Abstract: Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks require a significant nominal compressive loading for proper operation and sealing. This loading is typically provided using relatively thick end plates and tight straps. In certain fuel cell applications, one or more solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks are secured in larger enclosures (e.g. for isolation and crashworthiness in automotive applications). The enclosures however can themselves be sturdy enough to provide the necessary loading on the fuel cell stacks within. The present invention takes advantage of that to allow for use of thinner end plates and/or weaker straps which would otherwise be insufficient for use.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of battery technologies, and provides a battery module, a battery pack, and an automobile. The battery module includes two or more battery cells; a module frame, including an end plate and a side plate. The end plate and the side plate form the module frame for fixing the two or more battery cells and a cell management unit is disposed on the end plate and connected to a sampling line of the two or more battery cells. The cell management unit is disposed on the end plate inside the module frame, which facilitates wiring of the sampling line of the battery cells, thus ensuring an effective energy density of the battery module and balancing the wiring of the sampling line of the battery cells and the energy density of the battery module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode for an all solid-state battery and a manufacturing method thereof, and a mixture of a polymer-based solid electrolyte and a conductive material is filled between electrode active material particles that constitute an electrode active material layer, to increase the contact between the electrode active material particles and the conductive material through a solvent annealing process included in a manufacturing process, thereby improving ionic conductivity in the electrode and capacity in the electrode.

Abstract: To provide a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, by which the structural deterioration of the electrode is suppressed and cycle characteristics can be improved by absorbing the expansion and contraction of a silicon-based active material placed in the inside of a current collector made of porous metal, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same. A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, having a current collector made of porous metal, and a negative electrode material placed in pores of the porous metal, the negative electrode material including a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based material; a skeleton forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond; a conductive additive; a binder; and a fibrous material.

Abstract: Provided are a battery winding method, a battery winding system, a battery and an electrical device. The battery winding method includes: winding; photographing a picture of a current winding layer; acquiring position data of a first point and of a second point according to the picture of the current winding layer, converting the position data of the first point to obtain the converted position data of a converted first point using a preset conversion matrix corresponding to the current winding layer based on the number of the current winding layers and calculating data of displacement between the first and second electrode plates based on the converted position data of the converted first point and the position data of the second point, and determining if the data of displacement is within a threshold value scope, if so, returning to wind a next winding layer, and if not, sending an alarm.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery with which it is possible to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics and high-temperature cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a polymer A that includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit. The proportional content of the nitrile group-containing monomer unit in the polymer A is not less than 5 mass % and not more than 30 mass %, and the proportional content of the aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit in the polymer A is not less than 40 mass % and not more than 95 mass %. The polymer A has a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 65 or more.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material in the form of a single particle and a lithium secondary battery containing the positive electrode active material thereof are provided. The positive electrode active material has a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide single particle. The single particle has a plurality of crystal grains. An average particle size (D50) of the single particle is from 3.5 ?m to 8 ?m. The single particle includes a metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery having a layer configuration in which a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer are laminated in this order, the method comprising: a pre-compression bonding step of laminating a solid electrolyte layer and one of a positive electrode active material layer or a negative electrode active material layer to form a laminate and compressing the laminate to bond the layers, the solid electrolyte layer being formed on a support and including a binder consisting of a polymer and an inorganic solid electrolyte; a step of peeling off the support from the solid electrolyte layer such that 1% to 10 mass % of the solid electrolyte layer that is compressed and bonded to the active material layer remains in the support; and a post-compression bonding step of laminating the solid electrolyte layer from which the support is peeled off and another one of the positive electrode a

Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to energy storage devices comprising frustules. According to an aspect, a supercapacitor comprises a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte, wherein at least one of the electrodes comprises a plurality of frustules having formed thereon a surface active material. The surface active material can include nanostructures. The surface active material can include one or more of a zinc oxide, a manganese oxide and a carbon nanotube.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte, comprising a solvent, a lithium salt, an additive A and an additive B, the additive A is selected from compound represented by structural formula 1, and the additive B is selected from one or more of compounds represented by structural formula 2 and structural formula 3: R1 is an alkenyl with 2-5 carbon atoms or an alkynyl with 2-5 carbon atoms, R2 is a fluoroalkyl with 1-5 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkyl with 1-4 carbon atoms, an aryl with 6-10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl with 2-5 carbon atoms, an alkynyl with 2-5 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl with 1-5 carbon atoms. Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a lithium ion battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte provided by the invention can effectively give consideration to both high and low temperature performances of the battery.

Abstract: A high-voltage battery, in the battery housing of which a number of cell modules are arranged, wherein combustion gas emitted in the event of a thermal battery cell event in a battery cell of one of the cell modules flows freely to an emergency degassing outlet of the battery housing via an installation gap inside the battery. A number of separate heat shield material portions are arranged in the installation gap inside the battery between the cell module top and the housing cover, each of which is associated with a cell module and has at least one elastically resilient pressing element which pushes the heat shield material portion with a pressing force such that the heat shield material portion is in pressed contact with the top of the cell module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method for manufacturing the secondary battery, in which a plurality of unit cells are seated on a separator sheet and folded to manufacture a folded cell, comprises: a supply step of allowing the plurality of unit cells to move through a moving unit so as to supply the unit cells toward the separator sheet; and a seating step of allowing the plurality of unit cells to sequentially drop onto a top surface of the separator sheet, wherein the unit cells are seated on the separator sheet so that the unit cells are spaced a set gap value from each other.

Abstract: To provide an electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, which traps hydrogen sulfide gas, generated from the inside thereof for some reason, in the electrode, and suppresses the outflow of hydrogen sulfide gas to the outside of the battery. An electrode for lithium ion batteries includes a coating material which contains a silanol group and is present on at least a surface of an active material layer. The active material layer contains a sulfur-based material and a resin-based binder. The sulfur-based material is an active material capable of alloying with lithium metal or an active material capable of occluding lithium ions. The coating material containing the silanol group is a silicate having a siloxane bond or a silica fine particle aggregate having a siloxane bond as a component.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to mixed ionically and electronically conducting solid-state phases for their application in electrochemical devices, such as lithium-metal or lithium ion batteries. The solid-state mixed phase comprises of active cathode and carbon-based structures functionalized by a heteropolyacid (HPA) or a metal salt of a heteropolyacid (Me-HPA) to form a solid-state architecture with incorporated ceramic or glass-ceramic electrolyte for enhanced ionic and electronic conductivity pathways. Combining the solid-state phase components in melted solid-state electrolyte results in perfect distribution, improved adhesion between particles, and improved characteristics of the electrochemical device, such as high charge rates, long-term performance, and broad voltage window.

Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a cathode comprising a first cathode component of lithium and SexSy; and a second cathode component of an alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal sulfur and/or selenide, different from the first cathode component; an initial discharge product of a polyselenide and/or polysulfide anion charge compensated by an alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal cation; an anode; a porous separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyte with one or more lithium salts, and one or more solvents; wherein the electrochemical device is a lithium sulfur and/or lithium selenide battery.

Abstract: This application provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt. The nonaqueous solvent includes a carbonate solvent and a high-oxidation-potential solvent. The carbonate solvent is a mixture of a cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate, and the high-oxidation-potential solvent is selected from one or more of compounds denoted by Formula I and Formula II. This application improves electrochemical performance of the lithium-ion battery under a high temperature and a high voltage as well as safety performance such as overcharge safety and hot-oven safety of the lithium-ion battery, and also ensures kinetic performance of the lithium-ion battery to some extent.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode that is for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes a porous metal body as a current collector, contains a skeleton-forming agent highly infiltrated in the current collector so that it is less likely to suffer from structural degradation and provides improved cycle durability; and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including such a negative electrode. The negative electrode for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a current collector including a porous metal body; a first negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body and including a conductive aid, a binder, and a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based material; and a second negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body and including a skeleton-forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond.

Abstract: A battery cell assembly, including a rolled cell formed from a first electrode and a second electrode rolled together about a longitudinal axis. The rolled cell includes a primary section in which the first electrode and the second electrode overlap in a radial direction from the longitudinal axis, and a first extension end extending from a first longitudinal end of the primary section and formed from a first edge section of the first electrode. The first edge section includes a first folded portion folded to contact an adjacent portion of the first edge section. The battery cell assembly further includes a first end cap coupled to the rolled cell and contacting the first folded portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modified carbonaceous material, which includes hexagonal carbon networks in a layered stacking structure and acidic functional groups bonded to the hexagonal carbon networks and mainly existing at edges of the layered carbonaceous structure. Accordingly, the close proximity of acid moiety at the edges can resemble the center of hydrolysis enzymes, resulting in enhancement of hydrolytic efficiency. Additionally, the acid-functionalized carbonaceous material can also be applied in the capture and storage of carbon dioxide due to its unexpectedly higher capacity for CO2 molecular.

Abstract: A conveying unit (1) for a fuel cell system (31) for conveying and/or recirculating a gaseous medium, in particular hydrogen, comprising a jet pump (4) driven by a driving jet of a pressurized gaseous medium, and comprising a metering valve (6) with a nozzle (12), wherein: the conveying unit (1) is designed as a combined valve jet pump assembly (2); the gaseous medium is fed to the jet pump (4) by means of the metering valve (6); the jet pump (4) has a main body (8); and the jet pump (4) is connected to an anode inlet (3) of a fuel cell (29).