combiner-divider includes a first impedance converter disposed between the first port and the second port, a second impedance converter disposed between the first port and the third port, and an isolation unit disposed between the second port and the third port. The isolation unit includes a balun formed of a first semi-rigid cable and a second semi-rigid cable, and terminating resistors. Each line length of the first impedance converter, the second impedance converter, and the third impedance converter corresponds to ¼ wavelength at a center frequency. A relationship of each impedance Ri of the second port and the third port, an impedance Ro of the first port, and each impedance W of the first impedance converter and the second impedance converters is expressed by W=(2×Ri×Ro) | 2019-12-12 |
20190379101 | RADOME MEMBRANE BLADDER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A radome membrane bladder and systems and methods thereof can comprise an inner membrane having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, an outer membrane having an inner surface facing the inner membrane and an outer surface facing away from the inner membrane, and at least one port configured to control the supply of air provided between the inner membrane and the outer membrane. At least the outer membrane is movable between a state where no air is provided between the inner membrane and the outer membrane and an outward state when air is being provided or has been provided between the inner membrane and the outer membrane. Movement of the outer membrane can prevent, minimize, and/or remove ice or snow or other foreign material buildup on the outer surface of the radome (i.e., the outer surface of the outer membrane). | 2019-12-12 |
20190379102 | ANTENNA PACKAGE AND CONFIGURATION FOR MILLIMETER WAVE - An antenna package comprising a chip package including a plurality of feed lines, a first half antenna subassembly electrically coupled to the feed lines, and a second half antenna subassembly electrically coupled to the feed lines, wherein the first and second half antenna subassemblies point away from each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the chip package. The antenna subassemblies may be millimeter (mm) wave antennas covering from approximately 24 to 43.5 GHz. The antenna subassemblies include a flex substrate formed from printed circuit boards (PCB) or flex-film PCB. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379103 | Wireless Communication with Dielectric Medium - An electronic device may include a dielectric substrate, an electronic circuit supported by the substrate, for processing data, and a communication unit having an antenna. The communication unit may be mounted to the substrate in communication with the electronic circuit for converting between a first EHF electromagnetic signal containing digital information and a data signal conducted by the electronic circuit. The electromagnetic signal may be transmitted or received along a signal path by the antenna. An electromagnetic signal guide assembly may include a dielectric element made of a dielectric material disposed proximate the antenna in the signal path. The electromagnetic signal guide may have sides extending along the signal path. A sleeve element may extend around the dielectric element along sides of the dielectric element. The sleeve element may impede transmission of the electromagnetic signal through the sides of the dielectric element. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379104 | AN ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly, a wireless-communication-enabled device and an intelligent home or office appliance including such antenna assembly. The antenna assembly includes an antenna including an antenna body and a feeder, and at least one functional module arranged to operate with a function different from that provided by the antenna. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379105 | WRIST-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A SIDE WALL LOOP ANTENNA - A wrist-worn electronic device comprises a housing, a printed circuit board, a location determining element, a first electrically conductive element, a second electrically conductive element, and a first loop antenna. The housing includes a side wall formed at least in part from an electrically conductive material and including an isolation portion formed from non-conductive material extending from an upper edge of the side wall to a lower edge of the side wall. The printed circuit board retains a first and second signal terminals. The location determining element receives a first electronic signal from the first signal terminal. The first loop antenna is formed by the first electrically conductive element, the second electrically conductive element, a first portion of a perimeter of the side wall, and a first circumferential portion of the printed circuit board. | 2019-12-12 |
20190379106 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An antenna system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes an antenna and a self-leveling antenna mount configured to mount the antenna to the UAV. The antenna is configured to receive commands for the UAV via a network and to transmit data from the UAV via the network. The antenna has a transmit-receive pattern with a peak strength in a first direction aligned with an axis of the antenna. The transmit-receive pattern falls off in directions away from the axis of the antenna. The self-leveling antenna mount is configured to adjust an orientation of the antenna to maintain substantial alignment between the first direction and a straight downward direction relative to the UAV despite a change in roll, pitch, or bank of the UAV. In some embodiments, the axis of the antenna is a downward vertical axis of the antenna. | 2019-12-12 |