Resumen de: WO2024172408A1
An anode (100) for a secondary battery, according an embodiment, comprises: an anode current collector (10); and an anode mixture layer (20) arranged on at least one surface of the anode current collector and comprising a first carbon-based active material, a second carbon-based active material, and a silicon-based active material, wherein the anode mixture layer comprises: a first anode mixture layer (21) on at least one surface of the anode current collector; and a second anode mixture layer (22) on the first anode mixture layer, an amount of a first carbon-based active material in the first anode mixture layer (21) is greater than that of a first carbon-based active material in the second anode mixture layer (22), an amount of a second carbon-based active material in the first anode mixture layer (21) is less than that of a second carbon-based active material in the second anode mixture layer (22), and the first carbon-based material has, according to equation 1, an OI value that is equal to or less than an OI value of the second carbon-based material. Equation 1 OI = I004 / I110 In equation 1, OI is a crystal orientation index according to XRD measurement, I004 is a peak intensity of plane (004) in XRD measurement for the carbon-based active material, and I110 is a peak intensity of plane (110) in XRD measurement for the carbon-based active material.
Resumen de: US2024278964A1
A sealing box and a standing device are disclosed. The sealing box includes an upper cover; a lower cover which is detachably connected to the upper cover and encloses with the upper cover to form an accommodating chamber, and defines a sealing groove toward the upper cover and an inflation hole capable of inflating airflow into the sealing groove; and an elastic sealing ring which includes a sealing end sealedly contacting the upper cover and a deformation end extending into the sealing groove. The deformation end is deformed under force of the airflow and squeezes the sealing groove, so as to apply a force to the lower cover toward the upper cover.
Resumen de: US2024278869A1
A vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of wheels supporting the frame, and a prime mover system and battery supported on the frame. The vehicle further includes at least one first controller communicating digitally using a communications protocol on a local area network, and a second controller. The first controller is capable of being activated out of a sleep state by an instruction transmitted by the local area network using the communications protocol, whereas the second controller is capable of being activated out of a sleep state by an activation signal transmitted by directly by hard wires without using the communications protocol.
Resumen de: US2024282535A1
The present application is directed to compositions and methods of preparing carbon materials. The carbon materials prepared according to compositions and methods described herein comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors.
Resumen de: US2024281035A1
A sturdy electronic device is provided. A reliable electronic device is provided. A novel electronic device is provided. An electronic device includes a first board, a second board, a display portion having flexibility, and a power storage device having flexibility. The first board and the second board face each other. The display portion and the power storage device are provided between the first board and the second board. The display portion includes a first surface facing the power storage device. The first surface includes a first region not fixed to the power storage device. The first region overlaps with a display region of the display portion.
Resumen de: US2024283280A1
A mild-hybrid energy storage system architecture is provided, comprising: a battery; an ultracapacitor connected in parallel with the battery; a passive battery pre-charge circuit connected between a terminal of the battery and a DC bus; a battery main contactor connected in parallel with the battery pre-charge circuit between the terminal of the battery and the DC bus; a passive ultracapacitor pre-charge circuit connected between a terminal of the ultracapacitor and the DC bus; an ultracapacitor main contactor connected in parallel with the ultracapacitor pre-charge circuit between the terminal of the ultracapacitor and the DC bus; and a control module configured to independently control operation of the battery pre-charge circuit, the battery main contactor, the ultracapacitor pre-charge circuit and the ultracapacitor main contactor.
Resumen de: US2024283101A1
A battery cell includes a battery cell body, at least two tabs, a first connector and at least two insulators. The first connector is configured to fasten a tail end of an electrode assembly to an outer surface of the battery cell body; the at least two tabs include a first tab and a second tab, and the at least two insulators include a first insulator and a second insulator, where first ends of the first insulator and the second insulator are all provided on the battery cell body, a second end of the first insulator covers part of the first tab, and a second end of the second insulator covers part of the second tab; and in a width direction of the battery cell body, the first insulator is provided close to the first connector, where at least part of the first insulator is located outside the first connector.
Resumen de: US2024282913A1
The invention provides improved slurries for the polishing of hard materials such as those having a Mohs hardness of greater than about 6. Exemplary hard surfaces include sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and gallium nitride, and diamond. In the compositions and method of the invention, novel compositions comprising a unique combination of additives which surprisingly were found to uniformly disperse diamond particles having a wide range of particle size in a slurry. In the method of the invention, the generally alkaline slurry compositions of the invention are capable of utilizing diamond particle sizes of greater than 40 microns while effecting good removal rates. In such cases, when utilized with a suitable pad, rapid and planar grinding of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, sapphire, gallium nitride, and diamond is possible, with uniform surface damage.
Resumen de: US2024282942A1
Described are composites having at least one layer, the at least one layer including an alloy of Al and at least another component or at least one layer including a first and second pluralities of particles. The first plurality of particles may be selected from at least one of Al particles and Al alloy particles. The second plurality of particles may be selected from at least one of metal particles and non-metal particles, wherein the metal particles are selected from at least one of zinc, silicon, bismuth, copper, germanium, indium, antimony, tin, magnesium, or combinations thereof, and the non-metal particles are selected from at least one of carbon, lithium titanium oxide, titania, MoO, MoS2, Co2O4, MnO2, Fe2O3, Fc3O4, FeS, CuO, or combinations thereof. The composites may be used as both current collectors and active material.
Resumen de: US2024282972A1
A lithium ion battery is disclosed. The lithium ion battery includes: a positive electrode current collector with positive electrode active material disposed on a surface thereof; a negative electrode current collector with negative electrode active material disposed on a surface thereof, and the negative electrode current collector being disposed opposite to the positive electrode current collector; a separator and electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material; a positive electrode column in electrical contact with the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode column in electrical contact with the negative electrode current collector; and an outer housing enclosing the positive and negative electrode current collectors, the separator and electrolyte, and wherein the positive and negative electrode columns pass through the outer housing; wherein, the surfaces of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector include an orderly and/or randomly textured structure.
Resumen de: WO2024169504A1
Provided in the present application are an accurate power-supplementing method and system for improving the consistency of an energy storage battery box, and a storage medium. The accurate power-supplementing method for improving the consistency of an energy storage battery box comprises: (S110) acquiring a battery box required power supplementing, and leaving said battery box standing for a preset period of time; (S120) connecting a BMU of said battery box to a BMS, and measuring voltages of battery cells in real time; (S130) acquiring a battery cell CELL_m having the lowest voltage; (S140) calculating a power-supplementing cut-off voltage Vend; (S150) performing constant-current power-supplementing on the battery cell CELL_m until the voltage of the battery cell CELL_m reaches Vend, and stopping power supplementing; and (S160) leaving said battery box standing for a preset period of time, so as to complete power supplementing.
Resumen de: WO2024168951A1
Disclosed in the present invention are a low-cost single-crystal sodium-ion battery positive electrode active substance, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The chemical formula of the single-crystal sodium-ion battery positive electrode active substance is NaiMxByMgzO2, wherein M is selected from multiple metal elements, 0.60≤i≤1.40, 0.6≤x≤0.9999, 0.0001≤y≤0.4, 0.0001≤z≤0.4, and 0.9≤x+y+z≤1.1. The preparation method comprises: a step of adding water to a compound containing an M metal element, a magnesium source, a compound containing boron, and a sodium source, so as to prepare a slurry, and sanding the slurry to obtain a mixed slurry; and a step of subjecting the mixed slurry to spray drying and sintering same to obtain a single-crystal sodium-ion battery positive electrode active substance. The preparation method of the present invention can improve the electrical performance of the positive electrode active substance and can also reduce the cost thereof.
Resumen de: WO2024168836A1
Provided in the present application are a polymer, an electrode sheet, and a battery cell, a battery and an electrical apparatus related thereto. The polymer comprises an ether polymer, the ether polymer being processed into a sheet-like structure. The sheet-like structure undergoes a dynamic-frequency scanning test at (Tm + 20)°C to obtain an elastic modulus G'-loss modulus G'' curve, wherein the slope of the elastic modulus G'-loss modulus G'' curve is K, 1
Resumen de: WO2024172331A1
The present invention relates to a battery pack having excellent shock resistance and, particularly to, a battery pack comprising: a frame unit including a square-shaped outer frame for forming storage space, and a support frame located on the inner edge of one side of the outer frame; a battery cell stored in the storage space; a BMU electrically connected to the battery cell while having one surface oriented toward the upper surface of the support frame; and a BMU cover having a cover plate located on the other surface of the BMU, wherein the support frame includes a first seating part and a second seating part, which is thicker than the first seating part.
Resumen de: WO2024172314A1
Disclosed are: a negative electrode active material preparation method that can reduce the risk of explosion; a method for producing a negative electrode material using a negative electrode active material prepared thereby; and a secondary battery including the negative electrode material produced by the negative electrode material production method. The negative electrode active material preparation method comprises the steps of: mixing a plate-like negative electrode active material, a non-aqueous binder, and an organic solvent to form a slurry; applying the slurry to a base to form a coating layer; thermally drying the coating layer; cutting the coating layer to form negative electrode material flakes; and ball milling the negative electrode material flakes.
Resumen de: WO2024172104A1
This electrode comprises a conductive member and a fiber sheet disposed on the surface of the conductive member. In an embodiment, the conductive member is, for example, an alkali metal (excluding alloys of alkali metals). In another embodiment, the conductive member, for example, contains a conductive base material and a foil-shaped or film-shaped alkali metal disposed on the surface of the base material. The fiber sheet, for example, is disposed in contact with the surface of the alkali metal. In yet another embodiment, the conductive member is, for example, a conductive base material (excluding alkali metals).
Resumen de: WO2024172549A1
The present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly manufacturing device and an electrode assembly manufacturing method. The electrode assembly manufacturing device and the electrode assembly manufacturing method enable an electrode assembly to be manufactured by using an electrode plate which has a preset alignment state and contains no foreign matter and of which the shape is not damaged, and a separator of which the shape is not damaged.
Resumen de: WO2024172546A1
The present disclosure relates to an electrode plate supply apparatus and an electrode plate supply method. Such electrode plate supply apparatus and electrode plate supply method prevent damage to the shapes of electrode plates which are gripped by a mechanism for transporting the electrode plates, and thus prevent electrode plates having damaged shapes from being supplied for the manufacturing of battery cells.
Resumen de: US2024283281A1
Described is a battery booster for jumpstarting a vehicle having an external battery. The battery booster includes a set of electrical conductors, a power supply to supply a starting current to jump start the vehicle via the set of electrical conductors, a boost switch positioned in-line between the power supply and a set of battery clamps on one of the set of electrical conductors; and at least one processor to output a control signal to close the boost switch as a function of one or more parameters of the power supply, the external battery, and/or the vehicle. The set of electrical conductors couple with the external battery or with an engine that is electrically coupled with the external battery via the set of battery clamps. The set of electrical conductors includes a positive electrical conductor and a negative electrical conductor. The power supply includes a plurality of lithium battery cells arranged to form a lithium battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal.
Resumen de: US2024283276A1
A battery system includes a non-reference battery cell; a reference battery cell including a cathode, an anode, and a reference electrode; a potential measuring means configured to measure a reference potential of the anode relative to the reference electrode, of the reference battery cell, and to generate a signal corresponding to the reference potential; and a controlling means configured to receive the signal and to reduce, during a charging process of the battery system, a charging current applied to the battery system when the signal indicates that the reference potential is below a predetermined threshold voltage. The non-reference battery cell may be disposed at a first position in the battery system, and the reference battery cell may be disposed at a second position in the battery system, the second position being a position that has a lowest temperature, among the first and second positions, during the charging process.
Resumen de: US2024283447A1
A switch control device includes: a retention circuit receiving a control signal and a safety signal, and outputting a retention signal to the driver of the switch to maintain an on state of the switch based on the control signal and the safety signal; a retention control circuit disabling the retention circuit, so that the output of the retention signal is blocked based on a disable signal being received; a first controller outputting the control signal to the driver to control the operation of the switch, and outputting the disable signal to the retention control circuit based on the retention circuit being disabled in a system to which the switch control device is mounted; and a second controller outputting the safety signal according to the operation status of the first controller, wherein the driver controls the opening/closing of the switch based on the control signal or the retention signal.
Resumen de: US2024283273A1
A battery system may include: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells; and a battery management system configured to derive a charging rate based on a charging target state of charge (SOC) for the battery pack and the temperature of the battery pack, and compensate for the charging rate through proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control based on an error voltage between any one of a plurality of cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells and an open circuit voltage (OCV) corresponding to the charging target SOC to generate a compensation charging rate.
Resumen de: US2024282970A1
An electrode for a lithium-ion battery cell includes a first region having a first thickness and including an active material comprising a first wt % of the first region and a solid electrolyte comprising a second wt % of the first region. A second region has a second thickness and includes the active material comprising a third wt % of the second region and the solid electrolyte comprising a fourth wt % of the second region. The first region and the second region are arranged adjacent to one another. The first wt % is greater than the third wt % and the second wt % is less than the fourth wt %.
Resumen de: US2024283112A1
A battery sampling device, a battery, and an electricity consumption device are provided. The battery sampling device includes a conductive component, a sampling component and a bearing component. The conductive component is in contact with a pole and is electrically connected to the pole. The sampling component is electrically connected to the conductive component and is configured to transmit or process electrical parameters acquired by the conductive component. The bearing component is configured to bear the conductive component and the sampling component and to be adapted to being inserted into a gap between two battery cells with end surfaces of the pole welded with each other. The conductive component abuts against a side surface of the pole and the sampling component, so as to realize an electric connection among the pole, the conductive component and the sampling component.
Nº publicación: US2024282965A1 22/08/2024
Solicitante:
NAT INSTITUTE OF CLEAN AND LOW CARBON ENERGY [CN]
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CLEAN-AND-LOW-CARBON ENERGY
Resumen de: US2024282965A1
The present invention relates to the field of carbon materials, and discloses a graphite negative electrode material, and a preparation method and application thereof. A crystal size Lc in a c-axis direction and a crystal size La in an a-axis direction, which are obtained by XRD, of the graphite negative electrode material, satisfy the following conditions: 30 nm≤Lc≤70 nm formula (I); and 50 nm≤La≤120 nm formula (II); and a graphitization degree of the graphite negative electrode material satisfies the following condition: 85≤graphitization degree≤93 formula (III). The graphite negative electrode material has high charge-discharge capacity, a high initial coulombic efficiency and excellent rate capability, and the preparation method thereof is simple in process and low in cost.