Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fuel cell which enables organic matter of both an anode thereof and a cathode thereof to be removed efficiently is provided. A method of manufacturing a fuel cell, comprising a preparation step of preparing a fuel cell comprising a stack of a plurality of unit cells, each including polymer electrolyte and a catalyst layer, and a removal step of removing organic matter from the fuel cell, is provided. This removal step comprises: a first step of maintaining a voltage of the fuel cell at 0 V so as to desorb organic matter from the catalyst layer; a second step of raising a temperature inside the fuel cell so as to evaporate the desorbed organic matter; and a third step of exhausting the evaporated organic matter from the fuel cell.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiment has an object to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte solution having a flame retardancy over a long period and having a good capacity maintenance rate. The exemplary embodiment is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt, at least one oxo-acid ester derivative of phosphorus selected from compounds represented by a predetermined formula, and at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a linear disulfonate ester represented by the predetermined formulae.

Abstract: A separator with a heat-resistant insulation layer for an electric device includes a resin porous substrate and a heat-resistant insulation layer containing heat-resistant particles and a binder, the heat-resistant insulation layer being formed on at least one surface of the resin porous substrate. The heat-resistant particles contain alumina and a parameter X is 0.018 to 0.336. Parameter X is represented by X=Ca×Rzjis/D, wherein C? is a ratio of the alumina, which occupies the heat-resistant particles, Rzjis is surface roughness of a surface of the heat-resistant insulation layer, the surface being opposite the resin porous substrate, and D is a thickness of the heat-resistant insulation layer.

Abstract: The present invention includes a fuel cell system having a plurality of adjacent electrochemical cells formed of an anode layer, a cathode layer spaced apart from the anode layer, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The fuel cell system also includes at least one interconnect, the interconnect being structured to conduct free electrons between adjacent electrochemical cells. Each interconnect includes a primary conductor embedded within the electrolyte layer and structured to conduct the free electrons.

Abstract: The invention relates to lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate, the use of lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate as electrolyte salt in lithium-based energy stores and also ionic liquids comprising 1-trifluoro-methoxy-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulphonate as anion.

Abstract: In a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, a module housing of the battery module is provided in a first step. A core assembly is introduced into the module housing, wherein a cavity, which is to be provided in a cured casting compound, is defined by a respective core of the core assembly. The casting compound is then introduced into the module housing. After the casting compound has been allowed to cure and the core assembly has been removed from the module housing, an electrode assembly, which is associated with the respective battery cell, is arranged in the cavity which is formed in the cured casting compound.

Abstract: A secondary cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, and the positive electrode contains insoluble sulfur.

Abstract: Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Cl? ions can exhibit improved performance and characteristics. Furthermore, a supporting solution having mixed SO42? and Cl? ions can provide increased energy density and improved stability and solubility of one or more of the ionic species in the catholyte and/or anolyte. According to one example, a vanadium-based redox flow battery system is characterized by an anolyte having V2+ and V3+ in a supporting solution and a catholyte having V4+ and V5+ in a supporting solution. The supporting solution can contain Cl? ions or a mixture of SO42? and Cl? ions.

Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one battery module having a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, the plurality of battery cells in the at least one battery module being electrically connected to one another, and a housing surrounding the at least one battery module. The housing may include an inlet in a first surface of the housing, the first surface being opposite to a side surface of a battery module at one end of the housing, and an outlet in a second surface of the housing, the second surface being opposite to the inlet. The battery pack may also include a sealing member that extends along an edge portion of the side surface of the battery module at the one end of the housing.

Abstract: In a fuel cell, a cathode passage extends from an oxidizing gas supply hole to an oxidizing gas discharge hole. A turn interval at which a flow direction of an oxidizing gas returns to an original direction in an upstream-side passage region is different from the turn interval in a downstream-side passage region. A ratio between the turn interval in the upstream-side passage region and the turn interval in the downstream-side passage region is set to 1.1:1 to 3:1. The upstream-side passage region is overlapped with a most downstream-side passage portion of an anode passage with a membrane electrode assembly interposed between the upstream-side passage region and the most downstream-side passage portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a battery pack including a pack body and a plurality of terminals. The pack body has first and second main surfaces that are opposed to each other in a first axis direction, first and second end surfaces that are opposed to each other in a second axis direction orthogonal to the first axis direction, and first and second side surfaces that are opposed to each other in a third axis direction orthogonal to the first axis direction and the second axis direction. The plurality of terminals includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal, a temperature detection terminal, and a control terminal that are arranged on the first end surface along the third axis direction. The negative terminal is arranged between the temperature detection terminal and the control terminal and closer to the control terminal than the temperature detection terminal.

Abstract: An electric storage apparatus includes a plurality of electric storage devices aligned in a first direction and each having an electrode terminal extending in a direction orthogonal to the first direction; a holding member configured to hold the plurality of electric storage devices; and a circuit case housing a circuit thereinside, wherein the holding member has an opening, and the circuit case is formed into a size corresponding to the opening so as to close the opening.

Abstract: Li-ion batteries are provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and at least one hydrofluoric acid neutralizing agent incorporated into the anode or the separator. Li-ion batteries are also provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, where the electrolyte may be formed from a mixture of an imide salt and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, and LiClO4. Li-ion battery anodes are also provided that include an active material core and a protective coating at least partially encasing the active material core, where the protective coating comprises a material that is resistant to hydrofluoric acid permeation.

Abstract: A flexible secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a separator between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; a gasket having flexibility and surrounding edges of the electrode assembly; a first sealing sheet attached to a first surface of the gasket; and a second sealing sheet attached to a second surface of the gasket facing away from the first surface, wherein an uneven pattern is at a bendable area of the gasket.

Abstract: A process of producing a porous electrode substrate, including: dispersing first short carbon fibers and producing a first precursor sheet not having a three-dimensional entangled structure of the first short carbon fibers; treating the first precursor sheet such that the first short carbon fibers in the first precursor sheet are entangled and that a second precursor sheet having a three-dimensional entangled structure of the first short carbon fibers is obtained; dispersing second short carbon fibers on the second precursor sheet such that a porous electrode precursor sheet including the second precursor sheet and a third precursor sheet not having a three-dimensional entangled structure of the second short carbon fibers and stacked on the second precursor sheet is obtained; and carbonization treating the porous electrode substrate precursor sheet at a temperature of at least 1000° C. to obtain the porous electrode substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode assembly for a secondary battery, including: one or more first electrode plates: one or more second electrode plates stacked alternately with the first electrode plates; first electrode taps extended from the first electrode plates, respectively; second electrode taps extended from the second electrode plates, respectively; a separator disposed between the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates; and a spacer part formed on lateral surfaces formed in a stacking direction of edges of the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates, so that, by including the spacer part, internal short circuits can be prevented and insertability into a pouch type battery case can be improved, thereby improving stability, reliability, and productivity thereof.

Abstract: An energy storage device including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer containing a non-graphitizable carbon as a negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode active material has a negative electrode active material weight per unit volume of the negative electrode active material layer of 0.92 g/cc or more and 1.13 g/cc or less and a particle size D90 of 4.3 ?m or more and 11.5 ?m or less, the particle size D90 being a particle size in particle size distribution in which a cumulative volume is 90%.

Abstract: An alkali metal oxyanion cathode material comprising particles, where the particles carry, on at least a portion of the particle surface, carbon deposit by pyrolysis is described. The particles have the general formula A:M:M?:XO4 where the average valency of M is +2 or greater; A is at least one alkali metal selected from Li, Na and K; M is at least Fe and/or Mn; and M? is a metal of valency of 2+ or more.

Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous electrolytic capacitor element, which contains: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating or deintercalating anions; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, which contains a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt containing a halogen atom, and a compound having a site capable of bonding to an anion containing a halogen atom.

Abstract: An extreme temperature gasket material capable of withstanding temperatures in excess of 850° F. is provided. The extreme temperature gasket generally includes an inorganic filler, an inorganic fiber, and an organic binder. In some embodiments, the inorganic filler is from 75 to 90 wt % of the gasket material and can include submicron-sized talc particles. The inorganic fiber can be from 5 to 20 wt % of the gasket material and can include silicic acid fiber. The binder can be a latex emulsion and can be present in the gasket material in the range of from 1 to 5 wt % of the gasket material. The gasket material also can include additives, such as flocculant and defoamer. In some embodiments, the amount of organic material present in the gasket material is limited to less than 5 wt % of the gasket material.