Resumen de: US2025296840A1
Systems and methods using a plasma source and molten sulfur produce a homogeneous mixture of reactants and powder product devoid of a carbon residue. The systems and methods are used to form materials for use in a solid-state electrochemical cell without using organic solvents, which may form a chemical residue or may carbonize during high-temperature heat treatment.
Resumen de: US2025296185A1
A power tool includes a housing, a motor positioned substantially within the housing, a drive mechanism supported by the housing and coupled to the motor, a battery pack electrically coupled to the motor, and an isolation system. The isolation system includes an interface member positioned substantially within the housing. The interface member receives a portion of the battery pack to electrically couple the battery pack to the motor. The isolation system also includes a plurality of isolators coupled between the housing and the interface member to isolate the battery pack from the housing during operation of the power tool.
Resumen de: US2025295167A1
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. In some implementations, the aerosol delivery device may comprise a control device and a cartridge having a mouthpiece portion and a tank portion with respective proximal and distal ends, the tank portion being configured to contain a liquid composition, and the cartridge further including a liquid transport element and an atomizing member. At least a portion of the liquid transport element may be positioned proximate the atomizing member, and at least a portion of the atomizing member may be positioned proximate the distal end of the mouthpiece portion. In other implementations, at least a portion of the atomizing member may be positioned above the proximal end of the tank portion. In still other implementations, at least a portion of the atomizing member may be positioned between the proximal end of the tank portion and the distal end of the tank portion.
Resumen de: AU2023437151A1
A subterranean energy storage and retrieval system, having a wellbore; an energy storage cell placed in the wellbore; and an electrical connection attached to the energy storage cell to a surface of the wellbore. The energy storage system is managed and regulated by a power management system coupled to rechargeable power cells. A bypass circuit is utilized to remove specific energy storage cells from the circuit. Temperature regulation is managed geothermally through the energy storage housing.
Resumen de: US2025300305A1
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including a case and a sealing portion provided on at least one edge of the case, and including a first battery cell and a second battery cell adjacent to each other in a first direction; and a support frame opposite the plurality of battery cells and into which at least a portion of the sealing portion is inserted, wherein the support frame includes a support guide configured to guide at least portions of the sealing portion of the first battery cell and the sealing portion of the second battery cell to be spaced apart from each other in opposite directions with respect to the first direction.
Resumen de: US2025300319A1
An electrode-integrated separator for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode portion including an electrode active material layer stacked on an electrode current collector, an adhesive portion pattern formed on the electrode active material layer, and a porous layer. The porous layer is tightly bonded to the electrode active material layer through the adhesive portion pattern. The porous layer includes a polymer binder and inorganic fine particles dispersed on the polymer binder. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same is also provided. The electrode-integrated separator has excellent bonding durability without impairing ionic conductivity between electrodes.
Resumen de: US2025300276A1
A battery module includes battery cells arranged in one direction, first insulating members each of which is between a pair of adjacent battery cells and has an upwardly extending extension portion, a second insulating member above the battery cells, the second insulating member being configured to allow the extension portion to extend therethrough and be exposed therefrom, a pair of end plates at opposite ends of the battery cells in the one direction, and a pair of side plates along the battery cells in the one direction and coupled to the end plates. Due to the insulating members, propagation of heat to neighboring battery cells may be prevented or at least mitigated even if the distance between the neighboring cells is reduced. Consequently, it is possible to increase the capacity and energy density of each of the battery cells.
Resumen de: US2025300295A1
A battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of battery cells in the housing and each comprising a vent hole, a first holder in the housing and configured to support the battery cells, and a guide between the housing and the first holder and configured to guide a flow of an emission discharged from the vent hole.
Resumen de: US2025300316A1
The present invention provides a separator for power storage devices, the separator comprising a base material 10 which is a polyolefin microporous membrane that contains a polyolefin as a main component, and a cover layer 20 which is arranged on at least one surface of the base material 10. With respect to this separator for power storage devices, the cover layer 20 contains an inorganic filler 1 and a thermoplastic polymer; the thermoplastic polymer forms particulate polymers 2 that protrude from an inorganic filler portion L1; and the coefficient of static friction of the cover layer 20 is 0.40 to 0.60.
Resumen de: US2025300268A1
A thermal management system for chargeable electric device includes a first flow path and a second flow path that are configured to allow a heat medium to flow, a switching device, a pump configured to circulate the heat medium, and a processor. The processor executes, in a case where charging of the electric device is started while the first flow path and the second flow path are disconnected, an air removal process for the first flow path and the second flow path by connecting the first flow path and the second flow path by the switching device and driving the pump during execution of the charging.
Resumen de: US2025300332A1
Fuses, for example, for preventing thermal runaway, that are built-in electrode tabs of current collectors of secondary battery cells and that are located internal to the secondary battery cells. In some embodiments, a built-in tab fuse of this disclosure includes an integral tab portion that is integral and monolithic with the current collector and a free-standing tab component that is spaced from the integral tab portion by a gap. The fuse spans the gap. In some embodiments, the fuse includes a material different from the material that composes the current collector. In some embodiments, a built-in tab fuse of this disclosure is covered by a thermally insulating material.
Resumen de: US2025300320A1
A separator for a metal conversion battery can include an alkali metal-conducting ceramic material, where at least five convex curves and at least five concave curves can define a closed transverse cross-sectional profile of the separator, where the transverse cross-sectional profile can be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the separator.
Resumen de: US2025300323A1
A battery pack having battery modules and an elastically deformable connector system for use in connecting said battery modules to one another. The elastically deformable connector system comprising busbar assembly having a busbar with a first peripheral portion, a second peripheral portion, and an elastically deformable intermediate portion located between the first and second peripheral portions. The busbar assembly also includes a first male connector assembly coupled to the first peripheral portion of the busbar, a second male connector assembly coupled to the second peripheral portion of the busbar, and a busbar housing that encloses a substantial extent of the busbar. Wherein after the busbar assembly is electrically connected to a pair of battery modules in the battery pack, the intermediate portion is configured to elastically deform to compensate for each of compression movement and expansion movement of the pair of battery modules.
Resumen de: US2025300257A1
The present invention pertains to a sustainable and efficient method for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and producing lithium-ion battery precursor (pCAM) cathode precursors. In the recycling aspect, the invention introduces a green solvent mixture comprising Ethylene glycol phosphite (2-hydroxyethyl dihydrogen phosphite) and water, and not limited to the mixture Ethylene glycol, H3PO4 and water (H2O) or a mixture of Ethylene glycol, H2SO4 and water H2O, for leaching valuable metal ions from spent cathodes and ore minerals. This method exhibits outstanding extraction efficiency, with 99.9% recovery rates for nickel, cobalt, manganese, and 99.5% for lithium. In the pCAM synthesis aspect, a novel method that produces pCAM in the spherical hydroxide form using ammonium metal (ii) sulfate hexahydrate (NH4)2M(SO4)2·6H2O, where M represents nickel(II), manganese(II), and cobalt(II), or combinations thereof.
Resumen de: US2025300252A1
A system for supplying power to a portable battery pack including a battery enclosed by a wearable and replaceable pouch or skin using at least one solar panel is disclosed, wherein the pouch or skin can be provided in different colors and/or patterns. Further, the pouch or skin can be MOLLE-compatible. The battery comprises a battery element housed between a battery cover and a back plate, wherein the battery element, battery cover, and back plate have a slight curvature or contour. Further, the battery comprises flexible leads.
Resumen de: US2025300315A1
A safety battery apparatus comprising a battery housing within which is located one or more rechargeable electrochemical cells, and a heat safety apparatus associated with the battery housing, wherein the heat safety apparatus includes a heat detection apparatus and an electrical switch that forms part of an electrical circuit to which the electrochemical cell(s) are connected and/or forms part of an alarm circuit; the heat detection apparatus comprises a frangible bulb filled with a liquid or gas that is configured to shatter or break at a pre-determined temperature as a result of thermal expansion of the liquid or gas within the bulb, and a biasing element; the heat detection apparatus is operatively coupled to the electrical switch; the switch has an isolation configuration in which the switch isolates the electrical circuit from the electrochemical cells and/or activates the alarm circuit if a pre-determined threshold temperature within the battery housing is exceeded; the biasing element exerts a biasing force which urges the heat detection apparatus to configure the switch in its isolation configuration; the frangible bulb exerts a counterbalance force against the biasing force; and wherein the counterbalance force is removed when the frangible bulb shatters or breaks.
Resumen de: US2025300269A1
A battery temperature control system includes: a battery; a cooling unit configured to cool the battery; a heating unit configured to heat the battery; a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of the battery; and a temperature control unit configured to control the cooling unit and the heating unit, the temperature control unit is configured to be capable of switching between a cooling state, a heating state, and a stopped state, and the temperature control unit is configured to switch between the cooling state and the heating state at least once when the temperature of the battery approaches a target temperature.
Resumen de: US2025300313A1
An electric storage device includes: an electric storage module that includes a plurality of electric storage cells; a case that houses the electric storage module; an adhesive layer that bonds the electric storage cells to the case; and a smoke exhaust valve provided in the case. A smoke exhaust passage extending toward the smoke exhaust valve is formed in the adhesive layer.
Resumen de: US2025300309A1
It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an electrode stack that can reduce damage to multiple electrode collector layers (positive electrode collector layers and/or negative electrode collector layers) or collector tabs connected to electrode collector layers. An electrode stack having a plurality of stacked battery units, wherein the plurality of stacked battery units each comprise at least a negative electrode collector layer and a positive electrode collector layer, (i) the negative electrode collector layer extends from the first edge of the stacked battery unit, and the plurality of stacked battery units are stacked together so that the plurality of first edges are in an inclined arrangement, and/or (ii) the positive electrode collector layer extends from the second edge of the stacked battery unit, and the plurality of stacked battery units are stacked together so that the plurality of second edges are in an inclined arrangement.
Resumen de: US2025300275A1
The present invention relates to a secondary battery which is charged and discharged by oxidizing and reducing metal ions dissolved in an electrolyte. The secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of secondary battery modules; a container accommodating the plurality of secondary battery modules therein; and an air-conditioning unit disposed on the plurality of secondary battery modules to cool, heat, or ventilate the plurality of secondary battery modules.
Resumen de: US2025300317A1
A separator for a battery cell includes a primary layer comprising a porous battery separator material, a thermal stability coating applied onto the primary layer on a surface of the primary layer that will be facing an anode within the battery cell, at least one of a first edge and a second edge of the primary layer including an un-coated zone wherein the thermal stability coating is not applied, and a metallic coating applied onto the primary layer within the un-coated zone.
Resumen de: US2025300289A1
Systems, methods and articles having a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer or coating are disclosed. In one example, the heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material completely covers the interior of a housing having a plurality of battery cells removably disposed therein. Other examples include a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer having anti-static, anti-radio frequency (RF), anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI), anti-tarnish, and/or anti-corrosion materials and properties that effectively protect battery-operated devices and/or the batteries that power them from damage or diminished operation.
Resumen de: US2025300278A1
Described herein are battery packs comprising thermal sensor modules and electric vehicles using these packs. In some examples, a battery pack comprises a set of battery modules positioned within the enclosed cavity formed, in part, by a set of side walls. The thermal sensor module is positioned within a thermal sensor module opening in the set of side walls and comprises a thermal sensor module housing a thermal sleeve, and a temperature sensor positioned within and thermally coupled with the thermal sleeve. The thermal sleeve physically contacts and is thermally coupled with at least one battery cell of the set of battery modules. The thermal sensor module may comprise a thermal sensor module spring configured to urge the thermal sleeve towards the battery cell. One or more retention tab may retain the thermal module in the thermal sensor module opening during fabrication of the battery modules.
Resumen de: US2025300283A1
A sealing structure for an aperture formed in a housing of a battery pack including a first pipe positioned in the aperture, a second pipe connected to the first pipe, a sealant provided in at least the second pipe that provides a hermetic seal of the aperture, and a first clamp attached to the second pipe in a manner that radially narrows a diameter of second pipe to restrict movement of the sealant to maintain the hermetic seal during increases in pressure of the housing.
Nº publicación: US2025300267A1 25/09/2025
Solicitante:
ELEMENT ENERGY INC [US]
Element Energy, Inc
Resumen de: US2025300267A1
A method for thermal management performed by a controller of an energy storage system, where the energy storage system includes at least a first battery module, a second battery module, a first battery management system (BMS) node, and a second BMS node. The first BMS node is configured to control operation of the first battery module, and the second BMS node is configured to control operation of the second battery module. The method includes (a) determining a first temperature profile difference representing a difference between an actual temperature profile of the first battery module and a desired temperature profile of the first battery module, (b) determining a first operation adjustment representing a desired change in operation of the first battery module for decreasing the first temperature profile difference, and (c) controlling the first BMS node to change operation of the first battery module according to the first operation adjustment.